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When I wrote enthusiastically about the then-new Maine Cat MC 38 in 2016, my only reservation was the gasoline outboards (though MC has used them on other sailing cat models for years). But then again, the lightweight, low drag 38 design seemed perfect for ever-improving electric propulsion and twin drives should give it reliable and excellent maneuverability around docks.

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Daytona International Speedway … Dating back to 1976, Richard Childress Racing has won 11 poles and collected six points-paying victories at the most-storied race track on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt - 1998, Kevin Harvick - 2007, Austin Dillon - 2018), three Coke Zero 400 trophies (Earnhardt - 1990, 1993 and Harvick - 2010) and 14 qualifying races, including a record... Читать дальше...

Madrid's penchant for buying Galacticos is well know, but the club now looks set on slowly but surely churning out such stars themselves

The nonprofit group Plan International UK has been lobbying for an emoji to represent menstruation since 2017. And now they have one — although not everyone is a fan of the design.

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured an infrared image of Tropical Cyclone Gelena that revealed strongest storms were northwest of the eye.

Prisoners of the moment would say that Super Bowl LIII was the worst ever. While it wasn’t as exciting as recent games, it was far from the worst ever. We demonstrated that point on Friday’s PFT Live, with a draft of the worst Super Bowls ever. Dan Katz a/k/a Big Cat and yours truly picked [more]

A Tunisian court was holding final hearings in two trials over jihadist attacks in 2015 on a museum and a tourist resort that left dozens dead, lawyers have told AFP.

Five people were killed in a fire at a camp for those displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria, an eyewitness and a humanitarian source have said .

Suspected jihadists have killed seven men and abducted four women in northern Mozambique in the latest violence to hit the Cabo Delgado region, local sources have said .

Despite optimism among Senate and House of Representatives negotiators, contingency plans also were being made in case the talks falter. Rather than push the Department of Homeland Security and several other federal agencies into a second partial shutdown when their funding expires on Feb. 15, the group of 17 lawmakers were preparing a stop-gap appropriations bill to keep them operating beyond that date. Democratic Representative Nita Lowey, a lead negotiator, told Reuters in a brief hallway... Читать дальше...

The Stormers first stringers responded to the challenge set by the so-called ‘B’ team by romping to a one-sided win over the Boland Cavaliers in their Super Rugby warm-up.

Visual Arts Scotland’s show at the RSA mixes work in diverse media to impressive effect

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wished death upon President Donald Trump and senior cabinet officials in a series of Twitter messages Friday justifying his country's routine chants of, "Death to America."

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While the cold weather deterred many from going outside during the recent polar vortex, others took advantage of the freezing temperatures and tested out different science experiments.

Primary registrations of electric vehicles in Ukraine in January increased by 2.3 times year-over-year, to 441 units, with used electric cars imported into Ukraine accounting for 91.6 percent of the total number (404 units), the Ukrautoprom Association has said. The Nissan Leaf make remains the most popular electric car on the Ukrainian market with 231 […]

Aver Property, a new partnership between Ergo Real Estate and NFU Mutual, has completed its first transaction by buying Two Brindleyplace, a prominent 78,000 sq ft office building in Birmingham.

An investigation by Australian journalists found that authorities in that country are blocking Saudi women suspected of wanting to seek asylum from entering the country.

Friday links!

The Chicago Cubs won the damn World Series in 2016. You might have heard about it. That tied a bow on a remarkable 103 regular season for them, one that sits sandwiched between a pair of National League Championship Series appearances from both 2015 and 2017. Last year, they only won 95 games, finished second in the NL Central to the Milwaukee Brewers, and crashed out of the playoffs in the one-game wild card matchup.

(Thanks for that, Rockies.)

I’m 100% certain... Читать дальше...

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TAX REFUND ADVANCES offer quick access to cash as you wait to receive your refund. However, you may want to think twice before agreeing to a tax refund loan, also known as an advance.

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A Denver-based video game developer that has chosen Calgary as the location for its new studio says the city's $100 million economic diversification fund was a major factor in its decision.

The Washington Post spoke with 16 men and women from Costa Rica and other Latin American countries, including six in Santa Teresa de Cajon, who said they were employed at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. All of them said they worked for Trump without legal status - and that their managers knew.

Sea plane routes connecting the various islands of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar as well as Hyderabad’s Prakasam Barrage with Nagarjunasagar in Tel

Chris Hardy has expressed his desire to “right the wrongs” when Whitby Town entertain Lancaster City at the Turnbull Ground tomorrow afternoon. Last season, Lancaster scored nine goals against the Blues across both League fixtures so the manager knows just how important it is to erase those memories this time around. And these bad memories for everyone...