British Super Middleweight Champion Zach Parker (17-0, 11 KOs) returns to the ring on May 18 to face Steven Crambert (8-4, 4 KOs) on the undercard of the World Boxing Super Series Semi-Finals at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Parker has been out of action since suffering a shoulder injury during his British title win …
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An aide to Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi of New York has been charged by state police with patronizing a prostitute. Brindisi's office says he has been fired.
Читать дальше...The back-and-forth between Dentsu Aegis Network's events division and the organizers of Woodstock 50 will now almost certainly turn into an extended legal standoff. Does the would-be celebration of peace and love now resemble 2017's notorious Fyre Festival? Both are cautionary tales. But one was a legitimate event that's collapsing in real time, while the...
Game of Thrones has never been about giving readers or viewers what they most want. Its author and screenwriters prefer to build fan expectations, then overturn them for narrative impact and, sometimes, pure shock value. Yet, fans maintain hope that at least a few of the characters will reach a satisfying, well-deserved ending. So it’s time for the return of Game of Thrones Hope Chest, the weekly poll where we put all of our hopes together in one place. We aren’t asking what you think is going to happen on Game of Thrones. Читать дальше...
Venezuela is reopening its borders with Brazil and the Caribbean island of Aruba, Venezuela's Economy Vice President Tareck El Aissami said on Friday, though Aruba's government said it did not consider a re-opening "opportune." The government of President Nicolas Maduro shut those borders in February amid an opposition campaign to bring humanitarian aid into the country, which is suffering from a hyperinflationary economic collapse amid a power struggle between Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido. Читать дальше...
Call center workers at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center say time limits that management has placed on calls short-change veterans who are seeking assistance.
After President Donald Trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions with Tehran, the White House contacted the Swiss on Thursday to share a phone number the Iranians could call the President on, according to a diplomatic source familiar with the move.
Ben Shapiro admitted on Friday he wasn’t prepared for a recent interview with BBC host Andrew Neil that resulted in the conservative star abruptly ending the segment.
By CCN: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market were under pressure Friday morning after the Trump administration raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, setting the stage for a prolonged and potentially damaging trade war with Beijing. Equity markets would later reverse their declines as investors parsed through tame inflation data that seemed to support the Federal Reserve’s neutral outlook on monetary policy. Dow, S&P 500 Erase Losses All of Wall Street’s major indexes managed to recover on Friday... Читать дальше...
One person has yet to claim their share of a $50,000,000 jackpot in Quebec that was split between 20 people, including a group of 11 friends.
Ride the Anacostia Tributary Trails over to College Park for some of the best ice cream in town.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Charities can soon hold special casino "game nights" at fundraisers across most of North Carolina and offer alcoholic beverages to patrons without worrying that they're breaking the law.
Читать дальше...Counsel for the ministry of home affairs also pressed for stay of the verdict.
ULTIMATE BOXXER is back, with eight middleweight stars fighting it out for £50,000 and the Golden Robe. A knockout style tournament, there’s nine fights to look forward to from the O2 – including a return for UB II winner Shakan Pitters.
Kymeta formed a partnership with Turksat at SATELLITE 2019. The partnership will bring connectivity solutions to Turksat customers for voice, data, internet, TV, and radio broadcasting, and will expand land and sea connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. “Partnering with Türksat allows Kymeta to provide coverage through their satellite communications with our end-to-end solutions […]
Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES — A man charged with bludgeoning and strangling to death a Hollywood television director more than three decades ago has been arrested in North Carolina after police said DNA and a confession linked him to the crime.
Читать дальше...
I don’t know if I buy “The Golden Spear’s” throughline–that Penumbra is basically another version of Donald. It’s one of many throughlines that get tossed around here, the main one being the overall contrast between how Della takes in the chaotic, adventurous life (optimistic, carefree, determined) and how Donald…
Читать дальше...
GAME OF THRONES author George RR Martin shares fan worries about the way the HBO show will end in Season 8 as criticisms grow: "I don't want fans to feel cheated."