Pedestrian dies after he’s hit by pickup truck
The incident happened Saturday on Tropicana Avenue west of Cameron Street.
The incident happened Saturday on Tropicana Avenue west of Cameron Street.
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and dished out 12 assists as the host Detroit Pistons snapped their record-tying, 28-game losing streak by defeating the Toronto Raptors 129-127 on Saturday. Detroit's skid winds up level for the all-time NBA mark. The Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 straight spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Earlier this week, the Pistons broke the NBA
ROME, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Adrien Rabiot's effort presented Juventus a new year gift as they beat Roma 1-0 at home in their last fixture of 2023 on Saturday.
Читать дальше...With the consecration of Lord Ram's idols in Ayodhya just three weeks away, the prime minister visited the town fast emerging as a pilgrimage and tourist destination. He inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport and a railway station that can serve as many as 60,000 passengers in the near future.
KARACHI: A complete ban on carrying/display of arms, aerial firing and use of fireworks has been imposed across Karachi for two days.
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LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday granted two-day physical remand of PTI social media activist Sanam Javed to police in a May 9 case of attack on the PML-N party office in Model Town.
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At the end of each year I enjoy sending out our book recommendations and as the holidays approach it is really nice to take some time for yourself and to curl up in front of the fire place with a good book.
Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists as the Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 win over the Raptors on Saturday.
At this point in free agency, there are plenty of players still available. The White Sox roster is not done being constructed for the 2024 season and beyond, so there is a chance that a few more players are added to the roster. There are some nice fits still out there for the White Sox, […]
Finally got around to watching the Inoue fight and I was surprised by the stoppage. It didn't look like Tapales was hurt that bad. One cross hits him in the hand, hand bounces back, hits him (so...
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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2023
The U.S. Treasury said it has identified numerous financial entities responsible for facilitating financial aid from Iran to Houthi rebels.
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday designated one person and three entities responsible for facilitating financial aid from Iran to Houthi forces active in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The state
Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2023
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday it "weathered the storm" of US sanctions as it announced a rise of almost nine percent in revenues in 2023, a year that saw it shock Washington with the release of a high-end smartphone.
The Shenzhen-based giant has been at the centre of an intense standoff between China and the United States, with Washington warning its equipment could be used for state
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2023
South Korea's superconducting fusion device and so-called artificial sun, KSTAR, has received upgrades that will allow it to run for longer periods of time.
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy said Friday it had successfully installed a new tungsten divertor for its magnetic fusion device, KSTAR, which will allow it to run high-temperature plasma at more than 100 million degrees Celsiu
Beijing (AFP) Dec 29, 2023
A former vice-chairman of China's banking regulator has been sentenced to life imprisonment, state media reported Friday, the latest target in a crackdown on corruption in the second-largest economy's finance sector.
Beijing launched a sprawling campaign to counter graft in 2012, following the ascension of leader Xi Jinping to the top of the governing Communist Party.
Since then, some 4.
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 27, 2023
Hundreds of Indonesian workers protested Wednesday against conditions at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant where an explosion killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more over the weekend.
The accident occurred on Saturday morning as workers repaired a furnace at a plant owned by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in the Morowali Industrial Park on Sulawesi island.
Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Dec 27, 2023
Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through a new cultivation substrate. In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linkoping University have developed an electrically conductive "soil" for soilless cultivation, known as hydroponics.
"The world population is increasing, and we also have climate change. So it's clear th
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (AFP) Dec 28, 2023
An oil spill is sloshing tarry ooze onto beaches in the state of Carabobo along Venezuela's western coastline, several environmental groups said on Wednesday.
The spill was first detected on Tuesday, Yohan Flores, a regional director of the Azul Ambientalistas NGO, told AFP.
"A large part of the beaches of Puerto Cabello are affected," he said, referring to the country's largest port 21
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 28, 2023
NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust.
That kind of sustained burn emulates typical requi
Caracas (AFP) Dec 29, 2023
A British warship arrived off the coast of Guyana on Friday, further fueling tensions over a territorial dispute with Venezuela, which has launched a major military exercise in response to what it termed an "unacceptable" threat.
Venezuela and Guyana have been locked in a land dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region which makes up about two-thirds of Guyana's territory, but has long been
Beijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2023
Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi unveiled its first electric car model on Thursday, with its boss declaring ambitions of becoming a global automotive powerhouse despite fierce competition at home.
Beijing-based Xiaomi, which is the world's fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer, is also a leading provider of tablets, smartwatches, headphones, and electric scooters.
The company a
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
In a significant advancement in the field of sustainable technology, a joint team from the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shaanxi Normal University has unveiled a novel approach to carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion that operates effectively irrespective of
Sejong City, South Korea (SPX) Jan 01, 2024
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has reached a significant milestone in fusion energy research with the successful installation of a tungsten divertor in the Korean artificial sun, KSTAR (Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research). This key upgrade enables KSTAR to sustain high-temperature plasma operations over 100 million degrees for extended periods.
KSTAR, a magnetic fu
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 28, 2023
Less than three hours after the launch of a mysterious space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX launched a second launch Thursday night, at 11:01 p.m. EST, deploying its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The secretive space plane went into orbit earlier in the evening via a Falcon Heavy rocket as part of a payload that also includes scores of livin