Even the most hardcore North Carolina Tar Heels fan didn’t expect it yesterday. Facing a very good defensive team from Marquette, UNC dismantled their efforts with one of the best offensive performances in the history of the tournament program. Without. 1 seed Baylor tomorrow at noon, Carolina must avoid disappointment following a great victory that […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. –Purdue basketball is one game away from winning its second Big Ten tournament title in program history. The team plays against Iowa at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Boilermakers are just 1-3 all-time in championship games, with their lone win coming in 2009. It’s the first Finals appearance for Purdue […]
You probably saw stories last week about Daria Kaleniuk. The co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine fled Kyiv and appeared at a March 1 press conference in Warsaw. There she confronted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the West’s weak response to the Russian invasion and Russian oligarchs. Ten weeks […]
Refresh 2022-02-28T16:48:45.636Z (Image credit: Oppo) While we’ve been focusing on OnePlus, sister brand Oppo held their own presentation today. As well as discussing the 150W charging standard that OnePlus and Realme will use on upcoming devices, Oppo also showed off an even faster 240W charging system that can fill a battery to 100% in nine […]
Click to enlarge screenshot Health worker Ian Hoffman When the state of California revokes its COVID-19 mask mandate next week, Humboldt County will follow suit, health official Ian Hoffman told the oversight board this morning. Hoffman said […]
In sports like college football and the NBA, it has been said that winning the offseason is better than winning the regular season, that the endless optimism that accompanies shrewd moves off the field is better than fleeting success during the regular season. I used to think that was a bunch of bullshit, but now […]
For immediate release Chicago, IL – January 27, 2022 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the analyst blog. Every day, Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Tesla TSLA and Intel INTC. Here are highlights from Wednesday’s […]
The time has finally come! During a press conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister François Legault made the exciting announcement that the dining rooms of Quebec restaurants will be able to reopen starting Monday, January 31. But, of course, there will be restrictions. Restaurants in the province are only allowed to operate at 50% capacity and […]
Rep. Katie Porter and her whiteboard explain why Biden’s economy is so good. Be careful what you ask Republicans (I’m looking at you, Miller-Meeks, Hinson and Grassley), you might get it. (9 minutes): This may be the magic key to getting those who have been so scared off the schneid by the lies and the […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have just sat down for the third meeting in Geneva for what is likely the final round of meetings in the first phase of the EU’s enlargement crisis NATO to see if they can find common ground. The two men started with “we […]
Newcastle and Eddie Howe have great difficulty bringing new players into the club, mainly because of our perilous position (second bottom) in the Premier League. And Eddie Howe is also rightly selective about who he wants to be brought into the club. Players have to want to come to the club, and Howe thinks those […]
Rejoice! We can officially do night walks again (if you can handle the cold) as Quebec’s curfew has been lifted effective Monday January 17th. This means no rushing to get home on time and risking fines. During a press conference on Thursday, Prime Minister François Legault said: “The reason we did this was to stop […]
Click to enlarge Photo by Jose Quezada Most unmasked spectators attend a recent Fortuna Boys basketball game. The Humboldt-Del Norte League did not reconsider its recently imposed temporary spectator ban for high school sporting events at its meeting last night, despite outcry from some demanding it. The league announced Jan. 6 that participating school superintendents […]
Premier Francois Legault has officially confirmed that the province-wide curfew of Quebec will be lifted on Monday, meaning there is no longer a need to scramble to get home on time while risking fines. At a press conference on Thursday, Legault said: “The reason we did this was to stop the exponential growth in the […]
Fifty-four children and 964 adults have been hospitalized with COVID-19 – numbers the Saint-Louis area has never seen before, the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force reported today. The figures come from the four main hospitals in the region: BJC Healthcare, St. Luke’s Hospital, Mercy and SSM Health. The numbers reported today represent the results […]
The curfew in Quebec is officially back and the rules about who is allowed or not to go out between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. can get a little confusing. Fortunately, the Government of Quebec’s website clearly lists 15 curfew exemptions. If you don’t meet any of these criteria and you’re outside for the seven […]
Newcastle kicked off the first offering of the New Era on New Years Eve with an opening bid for Atletico Madrid’s Kieran Trippier. The England international is reportedly keen to return to the Premier League with Newcastle chasing him. The fate of this offer has not yet been revealed. However, Atletico manager Diego Simeone was […]
Cancel your New Year’s plans. Quebec’s curfew is back. Prime Minister François Legault made the announcement during a press conference Thusday. As of Friday December 31, non-registered Quebecers a list of exemptions must be at home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The last curfew lasted more than four months, from January 9 to May […]
Eddie Howe gave his press conference ahead of Monday’s game against Manchester United. He provided a timeline for Federico Fernandez and Jamal Lewis’ injuries. Fernandez suffered a thigh injury in training shortly after the Leicester City game. The initial diagnosis was that he would miss the holiday season but could be back in early January. […]
Click to enlarge An application portal for the direct cash assistance program has been suspended after the city received more than 10,000 applications in four days. United Way of Greater St. Louis, one of the city’s partners on the program, suspended the portal this afternoon to take time to process and review submitted applications. Opened […]
Santa Claus stops here: Cobram houses look very festive. Photo by Megan Fisher. Photo by Megan Fisher Happy sauce festival to all! It’s Georgia Rossiter keeping you up to date with the headlines of the Greater Shepparton four days before Christmas. For those who aren’t Paul Kelly fans like me, December 21 is the date […]
Eddie Howe gave his press conference for Sunday’s game at Manchester City just after our 3-1 loss to Liverpool. Much of his briefing was linked to the growing number of positive Covid cases in the league. There have already been quite a few games postponed due to the Covid epidemics. Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and […]
Photographer Megan Fisher captures Australiana up close. Photo by Megan Fisher Happy thursday, It’s Georgia Rossiter with you again this sunny (and a little windy) Thursday. We will peak at 27 ℃ at Shepparton, before the mercury climbs to 33 ℃ tomorrow. On Saturday we expect a scorching 38 ℃ high. UPDATE, 4:45 p.m .: […]
Hello, Despite a stern warning from the Prime Minister last night that “there is an Omicron tidal wave coming”, the pound remained unresponsive throughout the evening in Asian trading hours. Due to worsening periods of Covid-19 previously, it was common for the pound to lose value due to the usual flooding of security assets, with […]
The majority of eligible Quebecers have already received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine this year. Now Health Minister Christian Dubé announced during a press conference that eligibility for the third dose is extended to a larger percentage of the population. Following the new recommendations of the Committee on Immunization of Quebec (CIQ), as stated […]
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova invalidated on December 3 the candidacy of Marina Tauber, favorite in the ballot for the seat of mayor of Balti, the second city of the country, on the grounds that her electoral expenses exceeded the legal limit. Tauber is a leading member of the Sor Party, founded and […]