A year ago, the head coach of the Penn State basketball team made a comment about a noose around a player’s neck. Nou, after an investigation and new allegations of inappropriate conduct, the head coach has resigned.
Ten minste 8 arrested in Portland as demonstrators vandalize federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
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Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, volgens die polisie. At least four demonstrations wer...
Indian state renames dragon fruit to avoid association with China
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The Indian state of Gujarat has decided to change the name of dragon fruit, claiming that the original name was associated with China, which drew derision from the country's opposition on Wednesday. "The Gujarat gove...
Australian Open: Quarantining tennis players voice ‘unequal practice’ frustrations
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Instead of training for up to five hours a day as they prepare for the Australian Open, 72 players find themselves unable to leave their hotel rooms under quarantine rules -- and a number of them are vocally express...
Pompeo will leave State Department as a Trump loyalist to the very end
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs his Foggy Bottom post on Wednesday a loyal Trump footman to the very end. His nearly three-year term as the top US diplomat was marked by an "America First" benadering ...
Moslem-voorspraakgroep waarsku Amerikaanse Moslems en swart gemeenskappe om die hoofstadsgeboue voor die inhuldiging te vermy
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Die Raad vir Amerikaans-Islamitiese betrekkinge (VAL) het 'n advies uitgereik wat Amerikaanse Moslems en ander minderheidsgroepe waarsku om die hoofstadsgeboue en omliggende gebiede te vermy voor die Inhuldigingsdag. CAIR ook ...
Massachusetts might soon have an official state dinosaur. A bunch of other states already do
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We've all heard of state flowers and state birds, but Massachusetts is stepping it up by proposing a state dinosaur. There's already a state fossil (surprisingly enough, dinosaur tracks), but now state Rep. Jack Pat...
Australian Open: 47 players In quarantine after positive Covid-19 tests on two charter flights
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Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn't train or practice after some passengers on two charter planes arriving in Melbourne returned posi...
Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge
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Hospitals in Brazil's largest state, Amazonas, are facing a crisis situation amid surging coronavirus infections, as oxygen supplies run short and hundreds of people wait in line for a hospital bed. Brazilian Health...
James Naismith: Basketball inventor is celebrated with Google Doodle
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James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891, is gebore 30 jare vroeër, near the town of Almonte...
Celtic draws with Hibernian after 13 players forced to self-isolate
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A late equalizer saw Scottish champion Celtic draw 1-1 against Hibernian after one of its players tested positive for Covid-19 and 15 other members of playing and coaching staff were required to self-isolate. It me...
Malaysia’s king declares state of emergency to curb spread of Covid-19
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Malaysia's king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to curb the spread of Covid-19, a move that bolsters Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's precarious hold on power, and forestalls any attempt by oppon...
FBI warns ‘armed protests’ being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC
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The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Janu...