• Nate Diaz calls for the UFC to 'free' Conor McGregor as Irishman struggles to book his first bout since July of 2021: 'No one gonna help you but you'

    'This was me for years before Conor even got there,' Diaz wrote. 'They want u to die before u get out [of] these contracts it's up to u to make something pop. No one gonna help you but you.'

  • Amarillo to celebrate 4th of July with ‘Independence Day +1 Fireworks and Drone Show’ on July 5

    The City of Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department along with Outdoor Amarillo is set to host a Fourth of July-themed event featuring drones and fireworks.

  • Coproduction in focus in Lille

    SERIES MANIA: As the Lille event gets underway amid a declining economy, a commissioning freeze among broadcasters and a somewhat seismic rights rethink at the streamers, the buzzword on everybody’s lips this year is coproduction.

  • On this day -- March 19

    1687 – Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower Mississippi River from the mouth of the Illinois River to the...

  • Rainbows excelling with a singular focus

    When it comes to the Hawaii baseball team’s early success, there are no two ways about it.

  • Obituary: Julie Marlin Sambueso

    For The Madera TribuneJulie Marlin Sambueso.On Saturday, March 9, 2024, Julie Marlin Sambueso, a loving, witty, and sarcastic wife, mother of two children, two granddaughters, and various pets passed away at the age of 80 after sustaining injuries from a stroke.Julie was born on Nov. 24, 1943, in Madera, CA, to Marlin and Lucille Young. Julie attended Madera High School, and in accordance with her self-deprecating humor, reported she “didn’t learn much but was a great make-out.” She moved to...

  • Celebrity birthdays: March 19

    Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including

  • Scoreboard – March 19, 2024

    CALENDAR TODAY BASEBALL ILH: Saint Louis at ‘Iolani, 3:30 p.m.; Mid-Pacific vs. Damien, 3:30 p.m. at Central Oahu Regional Park Field No. 1; Maryknoll vs. Pac-Five, 3:30 p.m. at Goeas Field; Kamehameha vs. Punahou, 6:30 Read More

  • JULIE BURCHILL: Why I spread rumours about Kate

    I blame Oscar Wilde; reading him at a formative age, his line 'There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about' stuck in my head.

  • Our focus is on road safety at school this Easter

    ​Over the last three weeks, Community Policing Team officers have been supporting primary schools in the region, with an enhanced presence at school drop-off and pick-up times to encourage safe parking and considerate driving. Our aim is to work with all schools in the North West over the coming weeks and months to raise awareness of road safety matters with school staff, parents, pupils and motorists who regularly drive through school zones. In addition to improving road safety, another...

  • Foundation for Youth focuses on strategic plan

    About 100 people offered ideas, suggestions and views as Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County invited community members to take part in what the organization described as “moonshot innovation thinking” to guide its next strategic plan. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Fintech is making global payments its business

    Domestic payment aggregator majors such as Razorpay and Cashfree, as well as newer fintech firms like PayGlocal and Skydo, are rushing to procure a licence for offering international payment services, multiple people aware of the matter told ET.Both new entrants and companies already in the business must apply to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a payment aggregator-cross border (PA-CB) licence, the deadline for which is April 30.Industry watchers peg margins at 2.5-4% per card transaction...