In the early morning, one can hear the birds perched on trees around the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University. Farther off, there are sounds of protest and counterprotest. But inside the camp itself—technically the second camp after the New York Police Department cleared out the first and caused even more national attention to focus […]
There's still plenty for Man City to play for this season, starting with Saturday's FA Cup semifinal, but their shot at football immortality is over.
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Robyn Cowen as Liverpool lose the Merseyside derby and maybe moreRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Everton sink Liverpool in a Merseyside derby that could be the end of the Reds’ title hopes, and which may well be enough to secure the Toffees’ Premier League status. Continue reading
This is why it’s so hard to quit and so easy to dream. When Rafael Nadal’s tennis career ends, there is absolutely nothing he will experience that compares to battling on an acre of red clay, in front of more than 12,000 Spanish loyalists (and Zinedine Zidane) who are hanging on his every shot. And then comes the moment when, after an hour-and-a-quarter, that crucial first set down to its pivotal moment, he sees the ball coming to his backhand side with just enough float. Advertisement He knows...
NEW YORK (AP) — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week. The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manhattan courtroom. But the action quickly spread to involve more than half a dozen cases in four states and the nation’s capital. […]
ALISON Hammond has described her romantic getaway with her new boyfriend as a ‘like a dream’ and ‘unforgettable’. The 49-year-old headed to Port Lympne Zoo in Kent alongside Russian masseuse David
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Given the past few episodes, I was expecting more of a showstopper-style finale in which a bunch more characters would die, or maybe someone would seek some kind of retribution for Mariko’s death. But no. This is more of a denouement of an episode, a processing of things, and a subtle setting-up of the future to come for these characters. Oh, and Yabushige loses his goddamn mind—and head. But first, we’re greeted with the face of an elderly Blackthorne, lying supine and grunting in a big,...
I can’t say what took me so long, but thirty-two years after it opened, I finally got around to visiting Camden’s Adventure Aquarium. The incentive? My daughter’s family was staying with us over Easter vacation and we wanted to keep our two young grandkids occupied and entertained. Turned out the perfect venue for that was the riverfront Adventure Aquarium.
“I don’t control the wind. I only study it.”
JOPLIN, Mo – After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States. Play #1: Lydia Feiste (Crowder Sophomore Utility Player) — Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the 7th inning with the bases loaded, Crowder's Lydia Feiste stepped up and []
JOPLIN, Mo – After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States Play #1: Cooper Lilienkamp (Carthage Sophomore Outfielder) — Carthage's Cooper Lilienkamp hit a walk-off 2-RBI single against Carl Junction. With two outs in the bottom of the 7th, []