A pilot of mini-tournaments gave often overlooked international teams a rare chance to meet — and to make history.
When the documentary “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” was first announced, there were some concerns. What began as a picnic for Atlanta HBCU students in 1983, later grew into an annual spring break destination that attracted thousands from across the country. The thought of resurfaced footage from wilder days and a time before cell phones and social media didn’t go over well with some attendees, now well into – or – past middle age. “If you gonna tell the story, you have to tell the...
Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problemIt was Dr Johnson, not Boris Johnson, who declared “patriotism is a last refuge of the scoundrel”. Some years have passed since Johnson, Shirley Williams and I were guests of an institute outside Moscow. We were there to explain what we hoped were the wonders of western democracy – the freedom, the politics and the economic policies – to Russian politicians and academics who were...
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that if Donald Trump gets intelligence briefings as the GOP nominee, “hopefully those advising him would say, grow up, live up to your responsibilities” and don’t share any of it.
The duo's upcoming collaborative project is the first of two full-length
After 20 years of ups and downs in the industry, the Australian pop duo have a new album out. This time, they’re doing it their wayAs the Veronicas see it, there is a thread connecting every mistake they’ve made in their nearly 20-year career: surrendering control. Across their two decades in music, they say others have pushed them in certain directions, sometimes against their own gut feelings. And it’s rarely gone well.“The only regrets we have are the times that we haven’t listened to that...
More than a dozen lives were changed in an east Charlotte neighborhood, as 15 families in need were given the keys to their brand new homes.
With the spring season in full bloom, that also means allergy season is upon us.
Today we see items from a variety of cultures wherever we go, whether in stores, restaurants or traveling the road. However, not all items are innocent and should not be brought into your house. In one of his latest videos, Vlad Savchuk identified the eight objects associated with demonic spirits that you need to get rid of immediately. Any Native American jewelry, pottery or symbols that were created with the intention of acting as a spirit guide. While Savchuk says that these items in...
This is in response to the Responsible Gun Ownership letter 3-9-24. The letter stated that the NRA agreed with the idea of HF4300 regarding the storage of firearms and ammunition separately. Let's first clarify that the NRA does not support any laws in regard to gun storage.
New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber-attacksPoliticians, journalists and critics of Beijing were among those targeted by cyber-attacks run by groups backed by China, western intelligence services said this week.The separate cyber-attacks hit the US, UK and New Zealand – all members of the Five Eyes alliance. The network of five countries, which also includes Canada and Australia, share security related intelligence....