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TORONTO — A raised bit of concrete on a sidewalk. An icy patch on the road. A misstep on the stairs at home. All of these can lead to accidental falls — landing a person not only on the ground, but often also in hospital. Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Following her fourth season as a member of the USA Softball Women’s National Team, Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) has been announced as the 2014 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year. Announced on Jan 30, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the U.S., Moultrie has […]

Some Fallout 76 players are running into a strange bug that leaves them half-naked and afraid of their elongated limbs when using power armor. As reported by Polygon, this issue seems to impact players using all versions of the game. Reports indicate that the glitch can occur when either equipping or storing power armor, randomly causing […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British charity worker being held in Iran on spying charges, has been granted exceptionally rare diplomatic protection by the UK government in an attempt to secure her release. The decision escalates Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case from a consular matter to a formal legal dispute between Britain and Iran and one that Jeremy Hunt, […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. She knew that her cancer, mesothelioma, arose in the delicate membrane surrounding her lungs and other organs. She knew it was as rare as it was deadly, a signature of exposure to asbestos. And she knew it afflicted mostly […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – SIU Edwardsville’s Haley Chambers’ perfect game and Weber State’s Sara Hingsberger’s productivity at the plate earned those student-athletes 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, for games played over March 16-22.   Chambers, a native of Coatesville, Ind., put on a masterful performance in her […]

As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit. That extra pilot, who was seated in the cockpit jumpseat, correctly diagnosed the problem and told the crew how to disable a malfunctioning flight-control […]

Move over, Vancouver. Surrey has had the second-fastest rising home prices in North America over the past five years, suggests a study of 83 major North American cities that also sees five other Canadian cities make the top 10. Between 2013 and 2018, Surrey home prices soared 88 per cent — which works out to […]

A Canadian clothing company that makes activewear for Sikh and Muslim athletes is breaking down barriers both for the people who buy their gear and the Syrian refugees who make it. Thawrih, founded last year by Sarah Abood, 23, and Sami Dabliz, 22, makes hijabs and turbans with bamboo and quick-dry materials that wick sweat […]

Disney has formally announced their plans for a streaming series focusing on Tom Hiddleston’s Marvel Cinematic Universe villain Loki. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger made the announcement Thursday during an earnings call with investors, during which time he also confirmed that their new streaming service will be called Disney+. Our original report from September […]