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Universities across Ontario have bolstered student supports in recent years to prevent sexual assault on campus, but behind closed doors they continue to foster a culture of secrecy that’s stifling real change, experts say. Students who report instances of sexual misconduct by other students or professors are sometimes required to sign non-disclosure agreements — often […]

Train movement on the railway part of the newly-built Crimean Bridge is scheduled for December. The railroad across the bridge will link the transport systems of Crimea and mainland Russia. “As of today, the first kilometer of the main line’s rail track has been completed, more than 1.5km of station tracks are ready,” Crimea Inform […]

Europe and the US should take care of their own debts to China before advising Italy about the risks of joining Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative,’ said Michele Geraci, undersecretary of state at the Italian Economy Ministry. Italy has become the first G7 nation to join China’s ambitious plan to revolutionize global trade, making other […]

“Your poor little brains still developing. You’re so young,” says a purple, vest-clad oracle named Weedini. “But if you eventually do start using the green, don’t do it too often. Otherwise you just become a burnout, which is not cool, yo.” Weedini is the star of one of four comics created through a $1.8-million Health […]

Click:Life Path Number LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One of the marquee events everyone looks forward at the NFCA National Convention is the Hall of Fame banquet. Each year, NFCA members are recognized for their accomplishments both on and off the field and contributions to the sport of softball with inductions into the prestigious Hall of Fame. This year’s […]

Trillion-dollar-company Amazon skated through 2018’s tax filings without paying a cent for the second year in a row. The e-commerce behemoth, which made $11 billion last year, will pay no taxes at all, thanks to 2017’s tax reform. Rather than pay the standard 21 percent corporate income tax rate, Amazon is actually claiming a tax […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ariel Thompson of Sequoyah High School (Claremore, Okla.) was named the first MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week of the 2018-19 season. Thompson is recognized for her outstanding play during the week of Aug. 6-12. Thompson went 3-0 in the circle with three shutouts and 40 strikeouts, while homering twice […]

Artificial intelligence and machine learning pose a grave threat when they are controlled by authoritarian states, according to billionaire George Soros. He has called for a crackdown on Chinese tech companies. Talking to journalists and executives attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said on Thursday the use of such technologies by the Chinese […]

The federal Conservative leader is accusing Liberals of a “coordinated campaign” to push former ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott to violate the oaths they swore before joining cabinet. At a press conference in Ottawa Monday, Andrew Scheer again called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fully waive solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidence for Wilson-Raybould […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) centerfielder Haylie McCleney has been selected as a finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswomen of the Year award in the team sport category, the Women’s Sports Foundation announced. A member of the USA Softball WNT since 2014, McCleney was selected based on her achievements between […]