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Chinese airlines have been ordered to ground their Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes, after the modern jet suffered a second fatal crash in just five months – with its aviation watchdog noting disturbing similarities between the incidents. “Given that two accidents both involved newly delivered Boeing 737-8 planes and happened during take-off phase, they have […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t say if his office leaked stories detailing internal disagreement with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over a Supreme Court appointment. “Canadians can have confidence in our government’s respect for the institutions, the Supreme Court,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg Tuesday morning. “Canadians have confidence in the strength of our judiciary in […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA engaged with approximately 2,000 travel ball coaches during the Triple Crown Sports (TCS) coaches meeting prior to the Sparkler and Fireworks tournament in Aurora, Colo. “The travel ball community is very special to the NFCA,” said executive director Carol Bruggeman. “Coaches at the grass roots level have a great deal […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced that 93 student-athletes from 29 programs have received 2018 NFCA NJCAA DII All-Region accolades.   The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s three regions with first-team recognition. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become […]

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 […]