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A senior Russian cleric has criticized gender reassignment surgeries and called for the criminal prosecution of parents who teach their children that they can choose their gender. “Such surgeries are, in my opinion and in the opinion of the church, a crime against God,” Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church’s external relations […]

Spreading fake information and insulting the Russian state could result in hefty fines for individuals and organizations, according to a new law, adopted by the lower house of parliament in the final reading. The new legislation includes two bills, dedicated to different types of misinformation. One bill prohibits spreading “socially important” false information which “endangers […]

Click:bamboo fishing rod Clearwater, Fla. – Day two saw a pair of no-hitters, two bottom of the seventh walk-off wins and an inside-the-park home run, while two teams- Valdosta State and Florida Tech – remained undefeated at the 2019 NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.   The Blazers and Panthers head […]

Tokyo has resumed purchases of Iranian oil for the first time since suspending imports in line with US sanctions against the Islamic Republic, according to reports citing a Japanese refinery and the head of Iranian Central Bank. Japan, one of Iran’s largest oil importers, stopped buying Iranian crude more than a month before Washington unleashed […]

CHICAGO – A rousing keynote, stellar speaking lineup, sold-out Exhibit Show and touching Hall of Fame speeches were just a few of many highlights that made the 2018 NFCA National Convention another success. A near-record 1,679 attendees (second straight with over 1,600) gathered for four days of learning, sharing, networking and socializing at the Sheraton Grand […]

A Moscow district court has ordered the detention of the founder and senior partner of Baring Vostok private equity, as part of an ongoing inquiry into fraud allegations. Other employees were also taken into custody. Michael Calvey, a US citizen, was detained in the Russian capital on Friday along with other Baring Vostok associates, Vagan […]

Fort Collins, Colo. – The selection committee for the National Invitational Softball Championships has announced the 17-team field for the 2018 NISC. This marks the second year of the tournament, which features eight teams that have won 30 games or more during the 2018 season and six teams that finished second or better during the regular […]

Ratings agency S&P Global said governments are continuing to run up huge debt levels and will borrow an equivalent of $7.78 trillion this year, which would be up 3.2 percent on 2018. That will come as another jump in borrowing to take the global mountain of sovereign debt to $50 trillion in 2019. “Some 70 […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball announced the 2019 USA Softball U-19 Women’s National (U19 WNT) assistant coaches, finalizing the coaching staff for the upcoming year.   With the program led by head coach Heather Tarr (head coach at Washington), Tony Baldwin (associate head coach at Georgia), Cindy Ball-Malone (head coach at UCF) and Tim Walton (head […]

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 […]