Farewell Natty Porch — Here Come MotoGP!
So after a 34-year wait, MotoGP races at Nationals Park on July 28, marking the latest attempt to revive one of the nation’s cycling capitals. You’ll have to wait until early next year for…
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Florida socialist party targets activist over Israel trip
Image copyright EPA Image caption Jamaal Bowman says he was forced out of US to take ‘that opportunity’ A social justice campaigner has been targeted for expulsion by his own party for taking part…
Quebec judge rules ‘dog and pony show’ comment not protected by the Charter of Rights
Earlier this week, Quebec Superior Court Justice Edmond Terrasse, a judge who has served on the Quebec Superior Court since 2010, issued a ruling that brought Trudeau’s invocations of his daughter during a campaign…
Robert Smithson, one of America’s most influential artists, made a massive gift to the Met
WASHINGTON—Just days after the Met reopened its ninth-floor world-class exhibition space, the museum announced a $125 million gift from an anonymous benefactor. The donation from Wharton and Columbia graduate Robert Smithson, who is widely…
5+1 talks: Trump’s Iran trade, steps to protect nuclear deal
Written by Staff Writer The 5+1 talks collapsed this weekend. European diplomats were hoping that Iran would be willing to renegotiate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) upon which Iran’s international obligations are…
Epstein pilot on other flights says he’s “not one of them”
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The pilot who flew Jeffrey Epstein to meet alleged victim “Victoria” said he remembers her even though they were alone together in the plane, telling prosecutors the pair engaged in…
NHS party ban ‘impossible’ claims senior NHS official
Image copyright BBC Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said it is “impossible” for hospitals to put a ban on staff going to Christmas parties as suggested by his department’s official doctors’ organisation. But the…
Hundreds killed in terror attacks in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu: State media
A bomb exploded near a primary school in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring 13 others, police said. The blast took place as students were attending school,…
WTA investigation into China’s Peng Shuai racial incident nearing conclusion
The World Tennis Association said Thursday its investigation into a racist incident involving Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai was nearing an end, but could not say when results might be released. Peng was interviewed…
Scientists successfully deliver the first vaccine made to counter the deadly Ebola virus
Last Wednesday, the first known protein developed to neutralize the deadliest form of the deadly Ebola virus was delivered in human trials in the United States. The researchers who created it have said it’s…