The Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, 5-1, and yet again, an umpire made his presence felt. In the bottom of the fifth, home plate umpire Vic Carapazza made two questionable calls on balls that Ramon Urias thought were outside. After striking out looking, Urias tossed his bat …
Read More »Senator Calls Out Republicans For Concerted Campaign To Ban Abortion
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) made it clear that the abortion bans being enacted in red states are not individual decisions but part of a coordinated Republican plan to take away healthcare freedom. Video: Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) tells @Acosta that the taking away of healthcare freedom from women isn’t just …
Read More »Pentagon Speeds Up Tank Timeline for Ukraine but Resists Calls for Jets
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian troops will begin training on American M1 Abrams tanks in Germany in the next few weeks, U.S. defense officials say, in what would be a major step in arming Kyiv as it seeks to seize back territory from Russia. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin …
Read More »Kanayo O. Kanayo Reacts As Hypeman Publicly Calls Him Ritualist (Video)
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has shared his response to a hypeman who publicly called him a ritualist. Naija News reports that the thespian is popularly known for his stereotyped role in movies bordering on money rituals and this has led to the trend of Kanayo been referred to …
Read More »Stephen A. Smith Calls James Harden Ejection ‘Worst He’s Ever Seen in NBA History’
James Harden was ejected from Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. Harden was called for a flagrant 2 foul after he made contact with Royce O’Neale’s swimsuit area and the officials reviewed the play. Flagrant foul discourse and debate has been dominating the …
Read More »Forensic Psychiatrist Calls Ex-C.I.A. Prisoner’s Confession Voluntary
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A forensic psychiatrist testified on Thursday that, based on documents he reviewed, a Saudi prisoner accused of plotting the suicide bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole voluntarily confessed to having a role in the attack after four years in the C.I.A.’s secret prison network. The psychiatrist, Dr. …
Read More »Peter Obi isn’t picking my calls, Apapa laments over LP chairmanship tussle
The self-proclaimed acting Labour Party Chairman said all his efforts to bring Obi on board have proven unsuccessful thus far. The acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has refused to pick up his calls for reconciliation on the crisis …
Read More »“That Book Is Closed”: Urban Meyer Calls It Quits On Coaching
If there were questions about whether Urban Meyer would ever return to coaching football, he put them all to rest with his comments to the Columbus Dispatch this week. “That book is closed. It’s going to be TV and Grandfather.” Urban Meyer Is Done With Coaching For Good Former #Jaguars …
Read More »World Chagas Day calls for primary health care to track ‘silent’ disease
“UNITAID calls upon the global health community and governments to make Chagas disease a priority and support ongoing efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission and improve access to tests and treatments,” said Herve Verhoosel, UNITAID’s head of communication. “Together, by integrating it into primary health care and systematically screening mothers and …
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business
CNN — When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton stepped in to help some of the founders of color who panicked about losing access to payroll funds. As a Black woman with nearly 10 years of business experience, Hamilton …
Read More »