The Trump administration has sided with a group suing Harvard University over claims it discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a case that could ultimately challenge federal laws over affirmative action. The case, filed in 2014, pits America’s oldest university against a group called Students for Fair Admissions, run by Edward Blum, a financial analyst and […]
Image: WWE WWE is expected to announce Monday that they are working with both HBO Sports and the Bill Simmons Media Group on a documentary about the life of Andre the Giant. Simmons is a lifelong fan who has always wanted to do such a project. The documentary would air on HBO who Simmons has […]
Theresa May has claimed Sergei Skripal was poisoned by his former employer – Russia’s most shadowy intelligence agency with a reputation for buccaneering and aggressive operations. Unlike the FSB and SVR, the civilian agencies that emerged from the break-up of the KGB, the GRU, or main intelligence directorate, has never been a civilian outfit – it […]
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day. The bombing on Tuesday in the eastern province of Nangarhar was the latest in a wave of deadly insurgent attacks which has claimed the lives […]
1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada: – Emil and Ernie Dusek defeated Al and Tiny Mills for the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Titles 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: – Frenchy Champagne and George Eakin defeated John DePaulo and Bobby Jones for the Madison Wrestling Club Tag Team Titles 1962 Denver, Colorado: – Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France is stuck in a “ketchup moment” whereby the effects of his reforms are still stuck inside the bottle but with a “thump” will soon come flying out in one go, his interior minister has claimed. Gérard Collomb, the interior minister, issued the ketchup analogy to explain the lack of tangible benefits of Mr […]
Monday night’s episode of Raw on the USA Network averaged 2.836 million viewers, down five percent from last week’s total. For just the third time in 2017, it was up in the year-over-year ratings, although last year the show fell on July 4th, traditionally one of the worst nights of the year for TV numbers. The […]
New Zealand’s High Court has ordered the destruction of 108 boxes of Weetabix and said that two small stores selling the imported British cereal must cover its name following a legal battle against the maker of Weet-Bix, a similar product that is a staple in New Zealand. Sanitarium, an Australian and New Zealand firm which […]
Une quarantaine de députés de divers bords ont déposé jeudi 16 juillet une proposition de loi visant à améliorer l’accès à l’IVG. Selon eux, la crise du Covid-19 a mis en exergue ses "fragilités". Une proposition de loi transpartisane pour améliorer l’accès à l’IVG La proposition de loi est portée par Albane Gaillot, ex membre […]
Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine says the Scuderia should have paid Sebastian Vettel not to race rather than have its drivers endure a “screwed-up dynamic”. Vettel was informed back in May of Ferrari’s decision to dispense with his services at the end of the current season. Irvine, who won four Grands Prix with the Italian […]