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Debate over the merits of video assistant refereeing was again raised as a Romelu Lukaku double eased Manchester United into the FA Cup quarter-finals in a 2-0 win at Huddersfield despite a controversial call going against Jose Mourinho’s men.

Emma Gonzalez, a Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School student who survived the shooting that took 17 lives, made an impassioned speech Saturday calling out President Trump on gun control.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After Tnuza Jamal Hassan was stopped from flying to Afghanistan last September, she allegedly told FBI agents that she wanted to join al-Qaida and marry a fighter, and that she might even wear a suicide belt. She also said she was angry at U.S. military actions overseas and admitted that she tried to encourage others to "join the jihad in fighting," but she said she had no intention of carrying out an attack on U.S. soil, according to prosecutors. Despite her alleged admissions, she was allowed to go free. Читать дальше...

The 2018 Florideah Swamp Fest Scotty Cranmer Best Trick jump was open for some test runs and the likes of Cory Nastazio, Leandro Moreira, Victor Behm, Chris Dolye, and more gave it some goes. The main event is later today, but for now here the dudes shredding one massive jump, with a sandy run up, in 85 degrees with no shade... send it old school style.

MANCHESTER -- Paul Pogba missed Manchester United's FA Cup fifth-round win at Huddersfield Town because of illness, the club announced on

Arsenal News HQ brings you the latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from trusted media outlets around the World. Arsenal target Max Meyer is set to join Bayern Munich, according to the Birmingham Mail. Arsenal have been rumored to be interested in Meyer for some days now and it was even claimed that Wenger has made him the club’s summer priority target. The Gunners could be looking to replace Santi Cazorla who is struggling with injuries... Читать дальше...

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Manchester United beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 to advance into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday despite fresh controversy surrounding the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.

There were few warning signs before the stock market's plunge in early February, but so far, the slump hasn't changed investors' thinking very much.

It’s no secret that voice assistants are a Trojan Horse. You “buy” a voice assistant like an Echo Dot or a Google Home, and you plug it in and give it your Wi-Fi password. But you don’t “own” it like you own a computer. The software is controlled entirely by Amazon or Google or some other company.

The heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions will be put on hold due to UFC matching champions Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier for the main event of UFC 226, but Derrick Lewis doesn’t seem to care.

Five Years Ago

This week in 2013, Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante was praising the pervasiveness of copyright restrictions, while two former holders of the office were complaining about fair use in universities; music publishers were calling for stronger copyright by attacking the Consumer Electronics Association, the BPI was (as usual) cherry-picking stats to fearmonger about piracy, and some folks at the World Economic Forum were talking for "balance" while calling for the opposite. Читать дальше...

Russian soccer players avoided being caught doping after laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov said he followed direct government orders to cover up any positive tests

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• A North Korean defector living in South Korea told the BBC what it was like being forced to be part of a cheerleading group organized by the North Korean government.
• The group's members underwent "psychological training" and were supposed to honor North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
• The cheerleaders garnered massive media attention after performing at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, but critics accused outlets of normalizing North Korea. Читать дальше...

"The players were pretty excited. We had a little bit of everything for them," said Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire, who has made it his early-spring project to enliven the atmosphere.

Manchester United were drawn at home to Brighton in an FA Cup quarterfinal draw which saw all the big guns avoid each other on Saturday

Two goals from Romelu Lukaku ensured Manchester United saw off Huddersfield to win 2-0 and book their place in the FA Cup

TAMPA – With Giancarlo Stanton joining what already was the second-highest scoring offense in the majors, the Yankee lineup has everything. Except a nickname. We are here to try to change that and – before the Yankees get their greedy little hands on any of these for marketing purposes I am yelling, “trademark” with the...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Demand continues to rise for the 20 daily permits to hike a geological gem on the Arizona-Utah border called The Wave, which features mesmerizing swirls of searing reds, oranges and yellow in bowl-shaped rock formations. The Salt Lake Tribune reports more than 160,000 people applied for the 7,300 yearly permits last year to take the hike, which crosses the state border in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area. The number of applicants increased by 20 percent last year and is up from 87,000 in 2013. Читать дальше...

Philadelphia adds veteran lefty in hopes to balance out bullpen

The Phillies have signed left-handed pitcher Fernando Abad to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training, the team announced.

Craig Mish of SiriusXM first reported that the two sides were close to finalizing the deal and Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports first reported that they had agreed on a contract.

Abad spent last season with the Red Sox, who acquired him in a trade with the Twins during the waiver deadline in 2016. Читать дальше...