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Bobby Guindon’s major-league career spanned nine days in 1964, but he worked hard for six more years hoping for another shot, even converting from a first baseman/outfielder to a pitcher after a horrific encounter with a snow blower permanently hampered his ability to grip a baseball bat.

Robert Joseph Guindon was born just down the street from Boston’s Fenway Park, in the bordering town of Brookline, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1943. Читать дальше...

Relatively early adopters of cryptocurrency have made significant money in the few several years selling most notably bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. After a two-year battle with the IRS, Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, provided information about 13,000 customers who had traded more than $20,000 worth over a two-year period. Fortunately, the IRS has labelled cryptocurrency an “intangible asset” for investors subject to capital gains but when it comes to cryptocurrency... Читать дальше...

Looking around the locker room Wednesday night, Zach LaVine sees no reason as to why the Bulls won't be playoff-bound at the end of next season.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News Tonight, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said during his testimony before the House, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the technology giant manipulates algorithms to censor conservatives.  Audio credit: Breitbart News  Partial transcript written by Robert Kraychik of Breitbart News: …“Conservative sites have seen a massive decline in their Facebook […]

Amid a torrent of accusations of sexual misconduct, including rape, in Hollywood, the entertainment industry's biggest union demanded Thursday that actor auditions no longer take place in hotel rooms or residences.

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — In an effort to collect overdue items and fines, a public library in New Hampshire is partnering with a debt collections agency. Implementation of the new policy begins next month. The Rochester Public Library will refer accounts that owe more than $75 to the collection agency, Unique Management. In addition to overdue charges, the offenders will be responsible for paying service fees on behalf of the library to the agency. Director Brian Sylvester said the change will only impact a small number of library users. Читать дальше...

KARACHI, Pakistan — Police in Pakistan have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant singer as she performed at a party held by a wealthy landlord. Local police chief Hazoor Baksh Junejo said Thursday the man suspected of killing local performer Samina Sindhu has been arrested. Sindhu’s husband, Mohammad Ashiq, says the party...

Elon Musk says that reading books is crucial to his amazing success. If you want to read like Elon, here's a good list to get started.

Johannesburg - Shocking revelations of sexual abuse, racial misconduct and assault by teachers on Parktown Boys High School learners were laid bare by an external report commissioned by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE).

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and other larger-than-life tech companies, somehow also seems to find time to read. 

Sometimes in journalism, like in child-rearing, it takes a village.

In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, an investigative news outlet called the Florida Bulldog reported on Kalashnikov USA, a shady gunmaker with ties to Russia. The company, it seemed, had found a way to produce Kalashnikov-branded AK-47s in the U.S. without running afoul of U.S. sanctions. And in 2015 it had inked a deal with Gov. Rick Scott’s administration to open a factory a few miles from Parkland in exchange for tax breaks. Читать дальше...

Volkswagen a annoncé jeudi la nomination d'un nouveau président-directeur général, Herbert Diess. Ce changement s'inscrit dans une vaste restructuration de la direction du constructeur automobile allemand à la suite du Dieselgate , un scandale qui lui a coûté des milliards de dollars.

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• Airlines have the right to prevent you from boarding a flight if your plane ticket is missing your middle name.
• This is because some names are very common and airlines want to ensure no one is stealing someone else's identity.
• With many airlines, you can't change the name on your ticket last minute, so you can be forced to re-book a flight.

Here’s an important tip for your next trip: Make sure your name is exactly the same on all your documents if you want to fly. Читать дальше...

REUTERS/Larry Downing

• Airlines have the right to prevent you from boarding a flight if your plane ticket is missing your middle name.
• This is because some names are very common and airlines want to ensure no one is stealing someone else's identity.
• With many airlines, you can't change the name on your ticket last minute, so you can be forced to re-book a flight.

Here’s an important tip for your next trip: Make sure your name is exactly the same on all your documents if you want to fly. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two western senators are proposing to expand access to a $4 billion federal program that has allowed public schools and libraries throughout the U.S. to obtain high-speed internet at affordable rates as one way to close the digital divide that persists across American Indian communities and other rural areas. Librarians, policymakers and other experts gathered Thursday in Washington, D.C., for a panel discussion on the legislation and the needs of tribal communities. Federal... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two western senators are proposing to expand access to a $4 billion federal program that has allowed public schools and libraries throughout the U.S. to obtain high-speed internet at affordable rates as one way to close the digital divide that persists across American Indian communities and other rural areas. Librarians, policymakers and other experts gathered Thursday in Washington, D.C., for a panel discussion on the legislation and the needs of tribal communities. Federal... Читать дальше...

KNIGHTDALE, N.C. — An infant was found dead Thursday at the North Carolina home listed in Wake County arrest warrants as the residence of a father and his adult daughter who have been charged in Virginia with incest, reports CBS affiliate WNCN. Police responded to the home in Knightdale around 9 a.m. Thursday for a welfare check, the station reports. The identity of the deceased infant and the circumstances of the death weren’t immediately clear. JUST IN: Police are investigating an infant […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — One of the country’s largest American Indian tribes is the latest to sue pharmaceutical companies and drug distributors, alleging their conduct caused the opioid crisis. The Navajo Nation’s lawsuit filed Wednesday in US District Court in New Mexico seeks unspecified damages and attorney fees. The tribe says American Indians have suffered disproportionately...

AMMAN — Jordan is expected to receive $175 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the completion of the second review of the country’s economy, Minister of Finance Omar Malhas said on Thursday.

A Florida police chief who dropped by a pool party last summer and took a photo with bikini-clad subordinates is in hot water with city officials, despite an independent probe that found no wrongdoing. Coral Gables Police Chief Edward Hudak attended a pool party in July at the home of public information officer Kelly Denham...

While “Roseanne” has lost some viewers from its staggeringly well-rated premiere, the ABC sitcom has attracted a big influx in Fox News fans since returning to broadcast. An analysis by Samba TV found that between Week 1 and Week 2 of the revived series, the largest declines in viewership came from households who also watch younger-skewing networks — MTV2, Teen Nick, Cartoon Network, for examples — or channels targeting African American viewers, like BET, OWN, and TV One. Conversely, the Week 2... Читать дальше...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ended up proving Jamie Carragher spectacularly wrong, the former Reds defender has admitted in response to the club’s progress in the Champions League. Liverpool showed real mental strength to see off Manchester City in both legs of their Champions League quarter-final clash, winning 5-1 on aggregate following two different but […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tossing catfish onto the ice has been a popular hockey tradition in Music City and the Nashville Predators finally have their own catfish tank inside the arena. Team President Sean Henry unveiled the new tank hours before the Predators opened the NHL postseason against Colorado in their first-round Western Conference series. The team put the first of four catfish into the tank and No. 2 was on the way. "Good symbolism with those four catfish," Henry said. "Four wins per series, four series gets you to the ultimate prize.