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  • MLB makes its boldest move since integration by pulling All-Star Game

    [ad_1] DENVER — Major League Baseball, in its boldest move since integrating its sport in 1947 with Jackie Robinson, announced Friday that Atlanta will be stripped of hosting the 2021 All-Star Game. In protesting Georgia’s new discriminatory voting bill, MLB acted without waiting to see what other leagues or conferences will do. It took a stand,…

  • Take a Veggie Oil-Fueled Train Ride to the Grand Canyon

    [ad_1] Riding along the Grand Canyon Railway, through the prairies and cowboy towns, peering over the rim of the Grand Canyon itself, that inspiring mile-deep ravine carved out over millions of years by the Colorado River: The experience is one of the most iconic ways for a family to get a taste of the Southwest.…

  • Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace Review

    [ad_1] Considering how popular the Cthulhu mythos has been in recent years, it’s a cosmic mystery why it took so long for the venerable Arkham Horror board game series to get its first video game adaption. That makes it even more of a shame that Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace gives it such a middling digital…

  • North Vancouver firefighters take icy dip to rescue dog stranded near rapids

    [ad_1] North Vancouver firefighters found themselves taking an icy dip in the Seymour River Friday, as they rescued a stranded four-legged hiker. Crews were called to an area just upriver of rapids along the Fisherman’s Trail around 11:30 a.m. Read more: Firefighters race against time to rescue dog stranded in West Vancouver creek That’s where…

  • Lawsuits: SC Officials Ignored Risks Ahead of Prison Riot | U.S. News®

    [ad_1] By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A slew of new lawsuits accuse South Carolina prisons officials of negligence and constitutional rights violations in a 2018 riot in which seven inmates were killed and more than a dozen others injured. In the lawsuits, filed in federal court this week and provided to…

  • Father Hep: Cronin’s dad relishes UCLA’s run to Final Four

    [ad_1] Father’s Day has come early for Hep Cronin this year. Actually, it has been more like Father’s Month. The 79-year-old dad of UCLA coach Mick Cronin has become an unlikely celebrity during the Bruins’ run to the Final Four. CBS and Turner’s cameras have been focused on the elder Cronin as much as his…

  • Thank You, Baseball, For Yanking All-Star Game Out Of Atlanta

    [ad_1] ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 20: Atlanta Braves fans doing the “Tomahawk Chop” during the game against the … [+] Washington Nationals at Turner Field on August 20, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Liles/Getty Images) Getty Images For the first time since (I’m thinking . . . I’m still thinking) just shy of…

  • Tonal EC-1, Deliveroo’s rocky IPO, is Substack really worth $650M? – TechCrunch

    [ad_1] For this morning’s column, Alex Wilhelm looked back on the last few months, “a busy season for technology exits” that followed a hot Q4 2020. We’re seeing signs of an IPO market that may be cooling, but even so, “there are sufficient SPACs to take the entire recent Y Combinator class public,” he notes.…

  • Vidya Balan shares her kind of ‘Friday drinking’ moment | Hindi Movie News

    [ad_1] Bollywood actress Vidya Balan always finds the perfect balance between comfort and style. Well known for her quirky social media posts and captions, she enjoys a massive fan following. Speaking of which, the ‘Kahaani’ actress gave a glimpse of her ‘Friday drinking’ moment donning the best of aesthetic shades and posing with perfection. ‘My…

  • ICC holds talks with India to resolve Pakistan visa ‘guarantee’ for its players and support staff

    [ad_1] Cricket’s world governing body has held encouraging talks with India’s cricket board (BCCI) over visa and tax arrangements as the country prepares to host the Twenty20 World Cup in October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani has asked the ICC to guarantee visas for its players…