2019-10-09
Police block a street near the shooting scene in Halle, Germany. Getty Images A shooting Wednesday that killed two people outside a German synagogue during one of the most important Jewish holidays was livestreamed on Twitch. The video has since been removed from the streaming platform but was uploaded to other video sites. The shooter […]
2019-10-09
US President Donald Trump’s dictionary of nonsensical words just got a brand new entry, courtesy of his latest embarrassing typo on Twitter. Trump on Wednesday morning accidentally wrote “wirch” instead of “witch” in a Twitter rant about the House impeachment investigation into him. “For the good of the Country, this Wirch Hunt should end now!” […]
2019-10-09
MONTREAL — Coming off an exciting shootout win in Toronto on Saturday, Montreal (1-0-1 is hoping to push its winning streak to two games against the young Buffalo Sabres (2-0-1. Wednesday kicks off a tough series of three games in four nights against two division rivals and the Stanley Cup Champions. Between the pipes In […]
2019-10-09
2019-10-09
On Tuesday, Blizzard disqualified and banned the player Ng Wai Chung, also known as “Blitzchung,” from a worldwide tournament for the online card game Hearthstone. Ng shouted the popular protest slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” during a livestreamed post-match interview — which Blizzard said violated its competition rules. Ng was stripped of […]
2019-10-09
Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistryon Wednesday for their contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices in an increasingly portable and electronic world. The prize went to: John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas. M. Stanley Whittingham […]
2019-10-09
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese operators of Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar Port and its free zone in the restive Balochistan province have vowed to make the coastal city the single largest contributor to the country’s national economic output in seven years by creating 47,000 jobs with new investments worth billions of dollars, according to a media report. China […]
2019-10-09
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the United Nations (UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sterling fell sharply against the dollar Tuesday morning with several British media outlets reporting that Brexit talks were close to breaking down. Sky […]
2019-10-09
The international break signals the time for owners to prime their pistols, consider their manager’s future, and let their eyes wander towards other candidates. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the corpse walking through a morgue-like Old Trafford after suffering a miserable defeat at the hands of Steve Bruce’s struggling Newcastle. Marco Silva’s financially-blushed Everton have wilted […]
2019-10-09
The Federal Bureau of Investigation made tens of thousands of unauthorized searches related to US citizens between 2017 and 2018, a court ruled. The agency violated both the law that authorized the surveillance program they used and the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution. The ruling was made in October 2018 by the Foreign Intelligence […]
2019-10-09
Quarterback Cam Newton returned to Panthers practice Tuesday without wearing a walking boot, but he will not travel to London as the team takes on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the second time this season. Newton played Week 1 and Week 2 for the team, suffering a Lisfranc injury in the Sept. 12 Week 2 […]
2019-10-08
A décima temporada de The Walking Dead estreou no domingo passado, registando os piores ratings de visualização em direto da série. Segundo o The Hollywood Reporter, a Season 10 juntou apenas 4 milhões de espetadores, um decréscimo de 34 por cento comparativamente com a estreia da temporada passada. Este episódio, intitulado “Lines We Cross,” conseguiu […]
2019-10-08
Trommelwirbel bitte: Sonys Next Gen-Konsole heißt “Playstation 5”. Neben dem wenig überraschenden Titel der neuen Hardware enthüllte der Videospielgigant auch das Erscheinungsdatum der neuen Playstation. Die PS5 soll Ende 2020 erscheinen. Die Playstation 5 ist mit einem 4K Blu-Ray-Player ausgestattet. Das neue Laufwerk ist eine klare Verbesserung im Vergleich zur PS4 Pro. Microsoft war Sony […]
2019-10-08
The NDP is revelling in the positive publicity surrounding the performance of leader Jagmeet Singh at the English language leaders’ debate, notably around his gibe that Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer were engaged in a discussion over who would make Canada worse. “I want to say this directly to Canadians. You do not need to […]
2019-10-08
Demonstrators disperse as tear gas is fired by police during a protest in Hong Kong. Getty Images After making a statement in support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests during a “Grandmasters” competition for the video game Hearthstone, pro player Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai has been removed from the tournament by Blizzard. The company also ruled […]
2019-10-08
The PS5 or PlayStation 5 as it is now officially known has a definite release window. Sony has revealed that the PS5 release date is slated for Holiday 2020 or Winter 2020 as it is also called. No surprise since Sony has traditionally targeted a November release date with the PS3 and PS4. Safe to […]
2019-10-08
MONTREAL — A butcher shop in the Eastern Townships is recalling one of its products. Head cheese, a type of cold cut, is being recalled from Boucherie Blouin’s two locations at 71 chemin des Perron in Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton, and 6805 Louis-S.-Saint-Laurent in Compton for a possible listeria monocytogenes bacteria contamination. The recalled refrigerated and frozen head […]
2019-10-08
Edward W. Stack, the chief executive of Dick’s Sporting Goods, said in an interview this week that his company had destroyed over $5 million in military-style, semiautomatic rifles and was reviewing whether it would continue to sell guns in its more than 720 stores. Mr. Stack was speaking with “CBS Sunday Morning” while promoting his […]
2019-10-08
In a blog post, the company announced PlayStation 5 will feature a redesigned controller. It will include haptic feedback and improved tactile sensations, such as rumbling and shaking, so that users can better feel what’s going on within a game. “With haptics, you truly feel a broader range of feedback, so crashing into a wall […]
2019-10-08
The State Department has barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said. Attorney Robert Luskin said his client was “profoundly disappointed” that he wouldn’t be able to testify. “Ambassador Sondland travelled to Washington from Brussels in order […]
2019-10-08
Earlier this summer, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao faced accusations that she made special arrangements to benefit projects in Kentucky – where her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky., is the senior senator. Politico reported at in June that Chao even hired one of her husband’s former campaign aides, who soon after took on a […]
2019-10-08
WASHINGTON: India’s communication blackout is having a “devastating impact” on the lives and welfare of the people of Kashmir, a powerful US Congressional Committee has said, urging New Delhi to lift its more than two-month long restrictions in the Valley. Restrictions were first imposed across Kashmir on August 5 when the Centre announced its decision […]
2019-10-08
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivering his speech at the Conservative Party Conference. Danny Lawson | PA Images | Getty Images France appears to have given the U.K. until the end of the week to discuss and come up with a workable Brexit plan, but analysts say it’s very unlikely a deal could be reached […]
2019-10-08
In striving to finally end a wait now going on 30 years, Liverpool have already managed something that hasn’t been done in 34 years, and never before that. Their eight-point lead after a mere eight games is the highest that’s ever been seen at this stage of a season in the history of English football, with […]
2019-10-08
Adobe is shutting down service for users in Venezuela in order to comply with a US executive order issued in August that prohibits trade with the country. The company sent out an email to customers in Venezuela today to let them know their accounts would be deactivated, and posted a support document further explaining the […]