Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. dead at 20
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner AJ Clifton announced that Alabama A&M's Medrick Barnett Jr. died Wednesday night at the age of 20 after suffering a head injury during a football game in October. This was confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. The redshirt freshman linebacker sustained the head injury during the Bulldogs' 27-19 loss to in-state […]
Bears strangely fired Matt Eberflus hours after scheduled press conference
The Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday, a day after mismanagement of time in the second half of a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. The loss dropped Chicago to 4-8 and likely eliminated them from playoff contention barring a miraculous run, but it also gives the team an […]
Nets’ red-hot Dennis Schroder did not play due to personal reasons
The Nets were without their veteran leader after Thanksgiving. Dennis Schroder missed his team's 123-100 loss on Magic Friday night at Barclays Center for personal reasons. He played in the last two of the Nets' last four games on the road, scoring 31 points against the Warriors and 29 points against the Suns. Dennis Schroder […]
Indian-Origin Man Pockets Rs 8.45 Crore Lottery After Buying Jewellery For Wife
An Indian man living in Singapore became a millionaire overnight after winning the grand prize of $1 million (Rs 8.45 billion) in a lottery last Sunday (November 24). The man, identified as Balasubramanian Chithambaram, bought a gold chain for his wife at a shop where he held a raffle three months ago and won the […]
Migrant caravan headed to U.S. border ahead of Trump presidency
ON THE MOVE: A caravan of thousands of migrants are rushing towards the southern U.S. border in a bid to enter the country … source
Imprisoned Kremlin critic convicted again, receives 3-year sentence for opposing war in Ukraine
Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Golinov was again found guilty on Friday of opposing Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and sentenced to three years in prison. The three-day trial of Golinov once again demonstrated Russia's intolerance of dissent. Golinov, 63, is a former member of the Moscow City Council and is already serving a seven-year prison […]
Study reveals ‘strong genetic connection’ between period pain and depression
SUZHOU, China — Up to 90% of girls and women who menstruate experience pain during their periods. For some, that pain is severe and linked with symptoms of depression, which are often thought to be a result of the intense throbbing or cramps. But a new study published Wednesday in the journal Briefings in Bioinformatics […]
Trump plans to give local sheriffs more power to act as immigration agents amid mass deportation crackdown
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is considering expanding a federal program that allows local sheriffs to serve as immigration agents, giving them the power to help remove illegal immigrants from the United States. As part of a crackdown on mass immigration deportations, President Trump's team will expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) […]
Costco will stop selling popular item year-round in January in most US stores: reports
Book bargain hunters will be disappointed to learn that Costco plans to stop selling books at most U.S. stores at the beginning of the year. In January, Costco will remove its popular book sections from most of its more than 600 U.S. stores. The discount store chain told publishers over the summer that it would […]
UAE Officials Attend Mourning Ceremonies for Murdered Rabbi in Israel
High-ranking officials from the United Arab Emirates attended. shivaor the traditional seven-day mourning period, is in memory of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, who was kidnapped from the capital Abu Dhabi and murdered by Iranian agents last week. Cogan went missing on November 21st and was confirmed murdered. Three Iranian agents, apparently from Uzbekistan, kidnapped Kogan, drove […]
