Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly suspended 5 games for cross-checking Senators player in face after empty-net goal
The NHL suspended Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly for five games Saturday night for a mean cross-check by Ottawa Senators forward Ridley Greig after an empty-goal goal. I made it. The Senators smelled victory when Greig slipped into an empty net with just seconds left in the game and 5.1 seconds left. Greig hit […]
Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly suspended five games for cross-check
The NHL has suspended Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly for five games for a “deliberate and forceful attack” on the head of Senators forward Ridley Greig over the weekend. The announcement followed an in-person hearing for Rielly in New York on Tuesday. On Saturday night, the blueliner went out of his way to attack Greig […]
Update on UCLA professor suspended for not giving black students special treatment after George Floyd’s death suing university for $19 million
A UCLA professor has been suspended for not giving preferential treatment to black students in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The professor is suing the University of California, Los Angeles, for more than $19 million over a highly publicized incident that gained national notoriety. Gordon Klein, an accounting lecturer at the Anderson School of […]
Texas judge suspended for allegedly assaulting family member on NYE
A Harris County, Texas, criminal court judge has been suspended due to a “pending criminal case” for allegedly assaulting a family in Galveston on New Year’s Eve. FOX 26 in Houston reported that Judge Frank Aguilar of Harris County Criminal Court’s 228th District Court has been suspended by the state Judicial Conduct Commission due to […]
Pakistan election: phone service suspended as country goes to polls | Pakistan
Telephone services have been suspended in Pakistan after a general election marred by allegations of voter fraud and militant attacks. The interim government said it had suspended phone services, including mobile internet, on Thursday for security reasons following two Islamic State bombings that targeted election offices in rebel areas of Balochistan province on the eve […]
Five killed in violent Pakistan elections; mobile services suspended
At least five people were killed in a militant attack after Pakistan held general elections on Thursday, temporarily suspended mobile phone services across the country and closed some land borders to maintain law and order. Died. The Ministry of Interior announced the move after two explosions near the offices of election candidates in southwestern Balochistan […]
Rangers’ Zac Jones fills in again with Jacob Trouba suspended
Connor McKee certainly made an impression when he joined the Rangers’ lineup at the last minute in the final game before the All-Star break against the Senators. The 27-year-old blueliner ignited his team by dropping gloves with Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk. For most people, it may have been overshadowed by the fact that Zach Jones […]
Thailand’s former PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat handed suspended sentence in latest legal blow | Thailand
A Thai court has handed down suspended sentences to former prime ministerial candidate Pita Rimjaroenrat and seven other politicians for holding an illegal assembly in 2019. The case comes after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled last week that the party had undermined the monarchy and national security in its campaign to change the law that […]
Australian democracy blogger receives suspended death penalty in China
Chinese-born Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court on Monday. The Australian government, which has consistently supported Mr. Yang, expressed shock at the latest verdict. Yang was convicted of espionage and sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence, which in China is often a life sentence. […]
Auction of Nelson Mandela’s belongings suspended after outcry from South Africa heritage agency | Nelson Mandela
A planned auction of dozens of works of art belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application for a permanent halt, a group that protects South Africa’s cultural heritage has announced. The online auction was launched on February 24 by the New York-based Guernsey auction house in collaboration with Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, […]