2016 Women’s Softball World Championship starts on July 15

    SURREY, Canada — The biennial Women’s Softball World Championship will bring together a record 31 national teams from all five regions to Surrey, Canada from July 15-24. This represents the largest global footprint in the event’s history, with eleven nations will be making their women’s world championship debuts. The gold medal game will take center stage on July 24…

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      ‘Disgusting’ and ‘offensive’: Anti-vaxxers under fire for use of Holocaust symbols at protests

      A Holocaust museum has joined the chorus of criticism against the anti-vaccination movement, after pictures from protest rallies posted online show activists wearing yellow Star of David badges to symbolize their persecution. The Poland-based Auschwitz Memorial museum slammed the movement after pictures on Twitter showed anti-vaccination media personality Del Bigtree, with a yellow star on…

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        Get Jazzed: Know Before You Go

        LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  The 2016 NFCA National Convention is just days away. Here are some important tips as you prepare for your trip to New Orleans to #GetJazzed   2016 NFCA CONVENTION WEBSITE DOWNLOAD THE APP (Android | IPhone) – Speaker bios, schedule, activities and exhibitors – Hotel and exhibit hall maps – Preloaded geo locations…

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          Ontario Centre Of Forensic Sciences Illegally Keeping DNA Data Of Innocent People, Lawsuit Claims

          TORONTO — A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Ontario’s renowned forensic sciences centre has been illegally retaining sensitive genetic data from people who voluntarily submitted bodily samples as part of a criminal investigation and were then excluded as suspects. In his unproven statement of claim against the province, the proposed representative plaintiff argues the centre’s…

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            UN human rights chief decries US choking of Venezuela as Trump mulls imposing ‘toughest’ sanctions

            US economic pressure only contributes to Venezuela’s woes and will likely further affect the people’s “basic rights,” the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has warned, as the US threatens even tougher sanctions. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stepped up her criticism of the US policies against crisis-ridden Venezuela, saying that Washington’s…

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