Russian Communist Party head Gennady Zyuganov has described the proposal to raise the retirement age in Russia as “insanity” and says the issue should be decided by a nationwide referendum. The Communist leader told reporters that he and his party comrades understood the necessity to ease tensions in society, which he called “serious and deep,”…
A 24-year old security researcher who worked for the Malwarebytes security company was arrested and narrowly avoided jail for hacking into Microsoft and then hacking into Nintendo while on bail. As reported by The Verge, Zammis Clark, also known as Slipstream or Raylee, admitted to hacking into Microsoft and Nintendo servers and stealing confidential information,…
TORONTO — Major shortcomings in a Toronto police probe into the deaths of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman have prompted the couple’s relatives to offer a multimillion-dollar reward for information that would solve the case, a lawyer for the family said Friday. Brian Greenspan outlined a litany of alleged errors and lapses in the…
Russia’s deputy foreign minister has said that the United States and some of its allies were knowingly violating the 1988 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by deploying launching systems capable of firing cruise missiles. “As far as the INF Treaty is concerned, the situation is evident in which the United States and some of its allies…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Medway’s (Mass.) Catherine Higgins, Edinburgh’s (Ind.) Sidney Beier, Woodside’s (Newport News, Va.) Jackie Westfall, Kennett’s (Mo.) Hannah Criswell and Jurupa Hills’ (Fontana, Calif.) JaSha Roberts were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week winners for their outstanding play during the week of April 10-16. East Region Higgins tossed two shutouts,…
Developing close relations with the BRICS states remains one of Moscow’s top foreign policy priorities, Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said ahead of Narendra Modi’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi. “Deeper strategic partnership in BRICS is one of the priorities of Russia’s foreign policy. Over recent years, the alliance has matured, turning…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – James Madison junior Megan Good has been named the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Player of the Year, announced the Association on Thursday afternoon. Good, a 2017 unanimous NFCA First-Team All-American, led the nation with a JMU single-season record 38-3 mark and her 14 shutouts tied a NCAA best. Her 0.63…
Provincial Conservative leaders in Ontario and Alberta are taking the next step in their budding bromance: a joint rally to bash carbon pricing and, likely, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Jason Kenney, leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, announced on Twitter Thursday that Ontario Premier Doug Ford will attend a “Scrap The Carbon Tax Rally” in…
The Russian government has approved legislation requiring telecom providers to store records of client traffic for 30 days, instead of the original length of 6 months. Internet companies say compliance will still be difficult. The government order, published on the official state website on Friday, states that the new rules for the storage of users’…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Cypress College led the way with three honorees, while Sierra College, College of San Mateo and Antelope Valley College each had two selections as the NFCA announced the 2017 NFCA CalJC All-American teams on Monday afternoon. Additionally, Mt. San Antonio’s Taylor Jaurique was selected Diamond Catcher of the Year and Kasey Hutton…