Once regarded as a Thatcher puppet, Major is stepping out of her shadow at home, too. Last week Major moved to do away with two of the holiest, but most controversial, tenets of Thatcherism: nationalistic resistance to European integration, and a poll tax instituted just under a year ago in England and Wales. The poll tax, a per capita system of local taxation that replaced property taxes, obliges poor people to pay the same rate as the rich....
According to the Irish Independent, there could be as many as nine sharks filmed in the area, with one thought to be around 30 feet (9 meters) long. Seán Molloy, a local who shot footage at Keem Bay using a drone last week, told the paper sightings of basking sharks—categorized as endangered by the IUCN Red List—have increased in recent years. “Former shark fisherman, Brian McNeil, estimates that these sharks are above average size with one particularly large one, well over 30 feet or nine meters,” Molloy told the Irish Independent....
In Wednesday’s start with Double-A Trenton, Rodriguez met the Thunder’s famous bat dog, Derby, who showed a man with 692 career homers and 14 All-Star appearances that he’ll never be the main attraction at Trenton’s Arm & Hammer Park. MORE: Most hated MLB players of all time But A-Rod did his best to steal the show back from Derby with a two-run homer capped with a Major League-level bat flip....
“With the permission of the family, and with much sorrow and a very broken heart, I regretfully inform everyone that Kaiser Carlile passed away earlier this evening,” the team statement read. The Liberal Bee Jays is a summer league baseball team for college players, and Carlile was the team’s only batboy. “He was a part of the team,” team president Nathan McCaffrey said in a statement. “Please continue to pray and keep Kaiser and his family in your thoughts....
The deadly virus, which was first identified in Wuhan city in the Hubei province of China, has infected 91,000 people, more than 80,000 of whom are reported to be in China. There have been 3,131 deaths reported, 2,835 of which were reported in China, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. Currently, the virus is believed to be transmitted through respiratory droplets and contact with contaminated surfaces....
Nearly a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion, and six months after Russia and the paramilitary outfit the Wagner Group put their forces into Bakhmut, the industrial town remains an epicenter of fighting. The brutal battle for Bakhmut has been described as one of the most intense spots of the war so far, and clashes in the region show no signs of slowing down. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia is not stopping its push in Bakhmut....
What’s unusual about these protests, however small, is that they have happened at all. Ruled until the mid-’80s by a hard-line military regime, Turkey has never been particularly tolerant of civil disobedience. Yet the earnest ecowarriors on the Bosporus are not only tolerated but positively encouraged by the authorities. The reason? They are at the front line of a new geopolitical conflict pitting Turkey and Western interests against an age-old rival, Russia....
Smith and Marshall were at war even before J. Howard Marshall, her husband and Pierce Marshall’s father, died at the age of 90 in 1995. An oil baron whose holdings are now estimated to be worth as much as $1.6 billion, J. Howard had met Anna when she was dancing in a Houston strip club four years earlier. He was in a wheelchair and was depressed by the deaths of his wife, Bettye, and his mistress, Diane (Lady) Walker....
And the man who made it all happen isn’t here to enjoy it. For those trumpeting the elimination of the big, bad SEC from the sport’s biggest stage, understand this: without SEC commissioner Mike Slive, groundbreaking change in the college football postseason doesn’t happen. MORE: Cardale Jones, the hero | Mariota’s attitude | HOW THEY GOT HERE: Buckeyes | Ducks So while we celebrate Oregon vs. Ohio State in the first ever championship game of the College Football Playoff, let’s also pause and remember how we got here — and how the man who was the driving force behind unthinkable change is fighting prostate cancer once again....
Messi, sidelined with a groin injury, is considered among the game’s greats thanks to his stunning displays and achievements with Barcelona. Bauza, who spoke to Messi before the 29-year-old reversed his international retirement, was stunned by how smart the attacker was. “What surprised me is how much he knows about football, because he knows everything, about his teammates, the technical team, about football. He’s aware of everything,” he told Sport....
The league leaders converted their only shot on target at the Commerzbank-Arena as Arturo Vidal headed home Joshua Kimmich’s pinpoint cross after 20 minutes. Bayern’s surprise lack of creativity in the final third mattered little, though, as they comfortably kept Frankfurt at bay, easing to a seventh league win since Heynckes’ return. That win, combined with RB Leipzig’s draw with Mainz, moved Bayern eight points clear at the summit with two games remaining before the break....
The Portugal international netted twice in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie to hand Madrid a 2-1 lead ahead of the return and Ancelotti is desperate to avoid a repeat of last week’s scenario. Lahm: Bayern can cope without stars “Small details decided the first leg and we have to focus on those,” said Ancelotti. “We cannot afford to leave Cristiano alone. “We have a smaller chance than in the first leg, but we can definitely win this....
Gladbach were awarded the spot-kick 38 minutes into an enthralling encounter at Borussia-Park, when Thorgan Hazard flicked the ball up towards the arm of Sule, who did his best to avoid contact. Dortmund 5/1 to beat Real Madrid Despite Sule’s protests, and use of the VAR system, the penalty stood - Hazard stepping up to convert, with Matthias Ginter doubling Gladbach’s lead on the stroke of half-time. Arturo Vidal pulled one back for Bayern with just over 15 minutes remaining, but the visitors could not salvage a result as Jupp Heynckes’ five-match winning streak in the Bundesliga came to an end....
When adidas rolled out 10 March Madness uniforms for conference and NCAA Tournament play last week, Baylor's "Sic 'Em" edition caught the greatest amount of attention. Unfortunately, you won't be seeing them on the court. Check out the rest of the March Madness uniforms from adidas here.
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton told the Waco Tribune-Herald that an officer stopped Rhodes about 4 a.m. Friday for changing lanes without a signal on Spur 2 on the edge of downtown. Swanton said the officer smelled marijuana when he approached the driver's side window and found almost 6 grams of marijuana in a plastic bag under the front seat. Swanton said the tampering charge arose from Rhodes trying to hide the drugs....
The reporter, Pádraig Belton, was on a trip to the U.S. on Tuesday and tweeted about needing a plug adapter to charge his laptop, as his cable was made for U.K.-style outlets. Belton’s Twitter bio states that he has written for the BBC and several other publications. In a later tweet, Belton lamented his inability to find the adapter he needed at a nearby Walmart. To contrast the lack of such adapters, he shared a photo which he claimed showed “a rifle and ammunition” for sale....
“If you can see a beach, ocean sky, rocks and stars then you are an artist, But it’s not a painting its lower part of the car gate which needs to be repaired,” user @nxyxm wrote. The photo has now been shared over 1,000 times with respondents unable to see the part of the car pictured. Helping people out, @nxyxm said: “Focus on dark side you will see car gate…It’s a car door , the seal panel under it is damaged, the bend in the door gives illusion of beach , the seal panel is damaged and scratched which gives illusion of water on the edge of beach....
This is the second time in just two years that the family from Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, have been attacked by a bear, WNEP reported. Wife and husband Melinda and Sid Lebarron escaped uninjured this time, but their dog—coincidentally named “Bear”—was not so fortunate. Melinda Lebarron said she let the dog out for a walk in the backyard on Saturday evening when the black bear attacked. “The bear was going full force, and she started running....
In case you were under the impression that 2016 had reached its quota of acts involving juvenile, pretty-racist, attention-seeking behavior, a patron of Sunday’s contest between the Lions and Bears begs you to think again. A man — invoking the age-old tradition of running onto the field with a half-baked message and praying you don’t get tased — managed to get himself onto Soldier Field. In a gorilla costume. In a gorilla costume trapped beneath a tight “All Lives Matter” tank top....
Cutler threw for 252 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in a 20-10 victory over the Vikings in Chicago’s last outing. But he may not have done himself any favors on Thursday when he said he was “happy with the results” of Tuesday’s presidential election. MORE: Sports figures who support Donald Trump “I’ve supported Trump for a while,” Cutler said at a news conference regarding new President-elect Donald Trump....
