BREAKING: Braves sign left handed closer Will Smith
The Atlanta Braves have signed left-handed closer Will Smith to a three-year deal worth $40 million, according to the club. There is a 2023 club option for $13 million included as well. This is an absolute stunner for the Braves. Smith, who is 30 and was born in Newnan, Georgia, was the top reliever on …
Why American Outdoor Brands, International Game Technology, and Dillard’s Jumped Today
The stock market came under modest pressure on Thursday, although pullbacks were still relatively small and major benchmarks stayed close to their historic highs. Bad news on the earnings front from a major tech company weighed on investor sentiment, and some worried rising unemployment claims were a potential harbinger of economic weakness. Yet even with …
Jack Knox: Stateless girl caught in a world of complications
Vaden Earle has celebrity billionaire Richard Branson blogging in his corner. He has a documentary film crew onside. He has a book deal in the works, too. And he has lots and lots of news footage of himself buttonholing Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, prodding them to act. What he doesn’t have is …
Netherlands forced to slash speed limit to reduce emissions
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The current motorway speed limit is 130km/h although a lower limit can apply at various times and places The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h (62mph) in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis, according to cabinet sources widely quoted by …
Police raid 23-year-old cannabis compassion club in Victoria – Victoria News
At about 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Victoria police and the Community Safety Unit raided the Cannabis Buyers Club’s Johnson Street location. VicPD and the community safety unit are conducting a raid at the Victoria Cannabis Buyer’s Club on Johnson Street. People standing outside with signs. #yyjnews pic.twitter.com/Gw3JxZH80e — Shalu Mehta (@ShaluMehta32) November 14, 2019 People inside …
Silicon Valley Institute Of Technology Launched A Global Scholarship For Women To Bring Exceptional Talent To Silicon Valley
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Cindy Blanco, co-founder and CEO of Startup GDL. GVS Silicon Valley may be oversaturated, but it still holds a glimmering appeal for those on the outside who want a piece of the tech mecca. Coined as a “startup heaven” for boasting superior networking and financing opportunities, …
Regional Health changing name, joining Mayo network | Local
Regional Health, the largest health-care system in the Black Hills area, announced today that it will rename itself Monument Health and join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Both changes will occur in January. The collaboration with Mayo is not a merger. Regional Health, under its new Monument Health name, will continue as its own health …
Ex-Catalan minister vows to fight ‘politically motivated’ extradition | World news
The former Catalan government minister Clara Ponsati has vowed to fight her “politically motivated” extradition from Scotland, following her release on bail by Edinburgh sheriff court after handing herself in to the police. The 62-year-old St Andrews University professor, who is wanted in Spain over her role in the Catalan independence movement, insisted on Thursday …
Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man is given the Ebola vaccine in DR Congo A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to around 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a major clinical trial. The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will be used alongside a vaccine made by Merck, …
China’s key role in scaling low-carbon energy technologies
Summary Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement will require net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 and substantial reductions before then. It will also require collaboration with China, which has emerged as the global leader in the mass production of low-carbon energy technologies (LCETs). In part because of China’s investments in manufacturing, the LCETs required …
