Monthly Archives: April 2019

Repeat champion Virginia Wesleyan continues atop NFCA Division III Top 25

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Repeat national champion Virginia Wesleyan University has had an unbeaten start to continue its reign as the top-ranked team in the NFCA Division III Top 25. Like many other teams around the country, the (2-0) Marlins have been battling to get back on the field since scoring 24 runs in a doubleheader […]

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Marijuana industry tops charts with HIGHEST growth rates in job market

The nascent cannabis industry is the fastest growing job-creator in the US, according to new data. With over 64,000 new jobs added since last year, the weed market is causing its competitors to go up in smoke. Now that 34 states have approved medical marijuana and ten have legalized it for all adults, the weed […]

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OU’s Alo named 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA DI National Freshman of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo has been named the 2018 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year announced at the NCAA Women’s College World Series banquet, OKC Farmers Market event center. Alo, a first-team All-Central selection, is having a monstrous rookie season at the plate. The utility player leads the […]

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Putin offers to extend foreign asset amnesty for Russian entrepreneurs

Russia may extend the existing capital amnesty for its citizens for one more year, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The current law, allowing declaration of foreign assets without facing penalties, expires in March. “It is possible to prolong the capital amnesty for at least one more year for those citizens who transfer their money to […]

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“The Dirt” NFCA Podcast presented by Turface Athletics hits the century mark

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  “The Dirt” NFCA Podcast presented by Turface Athletics hit the century mark on Jan. 23. The 100th episode is a compilation of the top moments and guests from the past two years. Since its debut in January 2017, “The Dirt” has logged more than 28,400 plays and over 550 downloads via computer or […]

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How Montreal Filmmaker Gilbert Mirambeau Jr. Sparked Haiti's Recent Uprising

MONTREAL — In a photo posted to Twitter last summer, Gilbert Mirambeau Jr. sits on a couch in Montreal, wearing a blindfold and holding up a cardboard sign with a handwritten Creole message that reads: “Where is the PetroCaribe money?” The now viral photo, posted on Aug. 14 to commemorate a 1791 slave uprising, served […]

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Western sanctions v Eastern promises: Russia’s Crimea could become part of China’s new Silk Road

Private businesses in China are interested in involving Russia’s Crimea in the implementation of projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s development & investment project in 152 countries on five continents. That’s according to the head of the association of Chinese compatriots on the peninsula, Ge Zhili. “Our organization is bolstering cooperation ties, […]

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NFCA Coaches Clinics again a big hit with attendees

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In keeping with its stated purpose to support softball coaches in their quest for excellence and advance the sport, the NFCA brought together over 2,600 coaches this winter at its eight regional Coaches Clinics. As always, the NFCA Coaches Clinics featured an all-star group of speakers — five at each two-day event […]

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Canada Should Not Ignore Russia Sending Fighter Jets To Arctic: Expert

Click:China Flexographic Printing Machine Recent Russian moves in the Arctic have renewed debate over that country’s intentions and Canada’s own status at the top of the world. The newspaper Izvestia reported late last month that Russia’s military will resume fighter patrols to the North Pole for the first time in 30 years. The patrols will […]

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Engine of growth: Trade turnover across China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ exceeds $5 trillion since 2013

It’s been five years since Beijing announced the ambitious multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese companies have already built 82 economic and trade cooperation zones in 24 countries along the BRI routes. The project has created more than 240,000 jobs in BRI countries, according to China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi. “Over the past five […]

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