Monthly Archives: April 2019

2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team announced

OKLAHOMA CITY — Following a four-day selection process, 20 athletes have been selected to represent the United States as a member of the 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT). Selected by members of the Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC), these athletes will compete at the World Cup of Softball XII this July in […]

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AFL-CIO Calls on Game Developers to Unionize

The AFL-CIO, the United States’ largest federation of labor unions at 12.5 million members, has put out a call to game developers to unionize. The letter, which was written by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler on Kotaku, is “the group’s first major public statement about organizing game developers.” She begins by bringing up the fact that […]

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Iran claims it hacked Netanyahu family phones, Israeli PM points finger at political rival

A senior Iranian official has claimed that Tehran hacked the phones of the Israeli PM’s family members – contradicting denials by Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused a political rival of spreading rumors because he was hacked himself. Iranian intelligence services have managed to hack and access “all the information” on the mobile phones of the Netanyahu […]

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Missouri State’s Stephens, Washington’s Alvelo earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I weekly honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Missouri State slugger Mary Stephen and Washington hurler Taran Alvelo were named the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for their play during the first week of the season on Tuesday afternoon. Stephens clubbed three home runs, recorded four multiple-hit games and generated 11 RBI at the […]

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Virginia Wesleyan remains unanimous No. 1 in NFCA Division III Top 25 poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan is the No. 1 team in the country for the second straight week, as the first 12 teams remained unchanged and the first 11 were unanimous choices of the NFCA Division III Top 25 poll committee. Virginia Wesleyan (38-5), No. 5 Luther (36-2), 11th-ranked Messiah (39-3) and No. 12 St. […]

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Alberta Announces Coverage For HIV Prevention Drug PrEP Starting Oct. 1

Alberta’s provincial government has announced it will cover the costs for the preventative HIV medication PrEP starting this fall. Premier Rachel Notley made the announcement on Saturday during a Pride Week event for Camp fYrefly, a retreat program for queer and trans youth. “By making [the drug] more accessible and more affordable to people who […]

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Christine Love on Creating Visual Novels – Humans Who Make Games Episode 3

Episode 3 of Humans Who Make Games features Christine Love, the writer and developer behind popular indie games such as Digital: A Love Story, Analogue: A Hate Story, and Ladykiller in a Bind. Adam Conover, the host of Humans Who Make Games chatted with Love about everything from how she dropped out of college to […]

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7, including 4 children, killed in early morning Yemen hospital bombing – NGO

At least seven people have been killed and a further eight injured after a missile struck a rural hospital in northwest Yemen on the conflict’s fourth anniversary, charity Save the Children said on Tuesday. The NGO, which supports the facility, said the missile struck a petrol station near the entrance of the Kitaf hospital around […]

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NFCA Board rep Pepin chosen for Connecticut Hall of Fame

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State University head softball coach and NFCA Board of Directors Division III representative Diana Pepin has been chosen for induction into the Connecticut Scholastic and Collegiate Softball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled 2:00 p.m. on May 21 at the Aqua Turf  Club in Plantsville, Conn. […]

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'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Diagnosed With Cancer

LOS ANGELES — Canadian “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced he’s been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in a YouTube video on Wednesday that had a positive tone despite the grim prognosis. “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” Trebek said in […]

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