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Huawei Exec Arrested In Poland, Charged With Espionage

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s counter-espionage agency has arrested a Chinese manager at tech giant Huawei in Poland and one of its own former officers and informed them both that they face charges of spying on Poland for China, state television reported Friday. The two men were arrested Tuesday, according to the Internal Security Agency. Polish […]

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EPP votes to suspend Hungary’s ruling Right-wing Fidesz party

Viktor Orban’s Right-wing Fidesz party was on Wednesday suspended from the European People’s Party group amid fears Hungary’s strongman leader was trampling on the rule of law and indulging in gratuitous Brussels-bashing. Mr Orban, renowned for his anti-EU and anti-migration posturing, was present for the day long discussions over disciplinary measures, which could have included […]

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Please Don’t Take Gwyneth Paltrow’s Advice On Postpartum Depression

In a recent People magazine article, Gwyneth Paltrow is quoted as saying that following her diagnosis of postpartum depression, she chose alternative therapies instead of medication and it worked. While I applaud Paltrow’s ability to overcome postpartum depression, I think her holier than thou implication that downward dogs over drugs is the better way lest […]

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Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson Wants to Play Samus in a Metroid Movie

Brie Larson will hit theaters next year as Captain Marvel, and she wouldn’t mind jumping into the pilot’s seat of another space-faring heroine’s franchise. Larson dressed up as Zero Suit Samus — one of the many, many confirmed characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — for Halloween this year. A fan then tweeted at the […]

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NFCA Joins In Celebration Of National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Click:Heavy Duty Equipment Diagnostic Tool Today, we join others in the sports community in celebrating the 29th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day.   The NFCA is proud to stand with the many organizations, schools, teams, government and community groups that pause on the first Wednesday each February in all 50 states to […]

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Canada Signs New Trade Deal With U.S., Mexico On Sidelines Of G20 Summit

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Signing on to a revamped NAFTA alleviates the serious economic uncertainty that lingered throughout the negotiating process, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday while flanked by U.S. President Donald Trump and outgoing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at a highly-anticipated formalizing of the trade pact in Buenos Aires. Uncertainty would have […]

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Two dead as US Midwest battered by heavy storms

At least two people have been killed after a vast swathe of the American Midwest was flooded by a combination of heavy rain and melting snow. An estimated 10 million people were subject to a flood warning as water levels rose dramatically, particularly in Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. The US National Weather Service […]

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Scarlett Johansson’s Response To Fury Over Trans Role Creates More Fury

Scarlett Johansson surprised fans Monday after it was announced she’d be taking on the role of crime boss Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man, in the new movie “Rub & Tug.” The true-life film focuses on Gill, who became notorious for running a string of massage parlours that fronted prostitution businesses in Pittsburgh in the […]

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The Office Had a Mini-Reunion on SNL and It Will Make You Want a Reboot

Thanks to Steve Carell’s Saturday Night Live opening monologue, fans of The Office were treated to a mock Q&A where he was asked about a potential reboot by his fellow former Office cast members. Ellie Kemper, who played Erin Hannon and is the star of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, was up first and told him, […]

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Smith, Jenkins, Armstrong, Fouts, Hall Named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the first time this season, all five regions were represented as Danielle Smith (Model Secondary School for the Deaf / Washington, D.C.), Gabbi Jenkins (Floyd Central HS / Floyds Knobs, Ind.), Brentley Armstrong (Straughn HS / Andalusia, Ala.), Montana Fouts (East Carter HS / Grayson, Ky.) and Delaney Marshall (Prescott HS […]

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