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BYU’s Jensen, Kent State’s Ladines garner Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I weekly honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – BYU freshman Rylee Jensen and Kent State senior Ronnie Ladines have been named Louisville Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played April 24-30, announced the Association on Tuesday afternoon. Jensen helped the Cougars to four wins last week, hitting .667 (8-for-12) with three long balls, […]

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Canadian Researchers Used 3D Printing To Make A New Skull For A Dog With Cancer

Researchers at an Ontario university have used 3D-printing technology to replace the majority of a dog’s cancer-ridden skull, a novel procedure they say marks a major advancement in veterinary medicine. Michelle Oblak, a veterinary surgical oncologist with the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, said she believes the procedure is the first of its kind […]

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Duma gives Russians extra day off work to undergo medical

Russians have just received another concession from authorities who seek to soften the effects of pension reform – an extra day off which people can use to undergo a full medical check. It is well known that close monitoring of one’s health and regular checks with specialist doctors is a key condition for successful diagnosis […]

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NAIA announces Week 4 Players of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Abby Meador of Oklahoma City has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week and Kassidy Butler of Michigan-Dearborn has been named the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week. Meador and Butler were selected based on their performances from April 3 – 9, and were chosen out of a […]

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Russian court fines Radio Liberty over violation of Foreign Agents Law

A magistrate in Moscow has imposed a $1600 fine on US-funded media outlet, Radio Liberty, over violation of the law on ‘foreign agents’ in mass media, in particular over the failure to present a report about its activities. “The magistrate of the Tverskoy District Court has found the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty  guilty of a […]

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Ward, Walker, Buffington, Wilson named 2017 MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kirtland’s (Ohio) Lindsay Ward, Deatsville’s (Ala.) Haley Walker, Bauxite’s (Ark.) Bailey Buffington and Coalinga’s (Calif.) Linnay Wilson were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of March 6-12. North Region Ward keyed Kirtland to a season-opening win over Mayfield. She struck out 13 […]

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Liberals Give National Energy Board Less Than 6 Months To Redo Trans Mountain Environmental Review

OTTAWA — The National Energy Board has less than six months to redo its environmental review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, this time taking into account the impact of additional oil tanker traffic off the coast of British Columbia. Three weeks after the Federal Court of Appeal overturned approval of the expansion project, Natural […]

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Russia opposes blanket ban on AI weapons, supports international political declaration

Russia opposes a complete ban on weapons using artificial intelligence (AI) because such systems do not exist, but will sign an declaration on the issue if it does not contradict its interests, according to a newspaper report. The business-oriented Russian paper Kommersant Daily reported on Thursday that its journalists had learned that Moscow was ready […]

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New Haven’s Luzzi, Rockhurst’s Sappington, Bemidji State’s Yost garner 2017 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II weekly national awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  University of New Haven sophomore Taylor Luzzi garneredLouisville Slugger / NFCA Division II National Player of the Week honors, while seniors Bridgette Sappington of Rockhurst and Jessica Yost of Bemidji State tossed perfect games to share national Pitcher of the Week accolades, respectively. Each student-athlete earned their first national honor for games […]

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Off with their hats! Russian military to ditch traditional headgear – reports

A large part of Russian military will soon stop using traditional Russian fur hats with ear flaps, known as “ushankas,” as well as woolen side caps. The government plans to replace these items with more simple headgear. The famous Russian souvenir known abroad as “ushanka”, “shapka” or simply “Russian hat” could soon become a rare […]

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