Year: 2021
How John Madden Became the Most Influential Person in NFL History
During a December 1986 NFL game between the New York Giants and the franchise now known as the Washington Football Team, some object suddenly appeared on the field, disrupting a Giants pass play. At first the CBS play-by-play man, the
Read MoreBitcoin falls 6.1 percent to $47,607
(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 6.13% to $47,606.92 on Tuesday, losing $3,111.19 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 31% from the year’s high of $69,000 on Nov. 10. Ether, the coin linked to the
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest six from online media outlet
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Police National Security Department said early on Wednesday it had arrested six current or former senior staff from an online media firm “for conspiracy to publish seditious publication”. Hong Kong broadcaster TVB said the six
Read MoreSydney’s NYE fireworks show to go ahead despite record Covid numbers
Workers put the final touches to barges of fireworks during a press conference for previewing preparations for the New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Sydney. Sydney’s famous fireworks show to go ahead despite record Covid-19 numbers. Mick Tsikas/AAP/dpa Thousands of
Read MorePoland reports highest number of COVID-related deaths in fourth wave
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland reported 794 COVID-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest number in the fourth wave of the pandemic, a deputy health minister said, adding the figure could be a result of delayed reporting due to the Christmas holidays.
Read MoreRussia says failure to certify Nord Stream 2 is not an option
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia believes that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will get the necessary certification and eventually start working, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told RBC media on Wednesday. Construction on the pipeline, which runs from Russia
Read MoreUS presidents, lawmakers mourn former Senate ‘giant’ Harry Reid
Biden says Reid always kept his word’; Obama says former boxer left world a ‘better place’; Pelosi recalls his ‘immense courage and ferocious conviction’
Read More‘The weak better buckle up’: Denver gunman espoused alt-right masculine supremacy theories – Daily Mail
‘The weak better buckle up’: Denver gunman espoused alt-right masculine supremacy theories Daily Mail Fifth victim dies in Denver-area rampage that police say was targeted Yahoo News Colorado shooting spree: suspect was on police’s ‘radar’ | USA TODAY USA TODAY Denver shooting spree
Read MoreThe nearly 17 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It’s still not enough – CNN
The nearly 17 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It’s still not enough CNN Pictures: Lake Tahoe’s massive snowfall shatters 51-year-old record SF Gate Winter Storm: Northern California and I-80 update — Dec. 28, 2021 ABC10 Swelling Sierra Nevada
Read MoreHong Kong police raid pro-democracy news outlet, arrest 6
Hong Kong police raided the office of an online pro-democracy news outlet Wednesday after arresting six people for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication in a continuing crackdown on dissent. (Image credit: Vincent Yu/AP)
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