At 48, Oldest Boxer to Defend IBF Title
IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkins, the oldest fighter in boxing history at age 48 will defend his title Saturday night against 30-year old…
An Ohio man was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking, which he had confessed to i…
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With growing concern over the danger of concussions within the sport of football, helmet maker Riddell unveils technology that allows high school coaches to …
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According to a new poll by AP-NORC and MTV, increasing numbers of teens and young adults are turning to family members and trusted adults to report electroni…
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From tech giants like Apple to old-line brands like General Mills, well over 300 of Fortune 500 companies now cover the medical expenses associated with transgender care, according to figures…
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yahoonewsphotos : Portraits of Hurricane Sandy Yahoo News photographer Gordon Donovan visited people living in Staten Island’s waterfront communities of Graham Beach, Midland Beach and Ocean Breeze to discover how their lives have changed in the year since Hurricane Sandy swept the area, and what some are planning for the future. “Hard to believe how high the water was even from the pictures. ” Joey Bertacchi of Graham Beach has lived in the home for 40 years, and in Graham Beach for more than 60. Despite the slow repair process, he plans to remain in his home. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)
Continue reading …At least 14 people are dead as Typhoon Wipha dropped heavy rains and stirred up massive wind gusts on central and northeastern Japan Wednesday. This video was captured by a cyclist in Toda City, near Tokyo. Credit: 拓 高野
Continue reading …This time-lapse video shows the effects of a massive brushfire raging on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia , that has engulfed dozens of houses. Smoke from the fires in the Springwood, Winmalee and Lithgow suburbs was clearly visible during this cricket match . Time-lapse video credit: Tim Lindsay
Continue reading …France’s expulsion and deportation of a 15-year-old Roma girl to Kosovo, along with her parents and siblings, set off protests at 14 high schools in Paris. Thousands of students rose up Thursday in anger after the high-profile eviction of Leonarda Dibrani . Her deportation, as well as that of Khatchik Kachatryan, a 19-year-old student, to Armenia, have raised questions over French immigration policies. Further angering protesters was what has been described as inhumane treatment of the teenager , who had lived in the country illegally for four years. She was detained during a school trip and forced to get off a bus in front of her classmates.
Continue reading …The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they arrested at least 40 people in Rexton, eastern New Brunswick, when an anti-fracking protest turned violent . As police moved to enforce a court injunction against the protesters Thursday, some set fire to police vehicles, damaging five. Some threw Molotov cocktails and at least one shot was fired, according to police. The protest centered around an area where Houston, Texas-based SWN Resources stores exploration equipment. Fracking, or shale gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing , uses high-pressure water, sand and chemicals blasted into rocks to crack them. Demonstrators included members of the Elsipogtog First Nation; they want SWN to stop seismic testing and leave the province. Credit: Jonathan Augustine.
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