Month: January 2020

Some have traveled thousands of miles from different countries to help during what is called the worst wildfire season seen in decades. ### Photos from Kangaroo Island in the state of South Australia on Friday show firefighters taking a much-needed break with some taking a short nap on the grass before heading back to the fire line. ### “It’s shift change for the hundreds of SA Country Fire Service, SA State Emergency Service National Parks,…

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Mallacoota, a small coastal town in the state of Victoria, was isolated from the rest of the country when a devastating bushfire ripped through it on New Year’s Eve, destroying homes and cars, and cutting off the one road in and out. ### Due to the lack of road access, residents have been receiving supplies through emergency shipments from the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Choules — and beer is no exception. ### When the…

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Forrest is the founder of Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, and Minara Resources — one of Australia’s biggest nickel mining companies. The huge donation will come from the Minderoo Foundation, a philanthropic organization he founded with his wife, Nicola Forrest. ### A total of 10 million Australian dollars ($6.9 million) will go toward specialist volunteers from Forrest’s home state, Western Australia. Another 10 million Australian dollars will be allocated…

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Bindi Irwin, Steve’s daughter, and the rest of the Irwin family have rescued and treated over 90,000 animals, many of which were injured in Australia’s recent devastating wildfires. ### Ollie, an orphaned platypus, was patient number 90,000 at the Wildlife Hospital, Bindi’s brother, Robert Irwin, said on Instagram. ### “With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much,” Bindi said in an Instagram post…

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The Vikings and 49ers both had to navigate through several injuries in the second half of the 2019 NFL regular season to get to the point of playing each other in Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game (4:35 p.m. ET, NBC).  There have been a few questions about the status of key players, returning or otherwise for No. 6 seed Minnesota and No. 1 seed San Francisco heading into the game. Here’s breaking down who’s in and…

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When you’re an NFL quarterback, it’s hard to keep your love life private. However, it appears 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been able to do just that. Very little is known about the 28-year-old’s dating history. If Garoppolo does have a girlfriend, he has been able to keep her out of the spotlight. Garoppolo was linked to Boston-based model Alexandra King in 2018, but he told Bleacher Report they were never an item. King posted an Instagram photo with Garoppolo on Valentine’s Day and was also…

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NFL playoff history suggests what went “wrong” in the wild-card weekend usually goes right in the divisional round. Although three of the four teams that advanced were road teams, don’t buy into that momentum too much with superior opponents at rest waiting for them at home after a bye. Therefore, last Sunday and Saturday were rough for picks and predictions, both straight up and against the spread. The only thing we can do is try harder to be better…

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We feel confident our NFL picks and predictions for the divisional round of the 2020 playoffs will be better than our picks and predictions for last week’s games for two reasons. First, we got only one straight-up prediction correct in the first round of the postseason. (Thanks a lot, upset-minded Titans and Vikings. And touché, Texans.) Second, based on the spreads attached to this weekend’s divisional playoff games, in theory, they are easier to pick. Of…

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The athletes who defined the last decade in the NBA and the NFL, America’s most prominent professional sports leagues, are easy to name. But the stranglehold LeBron James and Tom Brady have held on basketball and football is due to expire in the 2020s. That two players stand out as the most likely to dominate the next 10 years in those sports is telling given the absurd amount of young talent infused (and soon to be…

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All eyes will be on New Orleans on Monday night when the LSU Tigers and Clemson Tigers face off in the 2020 College Football Playoff national championship game. LSU is currently favored by 5.5 points over Clemson, and the total is one of the highest in the history of national title games at 69.5. There are sure to be plenty of fireworks, and in addition to betting on the game itself, you can bet on…

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