Month: March 2021

Experts warn donors against contributing to phony fundraisers in Notre Dame fire aftermath.Scam artists prey on do-gooders by creating legitimate seeming pop-up websites.Those who wish to contribute are encouraged to do so only through official sites linked to reputable entities.The ashes have not yet cooled and global scam artists are already preying on donors who have pledged nearly $1 billion to restore the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, after a fire Monday ravaged the…

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Kylie Rae is returning to professional wrestling. Warrior Wrestling announced tonight that Kylie Rae would be taking part in their Stadium Series event on June 5 in Chicago. Rae, the Warrior Wrestling Women’s champion, will be defending her title against a currently unnamed opponent. Rae has not been seen in pro wrestling since she missed a scheduled match set for Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory last October. She was scheduled to face Deonna Purrazzo for…

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London — Keep calm and carry on, royal baby fanatics; Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were still waiting for the big moment on Thursday morning, despite rampant rumors to the contrary. A representative for Buckingham Palace told CBS News just after 5 a.m. ET Thursday that the royal baby “hasn’t been born yet.” Meghan’s exact due date hasn’t been made public by the royal couple, who have chosen to keep the…

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Stockholm — Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. They said they will seek his extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail. The Swedish move may leave British authorities to decide whether to extradite Assange to Sweden or to the United States, where he is wanted separately for…

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John Walker Lindh, a California native who became known as the “American Taliban” after he was captured alongside Taliban militants in Afghanistan in 2001 will be released from an Indiana prison Thursday. Lindh, now 38 years old, has served 17 years of his 20-year sentence for providing support to the Taliban, will be subject to stringent extra restrictions for three years as provisions of his release. The pending release has drawn concern from some lawmakers,…

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The 40th birthday of Ironman was always going to be a special race, and so it proved with the Kona debut of Javier Gomez, course records broken, emotional stories of redemption and some heavyweights showdowns between the world’s greatest long-course athletes. Advertisement Grabbing the headlines in the men’s elite event was Patrick Lange, who broke the Ali’i Drive finish line tape in 7:52:39 to become the Ironman World Champion for the second time. Following the…

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Image: WWE A new on-air talent will soon be arriving in WWE. WWE announced on Monday that broadcaster Kevin Egan is joining the company and will now be going by the name Kevin Patrick on WWE television. He’ll serve as a backstage correspondent for Raw, a play-by-play commentator for Main Event, and as the host of Raw Talk.  “I’m beyond thrilled to join WWE,” Patrick said. “I’ve always been blown away by the incredible charisma and athleticism…

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New Delhi — The noxious air hanging over India’s towns and cities kills more than 100,000 children under five every year, a damning study published Wednesday for World Environment Day found. India has repeatedly failed to address environmental concerns. Last year a UN report found 14 of the world’s 15 most polluted cities were Indian. Despite calls to action against pollution around the globe, Indian politicians mostly side-stepped the issue in the last election. The…

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Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko refused to jump to any conclusions regarding Mercedes’ subdued form in pre-season testing, insisting the Brackley squad’s W12 has yet to show its “true potential”. Mercedes’ first day of testing in Bahrain was plagued by various issues, including a gearbox problem that required the element’s replacement on Valtteri Bottas’ car. The German outfit subsequently made progress on Saturday and Sunday, but Lewis Hamilton’s fastest overall lap trailed the best…

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Paratriathletes Lauren Steadman and Alison Patrick have both won gold at the Buffalo City ITU World Paratriathlon Event,  gaining automatic qualification for the Paralympics in Rio Advertisement  Steadman, 23, won the PT4 category and has now qualified for her third Paralympic Games, having competed twice before as a swimmer. She said: “The top women weren’t here today so I planned to keep it steady and ensure that nothing went wrong. Meeting automatic qualification was the…

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