Report: Blackhawks won’t wear Pride warmups
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Report: Blackhawks won’t wear Pride warmups

8: 44 PM ETAssociated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night game against the visiting Vancouver Canucks because of security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQIA+ rights in the country.The decision was made by the NHL organization following… […]

Sources: Providence to hire English as next HC
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Sources: Providence to hire English as next HC

9: 07 AM ETJeff BorzelloESPN Staff Writer Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Providence has hired George Mason’s Kim English as the school’s next men’s basketball coach.The school announced the hiring Thursday, and sources told ESPN that English will sign a six-year deal.”I am beyond excited to be named… […]

UN warns ‘vampiric overconsumption’ is draining world’s water
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UN warns ‘vampiric overconsumption’ is draining world’s water

UNITED NATIONS, March 22 (Reuters) – The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity’s shared resources.A quarter of the world’s population relies on unsafe drinking water while half lacks basic sanitation, the U.N. said. Meanwhile, nearly three… […]

Slovakia gets U.S. helicopter offer after sending jets to Ukraine
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Slovakia gets U.S. helicopter offer after sending jets to Ukraine

[1/2] A Bell helicopter Ah-1Z Viper helicopter is seen outside a hall at the 30th International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper PempelMarch 22 (Reuters) – The United States has offered to sell Slovakia 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters at a two-thirds discount after Bratislava sent its retired MiG-29 fighter jets… […]

Saliva Guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 After Brain Hemorrhage
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Saliva Guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 After Brain Hemorrhage

SALIVA Guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 3/22/2023 4: 48 PM PT Wayne Swinny, founding member and guitarist of the band Saliva, is dead after suffering a brain hemorrhage. A rep for the band tells us, “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Wayne Swinny, the guitarist of Saliva. Wayne passed… […]

Why California is still in drought despite heavy rain and snow
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Why California is still in drought despite heavy rain and snow

Climate change Despite recent storms, the golden state is still in a long-term dry spell. Snow blanketed California the last weekend of February, only weeks after it was pummeled by torrential rains. But these historic storms barely made a dent in a daily reality for most Californians — a years-long, expansive drought. According to the… […]

30 days over 110℉…
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30 days over 110℉…

PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.Forecasters expect that by Monday, people in metro Phoenix will begin to see high temperatures fall under 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius)… […]

Devils down Sabres in season opener in Prague
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Devils down Sabres in season opener in Prague

Stefan Noesen scores the first goal of the NHL season (0:35) Stefan Noesen puts the Devils on the board to log the first goal of the 2024-25 NHL season. (0:35) ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2024, 05:04 PM ET PRAGUE — Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves and Paul Cotter had an empty-netter and assist in […]