Day: February 13, 2019

Police detective killed by friendly fire in New York City

NEW YORK  — A New York City police detective was shot and killed by friendly fire Tuesday night as officers confronted a robbery suspect who turned out to be armed with a replica handgun, Commissioner James O’Neill said. “This appears to be an absolutely tragic case of friendly […]

Politician’s accuser speaks about issue of sexual assault

STANFORD, Calif. — A college professor avoided talking directly about her accusation that Virginia’s lieutenant governor sexually assaulted her, but she wasn’t shy about publicly discussing her research and thoughts on the growing number of women reporting abuse. “One thing that I notice about sexual violence is that […]

Unhappy with deal, Trump still doesn’t expect a new shutdown

WASHINGTON — Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexican border wall. Trump said […]

England thrash Windies to claim consolation win

Gros-Islet (Saint Lucia) :  England ended a disappointing Test series with the consolation of a comprehensive victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the third and final Test in St Lucia. Thrashed in the first two matches of the series to surrender the Wisden Trophy after […]

Teen shuttler Lakshya eyes top 30 ranking by year end

Guwahati : Making a transition into the senior circuit this year, India’s teen badminton sensation Lakshya Sen says he needs to work on his speed and stamina as he eyes to break into the top 30 BWF ranking by the year end. “My target is to break into top […]

Dravid Effect: PCB considers former players for coaching youngsters

Karachi :  The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to hire some former players as coaches and managers of the national age group teams, taking inspiration from the success that India has achieved with Rahul Dravid in a similar role. There is speculation here that former captain Younis Khan is […]

Windies aiming to become world’s No. 1 team, says Holder

Gros-Islet (Saint Lucia) :  West Indies captain Jason Holder said that his side’s main goal is to become the world’s number one team after their impressive series victory over England. England comfortably claimed a consolation win in the third Test on Tuesday, but back-to-back thumping triumphs in Barbados and […]

Pakistan can break India jinx in upcoming WC, says Moin

Karachi : Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan believes the present national team has the firepower to break its World Cup jinx against India and register the country’s maiden win over the neighbours in the upcoming ICC 50-over mega-event in the UK. In six times in the World Cup so […]

Drake critiques Grammys, gets cut off mid-speech

Los Angeles :  Drake made a surprise appearance at the 2019 Grammys to accept his best rap song trophy for “God’s Plan” and used his time on stage to throw shade at the Recording Academy’s apparent lack of diversity, but was cut off mid-speech. Big names in the industry […]

‘Aquaman’ sequel officially in the works

Los Angeles :  Warner Bros studios has tapped “Aquaman” co-writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick to begin penning a new installment for the franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director James Wan wants to return as producer along with Peter Safran. It is currently unclear whether Wan would come back to […]

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