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10 Dead, 117 Injured In China Oil Truck Blast: Report

In one clip, a large piece of debris is seen flying into the air before crashing Beijing: At least 10 people were killed and more than a hundred injured after an oil tanker truck exploded on a highway in China on Saturday, state media said. The force of the blast caused nearby homes and factories […]

Sports

Former Jets QB Christian Hackenberg attempting comeback as pitcher

After washing out in football, former Penn State and NFL quarterback Christian Hackenberg is attempting a sports comeback as a baseball pitcher. “Simple as I can put it: I just want to compete, man,” Hackenberg told NBC Philadelphia. “I’ve kind of had my trials and tribulations with the NFL, and had success and had that […]

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Trump Says America Will Defeat ‘Invincible Enemy’ in West Point Commencement Speech

US President Donald Trump (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) Trump used the occasion to thank the US military in the successful fight against the novel coronavirus. The pandemic has so far killed 116,000 Americans and over two million have tested positive. PTI Last Updated: June 13, 2020, 11:27 PM IST US President Donald Trump on Saturday […]

Business

Harry Glickman, Who Brought Basketball to Oregon, Dies at 96

Harry Glickman, who founded the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and was widely considered the father of professional sports in Oregon, died on Wednesday in Portland. He was 96. His death, at an assisted living center, was confirmed by his son, Marshall. Mr. Glickman held many titles for the Trail Blazers: executive […]

Technology

Zoom Comes Clean After Banning Accounts of Activists Linked to Tiananmen Square Events

After being accused of placating China for disabling accounts of three human rights activists linked to events to mark Tiananmen Square anniversary events, US-based video conferencing platform Zoom has reinstated these accounts. “Recent articles in the media about adverse actions we took toward Lee Cheuk-yan, Wang Dan, and Zhou Fengsuo have some calling into question […]

Sports

UFC Fight Night Jessica Eye vs. Cynthia Calvillo — live results and analysis

UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has looked unbeatable during her four-fight title reign, but the division is still full of challengers working toward their shot at the belt. That list includes former title challenger Jessica Eye (15-7) and Cynthia Calvillo (8-1-1), who will meet in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night inside the […]

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Cricket world mourns the death of Raiji | क्रिकेट जगत ने रायजी के निधन पर जताया शोक

मुंबई, 13 जून, (आईएएनएस)। भारतीय टीम के पूर्व कप्तान सचिन तेंदुलकर और पूर्व हरफनमौला खिलाड़ी युवराज सिंह ने वसंत रायजी के निधन पर उनको श्रद्धंजलि अर्पित की है। रायजी का शनिवार को 100 साल की उम्र में निधन हो गया। वह भारत के सबसे उम्रदराज प्रथम श्रेणी क्रिकेटर थे। तेंदुलकर ने ट्वीट करते हुए लिखा, […]

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Millions of ‘Made in France’ masks remain unsold after coronavirus crisis

The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies when production facilities got diverted from churning out the latest fashions to making cloth masks designed to protect the general public from the coronavirus. Now, the companies that helped France avoid a feared shortage of virus-filtering face wear for everyday use say […]

Business

A Reckoning at Condé Nast

Two executives criticized Ms. Jones’s plan, according to three people who were at the meeting and were not authorized to discuss it publicly. In particular, Susan Plagemann, the chief business officer of Condé Nast’s style division, challenged Ms. Jones at length, saying the plan would be difficult to sell to advertisers. To defuse the tension, […]

Sports

An Aussie Rules football guide for dummies

Are you one of the many who have resorted to a strange Australian game due to a lack of live sport? Are you strangely intrigued, despite not knowing what is going on? It’s Australian rules football, and this is its peak professional men’s version: the Australian Football League. Well, here’s a dummies’ guide to what […]