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Ronnie O'Sullivan is "damaging" snooker with "misguided" criticisms and should aim to be "a true ambassador", the game's chief says.

UEFA said its ethics and disciplinary inspectors would probe "a potential violation of UEFA's legal framework by FC Barcelona in connection with the so-called 'Caso Negreira'", referring to the Spanish league's former refereeing chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Barcelona have already been charged with corruption by Spanish prosecutors for payments between 2001 and 2018 to a company owned by Negreira, totalling around 7.3 million euros ($7.95 million). The club say they were paying for reports... Читать дальше...

The 40-year-old Singaporean addressed the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee for hours of serious grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying or to push propaganda. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under immense pressure across Western countries, with government officials in Washington, the United Kingdom and Canada forced to delete the app from their devices. The app's gravest threat is from the United States, where... Читать дальше...

1. Far-right 'Groyper' Riley Williams set to be sentenced for storming Capitol on Jan. 6  Yahoo News
2. Riley Williams sentenced three years for January 6 involvement  ABC27
3. Cumberland County woman gets 3 years in prison for role in U.S. Capitol riots  PennLive
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Intel helped form lobbying group that has opposed state legislation on PFAS.

We used to have a lot of national systems that used to work and didn't gouge consumers. Now we have "free market" everything, and life has changed for the worse. (Remember how cheap and reliable phone lines used to be?) Via Business Insider:

Freshwater ecosystems around the world are becoming saltier and saltier. Many human-driven factors contribute to freshwater salinization, including: irrigation, oil extraction, potash mining, and road de-icing.

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Rays beat writer Marc Topkin has an important question:

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a message for celebrities eyeing paid deals to promote cryptocurrencies: Disclose you’re getting paid, or else.

No proposal is under consideration at present to rework the Constitution based on the recent introduction of the "she/her" pronouns while referring to all genders in the Digital Data Protection Bill, 2022, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said drafting of legislations in line with the government's philosophy of empowering women is an evolving and innovative practice. He was responding to a question on whether based on the recent introduction... Читать дальше...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a message for celebrities eyeing paid deals to promote cryptocurrencies: Disclose you’re getting paid, or else.

Besides shaadi shopping here are things that you can do in Chandni Chowk

Jack Grealish set for key chance in Naples, while the Azzurri could hand a debut to exciting striker Mateo Retegui

A small sensor tucked neatly behind the ear allowed soldiers to mentally guide robotic quadrupeds.

The main concern is that the right-wing government will cause a break in relations with the US that could impact Washington’s willingness to approve Israel’s annual foreign military financing (FMF) budget, money that the US gives to Israel to spend on American-made defense goods.

A real-life, Grishamesque thriller is coming in April, full of high-stakes machinations, Southern charm, and unsuspecting protagonists How, you ask, could a closely mown rectangle become a non-coma-inducing potboiler? The intrigue centers around the forthcoming fuss over a tee at Augusta National debuting after years of speculation. Anyone with a golf pulse will opine on…

Uber on Thursday announced a range of new features aimed at making airport travel easier for riders and drivers ahead of the busy summer travel season, including an option to 'reserve' rides up to 90...

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GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A volunteer duo, named Jeff and Cooper, are spreading smiles in the hallways of Glens Falls Hospital. Jeffrey Rowe, a telephone operator at the hospital, chose to volunteer with his pet therapy dog after being on the receiving end of their puppy kisses years ago. Interested in volunteering at Glens [...]

The Commons Leader said the committee, which quizzed Boris Johnson on Wednesday, should be allowed to get on with its work.

Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III's first overseas trip as U.K. monarch, with striking workers literally refusing to roll out a red carpet amid pension reform protests and calls for the visit to be canceled altogether.

Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch

I read the news—invasion of Iraq! twentieth anniversary!—and struggle to transcend the abstraction of my remorse. A million killed? Half a million? The mortality stats vary depending on the source's politics.

Any fan of the galaxy far, far away will have loved the newest information gleaned from The Mandalorian about life on the planet-city Coruscant. The latest installments of Disney's streaming series, now in its third season, have seen a new storyline take root in the galactic capital of the Star Wars universe—a planet instantly recognizable from outer space for the cog-like rings and lines of lights that completely cover its surface.

What do you get when an owlbear, a displacer beast, and a gelatinous cube walk into a bar? Why, the latest trailer for Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!