Google pays fine to Russian media watchdog amid illegal content row

US media giant Google has paid a fine to Russian authorities over its non-compliance with the country’s laws – namely, the apparent refusal to exclude blocked and illegal resources from results on its search engine. France hits Google with record €50mn fine over ‘forced consent’ data collection Google has transferred the funds it was ordered…

Woman Dies After Becoming Trapped In Toronto Clothing Donation Bin

Toronto police say a woman has died after becoming trapped inside a clothing donation bin. Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu says officers were called to a downtown location early Tuesday morning after receiving calls that the 35-year-old woman was stuck inside the bin. Sidhu says fire services cut the donation box open in order to help rescue…

2017 NFCA Convention Day 2 recap- Milestones, mentoring & exhibitors

LAS VEGAS — A sold out exhibit show, two 1,500-game winners and a jam-packed mentoring session were just some of the highlights on day two of the NFCA National Convention at Bally’s Las Vegas. For the second straight year, MIT’s Jen Williams led an early morning work out followed by the Schutt Sport Continental Breaks….

India to switch from dollar to rupee to pay for Iranian oil

Click:bamboo rods New Delhi and Tehran sealed an agreement to switch to a rupee payment mechanism to pay for Iranian crude imports, according to a Reuters source. It said half of those payments will be used for exporting items to Tehran. India’s state-owned UCO Bank is expected to announce the new payment mechanism in the…

Black Lives Matter Hologram Was Considered For Canada's $10 Bill Design: Documents

OTTAWA — Experts consulted by the Bank of Canada discussed including a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement on the new $10 bill featuring civil rights activist Viola Desmond. Documents obtained by HuffPost Canada through the Access to Information Act show the idea came up on Nov. 2, 2016 in a design workshop. A…

NFCA announces renewal of Bownet Sports as official partner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is pleased to announce the renewal of Bownet Sports as an official partner. Bownet, the world’s best portable goals, nets and training systems, has agreed to a three-year contract and will provide first-rate softball equipment to be used at NFCA Coaches Clinics and subsequently raffled off to clinic attendees.  “One…

Take that, Trump! Russia finishes ‘The Wall’ on Crimea-Ukraine border (VIDEO)

While certain politicians are still having difficulties getting their walls built, Russia has announced it had finished a border barrier between Ukraine and Crimea. Construction took just over a year and less than $3 million. Bids for building the two-meter tall, 60-kilometer long fence separating the peninsula from Ukraine opened in September 2017. The Federal…

Marc Emery, Canada's 'Prince Of Pot,' Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Former Employees

TORONTO — The Toronto cannabis shop was packed one day in early 2017. Marc Emery, Canada’s “Prince of Pot” who served a U.S. prison term for selling marijuana seeds to American customers and created a successful chain of marijuana-related retail ventures with his wife, was not happy with an arrangement of vape pens in his…

NFCA announces Geri Ann Glasco Memorial Scholarship

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced the addition of the Geri Ann Glasco Memorial Scholarship in partnership with the Natasha Watley Foundation (NWF) and the Glasco Family.  The scholarship is dedicated in the memory of Geri Ann Glasco, an aspiring coach and elite former student-athlete. Glasco, a 24-year old University of Louisiana volunteer…

Siberian carousel: Man in underwear holds on tight as excavator spins him around in -37°C (VIDEO)

There are a lot of things you might expect to see in -37°C temperatures in Siberia, but a man in his underwear riding the bucket of an excavator before being doused in ice water probably isn’t one of them. Still, it happened. A video posted online shows the practically naked daredevil hold onto the excavator…