Conservatives Stage Walkout During Bill Morneau’s Budget Speech

Conservatives stormed out of the House of Commons during Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech Tuesday to protest the government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The move came hours after Liberals on the House justice committee decided in a closed-door meeting to end their probe into the controversy — a move the Tories said amounted…

Erdogan accuses US of undermining Turkish economy ahead of elections

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West, particularly the United States, of manipulating its national currency rates as the country gears up for elections this weekend. The lira slid nearly six percent last Friday, prompting Erdogan to call for a crackdown on market “manipulations” and Turkish regulators to open a probe into investment banks….

Indiana Wesleyan garners 2018 NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Guiding Indiana Wesleyan University to its second straight NAIA Championships appearance and school-record 58 wins, head coach Steve Babinski and his staff have been recognized by their peers as the 2018 NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year. It marks the first honor for the program led by Babinski, along with…

US could soon take Saudi crown to become top global oil exporter – IEA

The US could overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil exporter by 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted. In its annual oil outlook, the agency forecast rapid growth of American oil supplies to the global market in the next five years, as output from the country’s shale fields continues to…

Southern Illinois’ Sewell named 2018 Donna Newberry ‘Perseverance’ Award honoree

Click:bamboo fly rod LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NFCA is pleased to announce that Southern Illinois University-Carbondale associate head coach Jen Sewell is the 2018 recipient of the Association’s Donna Newberry “Perseverance” Award, which recognizes an NFCA member coach who has demonstrated extraordinary strength of will and character in the fight to overcome a physical, mental,…

Winnipeg Airport Unveils Self-Driving Snowplow Named Otto

Winnipeg’s airport is now the home of North America’s first ever autonomous snowplow. Richardson International Airport collaborated with Manitoba companies Northstar Robotics and Airport Technologies to create the plow, which was unveiled Thursday. Otto clears snow by following GPS routes and moving its blades according to what has been pre-programmed into it via iPad. The…

Russia bans $500 million worth of imports from Ukraine in retaliatory sanctions

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a ban on the import of more than 50 Ukrainian goods, worth $510 million. The move comes in response to recently prolonged Kiev’s embargo on Russian products. The list, published by the Russian government on Saturday, includes mainly industrial goods,  agricultural products, raw materials, and food. The products…

Shlotzhauer, Stariha, Arden, Lee, Lujan selected 2018 MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oneida’s (N.Y.) Kyra Shlotzhauer, Superior’s (Wisc.) Mady Stariha, White House (Tenn.)-Heritage’s Alyssa Arden, Clyde’s (Texas) Peyton Lee and Tooele’s (Utah) Amber Lujan were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played the week of May 14-20. East RegionOver three games, Shlotzhauer was 10-for-11 (.909) with two doubles, three…

Trump to Apple: Move from China, make iPhones at home

Click:凤楼 President Donald Trump has told Apple to make its products in the US instead of China. It comes shortly after the Silicon Valley giant’s lowered revenue forecast crashed the market, but Trump says he’s not concerned about it. “Apple makes its product in China. I told [Apple CEO] Tim Cook, who’s a friend of…