Precious metal gold, which has been mostly ignored by investors this year, is in the midst of a solid recovery in December, and projected to be getting its safe-haven moment again soon. Gold prices were solidly higher this week, hitting a five-week high on Thursday at $1,267 per ounce. According to the economic research consultancy…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is excited to announce an addition to its educational arsenal for youth coaches. With the reveal of Year Four of the NFCA’s Coaching Tools package presented by USSSA, member coaches in the high school, travel ball and youth categories that have been members for four years will receive…
TORONTO — An incident in which a man nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting on a comedy event was roundly condemned on Wednesday, with some arguing the actions amounted to an assault. The CBC TV reporter, Chris Glover, has since complained to police about the incident. He tells The Canadian…
Indonesia’s national airline Garuda has announced the cancellation of its multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jets after two fatal crashes involving the aircraft in less than five months. In 2014, Garuda Indonesia signed a $4.9 billion agreement for the delivery of 50 of the Boeing planes, one of which was handed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA sophomore Rachel Garcia has been named the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Player of the Year, announced the Association on Thursday. Garcia, a two-time NFCA All-American, led the Bruins’ pitching staff with a 29-4 record, 1.31 ERA and 273 strikeouts in 208 innings in the circle. In addition to her…
The Russian government should do more to help its 19 million citizens living below the poverty line, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He suggested providing better-targeted assistance to the poor than just statistics. “Decisions on payments and benefits are made on the basis of dry figures. It’s a standard data set, an impersonal picture. We…
The two parts of the long-awaited railway bridge linking Russia and China across the Amur River, will be connected on March 20-23, according to the project’s chief engineer Li Huachao. The 2,209-meter-long (1.4 miles) structure will link Russia’s Far East with China’s northernmost Heilongjiang province. The Nizhneleninskoe (Jewish Autonomous Region) to Tongjiang (Heilongjiang province) bridge…
BEIRA, Mozambique — The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight to help hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in increasingly squalid conditions. The five cholera cases were confirmed in Munhava, one of the poorest neighbourhoods…
CHICAGO – A sold-out exhibit show, highly-attended fireside chats and mentoring session were just some of the highlights on day two of the 2018 NFCA National Convention at Sheraton Grand Chicago. Jen Williams (Dartmouth) and Cassie Moore (Bethany College) kicked off the day with an early morning Windy City Workout and 7th Inning Stretch yoga…
Nearly half of all Canadians believe the United States has a Nazi problem, according to a survey about Holocaust remembrance released Thursday. It’s no mystery where they got that perception. Last year, a group of neo-Nazis received the red-carpet treatment from U.S. law enforcement as they traveled to Washington for a rally. A respected Holocaust…