Twenty athletes named to 2019 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Training Team

OKLAHOMA CITY — Following a three-day selection process, 20 athletes will represent the 2019 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Training Team.  Selected by members of the Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC), these athletes will compete in select tournaments/invitational events before the final 17-player roster for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-19 Women’s Softball World…

Bill Wilson, Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Father, Slams Justin Trudeau In CBC Interview

The prominent father of an Indigenous cabinet minister who resigned Tuesday unloaded on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an interview on CBC News. “This make-believe cosmetic baloney that Trudeau’s engaged in has proven itself now to be a farce,” Bill Wilson told CBC host Vassy Kapelos. “When Jody was kicked in the teeth by the…

China emerges as key player in green bonds market

Chinese entities last year issued more than $30 billion worth of bonds that met international “green” definitions. The country maintained its second place position on the green bond market, just behind the US and ahead of France. China’s Industrial Bank was the second-largest green bond issuer in 2018. China Construction Bank has become the first…

Tennessee Mojo 2023 named 2018 NFCA Travel Ball National Coaching Staff of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tennessee Mojo 2023 was selected by its peers as the 2018 NFCA Travel Ball National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced on Friday afternoon. Under the direction of head coach Michael Danley and his assistant coaches – Richie Davis, John Hawkes, Martin Roman, Brian Sailor – Tennessee Mojo 2023 captured the…

Trudeau Liberals Seek To Shift Focus Away From SNC-Lavalin With Climate Change Ad Campaign

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to shift the focus from the SNC-Lavalin affair to his preferred campaign battleground — climate change — with the release this week of the Liberal party’s first election-year ads. Radio ads will air in the four provinces where the federal government is imposing a carbon tax after…

USA Softball announces WNT roster for 2018 Japan Cup

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball has announced a 20-player roster for the Women’s National Team (WNT) that will represent the United States at the 2018 Japan Cup.  Held in Takasaki City, Japan from November 2-4, the team is comprised of athletes from both the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Championship and Japan All-Star Series rosters….

OPEC-Russia alliance to extend oil production cuts if necessary

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied oil producers will extend output cuts for another 6 months if recent measures to boost the market are not enough, UAE’s energy minister has said. While the plan to cut crude output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), recently agreed by OPEC and world…

'Frick, I Love Nature' Is The Hilarious Canadian Nature Show You Need To Watch ASAP

Gordie Lucius and Stephen Robinson are completely shocked at how many animals eat their own poop. “But, seriously. So many animals do this, and we had no idea,” Lucius, host of Canada’s funniest new nature series, “Frick, I Love Nature”, told HuffPost Canada. The pair have been exploring all the weird, wacky, and downright gross…

China’s yuan to challenge greenback as world’s main currency – Bank of England governor

The US dollar may one day be rivaled by the Chinese national currency – the yuan – which is likely to become a major global reserve currency, according to the governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mark Carney. “I think it is likely that we will ultimately have reserve currencies other than the US…