The long-awaited Green New Deal was unveiled in Washington on Thursday, laying down a marker for 2020 and beyond. If you haven’t heard of the Green New Deal, you probably live under a rock. The highly-anticipated policy proposal, spearheaded by freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senator Ed Markey (MA), calls for a World War…
CHICAGO – Another successful NFCA National Convention is in the books with 1,679 attendees descending on the Sheraton Grand Chicago over the last four days. The 2018 Convention concluded on Saturday with the Champions Brunch, “Drills, Drills, Drills,” Chalk Talks and the final two speaker sessions. It is the first NFCA Convention outside of Las Vegas to…
The US Senate has released a draft law on extending penalties against Russia. The bill threatens to target multiple sectors of the Russian economy, including operations with sovereign debt and investing in LNG projects abroad. If passed, the bill, titled Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 (DASKAA), will ban US nationals from…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —There was no change at the top of the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll, as six-time defending Mississippi 5A state champion Neshoba Central stayed No. 1 after completing its season two weeks ago and Virginia’s Madison continued at No. 2. After that, there was plenty of movement. The biggest mover…
TORONTO — Four people who had been receiving a basic guaranteed income under a pilot project have launched a proposed class action against the Progressive Conservative government for cancelling it. The proposed lead plaintiffs argue that the cancellation amounts to a breach of contract and has caused panic attacks, anxiety and depression among participants, and…
Free-trade agreements are expected to be signed between the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Israel, Singapore, India, Egypt and Iran in the near future. That’s according to Russia’s First Deputy Minister of Industry Sergey Tsyb. He said WTO member states currently use over 7,500 non-tariff measures such as quotas, licenses, restrictions and embargos in…
Two French policemen have been found guilty of gang-raping a Canadian tourist nearly five years ago, according to media reports. The two officers, now identified as Nicolas Redouane and Antoine Quirin, were accused of raping Emily Spanton at police headquarters in Paris. They have been sentenced to seven years in prison, and have been ordered…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Highlighted by a pair of multi-homer games and 10 RBI, Daysha Mendez of Columbine High School (Littleton, Colo.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of Sept. 3-9. Mendez, who slugged 1.764 on the week, clubbed four home runs, two triples and…
Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest privately run airline, has announced plans to replace its Boeing 747-400 aircraft with the Airbus 330-900NEO as part of its strategy in response to the dynamic aviation market. The air carrier is currently operating only one Boeing double-deck airplane, which has been part of its fleet since 2009. The aircraft has…
OTTAWA — The referee of the House of Commons has given MPs a stern warning about their use of overheated partisan rhetoric lest they find themselves in a parliamentary penalty box. Speaker Geoff Regan says he’ll cut off MPs if their comments are couched in wording that veers into pointed, personal accusations during the daily…