MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A judge has denied a request to put Alberta’s gay-straight alliance law on hold because the benefits to LGBTQ youth outweigh any potential harm. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, on behalf of more than two dozen faith-based schools, parents and public interest groups, had requested an injunction until a ruling…
The genetically-modified Chinese twins born resistant to HIV last year may also have mental ‘superpowers’ their creator has kept quiet – a cognitive superiority that could kick off a genetic arms race, according to new research. Lulu and Nana, the genetically-modified Chinese twins reportedly born HIV-resistant courtesy of the CRISPR gene editing tool, may also…
A new limited comic series is looking to give fans of a galaxy far, far away five new stories focused on Darth Vader. The first issue of Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions, written by Dennis Hopeless (Cloak and Dagger, Jean Grey) with art by Paolo Villanelli (Star Wars: Lando Double or Nothing and Star…
SALEM, Va. — Linfield’s Montana McNealy and NFCA All-American Rachel Johnson of Salisbury played “Can you top this?” in the circle on Elimination Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championship, leading their respective teams into Sunday’s semifinal round at the Moyer Sports Complex. McNealy tossed a five-inning no-hitter in the Wildcats’ 8-0 shutout of…
Police in Australia set off a panic when they locked down a Melbourne train station on Thursday after a street entertainer’s didgeridoo was mistaken for a rifle. Commuters described panic at Melbourne’s Flagstaff Station when police in body armor carrying assault rifles stopped a train during morning rush hour. Terrified passengers were in tears and…
Ubisoft and Epic have announced a partnership to release Tom Clancy’s PC version of The Division 2 on the newly launched Epic Games store, according to GamesIndustry. The game will also be available through Ubisoft, but it will not be released on Steam. Additionally, it has been announced that Ubisoft and Epic will release “additional select…
The narrative about dictator Maduro starving his own people aims to split a polarized Venezuela where the poor still support the government, while those backing the opposition are cashing in on the crisis, Max Blumenthal told RT. Despite mainstream media painting a dire picture in which the entire Venezuelan society –of course, besides Maduro himself…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A record eight teams are set to take the field in Irvine, Calif. this June and July as they complete a 32-game schedule of the World Cup of Softball X the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Hosted by Southern California ASA, Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto…
Legendary Pokemon Heatran is coming to Pokemon Go. As announced on Pokemon Go’s official Twitter account, Heatran will come to Raid Battles today at 1:00 PM Pacific Time and wil remain in the game until January 15 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Heatran is the third Legendary Pokemon from generation 4 to come to Pokemon…
The use of police and the military to force communities to comply with Ebola care and prevention measures has been condemned by one of the organisations at the forefront of efforts to bring the current outbreak under control. In an excoriating attack on the response to the long-running outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Dr Joanne…