New research has found that sugar in sweetened drinks could be more harmful to health than sugar found naturally in foods such as whole fruit, possibly increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Carried out by Canadian researchers, including a team at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, the new review analyzed 155 studies with a…
With Treyarch’s release of Operation Absolute Zero for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, dozens of changes have come to the game, with some new, familiar voices to the Zombies mode as well. Helena Bonham Carter plays as Madame Mirela, Game of Thrones’ Charles Dance plays the Butler, Godfrey, and Metal Gear Solid’s Kiefer Sutherland and Brian…
New Delhi and Islamabad cannot afford a new war with the weapons they now have, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said, adding that he and Indian PM Narendra Modi have to find a way out of the ongoing security crisis. In a short televised address on Wednesday, Khan said neither he nor his Indian counterpart,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of St. Thomas’ Micaela Trainor and East Texas Baptist’s Kelly Jo McLendon have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Trainor, a senior third baseman from Winona, Minn., batted .565 (13-for-23) last week for the 12th-ranked (35-5) Tommies. The Cotter High…
Nalakwsis is Cree, two-spirit from Whapmagoostui, Que., a fly-in community three hours north of Montreal. They spent their formative years in Montreal, and recently made the move back home. Being two-spirit refers to someone who identifies as having both masculine and feminine spirit, and is used by some Indigenous people to describe their sexual, gender…
Update 01/03/2019: As speculated below, Spencer Neumann has now been appointed as CFO at Netflix, as confirmed by Variety, It appears Neumann’s contract at Activision Blizzard was terminated because of a breach of his employment agreement in connection to this move. Neumann will replace 14-year Netflix veteran David Wells in the CFO position. Activision Blizzard has…
South African politician Julius Malema has sparked outrage following the approval of a National Action Plan against racism, saying he doesn’t want the white population killed – he just wants them to serve the black population. “I don’t want blacks to work for whites. I want you to work for yourselves and white people will…
Researchers have found microplastics in human stools for the first time, according to a new study presented at the 26th UEG Week (United European Gastroenterology Week) in Vienna. Carried out by researchers from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria, the small pilot study looked at eight participants from countries around the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Texas-Tyler’s Kristin Lopez and Washington (Mo.) University’s Annie Pitkin have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. Lopez, a senior outfielder from Houston, batted .700 (7-for-10) with a double, five homers (including a grand slam), and 14 RBI in a three-game road sweep…
Series co-creator Ed Boon has revealed the official cover art for Mortal Kombat 11. The iconic fighter Scorpion is the lone cover star for the second consecutive Mortal Kombat game, after appearing front and center on the cover of 2015’s Mortal Kombat X. Boon revealed the new art, which you can also see below, on…