Indianapolis – He’s still here, Indiana. Your guy, Calvin Sampson. Still winning in your backyard. Now back to the final four. It’s a very good emotional story for Sampson’s relentlessly gifted Houston Cougars, who haven’t moved on since Fee Slamma Jama was an active fraternity almost 37 years ago. Fans …
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The Xiaomi Mi11 Ultra has a second display on its giant camera bump
Xiaomi’s Mi11 Ultra has a bit of a screen on its unusually wide camera bump. Xiaomi / Screenshot by Sarina Dayaram / CNET Xiaomi unveiled its digital stops on Monday to show off its latest smartphone, the Taj Ratna, the Mi11 Ultra, as the Chinese company launches the flagship Mi …
Read More »Vaccine passport privacy can prove to be a minefield
Singapore Airlines crew members and passengers at the Transit Hall of Singapore’s Changi Airport on January 14, 2121. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images When the EU announced its plans for a “digital green certificate” this month, the tourism industry breathed a sigh of relief that might be saved …
Read More »China reduces elected seats in the Hong Kong Legislative Assembly
In the shock of the democratic movement, China has rapidly reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature. The changes were announced on Tuesday after a two-day meeting of China’s top legislature. In the new make-up, the legislature will be expanded to 90 seats, and only 20 …
Read More »Byrd to present his first wave of judicial nominees
Biden, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, begins his presidency with 68 judicial vacancies – seven appeals court vacancies and district1 district court vacancies. The number of vacancies is less than what former President Donald Trump has inherited since entering the White House. Trump had to fill an …
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