Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar fired Keita late on Tuesday, hours after Muslim soldiers chased him out of his home after months of massive protests against alleged corruption and strengthening security in the West African country. Speaking on national broadcaster ORTM just before midnight, a grieving Keita said his dismissal – …
Read More »NCAA Football Supervision Commission sets 12-hour schedule model for idle teams
The NCAAs commission for oversight of football has developed a 12-hour schedule model for teams not playing this fall, which it recommended to the ICA Division Board for Tuesday. 1 besibbe West Virginia Athletic Director Shane Lyons, chair of the Football Supervision Commission, told ESPN on Tuesday that the model …
Read More »GOP rep. Ross Spano resigned in Florida as another Second Chamber primary loses
Dogged by investigations into damage to campaign finances became first-term Republican rep. Florida’s Ross Spano was shot dead and found earlier in March. The embedded newcomer legislator was narrowly unpacked by Lakeland, Fla., Commissioner Scott Franklin in the state’s 15th Congress District, which occupies parts of Tampa’s northeastern suburbs. Spano …
Read More »Yankees fall to rival Rays in first home loss of season
The attacking Masahiro Tanaka recorded disappeared into the pleasant air above Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, raising hopes that a line-up without Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and DJ LeMahieu could steal a win. The Yankees followed through three runs in the seventh inning, and the bases were loaded with one …
Read More »John Legend performs Rousing ‘Never Break’ at Democratic National Convention
John Legend kicked off the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday (August 18) with a starring performance of his recent ballad “Never Break.” Legend has it that he sat at a Yamaha grand piano on a first otherwise empty stage, and delivered an incredible performance of the …
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