Last night, if you saw the Cincinnati Reds or if you were on Twitter, you heard announcer Thom Brennaman say of a homophobic slur. In fact, because of the circumstances you can hear it right now if you do not remember it or if you miss it and want to …
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Thom Brennaman may have cost himself his career Wednesday night by unknowingly saying a homophobic slur on the air. The 56-year-old Brennaman was fired by the Reds after he said, “One of the fg capitals of the world” on Fox TV in the opening of a doubleheader between the Reds …
Read More »The Dow could further fall behind the other major stock benchmarks after Apple split its stock
Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives for Apple’s Morning Show’s world premiere at Lincoln Center- David Geffen Hall on October 28, 2019 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The Dow Jones industrial average has relied on its powerhouse Apple to shake off its coronavirus damage, but that …
Read More »Belgian policeman salutes ‘Nazi’ in cell of man who died | World news
The Belgian government has been called in to investigate the death of a man in police custody after an official sat on his rib cage for 16 minutes and another apparently made a Nazi salute. Jozef Chovanec, a 38-year-old Slovak citizen, was arrested in February 2018 at Charleroi airport after …
Read More »3-D printing of ‘greener’ buildings with local soil
Scientists have developed a method to 3D print structures using local soil. Credit: Aayushi Bajpayee The construction sector currently faces two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair inferior buildings, bridges and roads. While concrete is the material of choice for many construction projects, it …
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