The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections approved an Atlanta Hawks plan to transform State Farm Arena into a mass voting center for Georgia’s second-round primary election on August 11, as well as early voting for the election. general scheduled for November 3. The idea came up over the …
Read More »Sale of disputed African artifacts at auction
“These works of art are stained with the blood of the children of Biafra,” Chika Okeke-Agulu, a professor of art history at Princeton, wrote in a passionate Instagram post three weeks ago asking to stop the sale of two wooden statues made by the igbo. Nigerian Okeke-Agulu believes the items …
Read More »Mets hopeful Yoenis Cespedes can contribute as DH, says GM GM Brodie Van Wagenen
2:12 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Near Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK – In the first three years of his contract with the New York Mets, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes played only in 119 games, and only 38 since 2017, but the team remains optimistic …
Read More »Yes, an asteroid really wiped out dinosaurs, study finds
The city-sized asteroid that crashed into Earth would have plunged the planet into a drastic winter that would have lasted for years, thus creating a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live. The new study has poured more cold water on the theory that massive volcanic eruptions in the Deccan …
Read More »NBA, union plan to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Orlando courts
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the court within both sidelines in the three arenas that the league will use at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida when the 2019 season resumes. Late 20 next month, league sources told …
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