By Joe Giglio, WRAL multimedia sports journalist Sometimes you just have to point out the obvious: The decision to cancel the minor league season on Tuesday was not a good one for baseball. It wasn’t good for the Durham Bulls (owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, which also owns WRALSportsFan, WRAL-TV …
Read More »Jefferson Starship to release ‘Mother of the Sun’ album
Jefferson Starship plans to release his first album in 12 years, to be named Mother of the sun. Guitarist David Freiberg, the only remaining original member of the group, broke the news on Kyle Meredith With’s Consequence of Sound podcast … Discussing what’s to come next for the group, he …
Read More »Walmart will stop selling ‘All Lives Matter’ shirts, but will retain ‘Blue Lives Matter’ merchandise
Walmart is removing “All Lives Matter” shirts from its online store. The retailer is making the change after receiving feedback from employees and customers, reports CBS MoneyWatch. “We will continue to sell other variations, including ‘Blue Lives Matter,'” a company spokesperson told the outlet. “We fundamentally believe that all lives …
Read More »Esper secures troops after NYT report on Russian rewards
United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said in a statement Tuesday night that while the Pentagon “has no corroborating evidence” to back up last week’s explosive report that the Russian military was offering rewards of Taliban-linked militants to kill US troops will continue to make sure that any potential …
Read More »Court: foiling the Congressional ethics office is not a crime
However, after the trial, United States District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed the most serious sentence for obstruction of Congress. On federal prosecutors’ objections, Sullivan argued that the obstruction statute does not apply to congressional entities that do not do their work under the control of congressional committees. A panel …
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