It’s rare for a team to get two penalties in one half, but that’s exactly what happened to Cagliari in the Champions League against Juventus. In addition, they were able to convert both of them into goals, in the 30th minute Gianluca Gaetano and in the 36th minute Yerry Mina scored a penalty goal, so … Read more
Article Group of Seven Foreign Ministers Warn of New Sanctions Against Iran The Group of Seven foreign ministers, including members of highly industrialized countries, have expressed their concern over Iran’s recent drone and missile attack on Israel. In response, they have warned of potential new sanctions against Iran. The foreign ministers have also called on … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin’s latest “halving” occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of bitcoin held steady at about $63,907. Now, all eyes are … Read more
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather community, mostly because it has been hard to prove that it does very much. No … Read more
Boeing Faces Back-to-Back Senate Hearings Over Safety Failures Boeing Faces Back-to-Back Senate Hearings Over Safety Failures Embattled Aircraft Manufacturer Under Scrutiny for Major Safety Failures Boeing, a leading aircraft manufacturer, is the subject of consecutive Senate hearings, as Congress investigates allegations of major safety failures within the company. The Senate Commerce Committee recently received compelling … Read more
UN Urges Israeli Security Forces to End Support for Settler Attacks on Palestinians The United Nations human rights office has called on Israeli security forces to immediately halt their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. This plea follows a recent wave of settler attacks … Read more
Presidential Debates: News Organizations Urge Biden and Trump to Agree Presidential Debates: News Organizations Urge Biden and Trump to Agree Twelve highly respected news organizations issued a joint statement on Sunday, urging presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to embrace the “rich tradition” of debates in the upcoming general election campaign. This call … Read more
Remembering Eleanor Coppola: Iconic Documentarian and Mother of Filmmakers Remembering Eleanor Coppola: Iconic Documentarian and Mother of Filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, a celebrated documentarian who provided a unique behind-the-scenes look into some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s most iconic films, passed away at the age of 87. Her contribution to the world of cinema will … Read more
Wisconsin Election Commission Rejects Recall Petition Targeting Top Elected Republican MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Elections Commission has dismissed a recall petition that aimed to target the state’s top elected Republican official, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has drawn the attention of former President Donald Trump. Anger Over Refusal to Decertify Election Results … Read more
Has Loire-Atlantique become a city-department? Almost. How else can we analyze the fact that nine of the ten most populated municipalities in Loire-Atlantique now belong to the Nantes conurbation, with only Saint-Nazaire, which appears in second position, now in the Top 10? Read also: Is Nantes still connected? This classic phenomenon today of the attraction … Read more