How can the actual All-Star Game feel big, important, and cool again? How can the actual All-Star Game feel big, important, and cool again? USATSI SAN FRANCISCO — Let’s give Adam Silver and the NBA this much credit: They’re trying, at least, to try and salvage the NBA All-Star Game. This isn’t an easy task. The All-Star Game and its constellation of events haven’t been a consistently culturally relevant or successful sporting event for a long time. The NHL canceled its own All-Star Game this year, and the NFL’s Pro Bowl is so meaningless you may have missed its very…
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It looked like any other park fitness bootcamp. But they were white supremacists. It looked like any other park fitness bootcamp. But they were white supremacists. National Victoria Antisemitism By Staff Reporters February 15, 2025 — 7.15pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Jewish leaders and politicians have condemned a white supremacist training bootcamp held beside a popular beach in Melbourne’s south-east, where teenagers joined neo-Nazis to run through boxing drills and a flag was unfurled for a propaganda…
The seventh anniversary of the massacre that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland comes with concerns. Leer en español Grieving parents who channeled their grief through activism to prevent another tragedy have been tracking a new Florida bill. It aims to roll back the law requiring a buyer to be 21 years old or older to purchase a firearm. “It’s very difficult to hear this. It’s very painful,” said Lori Alhadeff, a Broward County School Board member and activist who was mourning the loss of her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa. Then Gov. Rick Scott signed a law increasing the…
Prime minister tells Salmon Tasmania of promise to change legislation and allow ‘sustainable’ farming to continueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that will allow “sustainable salmon farming” to continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, sparking anger from conversationists and researchers who urged for the local industry to be scaled back.The promise, made in a letter to industry group Salmon Tasmania, came after years of lobbying for action in Macquarie Harbour to save the threatened Maugean skate from extinction.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…Prime minister tells Salmon…
The Maori Haka set the stage ahead of the All Stars match. The Maori Haka set the stage ahead of the All Stars match. Video: Maori Haka gives goosebumps Maori Haka gives goosebumps We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement Sport NRL The Maori Haka set the stage ahead of the All Stars match. February 15, 2025 — 7.20pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later Add videos to your saved list and come back to them any time. Loading Replay Latest in…
Nick Gaga, who performs at a monthly Gaga Ball, gets a late start on Sundays but then fills the day with wig-prepping, dance rehearsal and a little bit of “Charmed.” Nick Gaga, who performs at a monthly Gaga Ball, gets a late start on Sundays but then fills the day with wig-prepping, dance rehearsal and a little bit of “Charmed.” For the Lady Gaga impersonator Nick Gaga, Sundays get increasingly intense toward the end of the month, when preparations start ramping up for a new installment of Gaga Ball, the drag performer’s signature event. This month’s Gaga Ball happens Feb.…
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A look at the busy period for teams between after the old league year and the new one A look at the busy period for teams between after the old league year and the new one Getty Images Salary cap and contract considerations are taking center stage as all NFL teams have entered the offseason with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX. Choices made in the early part of the offseason can have long-lasting ramifications for teams. Here’s a look at key offseason dates running through the first 10 days of the 2025…
Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much of the administration’s attention was focused on disrupting bureaucracy in Washington, the broad-based effort to slash the government workforce was impacting a far wider swath of workers. As layoff notices were sent out agency by agency, federal employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their services were no…
Shaquai Mitchell led a stirring Indigenous War Cry from the All Stars team. Shaquai Mitchell led a stirring Indigenous War Cry from the All Stars team. Video: Celebration of Indigenous culture through war cry Celebration of Indigenous culture through war cry We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement Sport NRL Shaquai Mitchell led a stirring Indigenous War Cry from the All Stars team. February 15, 2025 — 7.25pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later Add videos to your saved list and come…
On a recent hot summer day in Chile, the beaches of Viña del Mar, Concón and Reñaca are packed with holidaymakers sharing yerba mate teas and playing ball. Others mill about in the shopping centers on the coast and in the capital, some wearing shirts with Lionel Messi’s name on them, carrying bags full of clothes, video games and mobile phones. They are part of a wave of Argentines who have found Chile to be a budget-friendly paradise this southern summer. “Everything here is so cheap for us,” said Cristian Vázquez, who was enjoying the sea in Reñaca, on Chile’s…
Wayward marine mammal causes a stir near Candlestick Point A sea lion pup wandered onto the road at the Candlestick Point exit off northbound Highway 101 on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2025. The animal was rescued by motorists and CHP officers and put back in San Francisco Bay unharmed. (Photo: CHP) Why did the sea lion cross the road? To get to the other tide. A joke? It really happened. Motorists driving northbound on Highway 101 Wednesday night saw an unusual sight: a seal lion pup wandering around the roadway on the Candlestick Point exit in San Francisco. After dispatchers received…
There are 13 games involving teams hovering around the NCAA Tournament cut line on a busy day for bubble teams There are 13 games involving teams hovering around the NCAA Tournament cut line on a busy day for bubble teams CBS Sports graphic After a quiet few days for the bubble, Saturday gives us thirteen bubble games including two “double bubble” games. And, since the SEC is dominating everything in college basketball this season, it’s only appropriate that five of Saturday’s bubble games involve SEC teams. The record for the most teams from one conference in the NCAA Tournament is…
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The day before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a dozen immigrant families came to Nora Sandigo’s ranch to ask her to be a legal guardian of their children. Now they are insisting she come over to their homes to sign the necessary paperwork. It’s a result of the many ways immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns as many try to stay home as much as possible and avoid going to the homes and offices of advocates such as Sandigo. Many fear they could be caught up in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation after Trump…
In the New Jersey parking lot where high school students invented Ultimate Frisbee nearly 60 years ago, some of the original players are still throwing the disc every week. In the New Jersey parking lot where high school students invented Ultimate Frisbee nearly 60 years ago, some of the original players are still throwing the disc every week. In the New Jersey parking lot where high school students invented Ultimate Frisbee nearly 60 years ago, some of the original players are still throwing the disc every week. On hallowed ground in Maplewood, N.J., a small group of impassioned athletes braved…
It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But it actually occurred and the punch line is heartwarming: the autographed bottles raised tens of thousands of dollars to help poor and sick people, as well as homeless cats and dogs. The plan was concocted by the Rev. Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Roman Catholic priest. He saw an opportunity to turn a signature Kentucky product, and his access to Pope Francis as a papal missionary of mercy, into a way to help those in need by…
Players run in from both sides in reaction to Brian Kelly’s high tackle. Players run in from both sides in reaction to Brian Kelly’s high tackle. Video: Tensions rise as Maori star hit high Tensions rise as Maori star hit high We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement Sport NRL Players run in from both sides in reaction to Brian Kelly’s high tackle. February 15, 2025 — 7.53pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later Add videos to your saved list and come…
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.