Wisconsin-Whitewater’s DuCharme, Virginia Wesleyan’s Karagiorgis Earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Hitter, Pitcher Of Week Honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Deven DuCharme and Virginia Wesleyan’s Kristina Karagiorgis have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.   DuCharme, a senior outfielder from Hudson, Wis., hit .524 (11-for-21) with eight runs, two doubles, a triple, five homers, three walks and…

Update: Disney Is Now Pushing Avengers: Infinity War For 11 Oscar Categories

Update 11/9: Though Disney initially only listed Avengers: Infinity War for a single Oscar category on its for your consideration website, it appears that an additional 10 categories have been included for the film. As before, Disney is pushing to get Infinity War nominated in the Best Visual Effects category, but has since included the…

Fears of censorship as Putin signs law against showing disrespect for authorities

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed controversial laws that allow courts to fine and briefly jail people for showing disrespect towards authorities, and block media for publishing "fake news". Mr Putin signed off on the legislation against the advice of human rights activists, who warned the laws amounted to censorship and would be abused to further crack…

TIFF 2018: Drake Cancels Appearance Ahead Of 'Monsters And Men' Premiere

UPDATE: Drake’s scheduled appearance tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival has been cancelled. The Toronto rapper was expected to introduce the Canadian premiere of “Monsters and Men,” a drama about police violence. A statement sent by TIFF says “due to scheduling commitments on his current tour” he won’t be able to attend. “‘Monsters and…

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: 8 Tahini Products Recalled Over Possible Salmonella

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two brands of tahini products have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The agency says Wednesday that seven Achva tahini products sold in 500-gram and 18-kilogram packages have been recalled, as well as 18-kilogram tubs of S&F’s pure tahini. It says the tahini was sold in…

UK Daily Deals: Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu And Eevee Switch Console Bundles for under £300

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N.B. Woman Says Bell Technician Installed A Cable Through Her Water Pipes

The excitement of a new high-speed internet connection washed out quickly for a Moncton, N.B. woman after a Bell technician bungled the installation. A Twitter user named Nikki said she had just moved into a new house on Wednesday and had a fibre optic cable for internet access installed on Friday. She said she was…

What happened with Viking Sky – and is it safe to cruise in extreme conditions?

Who had heard of Hustadvika, in Norway, before a cruise ship sailed into a storm there at the weekend? Although relatively unknown, the stretch of coast where hundreds of passengers were rescued from Viking Sky – is far from benign. On its website the Norwegian tourism board refers to it as the “wild Hustadvika coast.”…