Florida rises to No. 1 in first USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll of the regular season

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Powered by a 5-0 start and wins over Michigan and USF, Florida rose to No. 1 in the first 2017 USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll of the regular season, announced the Association on Tuesday morning. The Gators (5-0) received 18 of a possible 32 first-place votes and 771 points to claim…

Loki Streaming Series Sets Rick and Morty’s Michael Waldron as Showrunner

The Loki series coming to Disney+ has landed its showrunner: Rick and Morty’s Michael Waldron. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Waldron will write the pilot episode, executive produce, and act as the show’s creator. Tom Hiddleston, who has portrayed Loki numerous times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will reprise his role in the series. This Loki…

B.C. Considering Mandatory Vaccination Registry Due To Measles Outbreak

TORONTO — The B.C. government is considering a mandatory vaccination registration program similar to that in Ontario in the wake of an outbreak of measles in Vancouver, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday. Such a system would be aimed at boosting the proportion of residents in the province who are vaccinated against the highly contagious…

Colorado Christian’s Romero named 2016 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Colorado Christian’s Charlotte Romero was named the 2016 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year, announced by the Association on Monday afternoon. A third-team NFCA All-American and first-team All-South Central Region selection, Romero finished her rookie campaign leading the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference by batting .479 and recording…

Danger zone: 64yo civilian injured after fighter jet ejector seat triggers during takeoff

A 64-year-old civilian passenger suffered serious back injuries and was hospitalized after being accidentally ejected from a French Air Force Rafale B fighter jet during take-off. The incident took place at around 2pm local time on Wednesday at the Saint-Dizier air base in northeastern France during a routine training mission. The pilot managed to safely…

Private, For-Profit Health Care Is A Terrible Idea For Ontario

In a letter to Ontario’s 68,000 civil servants, written on Jan. 7, Ford promised to quickly end “hallway medicine” and to adequately fund health care. There is no question that Ontario’s health-care system needs to improve. But prioritizing care based on ability to pay instead of medical need will only exacerbate hallway medicine and wait…

Microsoft Employees Protest Company’s Multimillion Dollar HoloLens Military Contract

UPDATE: A Microsoft spokesperson provided the following statement to IGN: “We gave this issue careful consideration and outlined our perspective in an October 2018 blog. We always appreciate feedback from employees and provide many avenues for their voices to be heard. In fact, we heard from many employees throughout the fall. As we said then,…

Danni Kemp Fundraiser Clinic receives $21,693 in donations

NORTH BRANFORD, Conn.-– Spearheaded by member head coaches- Jen Goodwin (Yale) and Danielle Henderson (UMass Lowell)- a softball clinic was held in an effort to raise funds for Danni Kemp, a sophomore softball student-athlete at Stony Brook University, who has an inoperable brain tumor. With 104 attendees and over 25 coaches from the Northeast, the Danni…

Netanyahu hints at new Gaza invasion amid night of cross-border fire

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Israeli military may launch a full-scale offensive on Gaza in response to missile strikes into its territory, which intensified on Monday, prompting massive retaliatory fire from Israel. Netanyahu, who was supposed to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference on Tuesday, wrapped up his…

Taika Waititi Definitely Won’t Direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: ‘That’s James’ Film’

Taika Waititi won’t be directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 following James Gunn’s firing, so stop asking. “Nope. No, not doing that movie,” Waititi told reporters during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, where he’s promoting FX’s small-screen adaptation of What We Do in the Shadows. “For me, that’s James’ film… Going into…