Duma committee backs Putin’s amendments to pension reform bill

The Russian Lower House Committee for Labor and Social Policy has backed amendments from President Putin to offer additional protection for older citizens on the bill to increase the national retirement age. The news was announced on Monday afternoon by the chairman of the committee, MP Oleg Nilov (Fair Russia). Nilov also told reporters that…

Norco remains No. 1 in USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — California’s Norco remains the No. 1 team in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll after another unbeaten week. The (25-0) Cougars won 8-0 at Centennial and edged Roosevelt 1-0 in their two contests. Norco has now outscored its opponents this year 173-23, and has won 36 of its last…

Schedule announced for 2017 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball has announced the Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) schedule for the 2017 season, highlighted by events in four major cities, including the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) and the World Cup of Softball. As the team prepares to defend and strive for back-to-back Gold Medal finishes at the WBSC JWWC in…

Presidential Rights Council proposes decriminalization of religious insults – report

The Russian Presidential Human Rights Council wants to decriminalize insults that offend religious sensibilities, as well as narrowing legal definitions of extremism, a business news site has reported, citing council sources. On Thursday, the RBC news site reported that it had obtained a draft of a document in which members of the Presidential Human Rights…

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen Walks Back ‘Fake News’ Comment With Global News Reporter

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has walked back using the term “fake news” after sparking backlash with a tweet about an award-winning journalist last week. Mark Gerretsen has since deleted his original tweet where he used the hashtag #FakeNews in an exchange with Global News’ chief political correspondent David Akin about the Liberals’ election promise…

Florida and Oklahoma advance to Semifinal Sunday on day two of Women’s College World Series

OKLAHOMA CITY – In front of 9,658 fans, Florida and Oklahoma picked up wins over LSU and Washington, respectively, on day two of 2017 Women’s College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium/OGE Energy Field. With the victories, the Gators (57-8) and Sooners (58-9) earn spots in the semifinals on Sunday.   Tomorrow’s action…

Ted Price Talks Storytelling in AAA Games – IGN Unfiltered

While game developers like Amy Hennig publicly grapple with the evolution of industry business models and how they impact single-player experiences, Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price has his own feelings on the matter. In this month’s episode of IGN Unfiltered, editor Ryan McCaffrey sat down separately with Hennig and Price to discuss how the games…