Just when David McNamee thought he’d shaken off the dark horse tag for Kona, Alistair Brownlee decides to show up and steal the spotlight. Not that the Scot minds. Despite two third places in Hawaii and an ability to run a marathon in the heat that’s only surpassed by reigning champion Patrick Lange, his demeanour […]
Washington, D.C. — The climate crisis is making people sicker — worsening illnesses ranging from seasonal allergies to heart and lung disease. Children, pregnant people and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and rising heat. But the impact of the climate crisis — for patients, doctors and researchers — is already […]
Hong Kong — Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a rally in downtown Hong Kong, belting out songs, speeches and slogans. The rally marked the fifth anniversary of the 2014 protest movement that called for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. The rally at Tamar Park by the Civil Human Rights Front was approved […]
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble faces pressure from environmentalists to clean up its act. More than 150 groups are pushing the maker of Charmin toiler paper and Bounty paper towels to use recycled materials in its products. Currently, neither of those products uses recycled paper, and about one-third of it is sourced from Canada’s […]
Egyptian archaeologists recently discovered 30 colorful ancient wooden coffins in the city of Luxor. On Saturday, they were opened to reveal perfectly preserved mummies. The Antiquities Ministry described the coffins as extremely well-preserved, with colorful paintings and full inscriptions, and said they were still closed, “as the ancient Egyptians left them.” They were found in the Assasif […]
ISIS is mourning the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has announced a successor in a new audio release. The group identified the new leader as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi in the audio released Thursday by the ISIS central media arm, al-Furqan Foundation. The speaker in the audio also confirmed the death of Abu […]
Formula 1’s talks with Amazon over a potential broadcasting rights deal involving F1 TV continue to advance according to F1’s director of media Ian Holmes. Last December, the Financial Times reported that F1 was eager to continue its expansion beyond television broadcasting, with outgoing CEO Chase Carey admitting at the time to “substantive discussions with Amazon […]
ROH World Champion Rush and ROH Television Champion Dragon Lee have both re-signed with Ring of Honor. ROH announced on Tuesday that Rush and Dragon Lee have signed new contracts with the company. Their father La Bestia del Ring, who made his ROH debut at December’s Final Battle pay-per-view, has also signed a contract with […]
Williams F1 has confirmed that Jack Aitken will retain his position as the team’s official test and reserve driver for 2021. “We are pleased to retain Jack for the 2021 season,” team principal Simon Roberts said in a team press release on Thursday, adding that Aitken will continue to integrate himself into the trackside team. […]
WWE Elimination Chamber Pre-Show Report By Shaun Best – Rajah.com Reporter Here’s what went down on YouTube, Facebook and WWE.com just before Elimination Chamber on PPV! Team Rhodes Scholars vs Tensai & Brodus Clay w/The Funkadactyls Damien Sandow talks of a social media outcry since Team Rhodes Scholars split. Cody Rhodes says after a lot […]