LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is pleased to announce that longtime University of San Diego head coach Melissa McElvain is the 2018 recipient of the Association’s Humanitarian Award. McElvain, who donated a kidney five years ago, is being recognized for her continued work in raising awareness for living donation. In 2013,
US tech giant Google moved some $23 billion in profits to a Bermuda tax haven in 2017, an increase of $4bn from 2016, newly released filings reveal. Google has exploited the loophole in the EU tax system for years. Google has used a Dutch shell company, called Google Netherlands Holdings BV, to shift billions of
The eurozone’s single currency, the euro, has been a serious drag on the economic growth of almost every member of the bloc, according to a study by German think tank, the Centre for European Politics (CEP). Germany and the Netherlands, however, have benefited enormously from the euro over the 20 years since its launch, the
TORONTO — Environmentalists say Ontarians can expect more pollution if the Progressive Conservatives go through with their plan to repeal a toxic substances regulation. “Exposure to toxic chemicals such as hormone disruptors and air pollutants adds billions of dollars in health care costs and significantly increases the burden of chronic diseases such as cancer and
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sixteen players from eight schools in three-member regions have garnered 2018 NFCA National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III All-America Team recognition, the Association revealed on Wednesday. Additionally, Rebekah Ludden of North Dakota State College of Science was selected the New Balance/NFCA Golden Shoe Award recipient, while Central Lakes College-Brainerd’s Kaye
China-based retailers have rolled out huge discounts on Apple phones, including the latest iPhone XR model. The generous offering comes after the US giant had to issue a rare gloomy revenue forecast for its sales in the country. Suning, one of the largest retailers in China, part of which is owned by Alibaba, and another
VANCOUVER — Canada’s minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is pointing her finger at the Indian Act for creating a gridlock in northern British Columbia where some hereditary clan chiefs say a liquefied natural gas pipeline doesn’t have their consent. Carolyn Bennett would not say whether she believes the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation have
TOKYO – Hosts and World No. 2 Japan completed a three-game sweep over World No.1 United States in the WBSC-sanctioned Japan All-Star Softball Series. Overall, the successful women’s international softball series attracted approximately 40,000 fans to the Tokyo Dome, Shellcom Sendai and Fukushima Azuma Stadium — one of the venues in which baseball and softball will
As the world’s fifth-largest economy the UK is set to leave the European Union, the prospect of doing that without a Withdrawal Agreement could be “terrific” for emerging markets, according to veteran investor Mark Mobius. “If the UK says: ‘Look, we are free trade. Everybody can come into our country, everybody can trade free of
Federal Conservatives are insisting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear before a Commons committee to face a grilling on the SNC-Lavalin affair. Tories tabled a motion Monday calling on the House to “order” the prime minister to testify under oath at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for a “televised, two-hour meeting” before March