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Canada beat Pakistan by 6-0 in Hockey World League 2017 match
Their first game against Netherlands saw them lose 4-0 and in their second, they lost by an astonishing 6-0 margin against Canada, the same team that lost to India 3-0. "We knew we didn't start well", Ramandeep said. "He reminded us about the strategic planning we had made ahead of the match against Scotland and asked us to execute it and not think of the misses we had in the first two-quarters"... [Full Article...]
US Open leaderboard crowded at the top
His best U.S. Open finish is a tie for 12 in 2015 at Chambers Bay. Many were headed to the airport. Dustin Johnson , Rory McIlroy and Jason Day were among the casualties who will not play over the weekend. Although by no means is that as much of a shocker as his last-minute withdrawal from the Player's Championship a couple of months back, it still underscores the mercurial nature of Johnso... [Full Article...]
Facebook deploys AI to fight terrorism on its network
In a separate post Thursday morning, Facebook said it will be seeking public feedback and sharing its own thinking on thorny issues, including the definition of fake news, the removal of controversial content, and what to do with a person's online identity when they die. [Full Article...]
Austin Celebrates End Of Slavery In Texas With Juneteenth Parade
Hundreds gathered at Faith Tabernacle church for the celebration of freedom. It takes back to June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news the Civil War had ended. The celebrations continue all weekend long here, so come on over, get a catfish, turkey leg, or refreshing pineapple freeze. Danielle Williams, Co-Chair of Juneteenth, "What we are doing is celebrating t... [Full Article...]
US Senate votes to impose new sanctions on Russian Federation and Iran
To make it even harder for U.S. President Donald Trump , who had been seeking rapprochement with Russia for months, to reject the new Russia sanctions, the Senate also attached the new Russia sanctions to a bill imposing sanctions on Iran. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump confirms he is under investigation for obstruction of justice
He appeared to be referring to Rod Rosenstein , deputy attorney general who is now leading the probe. Although the White House initially said Rosenstein's memo led Trump to fire Comey, the president later said he did so because of the Russian Federation investigation. [Full Article...]
Amazon is buying Whole Foods in $13.7B deal
Whole Foods Market will continue to operate its stores under its own brand, and founder John Mackey will continue as CEO. The deal, expected to close in the second half of this year, gives Amazon -- which has been experimenting with various physical store concepts to make establish itself as a food purveyor - an instant expanse of 460 high-end stores across the US, in Canada and in the Unit... [Full Article...]
Scalise undergoes more surgery and will require 'additional operations'
The annual Congressional Baseball Game pits Republicans against Democrats , but this year the focus has turned to showing unity in the wake of the shooting. Congressional shooter James Hodgkinson had in his pocket a list containing the names of three Republican congressmen when he was shot, according to reports published Friday. [Full Article...]