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(Reuters) – South Carolina can host championship-level college sports events after the Confederate battle flag was removed from the grounds of the state capitol on Friday, National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert said. The state had been barred from hosting NCAA pre-determined post-season competitions while the flag flew at the State House grounds in Columbia. Calling the flag a “symbol of racism,” Emmert said the removal of the banner
– As the 1990s segued into the new millennium, the world was busy not ending and the world’s computers were busy not crashing—at least not more than usual. And California was getting blasted by the next big car-culture tsunami: import tuning. People with the money to tweak new cars were cranking up the boost on the factory-turbocharged engines in Mazda RX-7s and Toyota MR2s and Supras. Those without the money
The world champion women’s national team gets the rare honor of a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan.
Haute Route Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is entering a multi-year agreement to serve as the official timekeeper of the Haute Route, the highest altitude amateur bicycle race. During the week-long stage races within the Alps, Pyrénées and Dolomites Swiss Alps, the brand will provide timekeeping solutions to track the 1,600 riders. This challenging course enables the brand to reinforce its “Don’t Crack Under Pressure” brand motto. Rising to the challenge
How to update Android Welcome to this week’s Keitai round-up – this week we make sure your Android device is up to date, the world’s best footballer struggles to control a phone and a warning about charging your phone at the theatre. Catch up on Keitai How to update Android This week we’re showing how to update to the latest version of Android. It’s pretty simple, but it may take
Scunthorpe have made former Stoke midfielder Jamie Ness their ninth summer signing.
The New Horizons spacecraft has officially entered Pluto’s neighborhood. NASA mission specialist Alex Parker tweeted today that the probe has entered the area of space where Pluto exerts more gravitational influence than the Sun does. New Horizons has entered Pluto’s Hill sphere.
As phone providers continue to retire their traditional copper landline networks in favor of modern services, the Federal Communications Commission is stepping in in an attempt to ensure that consumers are aware of the changes. It’s proposing new rules that would require service providers to notify customers of the limitations that come alongside switching over to new networks, like wireless or fiber, specifically the fact that they aren’t usable during
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and other royals have watched from the balcony of Buckingham Palace balcony as vintage aircraft flew overhead to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines health literacy as “the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.” Initial research suggests that individuals with lower health literacy have poorer health…
