Golf: Ryder Cup practice days – day one, number one
No 51 Hertfordshire was chosen as the venue for the debut in this Ryder Cup cycle. Yes, it doesn’t have the history of Hazeltine but it did host The Open in 2006 and the…
One jury still deliberating in Charlottesville trial for white nationalist Jason Kessler
A Virginia jury is deliberating for a second day in the trial of a white nationalist charged with all 10 counts of first-degree murder filed against him in connection with a 2017 rally in…
Americans need to admit we need a government — and it’s time to do it
As a speaker on a panel that last week, I was treated like royalty, sipping a cold glass of Prosecco and noshing on lobster rolls from the floor level of the Ronald Reagan Building….
A woman uses music to teach her children how to protect themselves on the Ontario reserve where she lives
Karen Cudmore and the highland flute have played during the provincial run-offs in Indigenous elections, sometimes in as few as 20 minutes, as a way to express pride and need to survive. But its…
Optometrists in Ontario must stop treating consumers like hostages
Nobody likes to be held hostage. But what’s the incentive for an optometrist to take your request seriously if the only prize you get is a letter in the mail? Ontario’s optometrists have been…
Has NYC’s traffic started to get real, real fast?
The new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane, just two blocks away from The New York Times’ headquarters, has already split opinion, especially among those who live and work in or near the neighborhood. A…
Tiger Woods working out, shows ‘instantaneous’ return from back surgery
Tiger Woods posted a video to his Instagram account on Monday, posting a snippet of a swing he took last week in Florida. “I didn’t expect this to take a week,” Woods said to…
Lagos toll gate shooting may have been extrajudicial execution
Written by Staff Writer, CNN The Nigerian government on Sunday rejected an investigation by two French media organizations claiming that gunshots from the country’s toll gate outside Lekki Lagos airport shot a young woman….
Beware the ‘Food’ Issue
If you want to get serious about income inequality, you have to start at its source—and many of the consequences of that start with the poor food in their bellies. That’s the message that…
Black Friday: 17% of Holiday Savings Will Take Place Online This Year
Black Friday-like discounts are getting bigger every year. This year, 16.4 percent of Black Friday sales are expected to take place online. There’s good reason for these sales. Research from Target shows that only…