High school boys and girls soccer: Thursday’s playoff scores, schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS CITY SECTION OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals #1 El Camino…
High school boys and girls soccer: Thursday’s playoff scores, schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYOFFS THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS CITY SECTION OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals #1 El Camino Real 1, #8 Wilmington Banning 0 #4 Palisades 2, #5 Bell 1 #6 Marquez 3, #3 Birmingham 3 (Marques wins 6-5 in shootout) #2 South East 3, #7 Venice 0 Note: Semifinals Feb. 19 at higher seeds; Finals Feb. 27-28…
There are more railcards than you think – here is how you can benefit | Money News
A railcard is a discount card that allows you to save money on the price of eligible train tickets. The cards are available for either one year or three years. Most people will be eligible for at least one type of card, depending on factors such as your age and who you normally travel with….
The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi’s finger-wagging testimony
The nation faces some tough questions following the unwittingly hilarious performance of U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi when she testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files, among other things. Viewers were left asking themselves if the over-the-top dramatics they witnessed were in fact a midweek…
Palestine Action wins High Court challenge over government’s terror ban | UK News
Palestine Action’s co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group’s ban as a terrorist organisation on two grounds. However, it will remain outlawed for now as the government intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Huda Ammori launched the challenge after former home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group,…
‘You feel helpless’: A Mideast health system buckles after U.S. cuts
AL KAWD, Yemen — In the cramped examination room of this tiny village clinic, Rania Moussa lay on her side and covered her eyes with a pillow, her slight, childlike-frame belying the fact she is 13 years old. It had been days since she had taken an injection of the powerful antibiotics she needs to manage…
Russia blocks WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed alternative on citizens
Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp. WhatsApp said in a statement shared Thursday on social media that Russia had “attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned…
High school basketball: Girls’ playoff scores from Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFSTHURSDAY’S RESULTS GIRLSCITY SECTION OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals #1 Westchester 43, #8 King/Drew 38#5 Venice 55, #4 Granada Hills 42#3 LA Hamilton 70, #6 Cleveland 65#2 Birmingham 75, #7 Palisades 39 DIVISION I First Round#1 El Camino Real 58, #16 RFK Community 39 #9 Garfield 48, #8 Taft 35#5 Arleta 38, #12 Narbonne…
Pressure on Big Tech is mounting – as transatlantic clash grows over free speech and child safety | Science, Climate & Tech News
More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds. My eldest daughter was six at the time, her twin sisters nearly three. They didn’t have their own devices – Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube were beyond their imagination. TikTok hadn’t even been invented. Yet now…
‘Goat’ review: Young viewers deserve more-inspiring sports movies
We’ve seen animated animals belt out tunes in the “Sing” movies. We’ve learned about “The Secret Life of Pets” (twice). And we’ve visited them in “Zootopia” (also on two occasions). Now we get to see them play basketball. “Goat,” produced by Golden State Warriors prodigy Stephen Curry, is yet another underdog story about following your…
European nations are now being judged not just on how much they spend, but on military credibility – and the UK is falling short | World News
The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order. You can expect to hear multiple declarations from European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, about their respective plans to ramp up spending on defence and security at…