Thousands of people across the globe on Saturday marched in solidarity with the anti-government demonstrations in Iran as violent police crackdowns have continued against people who speak out against Iran’s mandatory hijab laws.In Berlin, police estimated that about 37,000 people had joined the German demonstration on Saturday afternoon. In Washington, DC, hundreds marched on the National Mall waving Iranian flags, chanting, “Be scared. Be scared. We are one in this.” Several universities in Tehran staged more demonstrations on Sunday.The outcry was sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman who died on Sept. 16 while in…
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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin liked what he saw from Justin Fields during the quarterback’s preseason debut Friday, but one issue marred the entire performance in his eyes.Fields went 5-of-6 passing for 67 yards, but he fumbled a snap on two drives in a 20-12 loss to Houston. As far as Tomlin was concerned, the two failed snap exchanges negated the rest of the performance.“I thought he did some nice things,” Tomlin said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. “But obviously he was a component of the C-Q exchange, and from my perspective that’s dual responsibility on the center and the…
Starting a high cash flow business is a lot less complicated than people make it out to be. All you need is a functioning idea and ideal execution, and the profits will start rolling in! If you’ve been looking to start your high cash flow business, you’ve come to the right place! Here are some of the best cash flow business ideas! 1. SaaS Business A SaaS is a cash-flow business model where companies offer a subscription to a service designed to simplify their customers’ lives. SaaS businesses are not the easiest to start, given the amount of research and…
A deadly Israeli attack on a school in Gaza has renewed calls for the United States to stop providing staunch support for Israel, including weapons transfers that rights advocates say are fuelling atrocities in the Palestinian enclave. The Gaza civil defence agency said more than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured on Saturday when Israel launched an attack on al-Tabin school in Gaza City. “The US & allies are claiming a ceasefire is near. But all Palestinians see is more death, dislocation, & despair. The genocide continues,” James Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute,…
The U.S. women’s basketball team has a chance to close out the 2024 Olympics with a historic title. In the final event on the Paris Games slate before Sunday’s Closing Ceremony, the United States will meet France in the women’s basketball gold medal game. The Americans, who are seven-time-defending Olympic champions, will try to become the first team in any sport to ever win eight straight golds. Team USA entered the competition in Paris having not dropped a single Olympic contest since all the way back at the 1992 Barcelona Games. And head coach Cheryl Reeve’s squad hasn’t shown any…
By Caribbean News Global TORONTO, Canada, (TECO Canada) – On Sunday, August 18, 10:00 am – Noon, members from the Taiwanese community will gather in Earl Bales Park to promote the importance of Taiwan joining the UN General Assembly, #UNGA79. The event is hosted by OCAC Commissioner Peter Huang, Maggie Lin, and Bill Giang with Global Federation of Chinese Business Women-Toronto Chapter. The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is scheduled to commence at UN headquarters in New York on September 10, 2024. The theme for this year’s #UNGA79 is “Unity in diversity, for the advancement of…
The opening ceremony has been described as fluid and the IOC has adapted to this fluidity and all in all it is also understandable: life requires that nowadays everyone, person or organization, be a bit of a chameleon. Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC, has brought forward his usual end-of-Games press conference to today, effectively avoiding being able to animate another at the end of tomorrow’s IOC Session, when there will certainly be talk of the balance of this exceptional edition of the Games and perhaps an attempt will be made to make an exception to the rule, modifying…
Nigerian music sensation, Tems, has sparked a social media frenzy after meeting a fan who tattooed her face on his back. At a recent concert, Tems came in with a Caucasian male fan who took his admiration to the next level by tattooing her likeness on his back.The enthusiastic fan proudly displayed the large tattoo, pulling up his shirt to reveal the intricate artwork. Also, a video captured the moment Tems inspected the tattoo, pulling the shirt higher to get a closer look.Meanwhile, the fan’s permanent tribute has left many in awe, with some hailing it as the ultimate display…
Janelle Story, 35, told BuzzFeed News she was going on a bar crawl when she came across the crowds in the street. By 8:30 p.m., Story, an American who lives in Seoul, said the area was already full of people. “Even just getting out of the subway station was intimidating,” she said via Twitter messages early Sunday. “It took 20 minutes to exit the station.”As she was moving from bar to bar near Hamilton Hotel, she said the crowds were packed tightly together, but nothing at that point seemed to be dangerous.”Even though I was uncomfortable, no one was ‘out…
Every game matters.That has been the motto of college football fans and administrators for decades, and while we now live in a world of a 12-team playoff, that motto still stands tall today. With us down to a Power 4 model with five conference champions guaranteed a spot in the playoff, we have a stacked schedule filled with pivotal games nationwide. With these swelled-up leagues, unbalanced schedules, and no divisions, which you lose to could be of monumental importance when tiebreakers are involved. As you will see, Georgia and Ohio State are two of the top-ranked teams heading into the…