Oh, say can you see … the 2020 Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks! The coronavirus pandemic may have altered plans this year, but the show must go on.
Daily Archives: July 5, 2020
Fishlock: Harder to get recognition coming from Wales
OL Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock believes she has found it harder to get recognition as a footballer because she is Welsh.
NWSL Challenge Cup on CBS All Access: How to watch, live stream every tournament game
NWSL became the first American team sports league back in action with the Challenge Cup on CBS
Power demand slump narrows to 2.6% in July beginning showing improvement in commercial activities
The peak power demand had declined by about 25 per cent in April and 8.82 per cent in May this year due to lower commercial and industrial demand during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
NWSL standings: Challenge Cup tournament preliminary round in Utah underway
The NWSL is the first professional team sports league to return in the United States
Indonesian music long forgotten, from pop and rock to traditional sounds, digitised for younger generations to appreciate their past
Seven passionate record collectors are helping to preserve long-forgotten Indonesian music of the 20th century with their archival project Irama Nusantara, Indonesian for “rhythm of the archipelago”.So far they have digitised more than 4,000 recordings, which are being streamed for free on their website for a new generation of fans.The project’s seven founde […]
In Fourth Of July Remarks, Trump Attacks ‘Radical Left’
At the “Salute to America” event, Trump referred to protesters calling for the removal of statues as an “angry mob” and likened the defeat of the “radical left” with defeating Nazis and terrorists.
EVO 2020 online tournament canceled after allegations against co-founder
Developers withdrew their games from the fighting game championship
Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster lead stars heading back to the pub
Leading the pack was Rod Stewart and his glamorous wife Penny Lancaster, along with model Lottie Moss, actor Ed Westwick and reality star Laura Anderson enjoying their first night out in months.
Tattoo removal requests surge in wake of George Floyd’s death, and artist offering free removals is overwhelmed
A tattoo artist in the US state of Vermont who for years has offered free removal or covering of hateful skin art such as swastikas, SS lightning bolts or the words “white power” says he has seen an uptick in business following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis.Alexander Lawrence, who runs Mountainside Tattoo from a storefront in the […]
David Starkey resigns from university role over slavery comments
Cambridge University accepts David Starkey’s resignation, saying: “We do not tolerate racism.”
Rachael Rapinoe’s Mendi Launches Full Spectrum CBD Line
Mendi, the athlete-focused CBD company co-founded by soccer star Rachael Rapinoe, has launched a full-spectrum product line consisting of creams, gummies and AM/PM tinctures. The new line was created to serve cannabis users seeking for recovery and wellness products. read more
Black women say Pinterest created a den of discrimination
Ifeoma Ozoma and Aerica Shimizu Banks claim they were underpaid, faced racist comments, and were subject to retaliation for raising complaints. Other women are now coming forward with their own allegations of bias.
Athletes honor America by refusing to stick to sports
Narrated by two-time WNBA champion and activist Renee Montgomery, Yahoo Sports celebrates Independence Day by examining sports through the lens of athletes overcoming and evolving in the fight for American justice and equality.
Think tank explains why it’s ‘pointless’ to delist Chinese companies from U.S. stock markets
The move will neither deny those firms access to American capital markets nor hurt China’s growth, said Peterson Institute for International Economics.