Monthly Archives: April 2021
Syracuse coach Hillsman has 11 players enter transfer portal
Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman has been a busy man since the women’s basketball season ended
Seven injured in stabbing at Dutch asylum-seekers' center
Police in the Netherlands say seven people were injured in a stabbing at an asylum-seekers’ center Original Article
Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile has landed in southern Israel, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor Original Article
New Zealand says Five Eyes security alliance remains strong
New Zealand says it continues to have a close and productive relationship with the U.S. and other security allies, despite resisting speaking out in unison with them against China on certain human rights issues Original Article
Indonesia looking for submarine that may be too deep to help
Indonesia’s navy ships are intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim Original Article
Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips
Philip Marlowe, the most self-reliant of fictional detectives, had no boss and no one to boss around Original Article
Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines
Burning Man festival organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year’s counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert Original Article
Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds
Australia has canceled four bilateral deals with China, Iran and Syria under new laws that give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations deemed to violate the national interest Original Article
Apple put through the wringer by Spotify and Tile in Senate hearing
In a contentious hearing Wednesday, Apple fended off complaints from Spotify, Tile, Match Group, and several senators over competition on its App Store. Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar said, in her opening remarks, that she isn’t “angry about success.” “We simply want to make sure that capitalism keeps going in a strong, strong way,” she […]
Apple's new paid podcast subscription service is missing one crucial thing
Paid podcasts are coming to Apple. However, the new subscription service is missing something crucial. At Apple’s big 420 event this week, the biggest player in the podcast distribution space announced that creators will be able to sell subscriptions to their shows right on Apple Podcasts as early as next month. As interesting as Apple’s […]