"Can you imagine what would have happened if that was all black people storming the Capitol today?" said Philadephia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers before the game against the Washington Wizards. “The symbolism of storming the Capitol without force done to them, if you're a Black American, it definitely touches you in a different way. This is not a Black thing. This is an American thing.'' … [Read more...] about IIHF boss Rene Fasel meets Alexander Lukashenko amid controversy
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Sports news feed: Ice hockey controversy, F1 delay
January 6 LeBron James reacts to Jacob Blake verdict LeBron James called a prosecutor's decision not to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in Wisconsin this summer a "blow to the heart and to the gut." Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after being shot in the back on Aug. 23 by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey. … [Read more...] about Sports news feed: Ice hockey controversy, F1 delay
Belarusian activists find refuge in Lithuania
Natalia Kolegova was born in Belarus but has lived in Lithuania for some twenty years, pursuing a career in real estate. But since the obviously fraudulent Belarusian presidential election and the events of the summer of 2020, she's found a new calling: helping some of the thousands of her countrymen crossing the border, seeking refuge. … [Read more...] about Belarusian activists find refuge in Lithuania
Darknet: More than a cybercrime network
Every now and then, authorities manage to bust cybercrime structures. On Tuesday, the public prosecutor's office in Koblenz in southwest Germany announced that they had shut down DarkMarket, which was "probably the largest illegal marketplace on the darknet." Its operator was arrested and around 20 servers in Ukraine and Moldova were confiscated. … [Read more...] about Darknet: More than a cybercrime network
Meagan Rapinoe: Capitol siege revealed America’s ‘true colors’
January 4 Svensson returns to Mainz Former Mainz player Bo Svensson has taken over the role of head coach at his old club, who have now completed a backroom facelift that has also seen Christian Heidel and Martin Schmidt return in new roles. The Dane joins from Austrian side FC Liefering, with Mainz in the Bundesliga’s bottom two. … [Read more...] about Meagan Rapinoe: Capitol siege revealed America’s ‘true colors’