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Logan Henry scores after last-minute call-up as Hurricanes hold off Highlanders

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Logan Henry dives over to score for the Hurricanes moments after coming into the field. Halfback Logan Henry’s trip from Palmerston North was certainly worthwhile. He scored just five minutes into his Super Rugby Pacific debut to give the Hurricanes a 21-14 win over the Highlanders at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. Henry was a last-minute inclusion on the…

Covid-19 testing site workers copping an ‘unacceptable level of abusive behaviour’

Workers at Covid-19 testing sites are copping abuse as frustrations boil over at the limited access to rapid antigen tests amid the growing Omicron outbreak, Dr Bryan Betty says. Photo: 123RF The Porirua GP and medical director of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners said some members of the public were becoming verbally abusive to staff when denied access to tests. The…

Great News That Teen Smoking Is Dropping – But We Still Need To Address The Vapes

Thursday, 3 March 2022, 9:16 amPress Release: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) welcomes the release of the ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey, and the finding that daily smoking among Year 10 students now stands at just 1.3%, down from 2% two years ago. “This is good news, and the Foundation fully supports all progress toward New Zealand’s…

National MP: Party members were meeting with Parliament protesters

National MP Maureen Pugh has claimed members of the party were talking with protesters on an almost daily basis. However, the National Party said no one was sent from the party to talk to the anti-mandate protesters camped out on Parliament’s lawn for three weeks. Pugh’s comments came in response to a member of the public on Facebook who questioned why the National Party had ignored the…

Valve Steam Deck review: An impressive portable gaming PC | CNN Underscored

When I play visually rich PC games like God of War and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the Steam Deck’s small screen, I feel like I’m getting a taste of a very exciting future. Valve’s new handheld successfully makes PC gaming portable, packing enough power to play the tens of thousands of games on Steam at console-like quality while also doubling as a full-on computer. It’s essentially a…

Several Western news organizations suspended operations in Russia.

Several Western media organizations moved on Friday to suspend their journalistic operations in Russia in the wake of a harsh new crackdown on news and free speech by President Vladimir V. Putin’s government. Bloomberg News and the BBC said their correspondents in Russia could no longer freely report because of the new censorship law signed by Mr. Putin on Friday, which effectively criminalized…

Russia-Ukraine war: Dayana Yastremska reaches Lyon Open semis after barely escaping war

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska revealed last week she escaped Russia’s invasion of her country as bombs were dropping. Days later, she is playing in the semifinals of the Lyon Open in France, searching for her fourth career singles title. Yastremska entered the French tournament as a wild card and with a heavy heart as Russia’s invasion of…

AP PHOTOS: More Ukrainians flee as Russia presses on

As Russian forces pressed their campaign on multiple fronts Friday and seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe, the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine eclipsed 1.2 million. (March 4)        Source link

All senators will have the chance to meet with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Saturday via Zoom. 

The briefing comes as the Russian attack of Ukraine continues to intensify. Source link

Matt Gaetz Gets Humiliating Reality Check To His Face On Live Local TV

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Friday repeated former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election lie on live television and received a short, sharp fact check in response. Gaetz, during an interview with anchor Bob Solarski on Northwest Florida ABC-affiliate WEAR-TV, echoed Trump’s baseless claims of stolen votes and electoral corruption with his declaration that Trump was the actual victor over…

Russia offers ceasefire in two parts of Ukraine to allow civilians to leave

Refugees, mostly women with children, wait for transportation at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022, after fleeing from Ukraine. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP Refugees, mostly women with children, wait for transportation at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022, after fleeing from Ukraine. Markus…

McCarthy: Biden’s Working with Russia ‘To Bring Iranian Oil Back in’ with Iran Deal

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that he believes the Biden administration is trying “to bring Iranian oil back in” with the Iran deal negotiations. McCarthy said, [relevant remarks begin around 2:30] “I just sent a letter to Secretary Blinken about the Iran agreement. What I believe they’re really…

Wagner eyes NCAA Tournament birth after rallying around injured leader

Bashir Mason said he couldn’t help himself. The Wagner coach started tearing up, emotions getting the best of him.  On the other end of the call was Elijah Ford, Wagner’s standout senior guard who had just informed Mason his season — and likely his collegiate career — was over.  A visit to the doctor had confirmed everyone’s worst fears: Ford did in fact tear the ACL and lateral meniscus in his…

Local churches shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia

ROME — The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has so far avoided doing: He publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to use his influence with Vladimir Putin to demand an end to the war and for Russian soldiers to stand down. “The time will come to settle these crimes, including before the international…

Mom tries to shield right-wing son’s phone records from Jan. 6 committee

The mother of white nationalist Anthime “Baked Alaska” Gionet is suing to block a court-issued subpoena from the January 6 Select Committee seeking Verizon to turn over his phone records. Susanne Gionet, the phone plan account holder, accuses the committee of “illegally seek[ing] to compel information from Verizon. The January 6 committee is targeting communication devices of alleged Capitol…

New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli reflects on COVID pandemic, looks to future as an endemic

TRENTON, N.J. – It’s been two years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and in New Jersey, the state has confirmed 1.8 million COVID cases so far. New Jersey is a very different place now. COVID cases continue to drop and residents have learned to live with the virus. New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli joined CBS2’s Dana Tyler to look back at the past two…

Driver Stopped To Use GPS Before Trooper Was Hit, Killed By Tanker Truck On I-93

BOSTON (CBS) – Hadijah Nalweyiso remembers the moment of impact just before midnight on I-93 in Stoneham Thursday, when a tractor trailer came barreling behind her. “Bam, it was out of nowhere. The driver lost control and next thing I knew he hit my car. That’s the last thing I remember,” Nalweyiso tells WBZ-TV. She was struck along with Massachusetts State Police trooper Tamar Bucci, sending the…