Thursday, March 28

Author: George Lanington

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“Maduro uses the Spanish conquest to blame colonialism for current ills”
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“Maduro uses the Spanish conquest to blame colonialism for current ills”

Nicolás Maduro's regime has insisted that Spain and all of Europe must answer for "their crimes, their genocide and the looting" in Latin America during the conquest and colonialism. As a result of this request, which began last October 12 during the celebration of the 529 years of the baptized "indigenous resistance", the Chavista leader announced on Wednesday the creation of a historical commission "at the highest level" for its members to investigate and find "the truth" in order to later demand justice from Europe, mainly to Spain and Portugal. "Maduro wants to start a trial against colonialism to blame it for the evils of today," the professor and former director of the University told ABC. Academy of History, Elías Pino Iturrieta. “Venezuelans and Hispanic Americans today are co...
Broncos set to name Packers OC as head coach adding intriguing tie-in with Rodgers |  Denver Broncos
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Broncos set to name Packers OC as head coach adding intriguing tie-in with Rodgers | Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach, a source told the Associated Press.Hackett's signing will bring immediate speculation about the Broncos trying to lure three-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers to Denver, perhaps along with star wide receiver Devante Adams, who will hit free agency in March.Rodgers, who turned 38 last month in the midst of what is expected to be his fourth MVP season, is contemplating his future, including retirement, following the Packers' early exit from the playoffs last weekend when the The top seed was upset at home 13-10 by the San Francisco 49ers.However, the 42-year-old Hackett emerged as the favorite on his own merits, which included serving as Jacksonville's offensive coo...
Tony Lyons, the US publisher who picks up books ‘cancelled’ by other presses |  Publishing
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Tony Lyons, the US publisher who picks up books ‘cancelled’ by other presses | Publishing

Most people won't have heard of Tony Lyons. Indeed, the US publisher has built an independent press – Skyhorse Publishing – that to some degree delights in defying the mainstream.Skyhorse's basic business model is to pick up backlisted books and profitably reissue them. Back to Basics, a book that “will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese”, is one that perennially helps to keep the company's lights on.But that's not why Lyons agrees to talk during a walk around Central Park's reservoir. We're here, fighting the bitter wind, to discuss those in his stable of authors from whom bigger publishing houses have distanced themselves, for reasons ranging...
Snowstorm could (possibly) be a bomb cyclone (or not), forecasters say
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Snowstorm could (possibly) be a bomb cyclone (or not), forecasters say

A possible bomb cyclone could hit the tri-state area early Saturday, meaning the blizzard that begins Friday could quickly strengthen, the National Weather Service said. These powerful types of storms occur when a cold air mass "collides" with a warmer air mass, which can derive its heat from the ocean, the weather service says. Right now, there is a possibility of a bomb cyclone because a high-pressure system with frigid air is building over eastern Canada; like its opposite, a low-pressure system is developing over the mid-Atlantic and the Carolinas, said Tiffany Fortier, an Upton-member weather service meteorologist. ...
A beer with no carbs?  Bud Light Next is on tap starting February 7
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A beer with no carbs? Bud Light Next is on tap starting February 7

Bud Light Next, a new beer from Anheuser-Busch, has zero carbs.Due in stores Feb. 7 in six-packs and 12-packs of cans.Bud Light Next weighs in below Bud Light with 4% ABV and 80 calories.Bud Light is ready to release its next new beer: Bud Light Next.What makes Bud Light Next special? A lack of carbs. The new beer has none. Zero.Lower-carb and lower-calorie beers have been a hit as more folks try to watch their weight or shed some pounds by cutting carbs, some using the keto diet.Anheuser-Busch already has some of the most popular diet-conscious beers with Bud Light, which has 4.3% alcohol by volume or ABV, 110 calories and 6.6 grams, and Michelob Ultra (4.2%, 95 calories and 2.6 carbs).And Budweiser has addressed consumers' embrace of seltzers with Bud Light Seltzer, which has 5% al...
History rewritten as wrestler Louis Bruce revealed as Britain’s first black Olympian |  Olympic Games
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History rewritten as wrestler Louis Bruce revealed as Britain’s first black Olympian | Olympic Games

A feat of detective work – and the chance discovery of dozens of well-preserved documents at a wrestling club in Wigan – has unlocked a remarkable secret that rewrites more than 100 years of British Olympic history, the Guardian can reveal.The sprinter Harry Edward, who won two bronze medals at the 1920 Antwerp Games, has long been lauded as Britain's first black Olympian. But now a team of researchers has found that Edward's achievement was beaten by 12 years by a long forgotten black heavyweight wrestler named Louis Bruce, who reached the second round of the 1908 Olympics in London.Bruce, who was born in Edinburgh in December 1875, is already known to transport historians as one of the first black tram drivers in Britain. Last year he was celebrated by the London Transport Museum an...
Orcas Record Killing and Feeding of Blue Whales in Brutal Attacks |  Whales
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Orcas Record Killing and Feeding of Blue Whales in Brutal Attacks | Whales

From snatching sea lions off beaches to stunning fish with a swipe of their tails, killer whales are renowned for their highly specialized hunting techniques that are passed down from generation to generation. Now, for the first time, killer whales have been recorded hunting the planet's largest animal, the blue whale, in coordinated and brutal attacks.Female-led pods of killer whales, also known as killer whales, have been recorded killing and eating blue whales in three separate attacks off the coast of Australia since 2019, according to to a paper published in Marine Mammal Science.There have previously been reports of these apex predators "chasing" blue whales, which grow up to 33 meters in length, but authenticated attacks are extremely rare. This investigation is the first to of...
Halle Berry Opens Up About Her Relationship With Van Hunt, Says Son Maceo, 8, ‘He Finally Sees Me Happy’
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Halle Berry Opens Up About Her Relationship With Van Hunt, Says Son Maceo, 8, ‘He Finally Sees Me Happy’

Halle Berry's son Maceo couldn't be happier to have found his person in boyfriend Van Hunt.In the February/March 2022 cover story for AARP The Magazine, the 55-year-old Oscar winner, says "for the first time in my life, everything is firing on all cylinders" in her personal and professional life."I really think I found my person. My son Maceo just did this little commitment ceremony for us in the backseat of the car. I think he finally sees me happy and it's contagious. It was his way of saying, 'This is good. This is good. makes me happy,'" says Berry, who will star in the upcoming film moon fall, available on February 4."It was a very real moment for all of us," says the bruised director of family time "I cried, Van was fighting back tears. Even Maceo knew he had said something movin...
Amy Schneider on Representing Her Community, Making Parents ‘Feel Better’ About Loved Ones’ Futures
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Amy Schneider on Representing Her Community, Making Parents ‘Feel Better’ About Loved Ones’ Futures

Amy Schneider's historic run on Jeopardy! has shone a positive spotlight on the transgender community.Schneider, 42, is the most successful female contender in the show's history, becoming the first woman to surpass $1 million in earnings. She is also the first transgender contestant to compete on Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions.The Ohio native tells PEOPLE that it's been "really great" to represent the trans community in such a major way."I had had feelings, kind of a little bit, of almost guilt at just sort of how easy it's generally been for me, the path of being a trans woman. It's easy because of the work and sacrifice that so many people before made me ," Schneider says. "There was sort of a little bit of a feeling of guilt about just sort of reaping all the benefits of that...
‘So beautiful it almost brought me to tears’: the comedy and wonder of Joe Pera |  TV
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‘So beautiful it almost brought me to tears’: the comedy and wonder of Joe Pera | TV

Joe Pera is strolling through New York, patiently enduring the sort of technical calamities that cause interviewers to wake up in a cold sweat. I apologize and apologize again, but he is unfazed. “It's OK,” he reassures me in his familiar soft, halting voice. “I'm looking at a beautiful sunset.”It's a perfect response. Since his first Adult Swim special Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep in 2016, Pera has been carefully crafting a comedy unlike anything else. His series of him Joe Pera Talks With You – which is just about to return for a third season on All 4 – is a thing of hushed, burned wonder. Pera, playing a fictionalized version of himself, leads the viewer through some of his favorite subjects of him; they're mundane on the surface, but presented with an air of awestruck quiet. ...