All Elite Wrestling and Double or Nothing officially announced
By After weeks of speculation, All Elite Wrestling is now official. AEW was officially announced at the end of a Being the Elite episode that was uploaded at midnight Pacific time on January 1, 2019. In addition to the promotion, the episode also announced “Double or Nothing” — the sequel to All In. The Young Bucks, […]
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Range of patriotic sarees released as Indian election date set
The saree is being deployed as the latest political weapon in India’s elections as the world’s largest democracy prepares to go to the polls. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled a collection of “political sarees”, hoping the women’s garments will act as mobile billboards for voters making up their minds in coming weeks. India’s election commission announced […]
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Zack Sabre Jr., Rocky Romero added to February ROH shows
Two more wrestlers have been added to next month’s Ring of Honor shows. Zack Sabre Jr. and Rocky Romero are both set for February’s Bound By Honor weekend in Florida. They’ll be appearing at ROH’s television tapings in Lakeland on Saturday, February 9 and their HonorClub show in Miami on Sunday, February 10. Rush and […]
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Eight dead in Brazil school shooting
A shooting at a school near Sao Paulo on Wednesday left eight people dead, state military police said, before the two shooters turned their weapons on themselves. "Eight people died at the scene, including the two assailants who committed suicide," a state military police spokesman said. "Two injured people died after being taken to hospital." […]
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Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/27): NXT Arrival
1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada: – Joe Cox defeated Yvon Robert to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title 1947 Kansas City, Kansas: – MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown beat George Becker 2 out of 3 falls – Vic Christy beat Wee Willie Davis 2 out of 3 falls – Jack Kennedy and Dan O’Connor drew […]
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German AfD MP forms group for migrants within far-right party
An MP for the Alternative for Germany has founded a new group for migrants inside the hard-right party in an effort to rid it of its reputation for xenophobia. But a pledge to pursue "the complete de-Islamization of Germany” is unlikely to win over skeptics. Anton Friesen, an MP for the AfD from the east […]
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Venezuelan public sector workers turn on Maduro amid blackouts
Two weeks before a massive power failure turned the lights out across Venezuela, Geovany Zambrano Rodríguez had done the unthinkable. The state electricity worker had joined colleagues in publicly accusing the Maduro government of “destroying” the national grid, and declaring themselves willing to rebuild it under “President Juan Guaidó”. Speaking to an online television channel, […]
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Isil’s caliphate may be defeated but cells’ guerrilla tactics point to new deadly threat
The driver cocked his gun as he passed the last checkpoint before the vast no man’s land up ahead. The stretch of open road between the eastern provinces of Hasakah and Deir Ezzor, or Highway Seven, has become the most dangerous in Syria. While Western-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday declared victory over Islamic […]
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Former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle in court for allegedly assaulting his wife
Joshua Boyle, a former hostage held by a terror group in Afghanistan, has gone on trial in Canada on charges that he repeatedly assaulted his wife. Mr Boyle faces 19 charges, including sexual assault. A partial gag order was lifted as the trial started Monday, revealing that all but one of the 19 charges relate to his American […]
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3 Dogs Die After Swimming In NC Pond With Toxic Algae Bloom
WILMINGTON, NC — Two North Carolina women grieving the loss of their three beloved dogs poisoned by blue-green algae while swimming in a pond last week are vowing to do what they can to help raise awareness about the dangers of the deadly bacteria. Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz took their three dogs — two […]
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