Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Stevie Ray, 2022 PFL Championship Ceremonial Weigh In at The Manhattan Center in New York, New York, Thursday, November 24, 2022. (Cooper Neal / PFL) Rounding out the 2022 PFL lightweight season was a pair of proven UFC veterans in Scotland’s Stevie Ray and “Canadian Gangster” Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Ray’s regular season took … Read more
Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin campaigned for governor outside New York’s Rikers Island prison. Martin Caste/NPR hide caption caption toggle Martin Caste/NPR Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin campaigned for governor outside New York’s Rikers Island prison. Martin Caste/NPR In the New York governor’s race, Long Island Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin gained ground against incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Aug. 18 in Fort Lauderdale, where he announced that the state’s new Office of Election Crime and Security is in the process of arresting 20 individuals for voter fraud. Joe Riddle/Getty Images hide caption caption toggle Joe Riddle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a … Read more
Residents of Mokgola embarked on a second protest on Friday after Ngaka Modiri Molema municipality failed to fulfill its promises to restore the water supply. The Northwest community took to the streets for the first time on August 8. The new protest, attended by at least 200 people, began in the morning after district councilor … Read more
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he was “primarily responsible” for Saturday’s humiliating 4-0 defeat away at Brentford that left the one-time kings of English football bottom of the Premier League. Brentford, who ended a 74-year absence from English football’s top flight with only promotion to the Premier League in August 2021, scored four … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa spent Friday morning listening to Sedibeng Municipality residents’ concerns about service delivery. Some residents have been without electricity for over a year now, due to blown transformers due to an overloaded power grid, in many cases as a result of “illegal connections”. It was not surprising when residents raised this as the … Read more
Workers along with locals in the Eastern Cape town of Tsomo are threatening protest action if Amatole Municipality Mayor Hanile Maneli goes ahead with his plan to hire a new company to complete the Ngkamahwe Regional Water Scheme. The Amatole District Municipality gave the Waterworks Department until Friday, last week, to remove its machinery from … Read more