April 2016

Jeremy Lin is quietly dominating the NBA playoffs

April 27, 2016 in Sports

On Monday night, with his team's season essentially on the line, Charlotte Hornets backup point guard Jeremy Lin played with the sort of frenetic relentlessness that's only found in the NBA's most confident scorers. He finished with 21 points on 10 shots, going 8-for-9 from the...

‘A tempting sell’

April 27, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_10678" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dawson Julia poses at a medical marijuana business he manages in Unity, Maine last Friday. Julia and a growing number of health experts and law enforcement say now is the time to consider using medical marijuana to combat the opiate epidemic...

Venezuela enforces public sector leave on three weekdays

April 27, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro[/caption] CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela's Government Tuesday announced enforced leave for public sector workers three days a week, meaning they will only work just two days, in a bid to tackle an electricity shortage. "There will be no...

Seven Caribbean inmates sent home early from Bermuda

April 27, 2016 in Regional

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — The Bermuda government says seven incarcerated Caribbean nationals have been deported to their home countries after their jail time was cut short and a deal struck with the Royal Bermuda Regiment. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said their early release was a...