N.Y. Governor Cuomo Says His Personal Opinion Is That The Cop Who Drove Vehicle Into Protesters Should Be Fired

The video was captured Saturday as protests erupted across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. In the video, a NYPD vehicle can be seen driving into a crowd in Brooklyn as people scream and scramble to get out of its path. During his daily COVID-19 news briefing Monday, Cuomo called the video “disturbing” and said he believed some of the NYPD’s responses to the protesters had “exacerbated the anger....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 488 words · Susan Berg

Namibia South Africa Preview Bafana Bafana Gunning For Redemption

This year’s hosts failed to start on a high on Sunday when they met Madagascar in the quarter-finals at the Peter Mokaba Stadium. Following a 0-0 draw, Bafana went on to lose 4-3 on penalties, allowing Malagasy to celebrate one of their biggest wins in the regional tournament. However, heading into this clash against the Brave Warriors, coach Stuart Baxter could be tempted to make changes as they want to avoid their second successive loss....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 331 words · Jennifer Ortega

Nancy Pelosi S Second Stimulus Bill Speech Ridiculed For Calling 600 Significant

During a lengthy speech on the House floor, Pelosi said that Democrats were pushing for $1,200 direct payments, the amount paid out under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, but they faced resistance from Republicans. “We also have in the legislation direct payments, which were not in the Republican bill, to America’s working families,” Pelosi said during the speech. “I would like them to have been bigger, but they are significant and they will be going out soon....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 385 words · Michael Mccoy

Nancy Pelosi Touts Full Program Of Events For Washington S 1 6 Commemoration

While the House is not scheduled to be in session Jan. 6, 2022, Pelosi asked colleagues to join her for events in commemoration of the riot at the Capitol in a message on Thursday. The events will include members gathering on the House floor at noon for a prayer, a pledge and a moment of silence for those who died after a group of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building in an ill-fated attempt to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 491 words · Scott Tharpe

Nancy Pelosi Urged To Veto Jim Jordan From January 6 Committee

The Ohio Republican is reportedly among five GOP representatives picked by House minority leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the special committee that from next week will start examining the events of the insurrection. McCarthy was able to name committee members in consultation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meaning she could could veto his selections. Jordan defended Trump during both his impeachment proceedings, the second of which was based on the charge that the former president incited the Capitol riot....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 613 words · Charles Lerch

Nantes 0 2 Psg Cavani Double Sweeps Visitors To Victory

Cavani finished a well-worked team move involving Julian Draxler and Lucas Moura in the 21st minute of Saturday’s encounter to open the scoring at the Stade de la Beaujoire. And the Uruguay striker made it 20 league goals for the campaign, the first time he has achieved such a feat for PSG, with a superb direct free-kick in the second half. Unai Emery’s men were not always at their best against a stubborn Nantes side - who had won their previous four league games without conceding - and Emiliano Sala should have punished a Thomas Meunier error in the eighth minute....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 479 words · Anne Knie

Naoya Inoue Vows To Knockout Emmanuel Rodriguez

Join DAZN to watch the World Boxing Super Series Sporting News: This is only your second fight outside of Japan and the first time in the U.K. How are you feeling about your semifinal against Emmanuel Rodriguez? Naoya Inoue: I am in great shape and I can’t wait for the fight. I am going to knock out Rodriguez on Saturday. I was watching from ringside in Orlando when he beat Jason Moloney....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 437 words · Gregg Askew

Napier Continues Tutelage Under Walker In Charlotte

As a backup to Walker, Napier was the spark plug off the bench, the relentless penetrator that kept opponents reeling. Although Napier was a necessary contributor, Walker was the controlling force on that 2011 Huskies team. Napier soaked up as much as he could, studying his moves and his leadership. Their relationship is that of big and little brother, with Walker leading the way with an incredible run through the Big East Tournament in 2011....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 684 words · Juan Bettencourt

Nasa Announces James Webb Space Telescope Launch Date

The observatory, which is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, will take on December 24 from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 9.20 a.m. local time (7.20 a.m. ET). If there is bad weather or technical issues, there are other launch days planned for 25 and 26 December. NASA said that teams at the launch site had finished the final checks on the telescope inside the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 369 words · David Murray

Nasa S Tess Discovers Super Earth And Two Other Exoplanets Just 73 Light Years Away

The three planets are among the smallest and closest exoplanets found to date, according to a team of astronomers led by Maximilian Günther, from MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. The star system, dubbed TOI-270 by the team, is intriguing for several reasons. For starters, unlike our own solar system, the three planets are not too dissimilar from each other when it comes to size, according to a study describing the findings, published in the journal Nature Astronomy....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 774 words · Leonard Sisk

Nasa Spots Spanish Stonehenge From Space After Drought Reveals Lost Megalith Monument After 50 Years Underwater

On Thursday, the space agency’s Earth Observatory published two photographs of the Valdecañas Reservoir in Spain that were captured by an instrument known as the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 satellite. The first—which shows the reservoir at high water levels—was taken on July 24, 2013, while the second was snapped on July 25, 2019, when water levels were much lower after a drought in Spain. In the second photo, the receding waters have exposed the stone monument (or megalith)—known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal—which has been submerged underwater since 1963, when the Spanish government under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco decided to build the reservoir....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 345 words · Noble Monath

Nascar Very Optimistic About Charter System For 16 What Would Changes Entail

Since June, NASCAR officials and team owners have been trying to finalize details of a plan that would guarantee certain teams starting spots for all races this season and possibly reduce the weekly fields from 43 cars to 40 cars. MORE: The best Daytona 500s of all time | Kyle Busch to reduce plate racing; wife’s orders Talks have progressed quickly over the past month from “cautiously optimistic” to Tuesday’s “State of the Sport” address, in which NASCAR CEO Brian France said he is “very optimistic” the plan will be completed before the Daytona 500 next month....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 447 words · Valerie Bonaccorsi

Nascar At Bristol Results Highlights From Brad Keselowski S Win At Supermarket Heroes 500

It looked as if the race would come down to Chase Elliott and Joey Logano in the final five laps, but with three laps to go, Elliott lost control on the inside, spinning toward the outside and collecting Logano. That opened up room for Keselowski to grab the win. It was a tough finish for Elliott, who won the race’s first two stages and had the lead on the final restart....

December 31, 2022 · 7 min · 1348 words · Mark Beaudin

Nascar At California Dale Earnhardt Jr. Forced To Start From Rear In Auto Club 400

Earnhardt will be forced to start from the back of the field in the Auto Club 400 due to a cut on his right-front tire that was discovered early Sunday. MORE: Starting lineup for the Auto Club 400 Earnhardt qualified 18th, but NASCAR requires all drivers to start on the same tires they used for qualifying. If they have to replace damaged tires, then they’re forced to start from the rear....

December 31, 2022 · 1 min · 164 words · Roy Ross

Nascar At Martinsville Results Christopher Bell Ross Chastain Seal Spots In Championship 4 With Dramatic Late Rallies

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell had already taken the checkered flag, sealing his spot in Phoenix. Hamlin looked certain to join him. At least until Chastain made a dart to the outside, scraping his car along the wall. With sparks emanating from his tattered right side, it wasn’t yet clear what he had done. Until he zoomed past Hamlin. Chastain took fifth in the race at the last moment, keeping his championship dreams alive in the most dramatic of fashions....

December 31, 2022 · 9 min · 1706 words · Connie Caplan

Nascar Engineers Play Critical Role With No Preseason Testing

Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and AJ Allmendinger are at the one-day test, a rarity in an offseason that has featured a ban on testing except for a Goodyear test at Charlotte last month and Monday at Las Vegas. MORE: Over-the-hill gang? | Stewart on a tractor | Top Cup prospects | PHOTOS: Best performances of 2014 These drivers will enjoy getting back in the cars. But the ones who will cherish the moment are the team engineers, who will actually see if the reality confirms their laboratory data on the new 2015 lower horsepower/less downforce package...

December 31, 2022 · 7 min · 1390 words · Bryan Brown

Nascar Lineup At Darlington Starting Order Pole For Southern 500 After Qualifying

The driver of the No. 22 car secured a victory on the egg-shaped track back in May, showcasing a bit of bravado — sprinkled with a dash of pettiness — to outlast William Byron and the rest of the field. Logano started on the pole in the spring race back, taking advantage of a big run in qualifying for the Goodyear 400. Four months later, not much has changed for Logano, at least not at Darlington....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 373 words · Esther Caspers

Nascar Lineup At Richmond Starting Order Pole For Toyota Owners 400 After Qualifying

A familiar driver finished on top of the speed chart, and the pole win gives him a big boost as he looks for his first win at the 0.75-mile track. Sunday’s race will be the seventh race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Will we see a seventh different winner? The lineup might offer some clues. MORE: Watch today’s race live with fuboTV (free trial) Who won the pole for the NASCAR race at Richmond?...

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 216 words · Glen Gisin

Nascar Playoff Standings How Ryan Blaney Martin Truex Jr. And Other Drivers Can Reach Playoffs

Chief among those are Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr., the two drivers with the most points and no Cup Series wins this season. The playoff field each year is comprised of drivers that have won Cup Series races or those without wins that have the most points to fill out the field to 16 drivers. There have been 15 different drivers win Cup Series races, but because of his concussion-like symptoms, Kurt Busch will not be among the drivers in the playoffs....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 672 words · Brett Ward

Nascar Reaffirms Commitment To Struggling Hall Of Fame As New Funding Plan Approved

Owned and operated by the city of Charlotte, the NASCAR Hall of Fame opened in May 2010 and lost approximately $5.3 million over its first four years. With attendance stabilizing at about 170,000 per year — “conservative” projections in 2006 were 400,000 annually — the Hall has lost $1.4 million and $1.6 in its last two fiscal years. MORE: Top Sprint Cup prospects | NASCAR waives millions owed by Charlotte...

December 31, 2022 · 5 min · 969 words · Sandra Sexton