What is the ‘764’ group?: FBI investigates violent predator group targeting kids online … from the Independent Katie Hawkinson
The online group targets young girls and forces them to produce explicit content Read More
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Gary Ballance joins Zimbabwe coaching staff for Test against England … from the Independent David Charlesworth
Zimbabwe-born Ballance played 23 Tests and 16 ODIs for England between 2013 and 2017. Read More
Trump refuses to drop ‘51st state’ threat in Oval Office meeting with Carney as Canada PM says ‘never’ … from the Independent Andrew Feinberg
Trump persisted even after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney categorically ruled out a U.S.-Canada merger Read More
Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules to make ‘spell-off’ tiebreaker less likely … from the Independent Ben Nuckols
The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year Read More
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark receives 3-year contract extension through 2030 … from Fox sports
Brett Yormark’s contract as Big 12 commissioner was set to expire in 2027, but he received a three-year extension as he’s helped usher in a…
Nuggets beat Thunder 121-119 in Game 1, Can Jokic cause an upset? | Breakfast Ball … from Fox sports
The Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Nikola Jokic scored 42 points in the victory….
Knicks beat Celtics 108-105 in OT, Can New York win the series? | Breakfast Ball … from Fox sports
The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 108-105 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, Mark Schlereth,…
A Small MD Town Voted For Trump, Now They Are Finding Out … from Crooks & Liars Red Painter
Emmitsburg, Maryland (population 2,855) in northern Maryland (just near the border of Pennsylvania) had a lot of Republican voters. It is a small town whose…
“Save yourself a few hundred thousand dollars and experience the magic for yourself”: JHS Pedals has unveiled its latest DIY pedal kit – a $119 Dumble-style overdrive partly inspired by a one-off John Mayer stompbox … from Guitarworld
With easy instructions and no soldering required, the Notadümblë adds to the firm’s ‘build your own pedal’ family – and offers two tonal flavors from…
“There’s a sleek look to bands like Loathe, Spiritbox or Knocked Loose. Spiky shapes are engrained in our values – we want to wear our influences on our sleeves”: Employed To Serve are re-embracing metal guitars –but dropping amps … from Guitarworld
Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking…
“We were trying to make the best guitar that ever happened in world history”: ESP’s latest Richard ZK ESP and LTD signature guitars are heavy rock riff machines of the highest order … from Guitarworld
The Rammstein riffer rigorously road-tested his LTD RZK-III, which puts a fresh spin on the ESP Phoenix template Read More
Philip Sayce has some of the most potent guitar tones in modern blues rock – and now Seymour Duncan has recreated them with a signature single-coil set inspired by his go-to vintage Strat … from Guitarworld
Sayce’s sound blends a 1963 Strat with pickups from 1958, which have been faithfully reverse-engineered by Seymour Duncan’s in-house tone experts Read More
“I realized he couldn’t play well enough to put the video out”: Rick Beato weighs in on the Giacomo Turra controversy – and discusses their ill-fated collaboration … from Guitarworld matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen)
Turra was accused of plagiarizing other player’s songs for his own content earlier this year Read More
Singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine makes her Broadway debut, coming at a ‘perfect time’ … from the Independent Mark Kennedy
Lizzy McAlpine is surrounded by music these days Read More