Month / September 2019
The Jones era begins, Barkley hurt
By Andrew Rosario TAMPA, FL.- Daniel Jones, the number 6 overall pick in the 2019 draft, showed signs in the pre-season that he could be the successor to Eli Manning. Jones played against second tier defenses, putting up positive numbers. After Manning and the offense struggled […]
Iran captured this UK-flagged tanker in July. It’s finally left port.
The UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero has left Iran, where it has been detained since July 19, and is heading for international waters. The ship sailed from Bandar Abbas port at 9 a.m. local time on Friday, Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported. The […]
After decades of searching, Mark Twain’s signature was found inside a cave
Mark Twain made this cave famous through his writings, and speculation swirled for decades that he’d signed his name somewhere inside it. This week, the owners of the cave can finally confirm: “Sam Clemens,” Twain’s real name, is indeed inscribed inside the Mark Twain […]
‘Unprecedented’ monsoon rains India leave 14 people dead in western India
The western Indian city of Pune was battered by 140 mm (5.5 inches) of rain in 48 hours this week, in what the Maharashtra state chief minister called an “unprecedented” level of monsoon rain. “Last night in Pune there was a lot of heavy […]
I Host a Popular Podcast. I’m Also in Prison.
Ear Hustle is the award-winning podcast about life inside prison—specifically my prison, San Quentin—that has around 30 million downloads in total. It’s the brainchild of Nigel Poor, a professor who taught for years at San Quentin, Earlonne Woods, a man who was serving a […]