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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Center Hassan Whiteside has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is questionable for Monday’s game four of the Miami Heat’s second round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Whiteside was diagnosed with the injury after an MRI exam on Sunday, one day after Whiteside left game three against the Raptors. Miami officially listed Whiteside as day-to-day but released few other details of the injury. Depending on the […]
Vice President Jejomar Binay, together with his son former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay cast their vote in San Antonio National HighSchool in Makati City, Philippines.
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, holding off a desperate Hawks team 100-99 in Atlanta to complete a sweep of their second-round playoff series. “They gave us everything they had these last two games,” Cavaliers superstar LeBron James said of the Hawks. “I’m happy our guys showed up and we were able to represent the way we know how to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Voting begins in the Philippines on Monday to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals. Polls opened at 6:00am and voting is to continue until 5:00pm, election officials said. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, has held a commanding lead over other presidential rivals in recent surveys as he hypnotised millions with profanity-laced tirades promising […]
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — A statue of Hitler on his knees was auctioned Sunday for $17.2 million, a record for a work by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The wax and resin statue entitled simply “Him” had been expected to fetch between $10 million and $15 million at the auction by Christie’s. The previous record for a work by Cattelan, who is 55, was $7.9 million. In the statue, Hitler is depicted […]
Patay ang isang barangay kagawad sa Sampaguita Lope de Vega, Northern Samar ng barilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang lalaki sa Brgy. Mancol, Upper Happy Valley, Calbayog City, Eastern Samar. Kinilala ang biktima na si Ramil Espelimbergo Y Leano, 38 taong gulang. Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng kapulisan, ang biktima ay galing sa pagbisita sa kaniyang mga makag-anak sa nasabing barangay. Hindi pa siya nakakalayo sa barangay proper ay hinarang na ito ng isang lalaki at […]
(EAGLE NEWS) — Today, May 9, more than 54 million Filipino voters head to the polls for the National and Local Elections. Voting starts from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10088. This 2016 elections has the longest voting period in Philippine history. It could help if you verify your precinct number first with the Comelec with its online voter verification. https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2016NLE/VoterVerification Online status verification of one’s […]
The Department of Education in Cavite and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Cavite signed an agreement for the protection of public school teachers in their role as Board of Election Inspectors in this elections. The IBP will give free legal services to the teachers in case complaints will be filed against them in connection with their performance as BEI’s. (Courtesy of EBC Cavite Correspondents Avril Diña and Myk Amarante)
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The latest rock-’em-sock-’em “Captain America” film has vaulted past Disney’s “The Jungle Book” at the North American box office with a strong debut weekend take of $181.8 million, industry data showed Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War,” starring Chris Evans, is built around a seemingly no-lose formula: Marvel comics superheroes — including Iron Man, the Black Widow and the captain himself — turning against one another in a series […]
FORT MCMURRAY , Canada (AFP) — The wildfires around the Canadian city of Fort McMurray were moving “much, much more slowly” on Sunday, Alberta premier Rachel Notley said, as she also lowered the estimate of the area destroyed so far. Officials earlier Sunday had warned that the fires could reach neighboring Saskatchewan province but as the day wore on the advancing edge of the blaze had slowed and the fire is still 40 kilometers (25 miles) […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters takes a commanding 2-0 lead against the Alaska Aces in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals with the help of Paul Lee’s cold-blooded buzzer-beater shot. The Aces started the game looking to have control over the Elastopainters after leading all first three quarters after being led by RJ Jazul – who was filling in for the injured Jvee Casio – with 16 points coming […]
