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If you’ve ever attended a basketball game, chances are you’ve heard the crowd yell:“T him up!” or “That’s a technical!”What these fans are yelling about is a technical foul.While this type of foul isn’t necessarily super common, it does occur enough that it’s important coaches, players, and fans alike understand what it is.This post will detail what a technical foul is, what situations cause it, what the penalty is, and different records for technical fouls.What is a Technical Foul in Basketball?While a common foul in basketball is typically due to illegal contact, and a flagrant foul is called due to…

FOX Weather meteorologist Steve Bender has a look at who will see storms over the weekend. If you’re not a fan of the recent summer days, you might want to try to get used to them as the current weather pattern dominating much of the U.S. isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.A strong and persistent Atlantic ridge is causing a traffic jam of sorts across parts of the central and southern U.S. allowing for daily thunderstorm activity. As a result, widespread rainfall and decreased temperatures have become a near-daily occurrence for millions of Americans. On any given day recently, anywhere from…

The Cultural Human Resource Council (CHRC) is pleased to announce that a new Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) tool is now available to the cultural sector. Created with the help of Ontario Arts Council funding through the Cross-Sectoral Recovery Roundtable (CSRR) project, this new HR Management Toolkit responds to the need and requests for readily accessible resources on the subject of IDEA.Through HR Management Toolkit Belonging, CHRC and CSRR project participants aim to:Enhance knowledge on IDEA;Strengthen board and management commitment to IDEA;Share IDEA services, tools and resources.CHRC encourages leaders, managers, and all stakeholders across the cultural sector to download a…

Is Target’s Pride collection sashaying away, as drag queen RuPaul would say, and a red, white and blue “America First” collection taking its place? No, but some on social media are cheering it that way anyway. “Target OPTS OUT of Pride month & replaced its Pride collection with an America First Summer display,” former West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans wrote June 2 on X, calling it “breaking news.” His post included a photo of red, white and blue and USA-themed products. Evans, a Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack participantreceived 1.3 million views on his post within…

As noted in this post, the indicator detected a recession in March 2024. It stayed above the threshold thereafter, so the implication is that we are currently the same recession. However, since then, the indicator has decreased substantially, so the recession probability is low. From the website: The recession probability is computed from the dual-threshold extension of the Michez rule. The recession probability is the fraction of the 0.29pp–0.81pp band that the recession indicator has covered: p= p= (indicator − − 0.29) / / (0.81 − − 0.29). Interpretation: The dual-threshold Michez rule works as follows: values of the indicator…

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, according to reports.Kepa, who is still contracted to Chelsea until next summer despite not making a Blues appearance since 2023, has been on a season-long loan at Bournemouth, where the 30-year-old has impressed for Andoni Iraola’s side.Prior to that, he had been on loan at Real Madrid, but now it is believed Mikel Arteta is interested in bringing his compatriot to the Emirates on a permanent basis, per The Athletic.The outlet is reporting the Gunners have triggered the keeper’s £5 million release clause but, if a move…

The Toronto Raptors are high on Duke center Khaman Maluach as a prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft. Toronto holds the ninth pick in the draft and is in the market for a developmental player at center. Maluach declared for the draft after one season with the Blue Devils. In 39 games, the 7-foot-2 center averaged 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Maluach is currently ranked as the sixth-best player in ESPN’s Top 100. Toronto is looking for a player to develop behind Jakob Poeltl, who has two years left on his contract, with a player option for the…

The NHC is now monitoring three areas off the western Mexico coast that could see tropical development in the coming days, including Invests 91E and 92E that could become at least a tropical depression by the end of the weekend. A busy start to the hurricane season in the eastern Pacific Ocean got even busier Saturday morning as the National Hurricane Center has now added a third area to watch for possible tropical development. But in the short term, two clusters of thunderstorms are on the cusp of becoming the basin’s next named storms, but which area of disturbed weather…

VIBFF 2023 amplifies Black Voices with Innovative, Diverse and Bold programming. A true celebration of Diverse Black Cinema! After two successful editions, The Vancouver Intl Black Film Festival is back once again with a hybrid version to amplify the voices of Afro-descendants in British Columbia and to foster accessibility across the country. The third annual Vancouver Intl Black Film Festival #VIBFF23, created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation and co-presented by Global BC, is thrilled to announce its official hybrid program and events lineup, running December 1 – 4, 2023. The In-Person screenings and events will take place at the VIFF Vancity…

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia’s latest drone and missile attack on UkraineU.S. President Donald Trump feuding with tech billionaire Elon Muskand Washington sanctioning the International Criminal Court. Retaliatory Attack Russia launched one of its largest aerial bombardments against Ukraine on Friday. According to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat, more than 400 Russian drones and 44 ballistic and cruise missiles struck areas in six Ukrainian territories. Kyiv’s forces shot down around 30 missiles and up to 200 drones, but the operation still killed at least four people, including emergency responders, and injured some 50 others.…