Jeff Amy, Associated Press Updated 5:48 pm PDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 First Responder Network Authority interim CEO Ed Parkinson, seated from left, and University of Mississippi Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. LouAnn Woodward, seated right, have their photograph taken after signing an agreement Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the medical center in Jackson, Miss., agreeing to do research on how emergency medical workers can use mobile internet. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., stands left, Gov. Phil Bryant, second from left and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross look on behind them. less First Responder Network Authority interim CEO Ed Parkinson, seated from left, and University of Mississippi Medical Center Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. LouAnn Woodward, seated right, have their ... more Photo: Jeff Amy, AP … [Read more...] about Research on emergency medical internet set for Mississippi
Dovish Fed shift lifts Asian shares, dollar nurses losses
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares in Asia rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve took a more accommodative stance at its policy meeting, but concerns over slowing global growth and U.S.-China trade talks are expected to limit gains. FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk past in front of an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 percent in early trade. Australian shares were last down 0.1 percent. Markets in Japan are closed on Thursday for a public holiday. The rise in the broad Asian index followed a wobbly session on Wall Street overnight, as growth and trade concerns overcame an initial shift toward more risk-taking sparked by the Fed’s dovish shift. In comments at the end of a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, the Fed abandoned projections for any interest rate hikes this year amid signs of an economic slowdown, and said it … [Read more...] about Dovish Fed shift lifts Asian shares, dollar nurses losses
Thousands likely for first Friday prayer since mosque attack
Nick Perry and Juliet Williams, Associated Press Updated 7:47 pm CDT, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Mourners leave the cemetery after the burial service of the body of a victim of the Friday March 15 mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Mourners leave the cemetery after the burial service of the body of a victim of the Friday March 15 mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Image 1 of / 13 Caption Close Image 1 of 13 Mourners leave the cemetery after the burial service of the body of a victim of the Friday March 15 mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, … [Read more...] about Thousands likely for first Friday prayer since mosque attack
Luna Cinema screenings coming this summer
Oscar winners, blockbusters, musicals and cult classics will get an airing at this summer's Luna Cinema screenings across Kent.Dates for the popular outdoor showings across the county have been released as we enter spring.The Kent dates are among the Luna Cinema's largest season of cinema under the stars to date.Films on offer include the iconic performance from Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, and the multi-award winning Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Rami Malek.Musical lovers will be sure to be belting out the hits from Mamma Mia! and The Greatest Showman, while the ever-popular Harry Potter films are also revisited.George Wood, founder of The Luna Cinema, said: “We are hugely excited to be announcing our 2019 season - our biggest year of open-air cinema yet."Following last year’s phenomenal outdoor success with The Greatest Showman, we were hoping for a good crop of musical films and in A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody and Mamma Mia: Here We … [Read more...] about Luna Cinema screenings coming this summer
Wolverines enters this NCAA Tournament missing their secret weapon: Momentum
James Hawkins The Detroit News Published 8:44 PM EDT Mar 20, 2019 Des Moines, Iowa — As Michigan enters the NCAA Tournament, it finds itself in a different position than the past two years. The Wolverines aren’t riding the wave of momentum and good vibes that come with a winning streak and a Big Ten tournament title. Instead, they stumbled in three of their final seven regular-season games and fell to rival Michigan State for the third time in three weeks in the conference tournament championship last weekend in Chicago. It was crushing finish that cut deep and left a bitter taste in Michigan’s mouth — a taste so bad the Wolverines even had to remind themselves of everything they have done to get to this point. “It's crazy how you think about that. We lost six games and it felt like all hell broke loose,” sophomore guard Jordan Poole said. “We won 28 games. Welcome to college basketball. You've got to definitely remind yourself that … [Read more...] about Wolverines enters this NCAA Tournament missing their secret weapon: Momentum