Brazil are well-placed to become world champions for a record sixth time at Russia 2018, according to Opta’s World Cup Predictor. Following Friday’s draw in Moscow, where Brazil were matched against Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia in Group E, Opta gave Tite’s side a 14.2 per cent chance of lifting the trophy and a 22.5…

Big Picture A pink ball? Ashes cricket at night time, under lights? What would Ivo Bligh and Billy Murdoch think? The inaugural Ashes captains would probably be just as bewildered by this development as the idea of batsmen wearing helmets, or players reviewing umpiring decisions, or boundary ropes, or covered pitches. Or, dare we mention…

The family of a toddler murdered by his stepfather 50 years ago have spoken of their relief after a murder probe sparked by a Facebook picture finally gave them justice. David Dearlove was seen attacking 19-month-old Paul Booth in 1968 by the little boy’s brother Peter, then aged just three, after he crept downstairs for…

In abandoning Title II obligations, though, the FCC would no longer require ISPs to report such details as « packet loss, geographically-specific disclosures and performance at peak usage times, among other things. » That refers to information like upload and download rates when the network is congested and the percentage of data dropped when there’s a bottleneck…

Image: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesBy Chloe Bryan2017-12-01 17:18:15 UTC Mice! Cockroaches! A display case for coins! If politicians asking for new toilet seats interests you, look no further than this year’s White House maintenance requests, brought to you by the Freedom of Information Act. In 2017, officials sent in hundreds of service requests for modifications, repairs,…

The draw for the 2018 World Cup has taken place in Russia. Thirty two teams will battle it out for the right to be crowned world champions next summer. The countries were divided into four pots as they waited to discover their fate ahead of the tournament which will take place between June 14 and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the GOP tax bill (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says « we have the votes » to pass the GOP tax bill. McConnell talked to reporters after a closed-door meeting of Republican senators. One prior hold out, Sen. Susan Collins, says she won an agreement to…