The unimportant news thread

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The New York Yankees' repeal of their restrictive facial hair policy.


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/22/new-york-yankees-facial-hair-policy-reversal

[LKB]

RIP Roberta Flack.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr2wl819pwo

[LKB]

Holy crap...

" Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and wife found dead at their home

Local police said they didn't believe any foul play was involved in the death of the couple, found alongside their dog. "


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o

[drogulus]

     Let's go Krasnov.

[Kalevala]

Holy crap...

" Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and wife found dead at their home

Local police said they didn't believe any foul play was involved in the death of the couple, found alongside their dog. "


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o

It could be a while before they figure out what happened.  Latest news:  it wasn't due to a gas leak.

Just read this article:  "Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm"  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzlk259g2o

K

[Kalevala]

From USA Today (and all over the news):

'A former Olympic athlete known as "The Giant" landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for running a drug trafficking network linked to several murders, the FBI said Thursday.

Ryan Wedding, a Canadian national who competed as a snowboarder at the Salt Lake City games in 2002, landed on the agency's list after being charged with running an international drug network that moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to North America. The 43-year-old is alleged to have had three people killed as part of the scheme, according to federal charging documents out of the Central District of California.

"Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of U.S. cities and in his native Canada," said Akil Davis, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office. "The alleged murders of his competitors make Wedding a very dangerous man."'

  K

[drogulus]

    Dept of Paste, Frog and Caboose

    I got an idea! Let's slash jobs at NOAA.