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6 days, 18 hours ago

Morrow, Williams lead No. 5 LSU to 91-64 rout of Seton Hall in Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 LSU rout short-handed Seton Hall 91-64 on Tuesday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Takeaways Seton Hall: The Pirates need to get healthy with Big East play set to begin next. LSU: The Tigers have a talented trio of Williams, Morrow …

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1 month ago

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers north …

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1 month ago

Gus the emperor penguin, found 3,000km from home on West Australian beach, back in the ocean

ABC

A malnourished emperor penguin that made international news when it landed on Western Australia's southern coast at the start of the month has been released back to the ocean with the hope it will swim back to Antarctica. The emperor penguin was found by local surfers on Ocean Beach on Western Australia's south coast. The penguin, which has gained the …

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1 month ago

‘Gladiator II’ exaggerates, but historians say the real-life Colosseum was plenty wild

LA Times

Like its predecessor, “Gladiator II” is inspired by history. Much like its predecessor, “Gladiator II” centers on spectacular gladiatorial games held at the Colosseum, which pits captive warriors like Lucius against other men as well as animals in combat. According to the book “The Colosseum,” by Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard, historian Cassius Dio wrote that “horses and bulls and …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hilarie Burton exposes woman running fake accounts of her 14-year-old son Gus

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Caitlin Clark scores career-high 35, Kelsey Mitchell adds 30 as Fever beat Wings 110-109

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 35 points with eight assists, Kelsey Mitchell added 30 points and the duo combined to hit 12 of Indiana’s 16 3-pointers to help the Fever beat the Dallas Wings 110-109 on Sunday. Teaira McCowan scored inside to cut the deficit to two, but Clark made back-to-back 3s and, after a transition take foul, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jessica Chastain shows her support for the USA as she brings children Giulietta, 6, and Augustus, 4, to the women's artistic gymnastics at Paris Olympics

Daily Mail

Jessica Chastain showed her patriotism on Sunday, as she brought her two children along to support the United States at the women's artistic gymnastics qualifications at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Jessica Chastain showed her patriotism on Sunday, as she brought her two children along to support the United States at the women's artistic gymnastics qualifications at the 2024 Paris …

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6 months ago

On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety

Associated Press

— Sheryl Taylor works as an administrator for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. High housing costs on Martha’s Vineyard are forcing many regular workers to leave and are threatening public safety. Dukes County Sheriff Robert Ogden said the cost of housing has become a public safety issue on Martha’s Vineyard, with his agency unable to maintain the 11 or so …

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6 months ago

A love letter | The Frontline Weekly

The Hindu

Published : Jun 19, 2024 17:07 IST - 6 MINS READ Dear Reader, The origin of love has been a subject of fascination for centuries, and everything from science to literature offers theories, stories, and explanations as to why humans love. Here’s my favourite story: In Plato’s Symposium, a philosophical text written in the form of a dialogue, various speakers …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Penalty hands Tunisia victory as Africa’s World Cup qualifiers resume

The Hindu

Tunisia needed a late penalty to beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 and move to the top of the standings in its World Cup qualifying group as Africa’s preliminaries for the 2026 finals resumed on Wednesday. FIFA found striker Emilio Nsue, a former Spanish junior international, was ineligible to play for the small central African nation despite being in the team over …

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7 months ago

LSU women’s basketball great Seimone Augustus will return as an assistant on Kim Mulkey’s staff

Associated Press

— Seimone Augustus, who led LSU to three straight NCAA Final Fours from 2004-06 and won three Olympic gold medals, will return to the Tigers as an assistant, coach Kim Mulkey announced Monday. The 40-year-old Augustus in 2023 became the first LSU female athlete to have a statue built in her honor, and she will be inducted into the Naismith …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Caitlin Clark make the Team USA Olympic roster? Our picks for the 12 spots

New York Times

The Olympics kick off in 80 days, and Team USA’s women’s basketball roster is still TBD. Breanna Stewart: Outside of Taurasi, no one on this year’s roster will have more Team USA international experience than Stewart. While she wouldn’t be a veteran in the sense of her Olympic or Team USA international experience, she would bring a veteran presence alongside …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups elected into Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Sources

New York Times

Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, league sources tell The Athletic. Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame @HoopHall Class of 2024, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. League sources tell The Athletic that Dick Barnett, a two-time NBA champion with …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists: Who will get in?

New York Times

Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups are among the finalists named for induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024, the NBA announced Friday. Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Bo Ryan and Charles Smith were also among the North American Committee finalists along with Carter — an eight-time NBA All-Star — and Portland Trail Blazers coach Billups — a …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Charges dropped against NSW greyhound trainer Augustus Weekes accused of fixing race

ABC

In short: A greyhound trainer from Molong charged with trying to fix a race in Bathurst has had all charges against him dropped. A central west NSW greyhound trainer accused of giving a dog alcohol and betting on another dog in a Bathurst race has had all charges against him dropped. Molong-based Augustus Leslie Weekes had charges against him dismissed …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Firstpost

Before classes returned on the first day following winter break, a 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town high school in Iowa. Mitch Mortvedt, the state investigation division’s assistant director, said during a news conference that authorities also found a “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device and rendered it safe. Shortly before Thursday’s shooting, Butler posted a photo on TikTok inside the …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self

Hindustan Times

A teenager armed with a handgun and shotgun killed a fellow student and wounded five other people at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday, authorities said. Law enforcement officers respond to a school shooting at the Perry Middle School and High School complex in Perry, Iowa, U.S. The shooting at around 7:30 am triggered …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Associated Press

PERRY, Iowa — A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic. Authorities said one of the five people wounded was an administrator, later identified by his alma …

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1 year ago

Sarah Ferguson reveals new children's book set to be released in the new year, but is one character inspired by grandson August?

Daily Mail

Sarah Ferguson revealed she has written a new children's book set to be released next year, and it appears one of the characters may be inspired by her grandson. Sarah revealed one of the book's characters is called Augustus, which appears to be two-year-old son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, - August Philip Hawke Brooksbank. I am so excited …

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1 year ago

The dark side of Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka: How Hollywood - including the latest film starring Timothee Chalamet - has glossed over the more sinister elements of the author's 1964 novel

Daily Mail

Hollywood's latest depiction of Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl's famously eccentric chocolate factory owner, is set to be the biggest box office smash of the festive season - and has already been dubbed an 'instant holiday classic' by critics. The latest incarnation of Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl's famous fictional chocolatier, sees Timothee Chalamet in the role. By the time the 1971 …

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1 year ago

Review of Mary Beard’s Emperor of Rome — Ruling the Ancient Roman World: Caesars and appearance

The Hindu

The world of the Roman emperors has provided so many catchphrases by which, to this day, we get our meaning across about the exercise of autocratic power, and as cautionary example. Or just fathom what feats an emperor could accomplish, should he have set his mind to it — Julius Caesar, Mary Beard reminds us, was reputed to have “forced …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Pensioner, 82, completes 600-mile ride from England to Scotland on her pony Diamond - a 7-week trip she's made every year since 1972

Daily Mail

An 82-year-old woman has completed an annual seven-week trek from England to the Scottish Highlands with her pack pony and pet dog. Jane Dotchin has been making the epic 600-mile journey every year since 1972, catching up with friends she has made along the way. Jane Dotchin has completed an annual seven-week trek from England to the Scottish Highlands with …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Strapped down: A Times investigation into the high use of restraints at L.A. General Medical Center

LA Times

Hospitals are forbidden under federal law from restraining psychiatric patients except to prevent them from harming themselves or others. Restraints can be used only when other steps have failed and are widely discouraged by psychiatric professionals, who see them as a measure of last resort that frays trust and can traumatize patients. At Los Angeles General Medical Center — a …

1 year, 5 months ago

Phone intercepts record alleged plan to fix greyhound race in Bathurst

ABC

Phone intercepts played to an Orange courthouse have revealed a father and son discussing giving alcohol to a greyhound before a race. Key points: Augustus Leslie Weekes has been charged for allegedly corrupting the outcome of a greyhound race The prosecution argues he administered alcohol to one of his greyhounds Phone intercepts taken before and after a race at Bathurst …

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Morrow, Williams lead No. 5 LSU to 91-64 rout of Seton Hall in Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

Gus the emperor penguin, found 3,000km from home on West Australian beach, back in the ocean

‘Gladiator II’ exaggerates, but historians say the real-life Colosseum was plenty wild

Hilarie Burton exposes woman running fake accounts of her 14-year-old son Gus

Caitlin Clark scores career-high 35, Kelsey Mitchell adds 30 as Fever beat Wings 110-109

Jessica Chastain shows her support for the USA as she brings children Giulietta, 6, and Augustus, 4, to the women's artistic gymnastics at Paris Olympics

On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety

A love letter | The Frontline Weekly

Penalty hands Tunisia victory as Africa’s World Cup qualifiers resume

LSU women’s basketball great Seimone Augustus will return as an assistant on Kim Mulkey’s staff

Will Caitlin Clark make the Team USA Olympic roster? Our picks for the 12 spots

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups elected into Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Sources

Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups headline 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists: Who will get in?

Charges dropped against NSW greyhound trainer Augustus Weekes accused of fixing race

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

1 student dead, 5 injured in US' Iowa after teenager opens fire at high school; kills self

17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say

Sarah Ferguson reveals new children's book set to be released in the new year, but is one character inspired by grandson August?

The dark side of Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka: How Hollywood - including the latest film starring Timothee Chalamet - has glossed over the more sinister elements of the author's 1964 novel

Review of Mary Beard’s Emperor of Rome — Ruling the Ancient Roman World: Caesars and appearance

Pensioner, 82, completes 600-mile ride from England to Scotland on her pony Diamond - a 7-week trip she's made every year since 1972

Strapped down: A Times investigation into the high use of restraints at L.A. General Medical Center

Phone intercepts record alleged plan to fix greyhound race in Bathurst