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High school basketball: Friday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

LA Times

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FRIDAY’S RESULTS BOYS Acaciawood 69, Magnolia Science Academy 55 AGBU 59, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 54 Aliso Niguel 73, Upland 52 Alliance Ted K. Tajima 62, Aspire Ollin 39 Aquinas 68, Carter 63 Arcadia 78, Maranatha 56 Artesia 67, Marquez 40 Baldwin Park 67, Mountain View 50 Banning 65, Tahquitz 46 Bell 43, L.A. Roosevelt 42 Bellflower …

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1 month, 1 week ago

London’s Smithfield Market at risk of closure after more than 800 years

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy London’s historic Smithfield meat market …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Photos: As Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday, a look through the decades

NPR

Photos: As Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday, a look through the decades toggle caption Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jimmy Carter is 100 years old. The 39th president, who has been in home hospice care since February of last year, received birthday wishes from many, including President Biden, as well as a parade in his honor in his birthplace …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: The secret deal for Wallis Simpson to leave Edward

The Telegraph

Despite being told that a marriage between the head of the Church of England and a divorcee would precipitate a constitutional crisis, the king was confident he could have his cake and eat it – “you’ll be Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks” he promised Wallis. And so in Wilson’s papers we see the first signs of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Pictures with character

China Daily

Portrait of Prince Murat, by Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet.LIN QI/CHINA DAILY A female perspective A section at the exhibition is dedicated to portraits of women to reflect the changes of feminine role in society. The Renaissance era saw a number of commissions from women of the high aristocracy, posed in a graceful and yet distinct manner. Throughout this trend, female artists tried …

1 year, 4 months ago

Gogoro, Swiggy Announce Partnership

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Gogoro, a technology player in the battery-swapping ecosystem, announced a vehicle partnership with delivery platform Swiggy. Under this, Swiggy partners will have access to Gogoro Smartscooters and battery swapping system, said Horace Luke, founder, and chief executive officer, Gogoro. "This partnership with Gogoro is to create greener and cost-effective solutions for our delivery fleet," said Mihir Shah, head of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Story of the song: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number by Steely Dan

The Independent

Steely Dan’s “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” is hooked on the two-note bassline of Horace Silver’s jazz classic “Song for My Father”. Premiered at the It Club in Los Angeles in 1963, “Song for My Father” soon made its way onto vinyl and into Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s extensive record collections. Preparing material for the brilliant, quirky Pretzel Logic …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Trigger warnings on Jane Austen? What about all the sex?

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Haaland, the Man City goal machine, chases records against United in Manchester Derby

The Hindu

Erling Haaland has established himself as an answer to Manchester City’s attacking problems this season, with 27 goals in 23 appearances for the Premier League club so far. In five appearances this season, Haaland has scored as many Premier League goals at the Etihad as the entire Manchester City squad during the 2006-07 campaign. Haaland broke Coventry City forward Mick …

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2 years ago

Terry Hall diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just months before he died, says The Specials bassist Horace Panter

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Specials frontman Terry Hall …

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2 years, 4 months ago

What records has Erling Haaland of Man City broken after his hattrick against Man United?

The Hindu

Norwegian goal machine Erling Haaland has taken to life at Manchester City with comfort. City debut#UCLpic.twitter.com/6NaYC9l0Qi — UEFA Champions League September 6, 2022 Here are the records Haaland has broken since his move to Man City: Erling Haaland is the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games in the competition. Erling Haaland …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Man convicted in two 1980s rapes and murders after genealogy search

LA Times

Horace Van Vaultz Jr., with his attorney Damon Lamont Hobdy, appears in court in 2019. A man linked to a pair of decades-old cold cases through a genealogy match in 2019, a first for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, was convicted of murder Thursday. A jury found Horace Van Vaultz Jr. guilty of two counts of first-degree murder …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Gass Forest Museum in Coimbatore is now open for visitors

The Hindu

A giant stuffed Indian Gaur from the Biligiri Hills of Karnataka greets you even before you enter the towering two-tiered Gothic-style mansion that holds one of India’s largest and oldest natural history collections. Nestled among greenery at the sprawling forest campus of Tamil Nadu Forest Academy, the iconic 120-year-old Gass Forest Museum named after Horace Archibald Gass in recognition of …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Cruella movie review: Emma Stone tries, but misses the mark

Firstpost

Cruella is Disney’s latest efforts to reintroduce old characters, and contemporise them for the new, younger generation of moviegoers. Fry and Hauser, who later become Cruella’s trusty henchmen, provide the requisite comic relief in an otherwise humourless story, but also serve as a reminder of the goodness she might just leave behind. One day Estella lands a job at London’s …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Perseid meteor shower lights up night sky | See Photos

India Today

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as Perseid meteor shower hit Earth's upper atmosphere from the night of August 11. According to Nasa, Perseids offer the best chance to see a meteor shower from Earth because of the sheer number of meteors passing every hour -- 100-120 per hour. 3 Perseid meteor shower seen from Zenica Perseid comes …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Police creates Harry Potter meme to aware people of importance of masks

Live Mint

Mumbai Police is known for its social media brilliance with funny and witty advisory posts. This time, the Mumbai Police has used the Harry Potter reference to remind people about the importance of wearing a mask. The Mumbai police used a Harry Potter reference to highlight how ‘lucky’ one can get when masks are used. The Mumbai police swapped a …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Disney gives Cruella a backstory and a perfect casting, in Emma Stone

ABC

For an empire built on family-friendly entertainment, one of the great ironies of Disney has always been the enduring, irresistible appeal of its villains. Directed by Australian filmmaker Craig Gillespie – whose depiction of another troubled beauty queen in I, Tonya must have endeared him to Disney executives – Cruella is an origin story of pop's most infamous fur fetishist, …

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3 years, 8 months ago

2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians

Associated Press

The Oscar isn’t the only one celebrating its 93rd trip around the sun at the Academy Awards ceremony this year. “I do think it’s an amazing coincidence and sort of feels fateful that both Horace and Colette are not only very close to the same age but that the Oscars itself was born at almost the exact same time as …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Little Difference In Vaccine Hesitancy Among White And Black Americans, Poll Finds

NPR

Little Difference In Vaccine Hesitancy Among White And Black Americans, Poll Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images There is little difference in reluctance to take the coronavirus vaccine among Black and white people in the U.S., according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. Among those who responded to the survey, 73% of Black people …

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3 years, 10 months ago

How Sir Robert Walpole's son turned 1776 Strawberry Hill House into bachelor pad

Daily Mail

Stunning images show the eccentrically-decorated home of the son of Britain's first Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. Strawberry Hill House, in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, was the home of 18th-Century writer Sir Horace Walpole, who was the youngest son of Sir Robert. Stunning images show the eccentrically-decorated home of the son of Britain's first Prime Minister Sir Horace Walpole. Strawberry …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Lovecraft Country review: HBO's latest blends supernatural horror and real-world racism in a dramatic adaptation

Firstpost

While HBO’s Lovecraft Country, which comes from the stable of Jordan Peele, JJ Abrams and Misha Green, gets many things right — the gorgeous frames, costumes and ’look’; Jonathan Majors as Atticus; the music — it seems to not have the same sense of dread and unease that ran through the source material, Matt Ruff’s book. Atticus’ dilemma is similar: …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Horace Grant slams Michael Jordan over 'Last Dance' claim

The Hindu

Former Chicago Bulls player Horace Grant lashed out at Michael Jordan on Tuesday, accusing the NBA legend of providing a skewed version of the truth in the hit documentary series “ The Last Dance.” In an interview with ESPN radio, Grant, who won three NBA championships playing alongside Jordan, said the acclaimed documentary had been edited to present Jordan in …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Emma Stone indulges in some retail therapy with a pal in Primrose Hill

Daily Mail

She's been busy filming scenes for Disney's live action edition 101 Dalmatians, where she will play infamous villainess Cruella de Vil. Time off: Emma Stone enjoyed a break from filming Cruella as she indulged in some retail therapy at Primrose Hill's Space NK, before visiting a pub with a pal in London on Monday Nailing autumnal chic, the screen star …

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5 years, 4 months ago

The Street Within: After being homeless, residents find apartment life difficult

LA Times

On a Friday afternoon in mid-September, Big Mama and Top Shelf stood in wonder and disbelief in the courtyard of the apartment building. At 2 p.m., Big Mama and Top Shelf met with property management and opened their “Welcome Home” packets. Pointing to her aging Chrysler, she explained: “You can tow it, but you’ve got to open the hood to …

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High school basketball: Friday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games

London’s Smithfield Market at risk of closure after more than 800 years

Photos: As Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday, a look through the decades

Revealed: The secret deal for Wallis Simpson to leave Edward

Pictures with character

Gogoro, Swiggy Announce Partnership

Story of the song: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number by Steely Dan

Trigger warnings on Jane Austen? What about all the sex?

Haaland, the Man City goal machine, chases records against United in Manchester Derby

Terry Hall diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just months before he died, says The Specials bassist Horace Panter

What records has Erling Haaland of Man City broken after his hattrick against Man United?

Man convicted in two 1980s rapes and murders after genealogy search

Gass Forest Museum in Coimbatore is now open for visitors

Cruella movie review: Emma Stone tries, but misses the mark

Perseid meteor shower lights up night sky | See Photos

Mumbai Police creates Harry Potter meme to aware people of importance of masks

Disney gives Cruella a backstory and a perfect casting, in Emma Stone

2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians

Little Difference In Vaccine Hesitancy Among White And Black Americans, Poll Finds

How Sir Robert Walpole's son turned 1776 Strawberry Hill House into bachelor pad

Lovecraft Country review: HBO's latest blends supernatural horror and real-world racism in a dramatic adaptation

Horace Grant slams Michael Jordan over 'Last Dance' claim

Emma Stone indulges in some retail therapy with a pal in Primrose Hill

The Street Within: After being homeless, residents find apartment life difficult