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Teenager Sam Konstas thrills MCG crowd
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Teenager Sam Konstas thrills MCG crowd

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Teenager Sam Konstas electrified a huge crowd at the MCG in the Boxing Day test yesterday with audacious shots that delivered entertainment in spades. The 19-year-old debutante used a batting style that's been honed in the crash and bash of the T20 cricket but has always been considered too risky for test cricket. Rachel Hayter: She wonders whether …

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Army has increased operational footprint in Jammu: Lt Gen Navin
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Army has increased operational footprint in Jammu: Lt Gen Navin

Hindustan Times  

Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps, visited Rajouri to strengthen civil-military ties and recognise the pivotal role of local communities and veterans in maintaining peace and stability in the region. White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva interacts with locals during his visit to Rajouri on Saturday. Lt Gen Sachdeva remarked, “The coordination between the …

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There is magic and realism in spades in this iteration of Macondo
2 weeks, 6 days ago

There is magic and realism in spades in this iteration of Macondo

The Hindu  

There naturally are differences between the series adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’and the text. After beginning with the end of the novel in silence, the famous opening lines of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ring out, “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his …

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Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 The Rule: Stardom overtakes storytelling in sequel
1 month ago

Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 The Rule: Stardom overtakes storytelling in sequel

India Today  

The air buzzed with excitement as fans erupted in cheers, lit crackers, and blasted music ahead of the Pushpa 2: The Rule screening. In 2021, Pushpa: The Rise captivated audiences with its gritty storytelling and unique world-building, making Allu Arjun’s Pushparaj a cultural icon. The star and the spectacle There is no denying that Pushpa: The Rule is Allu Arjun’s …

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Expect 'mini-crusades' as government crumbles under Trump: analyst
2 months ago

Expect 'mini-crusades' as government crumbles under Trump: analyst

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have no plans to fix anything in government, and instead, they'll make a big show out of purging enemies from the civil service while shirking any responsibility for the ill consequences. "The pirates aboard the 'Trump Revenge Tour' need not pack an overnight bag because Washington has it all: a plump platoon of …

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Justice John Roberts poised to give go-ahead to 'MAGA vision of the law': legal expert
2 months ago

Justice John Roberts poised to give go-ahead to 'MAGA vision of the law': legal expert

Raw Story  

A review of Chief Justice John Roberts' actions during the last Supreme Court session would seem to indicate that he has stopped attempting to rein in both his more rabidly conservative colleagues and chosen to go along with their far-right vision of America, according to an expert's analysis. That is the opinion of Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern who …

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The Curious Case of the North-South Slam Bidding
2 months, 1 week ago

The Curious Case of the North-South Slam Bidding

The Hindu  

North-South had a fascinating deal in a recent top-level competition held in Europe. North-South could make a slam in all five strains, but they chose to bid the slam in no trump and Schaltz had to guess which red suit to play on after winning the opening spade lead. He cashed his king of hearts, crossed to dummy with a …

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The Clutch Play: Sabine Auken's Brilliant Defense Against West's Aggressive Pre-emptive
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Clutch Play: Sabine Auken's Brilliant Defense Against West's Aggressive Pre-emptive

The Hindu  

A women's event from 2024 shows how players will go to extremes to interfere after a strong club opening. The opening diamond lead went to East's ace, and she devilishly returned a low diamond to force declarer to ruff. She saw a way out of this provided East started with at least three clubs, so she cashed the ace and …

The Game-Changing Impact of Online Learning Platforms on Competitive Exam Success
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Game-Changing Impact of Online Learning Platforms on Competitive Exam Success

India Today  

The article explores the impact of online learning platforms on competitive exam preparation, highlighting their democratization, flexibility, personalization, interactive learning, and power of practice. It emphasizes that online platforms provide access to quality study materials and expert guidance, making education more accessible for students from all backgrounds. The article concludes by discussing the future of education, where online learning is …

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13 L.A. places that’ll induce nightmares any time of year, rated by spookiness
3 months, 1 week ago

13 L.A. places that’ll induce nightmares any time of year, rated by spookiness

LA Times  

For Halloween lovers, there is only one major problem with spooky season: It ends. A number of events are held at the Cathedral Mausoleum, Masonic Lodge and Fairbanks Lawn, most popularly the Cinespia outdoor film screenings, which have expanded beyond just summertime to include an entire month dedicated to horror classics in October, with the 2024 lineup starting Oct. 5 …

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Nobody Wants This on Netflix: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody charm in the next great rom-com.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobody Wants This on Netflix: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody charm in the next great rom-com.

Slate  

A raunchy podcast host and a hot, newly single rabbi walk into a lesbian dinner party … stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Considering that the show stars two of America’s sweethearts as the lovers—Kristen Bell plays podcaster Joanne, and Adam Brody plays rabbi Noah—I’d even go so far as to say that this is the next great …

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Goren Bridge: Counting is the key
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Goren Bridge: Counting is the key

The Hindu  

Today’s deal is from a major tournament in Chicago a few months ago. Martel ruffed the opening heart lead and led a spade to dummy’s king and East’s ace. East shifted to the 10 of clubs and the defense played three straight rounds of clubs, Martel ruffing the third round with the 10 of spades in dummy. He won with …

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Birmingham: This UK city was an unexpected summer holiday hotspot for 2024
4 months ago

Birmingham: This UK city was an unexpected summer holiday hotspot for 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It boasts the oh-so-tenuous title of having more trees than recent 2024 Olympic Games host city Paris, who did their …

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Silent boy summer: Three months, no talking. Here’s how one L.A. resident did it
4 months, 1 week ago

Silent boy summer: Three months, no talking. Here’s how one L.A. resident did it

LA Times  

On a recent Monday in August, Kevito Clark hosted a video conference call to discuss the next installment of a game night he runs at the LINE LA, a hotel in Koreatown. “As the saying goes, ‘What you don’t change, you choose.’ This vow was for me to grow, not for views or likes.” — Leimert Park resident and entrepreneur …

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Does Emirates live up to the hype? Inside the carrier's economy, premium and business class cabins for a 3-way video review battle between London and Nairobi in A380s and Boeing 777s
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Does Emirates live up to the hype? Inside the carrier's economy, premium and business class cabins for a 3-way video review battle between London and Nairobi in A380s and Boeing 777s

Daily Mail  

Emirates, for many airline passengers, can do no wrong. CHOOSING THE SEAT – THE 3D TOOL MailOnline Travel Editor Ted Thornhill puts Emirates economy, premium economy and business-class seats to the test on an Airbus A380 and Boeing 777. RIGHT: Ted's beetroot and quinoa salad; chicken and apple sausages, and chocolate and blackcurrant delice In a blind taste test, Emirates’ …

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Goren Bridge: Latvian Lead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Goren Bridge: Latvian Lead

The Hindu  

Today’s deal is from a recent tournament in Riga, Latvia. The lucky fall of the queen would give him all 13 tricks. There was no apparent danger, so South led the nine of clubs to dummy’s king and then led a heart back to his jack. Losing to West’s queen was not a surprise, but South was shocked when East …

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16 pop stars who did (or didn’t) make brilliant actors
4 months, 2 weeks ago

16 pop stars who did (or didn’t) make brilliant actors

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 death of the legendary …

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Vivo V40 Challengers: Poco F6, OnePlus Nord 4, More
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vivo V40 Challengers: Poco F6, OnePlus Nord 4, More

ABP News  

Vivo V40 Challengers: Vivo recently launched the Vivo V40, which embodies the Vivo V series fundamentals– loaded cameras, and a lot of style. It features a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED 1.5 K resolution display with a very high refresh rate of 144 Hz and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor which may be a bit old but …

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Goren Bridge: Fancy Methods
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Goren Bridge: Fancy Methods

The Hindu  

Many new bidding ideas have become popular in various parts of the world. East won the opening heart lead with the ace as South, cleverly played the king. South needed the ace of clubs onside, as well as some other things going his way, so he rose with dummy’s king of clubs, winning the trick as East played the queen. …

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Paris 2024 Olympics review: A local champion, perfect days, viral moment and drama as surfing delivers in Tahiti
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics review: A local champion, perfect days, viral moment and drama as surfing delivers in Tahiti

The Hindu  

A local champion, days of perfect surf, a viral moment and plenty of high sporting drama - the decision by Paris 2024 to hold the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti delivered in spades from the charming lagoon-side village of Teahupo’o. Kauli Vaast, who lives minutes from the dangerous reef break, surfed a near perfect final to claim the gold medal …

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Goren Bridge: Intricate deal
5 months ago

Goren Bridge: Intricate deal

The Hindu  

Today’s deal is from the recent Norwegian Pairs Championship. Bakke rose with dummy’s ace, led a heart to his ace, and cashed the queen of hearts, drawing trumps. Bakke cashed the ace of diamonds and exited with the jack of diamonds to the West’s queen. A better defence from West at this point would have been to cash in on …

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Goren Bridge: Your Choice? by Bob Jones
5 months, 1 week ago

Goren Bridge: Your Choice? by Bob Jones

The Hindu  

Would you open the bidding with the East hand? At one table, East opened two spades, drawing a two no trump bid from South. At this table, East opened one spade and South bid one no trump. South might have passed, but instead he took out his partner’s take-out double – usually a good idea. West had shown up with …

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Goren Bridge: Teachers can play too
6 months ago

Goren Bridge: Teachers can play too

The Hindu  

Keith Hanson, from Boca Raton, Florida, has been one of America’s great bridge teachers for many years. The deal is from a high-stakes rubber bridge game some years ago and the bidding employed in this game was not very sophisticated by today’s standards. South started by leading a spade to dummy’s ace and Hanson smoothly dropped the queen! Declarer, as …

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Can ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ become this year’s ‘Barbenheimer’?
6 months ago

Can ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ become this year’s ‘Barbenheimer’?

CNN  

CNN — This year, two disparate, big-budget films will share a release date: One, an R-rated historical epic stacked with a starry cast of Oscar hopefuls. Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were major films with astronomical hype from respected auteurs, but even the studios couldn’t have predicted that audiences would make both films appointment viewing over the same weekend, he said. …

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