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Fallen tree blocks traffic in Lewis Gap and Westbury Road

Nation News.com 

A large tree has blocked access to sections of Lewis Gap and Westbury Road, St Michael. Some residents in the area said they had complained many times for the tree, that it needed to be removed, as it was a danger to motorists and pedestrians. The tree also brought down power lines, cutting off electricity to […]

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Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler struggle in 2nd round of U.S. Open

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports) First-round co-leader Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shot 2-over-par 72 in Friday's second round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, N.C. It appeared it would be another round with a high degree of difficulty as golfers played Pinehurst No. 2 on a day with rising temperatures. Among those who struggled was world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, who'll be in danger of missing the c

Seeing at a distance with multicore fibers: All-optical, ultra-long-distance image acquisition and transmission system

Phys.org 

With the exponential growth of data globally, the demand for high-speed acquisition and long-distance transmission of multidimensional data is escalating. Online video surveillance in sectors like industrial manufacturing has significantly boosted productivity while mitigating security risks. Real-time global video calls have revolutionized people's daily lives.

‘Palm Royale’ Costume Designer Alix Friedberg on Crafting Kristen Wiig’s ‘Slightly Off’ 1960s Wardrobe

Variety 

When you first see “Palm Royale’s” prospective patrician Maxine Douglas Dellacourte, played by Kristen Wiig, she is drowning off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla. Despite her precarious position, Maxine is fabulously dressed in a pink cocktail gown embellished with tulle-beaded flowers and 20 yards of multicolored chiffon. “[Maxine] has this shiny positivity about her […]

Kate, Princess of Wales, shares health update: 'I am not out of the woods yet'

TheHill.com 

Kate, the Princess of Wales, is giving a rare health update since announcing her cancer diagnosis, saying she is "making good progress," but she's "not out of the woods yet." "I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made the...

Supreme Court Reaffirms That Guns Have More Rights Than People

Crooks and Liars  

In a totally predictable move, the Supreme Court has decided that guns have more rights than living human beings. The opinion related to a challenge to a federal ban on bump stacks that was implemented following a 2017 mass shooting that killed 58 people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas. Felon Donald Trump banned the bump stock feature. Bump stocks allow a shooter to turn a semi-automatic rifle into a fully automatic one that can shoot HUNDREDS of rounds a minute. Exactly as the framers intended when they wrote the 2nd Amendment. Читать дальше...

Vipers and Sparks progress to Finals Day

BBC News (UK) 

England's Charlie Dean and Amy Jones hit unbeaten fifties as Southern Vipers and Central Sparks reach Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day.

Judge Excoriates ATF in Ruling Against Ban on Pistol Braces

New American 

U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor didn’t hold back in his criticism of the ATF in his decision yesterday in Mock v. Garland: “The Court VACATES the Final Rule [turning pistols with braces into short-barreled rifles to be regulated under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA)] on the grounds that [the ATF] violated the ...

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Almost a quarter of Brazilian addresses are number-less

Brazilian.Report 

Over 22 percent of Brazil’s 106 million addresses do not have street numbers, according to census data disclosed on Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Furthermore, 2.7 million addresses are on unnamed streets. The data showed that Brazil has 90.6 million private residences, 264,000 schools and other learning institutions, and 247,000 health […]

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