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3 members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash - CBS News

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  1. 3 members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash  CBS News
  2. Three Members of Grammy Nominated Band Die in Plane Crash  The Daily Beast
  3. Three members of family gospel group The Nelons killed in Wyoming plane crash  USA TODAY
  4. Three Members of the Nelons Gospel Group Are Killed in a Plane Crash  The New York Times

US-based organisation calls on Olympic Committee to allow Taiwan to compete at Olympics under own name

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Washington, DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A US-based organisation called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Taiwan to compete under its own name instead of "Chinese Taipei", reported Taiwan News. Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organisation that seeks to build worldwide support for Taiwan independence, called on the IOC on the opening day of the Paris Olympics

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WATER POLO

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(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Krisztina Garda (L) of Hungary vies against Sabrina van der Sloot of the Netherlands during the Women's Water Polo Preliminary Round Group A match between the Netherlands and Hungary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/He Canling)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-VAIRES-SUR-MARNE-CANOE SLALOM

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(240727) -- VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, July 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chang Chu-Han of Chinese Taipei competes during the women's kayak single heat of canoe slalom at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Vaires-sur-Marne, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-TABLE TENNIS

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(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Zhiying (L) of Chile interacts with Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon after their women's singles preliminary round table tennis match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-MEN-FENCING

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(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shen Chenpeng of China celebrates after winning the Men's Sabre Individual Table of 16 against Park Sangwon of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

(PARIS2024)FRANCE-LILLE-BASKETBALL

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(240727) -- LILLE, July 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yoshi Hirotaka (L) of Japan is seen during the Men's Basketball Group B match between Germany and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Lille, France, on July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

Happy 100th Birthday to Arnold Harberger

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“Triangle Man” is now 100 years old.

Long-time University of Chicago economist Arnold Harberger turned 100 years old today. Unless I am mistaken, he is still going relatively strong, even in the classroom.

The Wikipedia article on some of Harberger’s accomplishments is actually quite good and so I won’t try to restate them.

Rather, I’ll tell 3 stories about my interactions with, and observations of, Al.

Number one: I first met Al at a cocktail party at the home of my... Читать дальше...

Marin Voice: Wall property is a key piece of the preserved treasure that is Marin open space

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Former Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts once said, “Government is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together.” According to this definition, open-space acquisition in Marin County is quintessential government. There are few other places in this country (and potentially the world) where so many have come together and continue […]