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Aviron / JO 2024 – Elodie Ravera-Scaramozzino et Emma Lunatti terminent 5es

WomenSports.fr 

Les Françaises Elodie Ravera-Scaramozzino et Emma Lunatti ont échoué ce jeudi en finale du deux de couple de ces Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024. Elles terminent en 5e position. Immense déception pour la totalité de l’aviron français qui rentre de ces Jeux Olympiques avec 0 médaille. Ce jeudi, Elodie Ravera-Scaramozzino et Emma Lunatti dernières en […]

Daily mortgage rates for August 1, 2024: Mortgage rates tick down after eighth Fed rate pause

AOL.com 

Average mortgage rates for 30-year and 15-year terms tick down week over week as of Thursday, August 1, 2024, a day after the Federal Reserve concluded its fifth rate-setting policy meeting of the year with a decision to keep the current Fed rate unchanged, paving the way for a cut this fall. While the Fed doesn't set mortgage rates, Fed rate cuts typically influence lower borrowing rates over time on large loans like mortgages. Yesterday's decision leaves lower financing rates up in the air for... Читать дальше...

BCCI president Roger Binny condoles death of former India cricketer Aunshuman Gaekwad

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny condoled the demise of former India cricketer Aunshuman Gaekwad, who passed away at the age of 71. Gaekwad was battling for a long time with blood cancer. He was in London until last month and he passed away in Baroda, according to ESPNcricinfo. In a statement shared by BCCI, Roger Binny said that Aunshuman Gaekwad's

"Hard work, grit, passion have truly paid off": Abhinav Bindra after Swapnil Kusale wins bronze at Paris Olympics

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Chateauroux [France], August 1 (ANI): The Olympic gold medalist, Abhinav Bindra, heaped praise on Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale as the latter went on to win bronze in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kusale also became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. The shooter clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after

Hamas military leader Muhammad Deif killed in airstrike: Israel Defence Forces

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Thursday announced that Hamas military wing commander Mohammed Deif had been killed in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on July 13. In a post on X, IDF stated, "We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated."The Israeli military said that it obtained intelligence confirming his death in the past few hours. Deif was targeted in a strike at Hama

End-of-life decisions are difficult and distressing. Could AI help?

Technology Review  

A few months ago, a woman in her mid-50s—let’s call her Sophie—experienced a hemorrhagic stroke. Her brain started to bleed. She underwent brain surgery, but her heart stopped beating. Sophie’s ordeal left her with significant brain damage. She was unresponsive; she couldn’t squeeze her fingers or open her eyes when asked, and she didn’t flinch…

Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ shadowy longtime military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month. The Israeli military said it killed Deif in a huge airstrike in southern Gaza on July 13, citing “an intelligence assessment.” There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas officials on Israel’s claim that Deif was dead. He gained mythical status among Palestinians, surviving a string of... Читать дальше...

Turkish Cypriots ‘cannot be linobambaki’, Arikli says

Cyprus Mail 

Turkish Cypriots “cannot be linobambaki”, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday. Speaking on the 453rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571, he described August as “the month of the Turks”, and said, “the month of August is as if it were created for our nation”. “I do not know […]

Pyramid optical networks for unidirectional image magnification and demagnification

Phys.org 

In Light: Science & Applications journal UCLA researchers introduce an innovative design for diffractive deep neural networks (D2NNs). This new architecture, termed Pyramid-D2NN (P-D2NN), achieves unidirectional image magnification and demagnification, significantly reducing the number of diffractive features required.