Patricia Russell was only six when she said farewell to her father Eric Liddell for the final time but she retains fond memories of the athlete immortalised in the Oscar-winning film "Chariots of Fire".
Kei Nishikori rallied to beat Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of National Bank Open, earning his first victory in an ATP Masters 1000 event in three years.
Another surprise was the lift in the labour participation rate. After hitting a record high of 72.4% in June 2023, the participation rate had begun its descent.
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Travers has an opportunity to join the Cavs
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported that 21 Chinese military aircraft were detected on Tuesday. The aircraft included J-16 and KJ-500 models. Of the 21 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 18 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. They entered different areas of Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
My friend, mentor, and co-author Walter E. Williams once told me about his search for a wife. First, he eliminated from consideration all males; he wanted a woman to be his marriage partner, significant other, and bed partner (what a...
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I saw a t-shirt the other day that gave me a chuckle. It read: “I may be old, but I saw America before it went to sh**.” My amusement passed quickly. As I thought about the differences between the 20th...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz deployed a couch joke on Tuesday as he attacked Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance in his first appearance as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.
Here's the truth about Tim Walz: When his men needed him before what would have been his only combat deployment, he was nowhere to be found.
The Texas department of transportation has opened the new main lanes of Hwy 71 at Ross Rd and Kellam Rd in Del Valle after more than three years of construction, and just in time for back to school.
Paris Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat scripted history by becoming the first Indian wrestler in history to reach the final of any category at the Olympics.
This is absolutely adorable.
Gold prices decreased on Wednesday, influenced by a stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields, while the likelihood of a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve cushioned the fall. Spot gold fell 0.2% to $2,385.23 per ounce, and U.S. gold futures declined 0.3% to $2,425.50. The dollar's gains made gold costlier for other currency users.
SpaceX on Tuesday delayed its Crew-9 astronaut launch, originally scheduled for Aug. 18. Crew-9 will now launch Sept. 24, to leave space for Boeing's Starliner which remains stalled at the International Space Station.
In his directive, the Home Department's Joint Secretary said that due to the prevailing law and order situation in Bangladesh, there is a likelihood of an influx of people from the neighbouring...
A new cold case analysis center opened at the University at Albany.
The Astros' Framber Valdez was one out away from no-hitting the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, but lost it in the ninth inning in heartbreaking fashion.
Against the might of the US team that used every trick in the book, a group of Australians pulled off one of the great Olympic cycling heists in 1984.
Sinwar, the architect of the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, has been in hiding in Gaza, defying Israeli attempts to kill him since the start of the war
KUALA LUMPUR: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) will continue its hunt to track down the remaining members of the ‘Ninja Turtle Gang’ involved in the smuggling and sale of wildlife in the black market.
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