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2024 Northshore Handball Tournament, written by Josiah Hakala and George Langhorst

World Players of Handball 

Held on August 9-10, 2024  Downtown YMCA, Duluth, MN  The Northshore Handball Tournament made some gains in 2024. The skill, quantity, and represented backgrounds of competitors has never been greater. Inclusion of an A division, formidable efforts of volunteers, and presence of family & friends have also elevated the revelry beyond precedent. Jason Kelly (Galway, Ireland), […]

Austria battles major flooding after record downpours

Cyprus Mail 

Heavy rains lashed Alpine regions of Austria and left parts of Vienna under water at the weekend, causing severe damage in parts of the country and disrupting road and rail transport, authorities and local media said. Fast-moving torrents of muddy water swept cars through the ski resort of St. Anton, in western Austria, on Friday, […]

Quite a few players who have never beaten India in Test series, says Australia's Josh Hazlewood

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Josh Hazlewood, Australia's fast bowler, pointed out their struggle against India, with many players yet to win a Test series against them. Australia is focused on reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, last won in 2014-15. The upcoming series is crucial for the WTC final, which holds special significance for Hazlewood, who missed last year's final.

Bardak: Vacation apartment swap (video)

Paper Blog 

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Three peacekeepers injured in explosion in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL says

Cyprus Mail 

Three peacekeepers on patrol were “lightly injured” when an explosion occurred near their clearly marked U.N. vehicle in the village of Yarine in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said on Sunday. “All peacekeepers in the patrol returned safely to their base,” the spokesperson said, without giving further details of the nature of the explosion. […]

Karnataka Governor’s sanction for prosecution: CM to move High Court on Monday, Congress to hold state-wide protests

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contested Governor Gehlot's approval for his prosecution regarding site allotments to his wife. Congress planned state-wide demonstrations against this decision. Allegations involve family receiving plots in return for land. The party discussed legal and political strategies to support Siddaramaiah and counter the BJP campaign.

Schoolgirl, ten, stuns experts after unearthing dinosaur footprints that had laid undiscovered for 200 million - Daily Mail

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Schoolgirl, ten, stuns experts after unearthing dinosaur footprints that had laid undiscovered for 200 million  Daily Mail
  2. UK Girl Discovers Dinosaur Footprints While Walking On Beach: "Cool And Exciting"  NDTV
  3. Schoolgirl finds dinosaur footprints during walk on the beach  Metro.co.uk
  4. Schoolgirl's dinosaur footprint find on Vale of Glamorgan beach  BBC.com
  5. 200-million-year old dinosaur footprints found by little girl  Interesting Engineering

Mysteries & questions outdoors: Black Impressionist on Chicago River to Illinois largemouth bass

Chicago Sun-Times 

Delving into natural mysteries and questions.

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"Now I wonder how many works of his are out there?" mused Madeline Crispell, Chicago Maritime Museum curator.

This winter five small unsigned Impressionist oil paintings of the Chicago River were exhibited at CMM.

Anne May donated the paintings on behalf of her husband, Philip, a Great Lakes sailor and collector.  

Crispell researched who did the paintings. Much pointed to May's guess that it was Black house painter James Bolivar Needham. Читать дальше...

NYC beaches close due to dangerous rip currents from Tropical Storm Ernesto

Pix11.com 

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Some New York City beaches are closed Sunday due to dangerous rip currents predicted as an effect of Tropical Storm Ernesto, NYC Parks announced. All beaches in Brooklyn and Queens, along with Jacob Riis Beach, are closed to swimming. Lifeguards are on duty and patrolling the beaches. The life-threatening rip currents [...]

Pre-Election Miracle? Illegal Border Crossings in US Miraculously Drop to Four-Year Low

RIA Novosti  

The crisis at the US’ southern border with Mexico has dogged the Biden administration throughout its tenure in office. In the run-up to the 2024 election, the Harris campaign and friendly media have gone to great lengths to downplay the vice president’s once much-touted status as the administration’s “border czar.”

SC takes cognisance of Kolkata doctor's rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20

Business Standard 

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a matter titled 'In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and related issue'. The Calcutta High Court recently transferred the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI. Читать дальше...