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Trayce Jackson-Davis is growing ... literally

Golden State of Mind 

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images

Big(ger) man.

The Golden State Warriors are hoping for big things from center Trayce Jackson-Davis in his second NBA season. And what better way to accomplish big things than by getting, well ... bigger?

In addition to putting in hard work in the gym and on the practice courts over the summer, Jackson-Davis apparently got to photosynthesizing, because he came to his second professional camp taller than when we last saw him. According to Jackson-Davis and GM Mike Dunleavy Jr.... Читать дальше...

Helene's toll passes 100, Biden to visit North Carolina for aerial survey

Business Standard 

A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the US Southeast. The death toll from the storm surpassed 100. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in that state had risen from 17 to 25. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed there. Читать дальше...

Washing Machines Are Good, Actually – OpEd

Eurasia Review 

By Diogo Costa

In recent social media posts, some advocates of “degrowth” havesuggesteda return to washing clothes by hand as a solution to the perceived ills of modern consumerism. Their proposal ignores the hard-won progress of the past century and risks reversing gains in public health, gender equality, and quality of life.

The late Hans Rosling, a renowned public health expert, gave aTED Talkin which he described a childhood memory illustrating the transformative power... Читать дальше...

Woman who inspired Orange Shirt Day shares her story in Nunavut

CBC 

A special celebration in Kuglutuk, Nunavut, marked Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year. The woman whose residential school story started Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad, was in the community to exchange stories with the community.

UK charters flight for Britons to leave Lebanon - BBC.com

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  1. UK charters flight for Britons to leave Lebanon  BBC.com
  2. UK charters flight from Lebanon as governments prepare evacuation plans  The Guardian
  3. UK government charters flight out of Lebanon for British nationals  Sky News
  4. Lebanon: Travel advice on flights and border crossings after Britons told to leave  The Independent
  5. Government charters flight out of Lebanon to help Britons escape  The Telegraph

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs files appeal for release ahead of upcoming sex trafficking trial

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed an appeal against a federal judge’s decision to keep him in jail while he awaits trial for sex trafficking charges. His legal team is challenging the ruling, which claims that Combs poses a danger to the community. The case involves allegations that Combs used his influence to coerce women into drug-fueled sexual performances. He is scheduled for a court hearing on October 9.