Posted on August 9, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 610 words
| Fernande Dalal
MONACO — A world record broken after 16 years. An eighth fastest run all-time in another event. A European record run by a teenager. Several world-leading performances.
Some of the world’s top track and field athletes showed at Monaco on Friday what their sport has missed in the biggest international meeting so far of an outdoor season all but wrecked by the pandemic.
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda was the standout star of the first full Diamond League meet winning the 5,000 meters in 12 minutes, 35.
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Posted on August 8, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 633 words
| Chauncey Koziol
Explore More They don’t share the same view of Simone Biles’ controversial husband.
On Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin argued about Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, 26, and her husband, Green Bay Packers NFL player Jonathan Owens, 28, in the wake of Owens’ recent comments that set the internet aflame. On the ABC talk show, Griffin defended Owens, calling the pair a “very beautiful and adorable couple” who “seem very happy.
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Posted on August 8, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Ingredients4 to 5 slices white sandwich bread (about 4 ounces total) torn into large pieces4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter melted2 1/2 lbs. Gala apples (about 6) peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup packed light- or dark-brown sugar1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus more for serving (optional)1/4 teaspoon ground nutmegVanilla ice cream for serving (optional)DirectionsPreheat oven to 375 degrees. In a food processor, pulse bread until coarse crumbs form (you should have about 2 cups).
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Posted on August 8, 2024
| 1 minutes
| 175 words
| Chauncey Koziol
Explore More Her control of the Benihana family fortune should be sliced and diced.
The widow of Rocky Aoki, the founder of the hibachi restaurant chain, has spent years wasting “many millions” of dollars the enigmatic Aoki left for two of his six kids, who now want a Manhattan judge to remove her as head of the trust fund.
Los Angeles model Devon Aoki, 36, and Las Vegas-based DJ Steve Aoki, 42, are set to share $50 million when each turns 45.
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Posted on August 8, 2024
| 2 minutes
| 352 words
| Tobi Tarwater
By Kevin ShoesmithBBC News
Tom Merton / Getty ImagesFamilies are sought for a new study looking at child developmentFamilies are being sought to take part in a study to track the health of children born in Hull.
Born and Bred in Hull aims to "shape a healthier generation", according to Hull University Hospitals NHS Trust. The study will "connect up" information held by health, education and social care professionals.
Sarah Collins, research-lead midwife at Hull Royal Infirmary, said it could "
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Posted on August 8, 2024
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| 830 words
| Valentine Belue
By Sam Cabral & Madeline HalpertBBC News on Capitol Hill & from New York
Getty ImagesDemocrats who have spent time with Mr Biden have defended him as sharp and focusedDemocrats are defending President Joe Biden after a report on his handling of classified documents raised concerns about his age and mental fitness.
Mr Biden will not be charged for keeping classified documents, but the report cast him as a "
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Posted on August 8, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 500 words
| Fernande Dalal
Former NFL star Dez Bryant was accused of sexism on Saturday night after saying that he doesn’t like ‘talking football with certain women.’
Bryant had tweeted about the Bills-Chargers game, suggesting that there was something going on between Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs (who finished the game with just 29 receiving yards), when an account appearing to belong to a female football fan told him to ‘chill.’
‘Josh Allen is still a stud, and Diggs is killing it on the field… No need for all the unnecessary panic, okay?
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Posted on August 8, 2024
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| 438 words
| Fernande Dalal
Caterpillars from a species that has exploded in population in upstate New York are gorging on tree leaves and showering excrement onto residential yards, according to residents from the region.
The invasive bug is in the midst of a population boom and the creatures in larva stage are out in numbers not seen in over a decade, according to media reports and advisories from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Schuyler County resident Shannan Warick told Syracuse.
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Posted on August 8, 2024
| 5 minutes
| 925 words
| Chauncey Koziol
Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, who established himself as one of Latin music’s biggest stars, died Sunday morning in his California home.
Juan Gabriel’s publicist confirmed the musician’s death to the Associated Press but provided no details regarding the circumstances.
“He has passed on to become part of eternity and has left us his legacy through Juan Gabriel, the character created by him for all the music that has been sung and performed all around the world,” his press office said in a statement to the AP.
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