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NEW YORK — Cathy Willens, a pioneering photojournalist who helped advance women’s positions behind the camera everywhere from the Super Bowl to war-torn Somalia during her nearly 45-year career with The Associated Press, died Tuesday at the age of 74.Willens was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly after her retirement in 2021 and died at her Brooklyn home, her nephew, Ben Willens, said.A supportive colleague but also a fierce competitor who refused to let anything come between her and her photos, Ms. Willens was one of the first women staff photographers for the Associated Press and would go on to take…
TULSA, Okla. — Five BMX athletes who will represent the United States at the Paris Olympics gathered in Tulsa on Tuesday for a big Olympic send-off party.FOX23 visited Hardesty National BMX Stadium to speak with some Olympians ahead of the Games.Three of the five athletes were in attendance Tuesday, and all will be representing the U.S. at an Olympic Games for the first time.”Representing the United States is the highest honor and privilege,” said BMX Olympian Cameron Wood.Words of encouragement and excitement echoed through the air Tuesday night as the Tulsa community came together to cheer on members of the…
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will bring you great deals on many of your favorite gadgets. This annual shopping event is a great opportunity for Prime members to take advantage of their subscription and get great deals on gadgets like tablets, earbuds, robot vacuums, and more.This year has been, for lack of a better word, typical. Most of the best Prime Day deals were exclusive to Prime members, and there were some decent delayed items available to everyone. However, not all Prime Day deals are worth your time or money, so we scoured Amazon’s site to find the best when it…
What if you wave at someone who doesn’t wave at you? Minus 1,000 aura points. What if you throw your trash in the recycling bin instead of the trash? Plus 500 aura points.A new social media trend popular among teens on TikTok lets users rank their coolness (or lack thereof). There are no set rules or official points system, and users are responsible for scoring themselves, so points gained or lost can vary wildly. It’s all about the vibe.By scrutinizing their every action and creating an imaginary points system for each decision, young people can take control of difficult moments…
Managed services ACV increased 32% while XaaS spending increased 1% in Q2Sydney, 17 July 2024Asia Pacific spending on IT and business services has surpassed US$5 billion for the first time in two years, driven by a resurgence in demand for managed services, according to the latest industry report from Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.According to the Asia Pacific ISG Index™, which measures commercial outsourcing agreements with an annual contract value (ACV) of US$5 million or more, the ACV of the combined market (both cloud-based XaaS and managed services) grew 8% year-over-year…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a stay of execution to a Texas inmate less than an hour before he was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection.Ruben Gutierrez, 47, was scheduled to be executed just after 6 p.m. Central time before the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution pending a lower court ruling on the inmate’s claims regarding DNA testing.It was not immediately clear how long the execution would be delayed, but Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Hannah Haney told USA Today shortly after the verdict: “There will be no execution tonight.”Here’s what you…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to approve a major proposal to reform the Supreme Court, signaling his intentions to some lawmakers over the weekend, three people familiar with the plans said Tuesday.Proposals under serious consideration, according to people familiar with the matter, include legislation that would impose term limits on judges and a binding, enforceable, modern ethics code. The policies, which have not yet been finalized, could be announced in the coming weeks and would mark a new approach for a president who has long been skeptical of reshaping the Supreme Court.A White House spokesman declined to comment.Biden…
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed that at least eight tornadoes touched down across the Midwest over the past two days, including at least one EF-1 tornado that touched down in downtown Chicago. A series of severe storms ripped through Chicago and the surrounding area Sunday night and into Monday, sending tornado sirens ringing across the city.As of Monday night, the NWS issued at least 16 tornado warnings for the region, the most warnings issued in a single day since April 2004. The organization estimates it will take several days to survey the reported tornado areas and identify at…
Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s manufacturers became more confident about their business climate in July but service sector sentiment weakened, Reuters’ monthly Tankan survey released on Thursday, reflecting an uncertain economic outlook.The survey of 506 large non-financial companies was conducted two weeks before the Bank of Japan holds a policy review on July 30-31. Investors are looking for clues as to when the central bank might raise interest rates after it raised them for the first time since 2007 in March and decided last month to reduce its bond purchases.The central bank will likely scrutinize the Tankan survey and other…
Heading into the All-Star break, the Seattle Mariners lead the American League West by 1.0 game but have lost seven of their last eight series. The Mariners’ first series after the All-Star break will be a three-game home series against the same Astros. Houston has trailed Seattle by one or two games for the better part of three weeks. In that time, both teams have tended to lose and win on the same day, and they haven’t been far apart.The series with Houston presents Seattle with an immediate opportunity to push the Astros back to the bottom of the American…