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If you think about it, 60 miles per hour is pretty fast, at least on a human scale. We’re not talking about interstellar travel here, we’re talking about real, sandwich-and-soap filled everyday life. It’s a good speed to think about because it matches up very well with how we measure time. 60 minutes is 1 hour, so 60 miles per hour means you’re traveling at a speed of one mile per minute. This is easy to understand: one mile per minute. We live in an age where cars can accelerate from a standstill to 60 mph in an incredibly short…
In 1950, John F. Kennedy went to Richard Nixon to donate $1,000 to his campaign for U.S. Senate against Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas. The donation was sent to Nixon by JFK’s father, Joseph Kennedy, who admired Nixon’s anti-Communist fervor. Little did the two men know that nine years later they would face off in the first televised presidential debate in U.S. history. That night would change the course of American history. The first televised presidential debate was broadcast live on September 26, 1960. It was the first televised debate between two presidential candidates, John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Richard Nixon.read…
During a recent inspection, the Hong Kong Education Bureau warned students at two local schools that they were singing China’s national anthem too quietly.The tests were conducted at the Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church Primary School in Tseung Kwan O and the Yan Tsai Hospital Lam Bok Yan Secondary School in Tsuen Wan.Teachers at these schools were instructed to help students “develop the habit and confidence” of singing the national anthem loudly and enthusiastically. The report said the flag-raising ceremonies at the schools were “solemn” and well-done, but the singing could be improved. The emphasis on singing the national…
With the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft over and the hype around French prospect Zachary Lisacher being selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, attention now turns to the second round, where prospects are usually developed. The second round of the NBA Draft will be held on a dedicated date, and teams will have four minutes per round to make their selections, up from two minutes in previous years.Yahoo Sports’ Kristen Peek profiles some of the top prospects remaining in the second round, including freshman Bronny James from USC. The son of NBA legend LeBron James averaged 4.8…
The best way to grow football is clearly through quality performances from the national team, as evidenced by the surge in interest after Pakistan’s victory. But the management doesn’t seem keen on that either. Della Penna said the board had been arguing with the players over their salaries in the months leading up to the World Cup.Fans just starting to get interested in cricket can tune in next week for the second season of Major League Cricket, the well-funded professional league, which kicks off at two venues in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Morrisville, North Carolina. Most of Team USA’s players,…
Lawrence Edmondson, F1 EditorJune 27, 2024 2:13 PMclose• Joined ESPN in 2009• FIA-accredited F1 journalist since 2011SPIELBERG, Austria — Formula 1 returns to Austria this weekend for the second of three European races. These days, no trip to the Red Bull Ring is complete without an in-depth discussion of one of the sport’s trickiest topics: track limits, so this is the ideal place to start this week’s paddock diary.- Watch F1 on ESPN networks all season longBeyond the BordersF1 has rarely been as ridiculous as it was at the Red Bull Ring 12 months ago, when it took the FIA…
Kawhi Leonard is expected to be ready for the U.S. when Olympic training camp begins next week. Coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Thursday that the U.S. team plans to have all 12 players in training camp, which begins on July 6. Leonard missed 12 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ final 14 games of the regular season and playoffs because of a knee injury. The United States Basketball Association announced its 12-player roster for the 2024 Olympics on April 17, three days after the end of the NBA regular season. Leonard had missed eight consecutive games at the time because…
Diplomats in Washington will be listening intently to tonight’s first debate between Biden and former President Donald Trump and plan to send a report back to the states highlighting Trump’s remarks and Biden’s self-presentation, multiple diplomats told CNN. “We will be watching what Trump says, what he says, what he puts into words, and in Biden’s case, his performance,” one Western diplomat said. Diplomats acknowledge that there are still more than four months until the presidential election, and some are intrigued by the possibility that this could be the only debate — with a second one scheduled for September –…
A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday blocked an attempt by families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting to immediately recover assets from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, which is set to be sold.Judge Christopher Lopez of the Southern District of Texas sided with Christopher Murray, the court-appointed trustee overseeing the liquidation of Jones’ estate. In an “emergency” motion filed Sunday, Murray accused certain family members of plotting a “value-destructive profit-making scheme” despite the fact that the company has yet to complete an “orderly winding-down” and sale of Free Speech Systems.Lopez agreed that Murray must continue to evaluate and…
KALAMAZOO, Michigan — Police are urging people to stop using water guns, known as “Orbees,” after a recent surge in people driving around and shooting at others with them.Kalamazoo’s Department of Public Safety said officers have noticed a “disturbing trend” of groups targeting unsuspecting residents in city neighborhoods with Orbees water beads.Police say this is a new trend in Kalamazoo, but has occurred in other cities in recent years.Some toy water guns are modified to look like real firearms. Anyone caught illegally firing or possessing one can be arrested and charged with assault, disturbing the peace, and possession of an…