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More than 2,000 local rescue workers and 610 boats were mobilized for emergency rescue operations on Hwarong Island, and about 10,000 tonnes of sand and stones and 18 trucks were sent to seal the breach.President Xi Jinping called for all-out rescue and relief efforts.”Since China entered the full-scale flood season last month, some parts of the country have experienced heavy rains for long periods, leading to a serious flood control situation,” Xi told Xinhua News Agency during an official visit to Tajikistan on Friday.”Prolonged water erosion of the dikes could lead to dangerous situations and pose serious risks and hidden…
Daniella Lopez-White gets her hair done in her Boston apartment on May 14. As a recent college graduate on a tight budget, Lopez-White said TikTok influencers have given her tips on finding affordable clothes and beauty products. Associated Press NEW YORK — TikTok and its short-form video platform arrived in the U.S. as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin less than six years ago, and in the six years since, the social media platform has deeply ingrained itself in American consumer society, shortening the shelf life of trends and reshaping the way people interact…
Reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, has won the Iranian presidential runoff election. His campaign pledges included cooperation with the West and easing enforcement of Iran’s compulsory headscarf law. Pezeshkian’s hardline rival, Saeed Jalili, lost the election. According to Iran’s election authorities, some 30 million people voted in the election, with Pezeshkian receiving more than 17 million votes and Jalili receiving more than 13 million.Who is Masoud Pezeshkian?Born on September 29, 1954 in Mahabad, Iran, Pezeshkian’s diverse ethnic background gave him an understanding of Iran’s cultural fabric, and after serving in the Iran-Iraq War he went on to a…
Pezeshkian won Friday’s election with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million, according to a vote tally released by authorities.Image (Photo: Shutterstock)Bloomberg By Arsalan Shahra and Gornal Motevalli Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist politician who supports restoring Iran’s nuclear deal and improving ties with the West, was elected president of the Islamic Republic in a runoff election, state television announced. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp He beat hardline politician Said Jalili, a longtime critic of the nuclear deal and foe of the United States, by about three million votes, according to Saturday’s vote count. Turnout in the runoff…
one of the boys’ The show’s biggest selling point is just how sick and twisted it gets, especially when it comes to sex. In Season 1, a female superhero accidentally exploded a man’s head with her vagina while he was performing cunnilingus on her. In Season 2, we watched in horror as Homelander crushed another man’s head while having public sex with a Nazi. The Season 3 premiere took things even more extreme, with the Ant-Man-inspired superhero crawling down his lover’s urethra and accidentally expanding to normal size while inside him (with horrifying results).It’s understandable why the show keeps doing…
Though the school year is over, many talented high school senior athletes are still searching for where they will play college baseball next season. Several currently play baseball for the Sanford Spinners, while others in other sports are also considering their options.One of those players is Lee County native Kerris McSwain, who played her freshman season at Lee Christian School, making NCISAA 1A All-State, before transferring across town to Lee County High School, where she finished out her high school career and played a big role in turning around the fortunes of the Lady Jackets.McSwain signed a national letter of…
The AURA Digital Photo Frame allows families to upload meaningful songs, photos, prayers, poems, or any kind of personal message that will create the strongest connections and most meaningful. Photo by Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images. Applications for the 2024 McKnight’s Excellence in Tech Awards must be submitted by midnight Tuesday (July 9). Providers and vendors of all sizes are eligible to apply, and some are past winners. Now in its 14th year, the annual exhibition is an opportunity for those involved in skilled nursing, senior living and home care to be recognized for their outstanding efforts. Describing the technology…
Chinese construction teams tasked with digging a tunnel through one of the world’s longest mountain ranges have begun the most difficult part of the megaproject: cutting under several kilometers of glaciers.The 15.7 km (9.8 mile) long Tianshan West Super Long Tunnel is part of a major highway linking the southern and northern parts of China’s vast continental shelf. Western Xinjiang The region is expected to boost trade and tourism and provide a vital link with Beijing-led Central Asia. Belt and Road Initiative.Construction teams deployed a domestically-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) on Wednesday to dig under the giant glacier to build…
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton is in great form. He’s been running at full speed for weeks since recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered in the Eastern Conference finals, and he’s been working out twice a day recently in an effort to get healthy again.That’s because he’s about to begin playing in the United States Basketball Association ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Haliburton is on the 12-man roster and is confident he’ll be healthy enough to play in the tournament. The Pacers will have their performance staff with Haliburton to keep him as healthy as possible while he’s with…
President Biden on Friday dismissed concerns about his age, intelligence and polls that suggest he will lose reelection, saying in a prime-time interview that his intelligence is tested daily while he’s “running the world.” He vowed to step aside only if “Almighty God” so commands.In a 22-minute interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired unedited, Mr. Biden, 81, said he didn’t need to undergo neurological or cognitive testing. He said he simply didn’t believe the polls that said he was losing. And when asked how he would feel if former President Donald J. Trump won in November, he dodged the…