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They came dressed in red, white and blue, bags packed with bottled water for a long day on the National Mall, and eager to celebrate in the nation’s capital.The previous week had been a poignant one: presidential debates had stoked concerns about the fitness of the nation’s commander in chief, and a Supreme Court decision on immunity had left legal experts worried that the rule of law had been undermined and the president had been given the power to act above and beyond the law.The people gathered felt divided. They felt despair. But if there was ever a day to…
The National Weather Service warned Thursday that an “extremely dangerous” heat wave will break daily temperature records in western and southern states over the holiday weekend.The heatwaves came as raging wildfires in Northern California forced the evacuation of 28,000 people. The Thompson Fire in Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento, has grown to 3,568 acres and was only 7 percent contained as of Wednesday night.Death Valley, California, recorded 122 degrees Fahrenheit. California’s most populated areas were as hot as 99 degrees Fahrenheit in Sacramento and 108 degrees in Bakersfield Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Downtown Los…
Joey Chestnut consumed 57 hot dogs and buns in a five-minute exhibition at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas on July 4th.That was one shy of winning the men’s 10-minute Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in Coney Island, from which Chestnut was banned this year.Pat Bertoletti won the mustard belt earlier in the day at Nathan’s after eating 58 hot dogs. He is one of four competitors to eat more than 50 hot dogs this year, something no one managed last year when Chestnut won his 16th title with 62 hot dogs.”They did a great job!” Chestnut told…
21 minutes agoLabour wins first seat in electionThe first seat announced for the 2024 general election will be won by Labour in the Houghton Sunderland South constituency.Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s education leader, has been elected as the first member of Britain’s new parliament, saying that if exit polls are correct, “after 14 years, the British people have chosen change”.Labour retained the seats of Houghton and Sunderland South, but Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party candidate made a significant improvement on his 2019 election result (then called the Brexit Party), overtaking the Conservatives into second place.Several constituencies in the north of England are…
The Justice Department launched an investigation into Chinese swimmers and international sports organizers this week, a major affront to China just weeks before the 2024 Olympics begin in Paris.The investigation relates to allegations that 24 Chinese swimmers, including gold medallists, were unfairly allowed to compete in the last Summer Olympics despite having failed doping tests weeks earlier.Federal investigators would undoubtedly have angered Chinese authorities by concluding that the failed drug tests were due to food contamination, a seemingly unlikely story that was accepted by World Aquatics, the world swimming governing body.The Justice Department’s decision to proceed with a criminal investigation…
LaVar Arrington was an All-American and Hall of Fame player at Penn State from 1997-1999. It’s unclear whether his son will repeat his legacy at Happy Valley, but Nittany Lions fans will be excited to see LaVar Arrington in the navy blue and white.Penn State received the commitment of LaVar Arrington II on Thursday. The three-star recruit is ranked by Rivals as the No. 41 player in the state and the No. 31 weakside defensive end in the Class of 2025.”This is an exciting time for me and my family,” Arrington II posted on Instagram. “I am so happy that…
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Patrick Bertoletti won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the first time in his career by eating 58 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, a new personal best for Bertoletti, who returned in 2022 after a 10-year absence from the competition. Jeffrey Esper came in second with 53 hot dogs and buns.Miki Sudo dominated the competition, winning the women’s division for the 10th time with 51 hot dogs and buns, setting a new women’s world record.This year’s Coney Island Fourth of July event was not attended by 16-time champion Joey Chestnut, who sat out the event due…
Lindy Waters III was sitting poolside on a family vacation in Mexico when he realized his life was about to change on the morning of the second day of the 2024 NBA Draft. The 26-year-old Norman, Oklahoma native has only ever known one state: Oklahoma. That changed a week ago, on June 27, when Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy sent the Warriors’ second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a shooting guard capable of operating behind the 3-point line. “It wasn’t a surprise, but it took me a little while to sink in,” Waters told reporters at Chase Center…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls for the 2024 UK general election have predicted a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party, bringing an end to nearly 15 years of Conservative rule. Final results are expected by late Friday morning (IST).The first nationwide vote since Prime Minister Boris Johnson handed his Conservative party a landslide victory in 2019 came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak suddenly called an election six months earlier than planned – a gamble that looks set to backfire spectacularly, with exit polls pointing to a heavy defeat for his right-wing party.”My father was a tool maker and my mother was…