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Sha’Carey Richardson celebrates her victory during the women’s 100-meter final at the USA Track and Field Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Charlie Nibergal/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Charlie Nibergal/AP EUGENE, Ore. — Olympians were born and world records were broken. The U.S. Olympic track and field team was decided after 10 days of competition at Hayward Field, providing a preview of what they can do at the Paris Games, which begin in less than a month. Here are some highlights from the Olympic qualifying tournament, which concluded on Sunday. Stars to watch in Paris Sydney McLaughlin LevroneHer…

Dermatologists have urged people not to make their own sunscreen by following a series of tutorials posted on the internet. Popular influencer Nara Smith (@naraazizasmith) posted a video to TikTok last week showing her husband making sunscreen “from scratch.”The creator, who frequently shares recipes and boasts 8.1 million followers, told viewers: “We were spending a lot of time by the pool and realized we were out of sunscreen.” Instead of going out to buy sunscreen, her husband, Lucky Blue Smith, emptied the kitchen cupboards and made his own. “We all burn easily, so I chose something with a bit more…

(Bloomberg) — Concerns remain about China’s economic outlook even as a gauge of private manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in three years amid signs of weakening manufacturing confidence.Most read articles on BloombergThe Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.8 last month, the highest since May 2021. That beat the 51.5 median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. A reading above 50 signals economic expansion.A measure of business leaders’ expectations for future output fell to the lowest level since late 2019 but remained in positive territory. The exact figure for the measure was not released.”Lack of market confidence…

After the big tech companies’ meteoric rise on the stock market, valuations may be settling down again.At least, that’s the concern of Truist chief strategist and CIO Keith Lerner. In a note last Friday, Lerner downgraded his firm’s rating on the tech sector to neutral from overweight, as companies like Nvidia, Apple and Google continue to lead the sector to its most extreme outperformance in decades.Valuations of big tech companies riseThe stock market is incredibly narrow, with just a few mega-cap tech stocks driving the market rally.Overall, the technology sector is up about 40% since November 2023, about 16 percentage…

Reuters reported that China’s manufacturing activity slowed further last month, with the country’s statistics bureau reporting that the PMI index fell to 49.5, the lowest in five months.However, Reuters separately reported that the private PMI figure calculated by S&P Global showed an increase in manufacturing activity among small and medium-sized enterprises, which it attributed to strong orders from overseas. Moreover, analysts at the Economist Intelligence Unit told Reuters that official data suggesting an economic slowdown may not be accurate.”Actual industrial activity should be stronger than the data suggests as the official PMI is likely not fully capturing the current momentum…

Chester Cabarza, president and founder of the Manila-based think tank International Development and Security Cooperation, said the carrier patrol was an example of “performative politics” by Beijing and could become more frequent.If that’s the case, “it would mean a red flag is going up for their national security,” he said, adding that “the sight of large military forces means Beijing is preparing for war,” the Post reported.A standoff between China and the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea turned violent last month in the first clash since China enacted new rules on how it deals with foreign…

London: Britain is gearing up for a fierce election on July 4th, pitting Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservative Party against Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in what is said to be one of the most closely watched elections in the world. In October 2022, Sunak, 44, will become the first Indian-origin British prime minister and the youngest occupant of No. 10 Downing Street in the past 210 years. This comes after the UK experienced major political turmoil with the successive resignations of former prime minister Boris Johnson and his successor Liz Truss.Ahead of key opinion polls this week, we look back…

He had his moments of glory. A lot of them. In fact, from the outside looking in, it might seem like Bernie Smilovitz has a privileged life: He wears a nice suit, has nice hair, goes on TV to talk about sports for three or four minutes, does some cute antics at the end, and then calls it a day. Right?But nothing is as simple as it seems, and nothing in life is as simple as a sentence. This Monday, Smilovitz will broadcast for the last time from WDIV studios in Lafayette, in downtown Detroit. For nearly four decades, he’s…

Imphal/Guwahati: A leading Kuki student organisation has condemned police charges in Manipur against a UK-based Indian professor for allegedly trying to incite the community in the border state.The Delhi chapter of the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) said in a statement today that the police action “indicates a disturbing trend where individuals and organisations who speak out against the Biren Singh-led Manipur government for its wrongdoings are being unfairly targeted”.According to a first information report (FIR) filed by a resident of state capital Imphal, the accused, Uday Reddy, a professor of computer science at the University of Birmingham, was active online…

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported early Monday that Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $212 million contract to join the Philadelphia 76ers.George joins a 7-time All-Star and 2023 MVP Joel Embiid and All-Star point guard and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Tyrese Maxey on the 76ers’ roster, which has overhauled the Eastern Conference and made the 76ers a favorite to join the defending champion Boston Celtics in the NBA title hunt.George, a 6-foot-8 wing, remains one of the league’s best two-way players at age 34. Last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, he averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists…