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The Texas Tech softball team has a new leader.Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt announced Thursday that Jerry Glasco will be the Red Raiders’ new head coach. Glasco will replace Craig Snyder, who was hired as an assistant coach at Tennessee earlier this month.Glasco has coached the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for the past seven years, compiling a winning percentage of .773. During Glasco’s tenure, Louisiana compiled a 300-88 record, won five Sun Belt Conference regular season championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each year of eligibility.Louisiana advanced to the 2023 Super Region as the No. 13 seed in the nation.”I…

There may still be hope for homebuyers: Mortgage rates appear to be trending downward.Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates fell for a third straight week as inflation eased and demand for mortgages dwindled. Housing starts and planned home sales have declined over the past two months.”Lower mortgage rates and a gradually improving supply of housing bode well for the housing market,” said Sam Carter, chief economist at Freddie Mac. “Prospective homebuyers should remember that mortgage rates can vary widely from lender to lender, so it’s important to shop around for the best mortgage rate.”Latest PricesThe 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM)…

Pakistan has consistently pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with its South Asian neighbors, seeking to foster a stable and cooperative environment in the region. Its efforts to promote peace, improve living standards, and establish stable diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations reflect its commitment to regional harmony. However, its neighbors to the east and west, India and Afghanistan, have responded less than cooperatively and have demonstrated actions that threaten Pakistan’s national security and regional stability. Islamabad has made repeated offers of dialogue to resolve outstanding disputes with India under its policy of peaceful coexistence. Despite these efforts, the Indian government’s…

To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser.Video captions, US is ‘focused on de-conflict’ with China, ambassador tells BBC’s Laura BickerArticle informationauthor, Laura Bickerrole, China CorrespondentReported by Beijing2 hours agoWashington and Beijing are talking more frequently to avoid conflict in the South China Sea despite their “adversarial and competitive” relationship, the US ambassador to China has told the BBC.”Our militaries operate in very close proximity in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. We don’t want to send the wrong signal,” Nicholas Burns said in an interview in Beijing earlier this week.The South China Sea…

Pakistan’s polio eradication campaign has been thrown into disarray after the South Asian nation of 240 million people reported its fifth case of the highly contagious poliovirus this year, dealing a new blow to the country’s efforts to eliminate the debilitating disease. Four new cases of polio have been reported in the southwestern province of Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan, while a fifth has been reported in the southern province of Sindh, raising concerns about whether polio can be eradicated in the near future. “This year’s cases are a harsh reminder that until Pakistan is completely polio-free, no child will be…

name: Haley WashingtonCountry: AmericaSports: volleyballOlympic experienceTokyo 2021Social media: Instagram / × Who is Haley Washington? Haley Washington was one of several volleyball players to come out at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, and now she’s back at the Paris Olympics and looking to repeat in 2021. In late 2020, Washington posted on X that she was bisexual, which was interpreted by some as her public “coming out.” Get off the sidelines and get in the game Our Weekly Playbook is packed with information on everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. I’m not rolling up my pants because…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After more than a decade at the helm of Dutch politics, Prime Minister Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding agreement among rival coalition partners. Now, as NATO’s new secretary general, Rutte is poised to bring his experience leading four Dutch multi-party governments to the international stage.On Thursday, Romania’s president withdrew from the race for the league’s top post, leaving Rutte as the only remaining candidate and almost certain to take over as head of the world’s largest military organisation from October.Rutte’s appointment could be confirmed at a meeting of NATO ambassadors in…

CNBC Investment Club with Jim Cramer broadcasts “Morning Meetings” live every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. The S&P 500 hit a new record on Thursday as club holding Nvidia buoyed the market. The chipmaker’s shares also hit an all-time high, rising more than 2.5%. “A lot of the gains today are from the AI ​​trade,” said Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis at CNBC Investment Club. Treasury yields rose Thursday despite soft economic data in the form of higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims and a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index. Not all AI-related stocks…

OTTAWA COUNTY — Just a week after starting his new job, Chris Kleinjans was fired from his old employer. Kleinjans won a seat on the Ottawa County Commission on May 7, defeating Ottawa Impact-backed incumbent Lucy Ebel in a recall election. He was sworn in as the representative for the 2nd District on May 28. A week later, on June 4, he was fired from his local position with Michigan State University Extension.The county is paying for the service extension, paying $272,720 in the most recent fiscal year. As part of the agreement, Ottawa County is also providing office, meeting…

Health and Wellness June 20, 2024 LA CROSSE, Wis. — The warm summer weather is making adults feel like kids again. It’s bringing out the weekend sports crowds in force, and the excitement and intense exercise can lead to an all-too-common injury among this group: Achilles tendonitis. “Achilles tendonitis is most common in people who suddenly increase the intensity or duration of their exercise, and it also commonly occurs when people don’t train properly for their sport,” says Jacob Erickson, MD, a sports medicine physician at Mayo Clinic Health System. The Achilles tendon is a long band of tissue that…