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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — When Caitlin Clark found out she hadn’t been selected to play for the U.S. Summer Olympics team, she had a simple reaction. “She said, ‘Coach, they woke up a monster,'” Indiana Fever coach Christy Sides said. “I thought it was awesome.” Clark got the call while on the team bus Friday night. Fresh off the best night of his career in a win over the Mystics, the news was more motivational than disheartening. “I know it’s the most competitive team in the world and I know it could have gone either way, whether I stay or not,”…
KOLKATA: Of the 59 French citizens eligible to vote in the European Parliament elections held at the French Consulate on Rajasthan Road on Sunday, only 16 turned up to cast their vote. Of the rest, some opted for “proxy voting”, where they nominated a voter registered on the French electoral roll to vote on their behalf. “Posters were put up of the 38 political parties that took part in the European Parliament elections, in which France has 81 seats. Voters had to choose a party and put just one ballot in an envelope, seal it and drop it in a…
59 minutes agoby Theo Leggett, BBC International Business CorrespondentGetty ImagesChinese companies are said to be able to build electric cars 25% cheaper than their European and American rivals.The European Union is widely expected to impose tariffs on China this week after the country is accused of selling electric vehicles at unfairly low prices.The BYD Seagull is a small, inexpensive, sleek electric vehicle (EV). It might not break any speed records, but it’s a great little urban car for the wallet.In China, the car has a starting price of 69,800 yuan ($9,600, £7,500) – we expect it to cost at least…
Sunrise Anchor & Reporter Team USA announces Olympic mountain bike team in Bentonville Updated: June 10, 2024 8:21 PM CDT They can’t afford it. Brett from Fort Smith brings you 40/29 news. “For some, the road to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris starts in Bentonville!” 40/29’s Phil Reed has more details on the big announcement that will be made there tomorrow. Tomorrow, USA Cycling will announce the men’s and women’s Olympic mountain bike teams. It will be at 10 a.m. at the Leisure in Bentonville. The city has partnered with USA Cycling in 2022 to designate Bentonville as the…
After the Oklahoma Press Association, staff from The Trend gathered together to present their many award-winning works. trend For the first time, the newspaper won eight awards in the Oklahoma Press Association’s (OPA) annual Better Newspaper contest. OPA is an organization that supports and advocates for Oklahoma’s 180 newspapers. The annual awards ceremony took place on Saturday, June 8, and brought together journalists from across the state to talk about the world of journalism. The event featured an awards ceremony to recognize journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. The evening began with a networking reception. trendstaff engaged…
Daytona Beach, Fla., June 10, 2024 – The LPGA Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received the Best Engagement for Good award in the Impact category at the prestigious Hashtag Sports Awards. The award was presented to the LPGA Foundation’s LPGA*USGA Women’s Golf “One Million MORE Girls” campaign, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at expanding access and opportunity for young female golfers. The Hashtag Sports Awards are hosted by the Engagement Academy of Sports Entertainment and celebrate excellence in engagement within the sports, media and entertainment industries. The LPGA’s win highlights the organization’s commitment to inspire and empower the…
Four lecturers from Cornell University in Iowa were injured in a “serious accident” at a park in China, the university said Monday.The instructors were teaching in China as part of a partnership program with a local university and were wounded during a daytime visit to the park, university president Jonathan Brand said in a statement. The instructors were accompanying faculty from the university’s partner school in China at the time of the attack, Brand added. No students at the small liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were participating in the program at the time. A State Department spokesman told…
Is this really a spiteful, in-your-face disregard?Was leaving Caitlin Clark off the U.S. team one of the most egregious mistakes the Olympic selection committee has made? Is Clark clearly more deserving than the 12 women who supposedly made the team before her?Caitlin Clark herself doesn’t seem to think so.”I’m really rooting for the girls that are on the team,” Clarke told reporters on Sunday, acknowledging reports that she had been left off the team. “I know it’s the most competitive team in the world and I know it could have gone either way with or without me on the team.…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, already facing criticism for flying politically charged flags in his home, came under new scrutiny Monday after he was apparently secretly recorded discussing America’s political divisions in an unusual sting operation.A liberal documentary filmmaker posted on X (formerly Twitter) an audio recording he purportedly filmed of Justice Alito posing as a religious conservative at the Supreme Court Historical Association’s annual dinner held at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 3rd.After some prompting, she caught Alito appeared to back her up, saying of the country’s polarized politics, “one side is going to win.”…
IDEA Bank at Troy University has partnered with the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Troy to launch a seven-part Small Business Summer Workshop series to provide local business owners with the tools they need to succeed. “Workshops were the most requested resource in a recent survey we conducted with our business community, with over 200 responses, so we quickly added seven more to our summer schedule,” said IDEA Bank Director Lynn Firmin George. “When local businesses thrive, the entire city and county benefit, and supporting those business owners is a key part of the mission of…