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The owner of a Tallahassee pawn shop has decided to close his business for good after 40 years in business after last month’s tornado blew the roof off his store, causing damage that can’t be immediately repaired.Owner Bobby Carruth had intended to reopen Tallahassee Gun & Pawn for business as usual on May 10 after three tornadoes ripped through the nation’s capital, causing extensive damage to local business owners.When Carruth first received an alert at 7 a.m. that a security alarm had gone off at a store on South Monroe Street, he assumed it was from the storm and told…

DUBAI: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday urged Pakistan and Bangladesh to remove barriers to airlines’ repatriation of ticket revenues after Nigeria released most of its frozen funds. Of the airline’s total frozen funds of $1.8 billion, Pakistan and Bangladesh are owed a combined $731 million, according to the World Trade Organization. Some countries are having difficulty repatriating funds due to depreciating currencies, a shortage of US dollars and bureaucracy. “We encourage airlines to prioritise funding as this is crucial for their economic activity and for aviation business,” said Xie Xingquan, IATA’s regional vice president for North Asia.…

China is expected to benefit from Vietnam’s unprecedented political turmoil amid months of infighting and internal maneuvering within the ruling Communist Party and signs of growing authoritarian tendencies in Hanoi, observers say.Bill Hayton, an associate fellow at the Chatham House Asia Pacific Programme, described the turmoil as “unprecedented” and said it showed Vietnam’s politics were in a “constant state of flux”.”I don’t know if this is the end of the battle or an intermediate stage,” he said. “At the moment it seems like the hardliners – the police chief and the Leninists – have won the battle.”Apart from Lam’s promotion,…

Boeing and Airbus have dominated the aviation industry for decades, but Boeing’s safety struggles this year and production shortages at both plane makers may be leading airlines to wonder if it’s time for a change in the competitive landscape. “We need more competition in the aerospace business,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said. Air Show Podcast, According to aviation media the flow of airKirby said the company is not yet ready to invest heavily in planes from manufacturers other than Airbus or Boeing, but is “just starting to think” about exploring new suppliers. Boeing is still reeling from an accident…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket and controversy go hand in hand. Whatever a Pakistani cricketer says or does, intentionally or not, ends up in the news for all the wrong reasons.Just two days ago, a video was posted on social media in which Pakistan captain Babar Azam was seen seemingly criticising wicketkeeper Azam Khan for his physical appearance during training.And now, former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has shared a video on X in which he is seen on a talk show discussing a private dinner hosted by the Pakistan team where fans could meet national team players for $25.The…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — My wife often asks me why I love watching sports. The answer is simple: There’s no script. You can’t predict what’s going to happen like in most movies. Plus, sports produce some of the most incredible, dramatic endings that defy logic and some of the most imaginative ideas theater ever churns out.But it also means that the favored team doesn’t always win. Sports isn’t a Disney movie where the hero always gets the girl, kills the evil intruder, or hits a home run. Upsets happen in all sports.In fact, the word “upset” had been used occasionally to…

AT&T said calls between users were not affected. June 4, 2024, 6:08 PM ET• 2 min readAT&T on Tuesday resolved a “carrier interoperability issue” that customers were experiencing, the company said in a statement.AT&T said at the time that customers had begun reporting “nationwide issues affecting their ability to make calls to non-AT&T users.”The company later clarified that its network “did not experience a nationwide outage,” but some users across the country were affected.”The carrier is working as quickly as possible to diagnose and resolve the issue,” AT&T said.The company later said it mistakenly sent a “radio impact notification” to…

BEIJING — Checkpoints and police vehicles were set up at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday as China sought to silence the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Hong Kong police arrested four people and detained several others who tried to take part in protests and memorial ceremonies as the protests spread beyond mainland China.China has long concealed from its public the military’s crackdown on months of protests in the heart of the capital, when an estimated 180,000 troops and police arrived in tanks and armored vehicles and opened fire on crowds trying to stop them advancing on…

Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. UFC returned to Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, June 1st with the world’s No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter facing off against a future UFC Hall of Fame fighter in the main event. Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier in the official main event of UFC 302. The question coming into last weekend’s fight was whether Poirier would be able to finish his own story. In his illustrious career, he’s basically done it all: fought for a world title, won two big-money bouts with Conor McGregor in 2021, won the…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Councilman Rob Menendez. Ted Shafrey/AP Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Rob Menendez, son of Sen. Bob Menendez, just won a tough primary election.Hoboken Mayor Ravi Barra countered, focusing primarily on Menendez’s scandals.The race comes after machine politics suffered a major setback in New Jersey. New Jersey Rep. Rob Menendez, son of scandal-plagued Sen. Bob Menendez, defeated a well-funded Democratic primary challenger in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ and the Associated Press.It’s a major victory for Senator Menendez, who has been…