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International Basketball: FIBA vs NBA rules
All the information you need to know about FIBA rules and regulations as the Olympic exhibition games in Paris get underway. The USAB Showcase opened last week in Las Vegas, and the US Men’s National Team overcame a chilly start to defeat Canada 86-72. Building team chemistry and acclimating to the uniqueities of the international …
Fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76
Fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76 on Saturday. He built an empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by encouraging overweight people to eat right and exercise. Avatar and Titanic producer Jon Landau Dies at 63 Simmons died at home in Los Angeles, his publicist Tom Estey, told The Associated Press via …
Concerns about state’s hundreds of aging dams after Veramont flood
Veramont flood: Concerns regarding the hundreds of dams in the state—a third of which are older than a century—have gained additional urgency in light of the most recent flooding in Vermont. Compared to last year’s floods, when five dams failed and nearly sixty overtopped, this week’s deluge caused by Hurricane Beryl’s remnants wasn’t as bad …
HAILING JASMINE PAOLINI AHEAD OF WIMBLEDON SHOWPIECE AGAINST BARBORA KREJCIKOVA, “BEST BREATH OF FRESH AIR,” WILANDER SAYS
Before Jasmine Paolini takes on Czech player Barbora Krejcikova in the women’s singles championship match at Wimbledon, Mats Wilander referred to Paolini as a “breath of fresh air” in the game of tennis. For the seventh consecutive year, it will represent a first-time champion. The unusual championship match between the two fascinating 28-year-olds took place. …
Avatar and Titanic producer Jon Landau Dies at 63
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of “Titanic” and “Avatar,” died on July 5. Jon Landau dies at 63. Jon Landau’s cause of death is cancer. US airline apologizes after controversy over cabin crew members wearing Palestine flag pin James Cameron’s longtime producing partner, Landau, produced three of the top four highest-grossing films. Landau’s movie “Titanic,” …
US airline apologizes after controversy over cabin crew members wearing Palestine flag pin
One of the biggest US airlines apologizes after controversy over cabin crew members wearing Palestine flag pin. US airline Delta expressed sympathy in a since-deleted tweet in response to a post that incorrectly said that two of its flight attendants, who were wearing Palestinian flag pins, were wearing “Hamas badges.” The 2.7% rise in inflation …
The 2.7% rise in inflation in June may cost Biden in the upcoming election
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the producer price index, which is used to monitor inflation, increased to 2.7% for the year that ended in June. This is bad news for President Joe Biden because rise in inflation in June may cost Biden in the upcoming election. From 2.2% in May, economists …
