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Simone Biles returns to gymnastics quietly, with lots to offer.
All eyes will be on Simone Biles as she competes for the first time in more than two years on Saturday at the US Classic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, in the northwest Chicago suburbs. The seven-time Olympic medalist has been dubbed “the greatest gymnast of all time.” Since the 26-year-old from greater Houston surreptitiously put her name to the entry…
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Couple sells their 8-month-old son to purchase an iPhone 14
According to NDTV, a couple in India sold their eight-month-old kid to buy an iPhone 14 so they could record Instagram Reels. Jaydev Ghosh and Sathi, the pair, are from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. They have a seven-year-old daughter as well. According to sources, Ghosh and Sathi wanted to acquire a high-end phone and decided on the latest…
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Elon Musk has launched xAI to answer life’s fundamental questions.
Elon Musk just announced the launch of xAI, his own artificial intelligence company that will compete with OpenAI and Google DeepMind. Musk claims that OpenAI’s ChatGPT programme is politically biassed and irresponsible. Musk’s goal with xAI is to understand reality and solve life’s fundamental questions, while also assisting his other companies, including Tesla and Twitter. The startup is led by…
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A tornado watch has been issued for multiple counties in Southeast Michigan.
The tornado warning was issued shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12. The watch is in force until 3 a.m. Thursday in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Monroe, Livingston, and Lenawee counties. Tornado watch Tonight, multiple tornadoes were verified in the Chicago area, including downtown. Those storms are currently crossing Lake Michigan and travelling east at about 30 miles per…
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Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the NAACP National Convention in Boston.
The White House announced Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Boston later this month to attend the NAACP national convention. According to a White House statement, Harris “will maintain her whirlwind travel across the country in July and August,” including stops in Florida, Illinois, and Indiana in addition to her visit to Massachusetts. According to the release,…
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Fireworks Canada Day show in Kelowna cancelled
The traditional Fireworks Canada Day, display in Kelowna was canceled just hours before it was scheduled to light up the evening sky. Throughout the day, thousands of people began congregating in the downtown core for the annual event. However, about 2 p.m., a wildfire broke out in nearby Knox Mountain Park, delaying the much-anticipated pyrotechnics display. According to the city,…
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A long-serving Carstairs principal recounts a rewarding career.
According to John Goutsis, his long career as a Carstairs educator and administrator has been satisfying on many levels, including making a difference for kids and their parents over the years. Goutsis, the current principle of Carstairs Elementary School, will retire at the end of the month after a thirty-plus year career in education. Goutsis, who is originally from Calgary,…
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John McKenna’s Death: Friends pay tribute to a ‘genuine gent’ who died after falling from an Ibiza hotel balcony.
A player died after falling from a hotel balcony in Ibiza, and his friends remembered him as a “true gent.” John McKenna, 22, of Carlisle, Cumbria, died following a fall from the third storey at his three-star hotel in the party town of San Antonio yesterday morning. He was pronounced dead at the spot after paramedics made heroic attempts to…
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‘They shouldn’t have to do anything they don’t want to do,’ two sisters explain why they won’t send their children to school.
A pair of sisters said they will not send their children to school because youngsters should be able to choose when and what they learn. Kelsey Hall, 29, chose to withdraw her seven-year-old son, Logan, from school in March 2023 because he ‘hated’ going. Kelsey’s sister, Rachel Andrew, 24, followed in her footsteps and claims she has no plans to…
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How two Saudi sisters ‘died in a suicide pact’ in their Australian apartment after they were cut off from their father’s money
Two Saudi Arabian sisters discovered dead inside their Sydney apartment died in a suspected suicide pact after being cut off from their family months before, according to police. On June 7, 2022, Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23, were discovered dead inside their Canterbury flat in the city’s south-west, five years after fleeing their nation and arriving…
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