Month: June 2024
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Sports
Quebec still longs for its lost hockey team, a nationalist symbol
When the Nordiques left Quebec nearly 30 years ago, the hockey team’s departure sparked the same kind of mythology and…
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Sports
A break on the battlefield to cheer on the Ukraine national football team at the 2024 European Championship
They won one battle, then went to watch another. Eight Ukrainian National Guard soldiers who helped stop a Russian offensive…
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Australia
Shocking footage shows the world’s largest landfill as cleanup efforts intensify at a mold-ridden site twice the size of Texas
Shocking images show the world’s largest garbage dump, containing 100,000 tons of everything from discarded refrigerators to children’s toys. The…
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Sports
Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog Dies at 92
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who led the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series…
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Sports
What is it like to be Cinderella in March? These schools know it.
When the 14th-seeded Oakland University men’s basketball team defeated No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday night in the first shocking upset…
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Sports
Your college football team went undefeated? Sorry, that’s not good enough.
The metaphorical puffs of white smoke sent out by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the…
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Health
Is it a bad idea to drink alcohol on the plane?
Q: A cocktail or a glass of wine helps me fall asleep on long flights. But are there any disadvantages…
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USA
LA County aims to eliminate medical debt for 150,000 residents
Thirty-six percent of California residents have medical debt, whether with a doctor’s office, a hospital, a collection agency or a…
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Science
Mars was cooked by a recent solar storm
The sun fired a volley of radiation-drenched bursts in May. When they crashed into Earth’s magnetic bubble, the world was…
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USA
USC cancels farewell speech after pro-Israel groups object
The University of Southern California said it has canceled plans for a graduation speech by this year’s top student, Asna…
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