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2024 Combined Sprint Car Schedules of the Outlaws and High Limit
The 2024 combined Sprint Car schedules of the World of Outlaws and High Limit Sprint Car series will feature 146 nights of racing in 24 states. The Outlaws make up 86 of these nights with High Limit expanding to a national schedule and adding 60 nights of racing to the calendar. In 2023 the Outlaws…
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Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for Dec. 2, 2023
A lifetime of movies on Smith Ranch Road The Regency 6 movie theater on Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael opened in 1983. I remember seeing “Scarface” there that year. The theater recently ceased operations (“San Rafael movie theater closes after lengthy run,” Nov. 29). For its first six years of operation, I remember it…
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Merriam-Webster’s Word For 2023 Is ‘Authentic’
On Monday, Merriam-Webster announced its word of the year is “authentic — the term for something we’re thinking about, writing about, aspiring to, and judging more than ever.” The Associated Press reports: Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were…
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Tesla Cybertruck Delivery Event: So kommt der Tesla Cybertruck
Preise und Verfügbarkeit Fazit Am 30. November hat Tesla die ersten Cybertruck Elektro-Pick-up ausgeliefert. Im Rahmen eines Auslieferungs-Events zeigte Elon Musk die Serienversion des Cybertruck, verriet einige außergewöhnliche Details und übergab schließlich rund zehn Fahrzeuge aus der ersten Produktionsreihe höchstpersönlich an handverlesene Kunden. Die leicht chaotisch abgelaufene Veranstaltung brachte schließlich auch Klarheit über einige Daten.…
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NASCAR announces historic media rights agreements with FOX, NBC, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery | The Highland County Press
NASCAR Wednesday announced it has reached new seven-year media rights agreements for the NASCAR Cup Series with four best-in-class distribution partners – FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon’s Prime Video and TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery – to deliver live coverage of all 38 NASCAR Cup Series races beginning in 2025 and extending…
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The Rising Cost of Extreme Weather for Homeowners and Drivers
Elmar Gubisch/Getty Images; Illustration by Issiah Davis/BankrateCredit Key takeaways Extreme weather is becoming more frequent, with a record-breaking 152 billion-dollar disaster events occurring between 2013 and 2022. The cost of auto and home insurance is increasing, in part, due to extreme weather frequency, but many household costs, like increased utility bills and evacuation expenses, are…
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Easy-Kleen Pressure Systems Powers Six-Race Super Late Model Series…
Despite not being a long weekend for PEI locals, the August long weekend across much of Canada will see Oyster Bed Speedway play host to the penultimate race on the 2024 calendar. The Universal Truck and Trailer 150 will be crucial for drivers title hopes. It was this race that Dylan Gosbee (#16) used to…
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The Nutcracker, Santa Run and other things to do in Flint, Genesee County this weekend
GENESEE COUNTY, MI – With Christmas less than 30 days away, there’s no shortage of holiday activities happening in Genesee County. From The Nutcracker to craft shows and a Santa Run, here are things to do in Flint and Genesee County from Friday, Dec. 1 to Sunday, Dec. 2. Christmas on Main The Davison DDA’s…
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Rochester mayor covets fairgrounds for city’s use, but legal battle is unresolved
ROCHESTER — Mayor Paul Callaghan said he would like to see the city and the owners of the Granite State fairgrounds find a way to work together to integrate the 68-acre property as part of the city’s downtown revitalization efforts. “I think the fairgrounds could enhance our downtown and the city,” Callaghan said in a…
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Henry Kissinger, American Diplomat and Nobel Winner, Dead at 100
Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100. From a report: Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement…
