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Simona Halep’s biggest match yet: A bid to overturn drugs ban in court
The battle that will likely determine whether Simona Halep, a former world No 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion, will ever play another competitive tennis match is underway. Halep’s legal team, led by Howard Jacobs, the Los Angeles lawyer who has represented some of the biggest names in sports in anti-doping litigation, has filed her…
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Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car
The history of the electric car is surprisingly enraging. If you imagine early electric vehicles at all (full disclosure: I didn’t until recently), it will probably be as the quixotic and possibly dangerous dream of a few eccentrics, maybe in the 1920s or 1930s, when domestic electrification became widespread. It’s easy to imagine some stiff-collared…
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A Book Critic as Wild for Food as He Is for Literature
“The Upstairs Delicatessen,” a memoir by Dwight Garner of The New York Times, traces his life’s twin passions. THE UPSTAIRS DELICATESSEN: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading | By Dwight Garner Pity the freelancer tasked with reviewing for The New York Times the intimate and joyful new memoir by the esteemed…
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Famous birthdays list for October 24, 2023 includes celebrities Drake, F. Murray Abraham
Birthday wishes go out to Drake, F. Murray Abraham and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on October 24th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on October 24, 2023 Actor F. Murray Abraham…
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KECA, Seneca Resources award two scholarships
BENEZETTE — The Keystone Elk Country Alliance recently presented the 2023 Conservation Education Scholarships, in partnership with Seneca Resources, Company, LLC, to Abbey Wolfe and Nolan Brahosky. KECA and Seneca Resources LLC awards deserving Pennsylvania high school seniors continuing their education in the field of conservation, wildlife, science or education a college scholarship of $1,000.…
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UNI women’s basketball tabbed as MVC preseason favorite
Story Links ST. LOUIS — UNI women’s basketball has been voted as the favorite in the 2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) preseason poll as announced by the league ahead of the it’s annual women’s basketball tip-off event on Tuesday morning. The poll, along with the conference’s two preseason teams, were voted on by the league’s…
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Coatesville school district IT director presents technology update and overview
When: Coatesville school board meeting, Oct. 10. What happened: During the operations committee meeting preceding the school board meeting, Richard Oliver, information technology director, presented a technology update and overview. Background: Oliver is new to the district this school year. His presentation covered technology staff, end user devices, network issues, servers and storage, technology integration…
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Villanova Basketball 2023-24 player preview: Mark Armstrong
Mark Armstrong’s Career Stats SEASON GP GS MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS SEASON GP GS MIN FG FG% 3PT 3P% FT FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS 2022-23 34 7 20 2.1-5.2 40.1 0.5-2.0 24.6 0.6-0.7 87.5 0.2 1.8 2…
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Nationwide travel insurance review 2023
Best for tour and cruise missed connection coverage Nationwide Blueprint Rating Cruise travel insurance that covers port of call itinerary changes made by cruise line before departure, ship-based mechanical breakdowns and covered shipboard service disruptions. Great missed connection coverage of $2,500 per person. Includes pre-paid excursion reimbursement benefit of $500 with Cruise Choice plan or…
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I Lived Out of This Spacious Carry-on Backpack for a Month, and It Still Had Room to Spare
After putting the finishing touches on the itinerary for my month-long trip around Central Europe, I could almost feel my feet starting to get sore already. With the prospect of hours and hours of walking in the near future, I knew a comfortable, well-built bag would make my life a thousand times easier. Anyone who’s…