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NEW YORK (AP) - Playwright Michael R. Jackson, author-critic Vivian Gornick and fiction and nonfiction writer Renee Gladman are among this year's winners of Windham-Campbell Prizes, which provide $165,000 for each recipient to focus on work “independent of financial concerns.”

London Broncos have more local born players in their squad then the whole of British RL, if you look at the Sydney suburbs, I reckon they have more local boys in World R.L. Add to that the dozens of London based players that are plying their trade in other leagues then we really need to invest RL in London.
We all crow about Cumbria, but the facts state there are more Londoners playing in the pro leagues then Marras.

We really need to find a way to get fans in to watch them. That is the only reason they're not in S.L... Читать дальше...

Teams and players sent their condolences to the family

Germany handed Brazil a humiliating defeat in World Cup semifinal, giving the team its first loss at home since 1975. CBS News' Steve Futterman reports.

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) and employment solutions provider PaySauce today launched BNZ PayNow, a no interest way for employees to access wages before payday and an alternative to predatory payday loans. BNZ PayNow is a feature within the PaySauce ...

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Teen Vogue is once again in right-wing media's sights. The latest course of attack includes mining staffers' social media for reasons to cancel them.

Since launching as a beauty- and celebrity-focused publication in 2003, Teen Vogue has branched out into a broader range of subjects, including political and social commentary. Some of its work is unapologetically leftist. It's published articles critiquing capitalism, explaining Karl Marx's modern-day relevance, and examining... Читать дальше...

Conservative documentarian and influencer Jesus Rivera is being charged for doing journalism at the Capitol on January 6 — while Black Lives Matter activists and leftist New Yorker reporters who were doing the same thing are not. Rivera, a father of four, husband and U.S. Marine Corps veteran works as a camera man and cinematographer…

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A week ago we learned that Apple’s first smart speaker would be discontinued. The company is shifting its focus from the original $299 Siri-powered smart speaker to the new $99 HomePod mini which may not offer the same audio quality, but which is a heck of a lot more affordable at a time when rivals […]

The National Weather Service upgraded its forecast model, with an eye on predicting extreme weather events better and faster

1. Biden Administration Officials Put Together $3 Trillion Economic Plan  The Wall Street Journal
2. Biden team preparing $3T in new spending: reports | TheHill  The Hill
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The pandemic has been a marked period of stress for many couples, but according to an eharmony report, the time inside may have come with some unexpected benefits. 

President Obama has asked Congress for emergency funding of $3.7 billion, with $1.8 billion going to housing, food and health care for tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors; and, Chip Reid got a rare look at artwork that has not been seen in decades, as the stone carvers work to repair Washington National Cathedral.

Waves were way to big to launch this morning. First thing I saw while driving onto the beach were a couple surfers where we launch.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Neil McCann has expressed gratitude towards Rangers for helping them conclude a loan deal for Aaron Lyall.

When the bloodroot flowers, a true native wildflower, they are quite the display; the bright white perianth contrasts nicely with the surrounding leaf litter.  Our local species is the only one, Sanguinaria canadensis, The rhizome oozes a bright red-orange latex, colored latexes are a common feature of the poppy family, and in olden times people thought that looking like blood indicated it was good for treating blood ailments.  Curiously TPP's favorite plants the nutmeg family also produce red latex... Читать дальше...

Rainfall totals are forecast to increase on Tuesday with severe weather predicted, as regions across south-east Queensland were battered by over 200 millimetres since Monday.

Rainfall totals are forecast to increase on Tuesday with severe weather predicted, as regions across south-east Queensland were battered by over 200 millimetres since Monday.

Katherine Diaz, 22, was struck near San Salvador on Friday

GAO notes that efforts to defend against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles are much less mature than offensive efforts, with much less funding. Only 12 of 70 projects tracked by GAO related to defenses; DoD requested $207 million in 2021 for hypersonic defense, up from $157 million in 2020.

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