TOKYO — The Terminator knocked off Katie Ledecky at the Tokyo Olympics. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, called the Terminator by some in her country, chased down Ledecky to win one of the most anticipated races of the Summer Games, capturing the gold medal with the second-fastest time in history Monday. Titmus, […]
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A child receives a Covid-19 vaccine on May 13, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images/Brandon Bell A “healthy” 28-year-old in Alabama died of COVID-19 after not getting the vaccine, his mother said. She told The Washington Post she regrets not getting her family vaccinated when they had the chance. Alabama […]
TIANJIN, China (AP) — China blamed the U.S. for what it called a “stalemate” in bilateral relations as high-level face-to-face talks began Monday in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng urged the U.S. “to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous policy,” the official Xinhua News […]
Adam Peaty fulfilled his destiny at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday, when he won Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Games in the 100m breaststroke. It made him the first British swimmer ever to defend an Olympic title, yet another extraordinary achievement in a list of records, deeds, […]
Oksana Chusovitina got a memorable and highly deserved send-off after competing in her eighth Olympic Games. On Sunday, July 25, the 46-year-old gymnast received a standing ovation from her fellow competitors and even the judges after performing her vault routine at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which failed to qualify her for the […]
The ALOT mods (ALOT stands for A Lot Of Textures) made some significant graphical improvements to the original Mass Effect trilogy back in the day, and were even used as benchmarks when BioWare was remastering the games for the Legendary Edition. Now things have come full circle, and a version […]
Britain at its best: The joys of Ripon, one of England’s oldest, smallest and most tranquil cities Ripon is tucked between the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moor The 17th-century cathedral contains the oldest cathedral crypt in the country Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site surrounded by a 300-acre […]
Of parents with unvaccinated children, 3 in 4 say the recommendation of their child’s health care provider will be integral in their decision to vaccinate. However, 70% of parents with children ages 3 to 11 and 50% of parents with children ages 12 to 18 have not discussed the Covid-19 […]