Olympic bell will go in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Track and Field athletes who win gold have been able to ring a bell in the Stade de France. It will soon hang in the Notre Dame. PARIS –Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting, one of two female boxers targeted in a “gender eligibility’’ controversy at the Paris
Russia has imposed what it called anti-terror measures in Kursk, the site of a Ukrainian military incursion, and two nearby regions as well as Bryansk and Belgorod. The announcement was made early on August 10 by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. In a statement, it said the decision had been made by Aleksandr Bortnikov, head of
Student loans are holding borrowers back A new Gallup poll finds that most student loan borrowers are delaying other major life events due to their debt. President Joe Biden’s administration has worked to forgive or lower student loan repayments, but now one of the main programs helping millions of Americans is in court and borrowers
The Iowa City City Council is continuing to explore amendments to its tobacco permitting process, possibly limiting the number of permit approvals and where products can be sold. The council tasked City Attorney Eric Goers with exploring these changes in May, when the city instituted a moratorium on new tobacco permits. The city has ceased
Sha’Carri gets first gold, Olivia Reeves makes US weightlifting proud Sha’Carri Richardson won her first gold in Paris, US weightlifter Olivia breaks both a drought and a record, US women roll to finals in basketball. SAINT-DENIS, France – Maybe with Sha’Carri Richardson a stare is worth 1,000 words. It better be, because one of the
USWNT and US men’s basketball win gold in Paris Mallory Swanson scored in the 57th minute to lead the USWNT to gold, while Steph Curry and company beat France on their home court to win it all. The U.S. women’s basketball team is one win away from its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. France stands
The Treasury Department is beginning to buy tens of billions of dollars in US bonds in a push to bolster the market. In a series of announcements, the department details its $50 billion buyback operation, which started on August 7th and will last until October 31st. The agency is looking to buy both short and
As a recent equipment free agent, Justin Rose has made the most of his opportunity to become one of the PGA TOUR’s most active testers. He has no problem trying to get better with any club or shaft or innovation. For instance, Rose was utilising Cobra irons and an outdated Titleist driver at the start
A benefits cheat has confessed to failing to tell the Department for Work and Pensions he was earning thousands of pounds he was ineligible for. Stewart Gray, 49, who lives in Onchan on the Isle of Man, had been on Income Support – but neglected to tell the DWP about a side gig as a
Katie Price has told friends she wants to be jailed so can she can cash in on interviews behind bars. The former glamour model, 46, is supposedly hoping to be handed a prison sentence after she was arrested for failing to attend court over her ongoing £760,000 bankruptcy court proceedings. Friends of the reality TV