El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is set to unintentionally crash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a new lunar crater and afford an opportunity for further scientific research. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace toward the moon in January 2025. Continue reading...
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Yes indeed this. 16 different World Series champs in the past 25 seasons and 15 different World Series losers.
Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 4d agoI am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap. They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.
And then they throw in some Celtic languages and yoink bits of languages from around the world along the way. The result: a language where there are usually about 10 different ways to say something, but when it comes to writing, you sit at your desk for 20 minutes trying to think of one 🤣 #amwriting
Fifa scraps proposal to sell off stakes in World Cup after widespread backlash
Fifa scraps proposal to sell off stakes in World Cup after widespread backlash
* Gianni Infantino issues statement on controversial plan * ‘This proposal will not proceed,’ confirms Fifa president Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said world football’s governing body has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after widespread backlash. “Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place,” Infantino said. Continue reading...
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White-crested Turaco. Native to eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It has glossy, bluish-black upperparts which contrast markedly with its white crest, cheeks, neck and throat. It has a green mantle around the shoulders and violet wing coverts and rectrices. 📷: @frankie.low33
Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney
Trump has singled out us Canadians for special treatment in his tariff war – there is no choice but to get nasty | Matt Gurney
The White House fails to understand that Mark Carney and Canada’s regional leaders can’t cave in to the US president: it’s too toxic to voters, says Toronto-based journalist Matt Gurney
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Jackasses at #Nationals Park chanting "USA! USA!" on Canadian-American Friendship Night at the ballpark. #Bluejays
The Victoria Intermediate Bulldogs are just one victory away from making a bit of history. No Vancouver Island team has ever qualified for the Intermediate Little League World Series. https://cheknews.ca/victoria-team-on-the-verge-of-intermediate-little-league-world-series-berth-1339110/
Victoria team on the verge of Intermediate Little League World Series berth
The Victoria Intermediate Bulldogs are just one victory away from making a bit of history. No Vancouver Island team has ever qualified for the Intermediate Little League World Series.
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How lucky are we that he's still out here entertaining us at 90... www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/26/b...
Review: Happy 90th birthday, Buddy Guy — you still set the standard for getting the blues
As members of his family and the capacity crowd at the Chicago Theatre serenaded Buddy Guy with Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” on Saturday night, Guy began a wrenching guitar solo over his band’s ac...
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