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Tomas Garcia and Maria Viesca-Garcia toasted the presidential win with an old fashioned and a martini inside the opulent, 64-story Trump International Hotel Las Vegas as the sun shone the day after a historic presidential election.Around the hotel bar, people donned “Make America Great Again” hats and one woman wore a red shirt with the numbers “45” and “47” printed above a flag. Garcia and his wife, from San Antonio, voted for Trump in 2016, again in 2020 and in this election. Maria Viesca-Garcia and Tomas Garcia celebrated Trump’s win with a drink at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas…
Returning champion Matej Mohorič (Slovenia) finished seventh in the 2024 Gravel World Championships, but that result doesn’t do justice to one of the most aggressive riders in the race on the return from an injury which could have called an end to his entire season.”The tendon was exposed after the crash,” Mohoriç retold to Cyclingnews after the race finished. The crash was an unexpected one which Mohoric found himself frustrated with.”I didn’t like the crash in Girona. It was unnecessary. I was just not switched on. I was not pushing the limits. I was going relaxed,” he said. “I slipped…
An enemy attack on the night of November 4 in Bolhrad district of Odesa region caused damage to 12 private houses and a recreation facility. This was reported by the Bolhrad District Military Administration on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. “As a result of the attack, 12 private houses were damaged in Bolhrad community. In Vasylivka community, buildings on the territory of a recreation camp were damaged,” the statement reads. No casualties or injuries were reported. Read also: Russians hit Beryslav in Kherson region: one person wounded As previously reported by Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 50 drones used…
The USC Trojans (3-4, 1-4) and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3, 1-3) each look to end three-game losing skids when they face off in Big Ten action on Friday night. Lincoln Riley’s team has blown fourth quarter leads in three straight games, most recently falling late to Maryland, 29-28. Meanwhile, an injury-riddled Rutgers team crosses three time zones following a 35-32 home loss to UCLA.Kickoff from United Airlines Field at the LA Memorial Coliseum is 11 p.m. ET. Trojans are 14-point favorites in the latest USC vs. Rutgers odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is…
Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another.Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,'” Staples said.In a farmer’s field in southwest England, Staples and six friends had found a hoard of more than 2,500 silver coins that had lain in the ground for almost 1,000 years. Valued at $5.6 million, or 4.3 million British pounds, and now bound for a museum, they will help shed light on the turbulent aftermath of the Norman conquest of England. “The first one was a William the Conqueror coin —…
Oklahoma experienced severe weather on Wednesday, with hail and damaging winds resulting in widespread power outages. Here’s what to know now that a tornado watch has been issued. Image Credit: Anadolu via Getty Images Oklahoma has been experiencing intense weather patterns. By late Wednesday night, a severe thunderstorm warning from the National Weather Service for southern Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, and northwestern McClain County escalated into a tornado watch. The extreme weather, characterized by large hail and damaging winds, has resulted in widespread power outages. This comes on the heels of multiple days of wildfires across the state. Here’s…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House stands to significantly shape the health of Californians — the foods they eat, the medicines they take, the costs they face and more. Trump has said he’ll grant a prominent health role to supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made discredited claims about vaccines and bucked the advice of pediatricians and dentists by advocating an end to water fluoridation. Policy analysts expect cuts to Medicaid. And though Trump has publicly distanced himself from the conservative Project 2025 playbook, many of its proposals overlap with Trump’s agenda and the Republican Party platform. As…
A 31-year-old American tourist was killed while on vacation in Hungary’s capital, and the suspect, a 37-year-old Irish man, has been arrested, Hungarian police said Saturday.The victim, Mackenzie Michalski was reported missing on Nov. 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest. A Facebook group called “Find Mackenzie Michalski,” created on November 7, said Michalski, went by “Kenzie.” The group confirmed her death in a statement on Friday, thanking U.S. and Hungarian authorities for “their prompt attention, diligence, care, and consideration.” Police launched a missing person investigation and reviewed security footage from local nightclubs where they observed Michalski…
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It’s one of the rare points of agreement between the U.S. presidential candidates: China is a major threat to the United States. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned with a hard stance against Chinese competition. And little wonder: Surveys show that U.S. opinions of China have sunk to an all-time low.But how do people in China see the U.S. election? The Times spoke with Yawei Liu, founding editor of the U.S.-China Perception Monitor. Based in Atlanta, where Liu is a senior advisor on China at the Carter Center, the organization collects information from Chinese scholars and…
Sydney, Australia — Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.”The Bluey coins, with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were found Tuesday afternoon in a self-storage business in the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville, a police statement said. Bluey is the name of a blue heeler puppy whose adventures with her cattle dog family living in the Australian city of Brisbane, where the series is produced, have become popular among children around the globe. The Bluey balloon floats in the Macy’s…