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The historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, was closed after Hurricane Helene devastated the area in September. Image Credit: The Washington Post via Getty Im One of North Carolina’s top tourist destinations, the historic Biltmore Estate, has shared an update after suffering significant damage from Hurricane Helene. On September 28, the storm brought unprecedented flooding and high winds, damaging low-lying buildings and infrastructure throughout western North Carolina. As a result, the estate—renowned for its stunning architecture and beautiful gardens—temporarily closed. Here’s everything you need to know about when the attraction, which welcomes 1.4 million visitors a…
Fethullah Gulen, the controversial Turkish cleric and ally-turned-foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has passed away at the age of 83. No cause of death has yet been given although he was known to have been in poor health. Gulen had resided since 1999 in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains in the United States, where he was said to have lived in an apartment on a compound owned by the Golden Generation Foundation, a nonprofit operated by his supporters in the US. Though he reduced his public appearances in his later years, he continued to release statements and writings urging followers to…
When is Election Day 2024? When does early voting start in Texas?Austin American-Statesman goes over Election Day questions and where to keep up with election coverage in Texas.It’s time for Amarillo-area voters to cast their ballots in the Nov. 5 general election.Early voting begins in Texas on Monday, and several races will be decided, including the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.If you’re not sure where to vote, here’s your guide.Potter County early voting locationsThe Santa Fe Building, the main voting location, is open for early voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia this month to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said his government had intelligence that 10,000 North Korea soldiers were being prepared to join invading Russian forces.During a meeting with Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev, Vice South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun “condemned…
Getty ImagesDi’Anno was known for his guttural, aggressive vocal stylePaul Di’Anno, the original singer for heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has died at the age of 66.Born Paul Andrews, the musician featured on the band’s first two albums, Iron Maiden and Killers, establishing them as a crucial part of the new wave of British heavy metal.He left the band in 1981 and was replaced by Bruce Dickinson. Di’Anno later admitted he had been partying “non-stop, 24 hours a day” and that the impact of his lifestyle “wasn’t fair to the band, the fans or to myself”.The band’s current members paid…
All registered voters in Texas can vote early, so when does early voting officially begin and end? Learn more, here. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images As Election Day 2024 approaches, registered voters around the U.S. have questions, such as whether they’re eligible to cast their ballot early. As the race to the White House between Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump forges on, early voting has already begun in Texas. So, when did it start and when will it end? Find out more, below. When Does Early Voting in Texas Start? Early voting…
New York Liberty Win First WNBA Championship in Franchise HistoryMon, Oct 21, 2024, 2:32 PMTonight, the New York Liberty won the 2024 WNBA Championship after defeating the Minnesota Lynx, 67-62. The New York Liberty are an original franchise of the WNBA and this win marks their first-ever WNBA Championship in 28 seasons and New York City’s first professional basketball championship since 1973. Led by an 17-point performance from 2024 WNBA Finals MVP Jonquel Jones, the Liberty secured its third win of the series to clinch the title. The 2024 regular season was a record-breaking year for the New York Liberty,…
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The most famous and successful of the scientists and engineers from the 1 st century was Hero (Heron) of Alexandria, who was conjuring up all kinds of weird and wonderful mechanical gadgets and steam engines, that both entertained the royalty and dumfounded the faithful in the temples. The ancestry of Hero is unknown. He came from Alexandria in Egypt, but Carl Boyer, a historian of science and mathematics, has said that his work and mathematics demonstrate that Hero must also have had Parthian and Greek influences. What Made Alexandria the Intellectual Capital of the…
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The NFL on Monday announced the Colts’ Week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings was flexed into Sunday Night Football and will kick off at 8:20 p.m. on NBC. The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. The Colts-Vikings game replaces the originally scheduled Sunday night game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles. Week 9 will be the Colts’ first of two scheduled Sunday Night Football games this season, with the other in Week 11 at the New York Jets. The Vikings enter Week 8 with a 5-1 record, with their only loss coming on Sunday…