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Stage 3 of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi was temporarily paused less than 30km into the day of racing after a mass crash saw more than 20 riders come down and several of them abandoned, including one of the pre-race favourites Jhonatan Narváez (Ineos Grenadiers), Australian champion Luke Plapp (Jayco-AlUla) and last year’s winner Milan Vader (Visma-Lease a Bike).The race social media also reported that those who came down included race leader Max Kanter (Astana-Qazaqstan) but he was one rider that the live report on procyclingstats noted had returned to the peloton before word of the pause came through. However, six…

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No team is complete without a leader, and National Boss’s Day is a chance to show appreciation to those who guide the many offices and departments that keep the University running every day.   Faculty and staff were asked to give a shout-out to their boss and share how they make a difference to their team. Here’s what they said:  Ashley Olive  Bryant Conference Center   “Ashley Olive is a remarkable boss whose integrity, kindness, and dedication to creating a supportive and goal-oriented work environment make her truly exceptional. Her mentoring abilities, in particular, have had a profound impact on our…

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MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, will serve the remainder of his prison sentence in a residential reentry program in Miami, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.Flenory, 56, was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison following his 2008 conviction for drug trafficking and money laundering. He was recently transferred to the residential program in Miami.Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson brought the story of Flenory and his brother Terry Flenory to Starz in an eight-episode series “BMF” in 2021. The series delved into the 1980s backstory of the brothers…

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The first Porsche 911 GT3 debuted at the 1999 Geneva auto show There have been four generations of the Porsche 911 GT3 All generations have featured naturally aspirated engines and rear-wheel drive The Porsche 911 GT3 has turned 25, and we’ve highlighted the four generations that have been launched thus far. Born from racing but built for the street, the 911 GT3 represents an evolution of the lineage that began in 1973 with the original 911 Carrera RS homologation special. And just like the Carrera RS, the GT3, together with its more hardcore GT3 RS cousin, are the cars most…

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In a frequently contentious, sometimes testy exchange, Vice President Kamala Harris went on Fox News and fielded anchor Bret Baier’s questions on immigration, the economy and her policy differences with her Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, as well as her boss, President Joe Biden. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, did the interview, her first-ever on Fox, on October 16 as part of her home-stretch election interview blitz. Baier asked Harris how many migrants had been released into the country under the Biden-Harris administration, how she would reduce the count and why some of her stances had shifted since her…

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… On 10th April 2016 the article published in the Sunday Times and Mail Online claimed that a nineteenth-century engraving of a lost portrait of Anne Boleyn had been found on eBay by the best-selling British historian and author Alison Weir. The catchy headline suggested that “the lost head of Anne Boleyn” had been found. Is it really an engraving of the lost portrait depicting Anne Boleyn? This and many other questions will be answered in this article. Figure 1: “Lady Bergavenny” or Anne Boleyn? Courtesy of the author. Painting’s history The original painting has…

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LONDON — Liam Payne’s family paid tribute to the pop star after his deadly fall Wednesday from a hotel balcony in Argentina.”We are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul,” the Payne family said in a short statement to the London-based Press Association news agency. “We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.”Payne, 31, died after a hotel receptionist called 911 to report that a distressed guest who was intoxicated with alcohol and drugs…

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ATLANTA —  A Georgia judge has ruled county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law and cannot exclude any group of votes from certification even if they suspect error or fraud.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that “no election superintendent (or member of a board of elections and registration) may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.” While they have the right to inspect the conduct of an election and to review related documents, he wrote, “any delay in receiving such information is not a basis for refusing to…

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