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Dallas Sports Commission Executive Director Monica Paul announced this week that Dallas is also a finalist to host the games’ International Broadcast Center at Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. When that last happened in 1994, it boosted the local economy by about $26 million. In 2022, the host city garnered $65 million.
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1 year ago Read more at NBC DFW

Hero Indian Open 2024 is being played in Gurugram, Haryana, India at the DLF Golf & Country Club. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of US$2,250,000. The DP World Tour is approaching the second part of its Asia Swing.
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1 year ago Read more at golfpost.com

Phil Vickery, 48, applied to make himself bankrupt using debtor’s petition. His management consultancy Vix Limited is in liquidation and he owed the business £97,806. The company also owes HMRC £71,000 in VAT and PAYE and National Insurance payments. On or before that date he stood down from at least four businesses.
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1 year ago Read more at Daily Mail

China has surpassed the U.S. Navy in sheer number of warships. But INDOPACOM said China may also have world’s largest air force soon. China’s development of indigenous engine and reduced reliance on Russian-built engines have accelerated their combat aircraft production.
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1 year ago Read more at Air & Space Forces Magazine

Rachel Gutish makes her debut in the absence of Women’s World Champion Jane Daniels. Top of that list is Steve Holcombe, who debuts in EnduroGP aboard the Honda RedMoto. Fast Eddy Racing team has grown a to include Harry Edmondson and Swedish rider Mikael Persson.
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1 year ago Read more at enduro21.com

The only survivor was an 8-year-old girl, authorities said. The cause of the crash is under investigation. One 8 year old survived. Bus caught fire when it crashed.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

Ireland plans to file an argument in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s actions against civilians in Gaza. The United Nations allows countries to “intervene” in proceedings if they are parties to the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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1 year ago Read more at The New York Times

Singapore was not listed among the five original “blue zones” around the world. The five original blue zones are Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece and Loma Linda, California. Mr Buettner has called Singapore an “engineered longevity hotspot” It lists six factors that help the residents of Singapore live long and healthy lives.
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1 year ago Read more at The Independent

MSC has joined the list of ocean carriers terminating the delivery of diverted containers outside of the port for shipping clients. Maersk was the charter of the Dali, 10,000-container capacity containership that lost control and crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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1 year ago Read more at CNBC

The crash of the Dali container ship toppled the Frances Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore. This session brings together Justin T. Kates and Jason Friesen. The discussion does not examine what led to the accident.
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1 year ago Read more at InformationWeek