December 6, 2023
For the first time in 11 years, Katie Ledecky has lost a 400-meter freestyle race in an American pool. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh took the title at the U.S. Open championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday, beating Ledecky by nearly 3 seconds. McIntosh took the title in a meet record of 3 minutes, 59.42
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is a menace who is setting fire to what remains of the once beloved state of New York. Hochul is responsible for rule 2.13 and is one of the most obnoxious vaccine supporters on the world stage. Hochul is supported by the same people who donated to Andrew Cuomo, and she is
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In a strategic shift, Amazon India is seeking a new joint venture partner for its leading seller, Appario Retail, to ensure its operations continue uninterrupted. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch. Also in this letter:■ The next big charter for India’s CBDC■ Tax notices: Zomato, Swiggy to reach out to GST authorities■ ETtech
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THE Supreme Court has junked a petition, filed by one of the country’s largest food and beverage companies, that sought to declare the Price Act’s anti-profiteering provision as invalid. Universal Robina Corp. (URC) had “failed to show the invalidity of the laws and issuances it assails,” the high court said in a decision that was
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Naples, Florida – Nasa Hataoka gave up a three-stroke lead during the final round of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday, with her share of second place meaning she ends the season without a win on the LPGA Tour for the first time since 2020. The 24-year-old started the day tied for the
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Artificial intelligence may be well-known for generating human-like images out of whole cloth, but if the software has a public face it is Sam Altman‘s. The co-founder of OpenAI, which caused a sensation just a year ago with the introduction of ChatGPT, Altman has presented himself as the benevolent wizard behind the curtain of a
READ MORESpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship’s self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Younger Australians helped propel the Labor Party and Anthony Albanese into power at the last election, but new research shows Generation Z and Millennials have lost faith in the government. A survey conducted by youth advocacy group Think Forward found younger generations see the tax system as being “rigged” against them and want urgent change.
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Fukuoka – Former ozeki Takayasu continued to be a thorn in the side of current ozeki Hoshoryu, as he handed the joint overnight leader his first loss of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Takayasu’s victory left sekiwake Kotonowaka and No. 14 maegashira Ichiyamamoto tied for the lead as the only unbeaten wrestlers through
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An IT worker has shared how he lost $150,000 of his and his parents’ life savings to an elaborate job scam, revealing how convincing some of the plots can be. Josh*, who is trained in cybersecurity and spoke to media on the condition of anonymity, explained that he clicked on an advert for a Woolworths
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