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A lightning strike to an outdoor archery range in eastern New Jersey killed a 61-year-old man and injured more than a dozen others Wednesday evening, local authorities said.JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A lightning strike at an outdoor archery range in eastern New Jersey killed a 61-year-old man and injured more than a dozen others Wednesday evening, local authorities said.Jackson Township Police said they were notified just after 7 p.m. that multiple people had been struck by lightning at the range.First responders said when they arrived a man was already receiving CPR, with others being attended to by witnesses at the…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation scheme for Afghansand a deadly stampede at a Gaza food distribution site. Sectarian Violence Syrian officials and leaders of the Druze religious minority announced a cease-fire deal on Wednesday to end days of deadly clashes in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda. The announcement came just hours after Israeli forces launched a slew of strikes on Syrian military and government infrastructure to demand that Damascus withdraw from Suwayda or else risk further attack. Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re…
by Calculated Risk on 7/16/2025 07:02:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for initial claims to increase to 235 thousand from 233 thousand last week.• Also at 8:30 AM, Retail sales for June is scheduled to be released. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in retail sales.• Also at 8:30 AM, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for July. The consensus is for a reading of -0.5, up from -4.0.• At 10:00 AM, The July NAHB homebuilder…
A group of Liberal Democrat MPs have urged Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to step in following what they describe as UEFA’s “disgraceful” move to drop Crystal Palace from next season’s Europa League.Seven MPs representing London constituencies, including party leader Sir Ed Davey, have written to Nandy to express “deep concern” over UEFA’s decision, describing it as “a highly unusual and severe punishment on the club that raises serious questions about fairness and transparency in the governance of English football.”Crystal Palace had earned a spot in the Europa League by winning the FA Cup in May – the first major trophy…
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic likes the versatility that 2025 #9 pick Collin Murray-Boyles brings to the team (averaging 9.0 PPG/5.0 RPG/2.0 APG/1.5 SPG/1.0 BPG/60.0% FG/+1.5 +/- in two NBA 2K26 Summer League games). (via Hello and Welcome): “Collin is a player that can do a lot of stuff. I’m really impressed with his […] The post Darko Rajakovic: Collin Murray-Boyles can do a lot of stuff appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather)Updated at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 16, 2025The disorganized disturbance we’ve tracked across North Florida is now trying to reform in the northeastern Gulf. The National Hurricane Center officially tagged the system Invest 93L. Hostile upper-level winds are not allowing it to develop for now. But it looks likely that the broad and sloppy disturbance will track in the direction of Louisiana, or perhaps reform over or near the mouth of the Mississippi River in extreme southeastern Louisiana by late today.The consensus of the various computer forecasts is that its best…
Bratislava – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared on Wednesday that Slovakia will never support the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan for gas supplies. According to the Prime Minister, it will harm Slovak households and the economy and further reduce the competitiveness of the entire EU. The plan developed by the European Commission anticipates halting Russian gas supplies to EU member states by 2028. Fico stated this in a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which he published on social media, TASR reports. Fico published the letter shortly after Reuters reported, citing four diplomats working with…
In my last post, I discussed reasons why rage bait is so depressingly successful. And I see a lot of discourse in favor of libertarianism that seems to lean into the rage bait angle. Sometimes it takes the form of “look at this outrageous and awful thing” done by the government or caused by government regulations. Of course, one could try to frame such an article as explaining a tragic and sad tale, rather than using it to promote anger and outrage. But this is not a good strategy for engagement – stories that provoke sadness actively discourage engagement. Another…
Oasis made a thunderous return to Manchester’s Heaton Park, performing live in their hometown for the first time since 2009. Over 70,000 fans packed the venue to see Liam and Noel Gallagher reunite – and among them were two familiar faces from the blue side of Manchester: Pep Guardiola and Jack Grealish.But while both Manchester City men were clearly having a great time, they enjoyed the night in very different styles.City manager Guardiola attended the show with his daughter Maria, and was seen passionately singing along to the iconic anthem “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” He loves Oasis.He loves Manchester.He…
People get into coaching basketball for many different reasons.Whether it’s because they’re a former player looking to stay in the game, a lifelong fan trying to get more involved, or a parent whose child’s team needs a coach for the season.Whatever the reason, they soon find out it’s a challenging role to navigate.Between designing basketball practices, juggling lineups and playing time, and making split-second decisions in the middle of a game, basketball coaching is a complicated job.However, what they will also come to realize is that the rewards that come from coaching can be immeasurable, regardless of the age or…