The excavation of gay history is fraught with the conflicting imperatives of the past and present. The former sought to obscure, often out of fear given the unaccepting climate, while the latter seeks to enlighten. As James Kirchick writes in the introduction to his 2022 book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay…
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We talk about the strengths of Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Miller, and Jalen Hood-Schifino ahead of next week's California Classic at the NBA Summer League.
Читать дальше...Tampa Bay’s dominant first half has them as big favorites to represent AL in the World Series.
Möödunud nädala reedel 23. juunil tulid Eesti Majandusklubi liikmed kokku Läti Majas, et pidada oma aastakoosolekut ja pühitseda jaanipäeva. Esialgne kokkusaamine oli esinduslikus nõukogusaalis, kus klubi esimees Väino Einola võttis vastu klubi liikmeid ja külalisi sampusega. Koosolek algas vaikselt mälestades klubi lahkunud juhatuse liikmeid Sulev Toppi ja Toomas Saart. Tegevusaasta aruanded kandsid ette Väino Einola ja Helle Arro. Kahel juhatuse liikmel oli juhatuses oleku aeg täis saanud. Ingrid Tannerit tunnustati aplausiga. Читать дальше...
Sobhi Akra received a one-year prison sentence and denied there was any "sexual dimension" to what he did. His lawyer argued a lengthy sentence could have resulted in him being deported.
The Nashville-based university teased the exciting news early Wednesday on social media.
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Bobby Kotick told a federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday that there's no incentive to deprive Microsoft gaming rivals like Sony of the popular Activision game Call of Duty, because such a move would alienate the franchise's devoted fanbase.
Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr., has died following a short illness. He was 92. Weicker's death was announced Wednesday by his family. Weicker was a freshman Republican senator when he gained national prominence for his tough questioning of Nixon administration officials during the Watergate hearings in 1973. In his single term as governor, elected as an independent candidate, Weicker restructured Connecticut’s revenue system, shepherding in a new income tax despite... Читать дальше...
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The world may have started to move on from the story of the Titan submersible’s implosion near the final resting place of the Titanic. But for the investigators trying to piece together exactly what caused the disaster, the work is ongoing.
Several supporters of the former PM took aim at the Commons committee that investigated him.
The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for disruptive snow for parts of the Eastern Cape and damaging winds for KwaZulu-Natal as cloudy and cool conditions persist across the country.
Chelsea are reportedly demanding a fee of £15m for winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, amid interest from Nottingham Forest, Fulham and AC Milan.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, a devoted and very active user of Facebook, says he will no longer upload to the platform and will instead depend on the Telegram app to get his message across. Until now, he has used Facebook for everything from photos of his grandchildren to threats against his political enemies. The 70-year-old is listed as having 14 million Facebook followers, though critics have suggested a large number are merely “ghost” accounts purchased in bulk from so-called “click farms," an assertion he denies. Читать дальше...
Quick-thinking Captain Will Rowlings used his common sense to swerve red tape.
"We are committed to take advantage of the tailwinds that are there in the leisure business. The branded leisure rooms in our country are only 28,000. If you were to compare that to Phuket and Bali, we are much smaller. Phuket would be about 40,000, while Bali would be above 60,000. We are so underserved and we believe there is a huge opportunity for us to increase the footprint in leisure hospitality," said Singh.
Omaha police say a 6-year-old boy who was pulled from a wave pool at a waterpark has died. The unidentified boy was taken from the pool at Fun-Plex Waterpark Sunday after he went under the water. Police said he died on Wednesday. The boy's family said on a GoFundMe page that he was taken off life support after having no brain activity. The Sioux City, Iowa, family says he had a twin sister. Fun-Plex, which is located in the Omaha suburb of Ralston, has been closed since Sunday.
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