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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Sunday is winning the regional elections in the federal state of Thuringia with 30.5% of the votes, which could be its first ever victory in a regional election, according to exit poll data from the Infratest Dimap institute cited by the Tagesschau portal.

Sudden, dense fog in a complex spring climate caused the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other officials earlier this year, according to the final report.

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Some fats may increase risk of serious health conditions, even in the absence of weight gain.

“Bring Hersh home now,” say big white letters on a red banner, hanging on a building on my Jerusalem street. It’s one of many banners in my neighborhood, where Hersh Goldberg-Polin grew up.

Sunday, September 1, 2024 • 2:10 PM Guaranteed Rate Field • Chicago, IL LHP Sean Manaea (10-5, 3.51) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (6-9, 3.64) SNY It’s September! The New York Mets are playing meaningful September baseball. On this September 1, the Mets will go for the sweep in Chicago and their fourth win a row. […]

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is one of the most famous books of all time.

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Bright yellow accents stand out against concrete and metal surfaces within this "creative laboratory" that architect Jean Verville has created for himself inside a residential tower in Quebec City. Read more

Caltrain’s Great New Electric Trains Replace Heavy Polluters

by Brad Templeton, Forbes, August 21, 2024.

Excerpt:

The numbers mean Caltrain was burning about 25 million gallons of diesel annually. But today, Caltrain has around 590,000 boardings/year and an average of 24,600 on weekdays. That means 3.5 gallons of diesel per boarding, on average, which is equivalent to 4 gallons of gasoline. Each round trip thus burned the equivalent 8 gallons of gasoline per person. A 30... Читать дальше...

The Governor of Kebbi State, Dr Nasir Idris, has donated N50m to the Tijjaniya Islamic group. The governor announced the donation while speaking at the Kebbi International Maulud for Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani 2024, held at the Haliru Abdu Stadium in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. The event was organised by the national body of the Tijjaniya

Chicago women’s basketball is looking as dirty as the city’s Democratic politics.

Give your space an end-of-summer refresh without going over budget thanks to these Labor Day furniture sales.

The party’s newly constituted legal cell, headed by Abhishek Singhvi, will decentralise and reach the level of a tehsil; the upcoming Assembly elections will be a priority

The Western Cape government says it has received an update on one of the investigations into the collapse of a building in George, and is still waiting for several outstanding investigations.

"I’m fine and the prognosis is amazing," he wrote at start of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, "The mad axe murderer knocked on the door and we didn’t answer"

By Matthew Choi for The Texas Tribune

Amanda Zurawski didn’t want to go into politics. She wanted a baby girl.

Her name would have been Willow. But when Zurwaski was 18 weeks pregnant, her water broke. The fetus wouldn't survive, but, citing Texas' abortion laws, her doctors refused to terminate the pregnancy until she eventually developed sepsis three days later.

After nearly dying Zurawski sued the state over its abortion laws and lost, but captured the attention of the nation. Читать дальше...

Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi) continues to move over the coastal waters of Catanduanes late Sunday evening, September 1

Manchester United’s Transfer Summer: A Comprehensive Overview Evaluating United’s Recruitment Strategy Manchester United’s transfer window for the summer of 2024 was a period of transformation, marked by strategic shifts and notable acquisitions. As reported by Mark Critchley and Laurie Whitwell in The Athletic, this was a season where the club’s approach under the INEOS era […]

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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris came close to the limit during their Italian Grand Prix battle.

Initially, while designing this house, we aimed to resolve a fundamental question: how can we revise the architectural approaches of past decades (specifically, the architecture of 1970s Iranian houses in this project). While avoiding nostalgic value judgments that result in fleeting emotions, we wanted to find a solution to revive and utilize elements that have become obsolete due to the expansion of mass production or economic and market forces, such as elements that have significantly contributed to durability... Читать дальше...

Just three weeks of eating badly found to raise heart disease risk  The Telegraph

It's unclear why people chose to live in the caves, but DNA is shedding light on their lives.

All the spirits awards in the world don't mean anything... unless the booze is actually good.