[ad_1] Colorado Springs, Colorado – USA Hockey has invited 46 players, including five goalies, 16 defensemen and 25 forwards, to participate in the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase, which will be held July 26-Aug. 3 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.The World Junior Summer Showcase, which will also include players from Canada, Finland and Sweden, is designed to evaluate players for possible selection onto their national teams to compete in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, to be held in Ottawa, Ontario from December 26, 2024 to January 5, 2025. Daily practices are free and open to the public,…
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[ad_1] It was no surprise when Hungary this week unveiled a Trump-tinged official slogan for its six-month EU presidency, although “Make Europe Great Again” still raised some eyebrows in Brussels. Hungary’s ultra-nationalist and populist Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, is the European Union’s most outspoken eurosceptic leader. Over the past decade, his administration has clashed with EU authorities and other member states over the rollback of democracy at home, migration and, more recently, the EU’s military aid to Ukraine. Budapest has frequently vetoed key votes, delaying policies when others are ready to…
[ad_1] The U.S. swimmers had one special request for the Olympic Trials: dogs — as many puppies as possible.”Many people find animals to have a calming effect,” said Emily Crews, manager of mental and emotional wellness at USA Swimming. “And that’s exactly what athletes are looking for. In such a high-energy environment, they need an escape from the hustle and bustle and an environment where they can calm their nervous system.”USA Swimming, the sport’s national governing body, has partnered with Paws & Think, Inc., a nonprofit in Indianapolis that connects people with therapy dogs.The pressures of Olympic trials can be…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Srinagar today to take part in an International Yoga Festival. Last year, he hosted a public session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, which drew participants from 180 countries. Yoga has been gaining popularity ever since he floated the idea of having a day to celebrate this ancient Indian practice, which has at its core the idea of holistic wellbeing of the body and mind, during his address to the UN General Assembly in 2014. A breath of fresh air as a global collective action and a lifestyle choice: this year’s…
[ad_1] Trump has been publicly going through his adventures of aging in recent days: Last week, he bragged about passing a cognitive test while president, but got the name of the doctor who administered it wrong, and he confused Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley and Biden with Barack Obama. Democrats, too, have their own set of video clips to consume. They see evidence of aging in Trump’s bizarre digressions about sharks and battery-powered boats, or in the way he fudges words, like his rant at a rally on Tuesday when Biden’s campaign said the “video of Bad Joe limping is…
[ad_1] George M. Woodwell, founder of the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts and a renowned ecologist whose incisive research and exceptional understanding of policy influenced U.S. toxic substances management and global efforts to combat climate change, died Tuesday at his home in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. He was 95.The research centre, which Woodwell founded in 1985 to study global climate change and later renamed in his honor, announced his death in a statement.Throughout his long career, Dr. Woodwell has consistently shown how the by-products of new technologies designed to increase the efficiency of agriculture, forestry, and energy industries are seriously…
[ad_1] The Men’s College World Series Final has been decided. How much will it cost to watch the game?Tickets for the series have gone on sale after the Tennessee Volunteers and Texas A&M Aggies advanced to the CWS Finals without losing a single game in Omaha. The teams will meet this weekend in a best-of-three series at Charles Schwab Field to determine this year’s college baseball national champion.Fans who want to attend any of the games should be prepared to pay more than $150 per ticket for any of the three days, with prices for the first game starting at…
[ad_1] Rep. Bob Good, a Republican from Virginia and chairman of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, was still battling to keep his seat Thursday in an undecided primary against a challenger backed by former President Donald J. Trump.The battle between the two men, who reject the election results, has devolved into an ugly, personal feud that could take weeks to complete. With more than 95% of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press, Goode was leading by just over 300 votes against John J. Maguire, a little-known state senator and former Navy SEAL who attended the “Stop the Steal”…
[ad_1] Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images iPhones don’t go on sale that often, but if you’re thinking about buying a new iPhone, you don’t have to pay full price, as Woot! has some great deals running. The flash sale site is offering brand new iPhone 15s from just $680, making now a great time to upgrade your phone for a fraction of the cost. 15% Off If you’re not looking for the more powerful iPhone 15 Pro, the USB-C port, next-generation Portrait photos, and Apple’s handy Dynamic Island feature make the iPhone 15 a compelling upgrade from the previous model. Read…
[ad_1] CNBC Investment Club with Jim Cramer broadcasts “Morning Meetings” live every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. The S&P 500 hit a new record on Thursday as club holding Nvidia buoyed the market. The chipmaker’s shares also hit an all-time high, rising more than 2.5%. “A lot of the gains today are from the AI trade,” said Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis at CNBC Investment Club. Treasury yields rose Thursday despite soft economic data in the form of higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims and a weaker-than-expected Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index. Not all AI-related…