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Sailing-Flying boats, double points and a lightning pit stop set stage for Portuguese Ocean Race thriller
By Ossian Shine (Reuters) -Flying boats, double points and a three-hour pit stop will bring high-octane sailing drama to Portugal this August as Matosinhos-Porto secured a coveted spot on The Ocean ...
Flying boats, double points and a lightning pit stop set stage for Portuguese Ocean Race thriller
Flying boats, double points and a three-hour pit stop will bring high-octane sailing drama to Portugal this August as Matosinhos-Porto secured a coveted spot on The Ocean Race Europe route – with ...
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The Proms is an embarrassment - here’s how to fix it
The world's biggest classical music festival announces its 2025 programme this week - and is fighting to maintain relevance.
Pope Francis latest: Preparations under way for funeral; thousands queue for hours to see open casket
The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.
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Washington state mayor blows up on LGBTQ activist who says flying POW/MIA flag is a 'political stunt'
Newcastle Mayor Robert Clark blew up on an LGBTQ activist who said flying the POW/MIA flag over city hall is a “political stunt" after not wanting to fly the pride flag. (City of Newcastle/YouTube) ...
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It's technically not a jellyfish, but it can sting you. It's here in Panama City Beach.
While the man o' war closely resembles a jellyfish, it actually belongs to a group called siphonophores. They're named for ...
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New Idaho law forbids Boise from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flag. But it’s still up
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on April 3 signed a law banning government entities, including cities, from flying non-“official” flags on their property. In lawmakers’ debates over the bill ...
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Idaho passed bill limiting flags governments could fly. Boise keeps flying Pride flag, adds another
Photo: Don Day/BoiseDev With a new law in effect that limits what flags governments across Idaho can display, the City of Boise currently isn’t complying. BoiseDev first reported on Monday that the ...
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50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — (AP) — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and ...
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Town council's revised flag policy for Biggleswade snubs Progress Pride flag despite pleas for it to be flown
“National guidance for flying flags contains three categories, ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’. Any external inquiry comes into the town council to be referred to the town clerk, mayor and deputy mayor for ...
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Flags to fly at half-staff for Florida deputy killed in line of duty. What to know
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to fly at half-staff April 12 in Walton County in honor of Deputy William May. May was killed while responding to a report of a ...
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50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
Vietnamese flags fly on the Hien Luong Bridge, with a memorial in the distance, at the former border between North and South Vietnam, Quang Tri province, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/David Rising ...