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Internet gambling would be given 5 more...

June 29, 2023

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling in New Jersey would be allowed to take place for at least five more years under the latest proposal by state lawmakers. On Wednesday evening, legislators abandoned a move they made a day earlier to drastically cut the extension of internet casino gambling in the state. An original bill reauthorizing online betting would have given it another 10 years, but lawmakers sliced that to just two years on Tuesday. After an outcry...

Column: So many candidates for the US...

June 27, 2023

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Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson still has time on his side, just not as much. He also keeps getting more candidates for his U.S. team, which isn’t making the job any easier. And it’s no longer about Brooks Koepka or anyone else from LIV Golf. “There’s still a lot of golf between now and then,” Johnson said that Sunday morning in May at the PGA Championship, a few hours before Brooks Koepka showed off his major swagger at Oak...

Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls...

June 27, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on Monday night, falling one vote short of unanimous selection after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. McDavid...

When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who...

June 27, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands of miles apart. And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill? In recent days, the massive hunt for a submersible vehicle lost during a north Atlantic descent to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has refocused attention on that...

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and...

June 26, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine. Under terms of the agreement that ended the crisis, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his Wagner troops in the failed uprising, will go into exile in Belarus but will not face prosecution. But it was unclear what would ultimately...

A law that bans sex toys as...

June 25, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

A woman attends a workshop on women’s sexual and reproductive health in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday, June, 16, 2023. Zimbabwean woman Sitabile Dewa is challenging a sex toys ban in the country which she describes in court papers filed in March as “archaic” and “repressive” laws used to arrest women for having sex toys. Her court challenge – a bold act in a society where females are usually shamed for being openly sexual – highlights the struggles endured by...

Anderson’s couture craftmanship captivates at Loewe for...

June 25, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

PARIS (AP) — A sparkling mist of water from towering fountains cooled overheated VIP guests at Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe’s show on Saturday at Paris Fashion Week. Its Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson masterfully translated the essence of sculptor Lynda Benglis’ works into a spring collection that explored themes of sparkle and elongated form. It was a fitting showcase of his continual innovation for Loewe’s and underscored Anderson’s status among the Parisian design elite. Here are some highlights...

Smithsonian’s ‘Solstice Saturday’ kicks off summer in...

June 25, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

The Smithsonian and its many museums stayed open till midnight to commemorate the first weekend of summer on Solstice Saturday. “There are events all over the place,” said museum enthusiast Santiago Gomez. “You’ve got the Hirshhorn, the African American Art museum, the Asian Art museum — everyone’s doing something.” For D.C. residents like Gomez, Solstice Saturday is a dream come true. “It’s certainly a day to enjoy the culture, to enjoy everything D.C. has to offer,” he told WTOP....

Mix of bravado and access to guns...

June 24, 2023

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CHICAGO (AP) — A 1 a.m. shooting at a party in downtown St. Louis kills one and injures nearly a dozen. Gunmen open fire during a fight near Florida’s Hollywood Beach, injuring nine, including a 1-year-old. Bursts of gunfire at a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama, kill four and wound more than 30. What these and other recent mass shootings share in common is they all involve suspects in their teens, highlighting what can be a deadly mix...

García’s 2-run homer in the 10th lifts...

June 24, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

NEW YORK (AP) — The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees are headed in opposite directions. “I had a blast. The atmosphere was fantastic. It was fun to play in,” Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning said after Adolis García’s two-run homer on Michael King’s first pitch of the 10th inning sparked the Rangers to a 4-2 win Friday night. “That’s just a bonehead play,” New York’s Isiah Kiner-Falefa said of his rally-stopping baserunning mistake earlier in the game. Seeking its...

Fight over future Connecticut Ave. bike lanes...

June 24, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

D.C. resident Lee Mayer is adamant that putting bike lanes on each side of Connecticut Avenue NW in D.C.’s Ward 3 will be disastrous for businesses in the Northwest neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Chevy Chase. In an effort to head off the current project, he and members of the group “Save Connecticut Avenue” met with Ward 3 Council member Matthew Frumin on Thursday afternoon. Mayer said his group includes businesspeople and residents who oppose the proposed bike lanes....

Live updates | Titan’s fatal implosion highlights...

June 23, 2023

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Follow along for live updates on the submersible that imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all five people aboard during a voyage down to the Titanic shipwreck. ___ TITAN’S IMPLOSION HIGHLIGHTS MURKY REGULATIONS FOR DEEP-SEA VOYAGES The Titan’s voyage down into the North Atlantic highlights the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration. It’s a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams....

India’s Modi is getting a state visit...

June 22, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are marking the state visit of the Indian leader on Thursday by launching new partnerships in defense, semiconductor manufacturing and more sectors as the leaders look to strengthen their countries’ crucial — albeit complicated — relationship. Thousands gathered on the White House South Lawn for the formal welcoming ceremony, listening to performances by violinist Vibha Janakiraman and the a cappella group Penn Masala. As Modi arrived, the crowd...

Morgan and Rapinoe selected for the US...

June 21, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson was among the 23 players selected Wednesday for the United States team that will defend its title at the Women’s World Cup next month. Thompson, who has been impressive this season as a rookie for Angel City in the National Women’s Soccer League, was called onto the team in early April for a match against Ireland, taking the place of injured forward Mallory Swanson. The roster selected by Vlatko Andonovski includes a mix of both familiar...

Rescuers race against time to find missing...

June 20, 2023

| Entrepreneurship

Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time Tuesday to find a missing submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. Authorities reported the carbon-fiber vessel overdue Sunday night, setting off an international rescue effort in waters about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Aboard were a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of an iconic Pakistani...

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