Links to the story AUBURN, Ala. – Another school year means another Auburn gymnastics season! And as we prepare to launch the 2024 season in January, it is time to get to know the 10 new additions to the squad. The next step is the first year Emma Grace Boyd! Hometown: Windermere, Florida Club: Orlando Metro Before Auburn: Qualified for the 2021 and 2023 Level 10 Developmental Program National Championship…2021 State and Regional Champion on Bars and Beam…Top five on Bars, Beam and All-Around at the 2023 State Championship. Q: Why Auburn? A: “I grew up loving…
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Call it “Swifttonomics” or “Taylornomics,” the 33-year-old American superstar is not only breaking music industry records with her Eras tour, but also boosting the economy and pushing new pay expectations work. “She’s a very talented artist, but at the same time a smart businesswoman,” says Alicia Modestino, associate professor of public policy, urban affairs and economics at Northeastern University. On her latest tour, Taylor Swift is tapping into the spending power of women who have seen their salaries rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and are eager to splurge on traveling and seeing their idol in concert. The…
August 15, 2023 marks the 78th anniversary of South Koreathe country’s independence from Japanese colonial rule. President Yoon Suk-yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are devoting extraordinary efforts to revive relations since the deep freeze under the regime Moon Jae In And Shinzo Abe administrations. The bilateral summit on March 16, 2023 was the first between the leaders of South Korea and Japan in twelve years. The previous summit took place on December 18, 2011 between Lee Myung-bak and Yoshihiko Noda. Yoon and Kishida want to unite their democracies against what they perceive as threats from the country’s surrounding autocracies.…
In Muslim communities around the world, worshipers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, sparking the ongoing war. Some imams have launched fiery appeals of support for the Palestinians. Others lamented the loss of civilian lives on both sides and called for peace. In their sermons, prominent imams from France and Greece denounced the violence that has ravaged Israel and the Gaza Strip and called for peace. The imam of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Abdennour Tahraoui, deplored the “tragic news” resulting from a war “which left thousands dead and injured on both sides”.…
Share the article Last update 5 minutes agoThe Mediterranean is home to some of the most popular beach destinations in the world. It is a region that benefits from a fantastic climate all year round, fine sandy beaches and turquoise seas. You’ll also find cities with tons of ancient ruins and impressive artwork to explore, meaning the Mediterranean is an ideal destination for culture lovers. The best known Mediterranean countries are Italy, Spain and Greece. But in reality, the Mediterranean Sea has 22 countries, including underrated destinations like Montenegro, Albania and Slovenia. Here’s why Americans should check out this lesser-known…
14.2% increase in revenue growth, marking one of the most successful years in the organization’s history A $3.6 billion investment in audit quality, innovation, technology and people, including a $1.4 billion investment to launch EY.ai, a unifying platform which will help organizations confidently adopt artificial intelligence (AI). More than 127 million lives positively impacted through the EY Ripples Corporate Responsibility Program Absolute emissions have been reduced by 43% globally while increasing EY global revenue by more than 40% since 2019. The Global EY (EY) organization today announced combined global revenue of US$49.4 billion for the financial year ending June 2023…
Fivos Avgerinos/UnsplashThe Greek island of Antikythera.A remote Greek island has become the latest Mediterranean idyll to offer to pay people to move there, teaming up with the Greek Orthodox Church to offer new residents a monthly stipend totaling €18,000 (NZ$33,000) . Best known for being the site of the discovery of one of the oldest analog computers ever discovered, Antikythera is located between Kythera and the island of Crete at a point where three seas converge – the Aegean, the Ionian and the Cretan. Largely undeveloped, the 20km² island is home to secluded sand and pebble beaches, ancient hiking trails,…
Best-selling author Mitch Albom will headline the Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival in early December.Albom, a longtime columnist for the Detroit Free Press, will kick off the book festival’s ninth season at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Nina Iser Jewish cultural center in Naples, 4720 Pine Ridge Road. The $40 admission price includes a copy of Albom’s latest book, “The Little Liar,” which will be released in November.The Detroit Free Press is part of the USA Today network, which also includes the Naples Daily News and the Fort Myers News-Press.The festival is designed to highlight books on Jewish…
In a working-class neighborhood of Yangon, Myanmar, plastic waste is piled one meter high, a toxic product of what a recent investigation shows is rampant Western waste dumping. For several years, sites in Shwepyithar township have been filling with waste which is choking fields, blocking the drainage of monsoon rains and causing fire hazards. Waste is the runoff from global plastic production, which has more than doubled since the turn of the century to 460 million tonnes per year. “Before, during the rainy season, I could pick watercress from this field to eat,” a resident told AFP, speaking on condition…
According to the most recent report, the Long-Haul Travel Barometer 3/2023 from the European Travel Commission (ETC), travelers are making smart choices to improve their experience while effectively managing their spending. They opt for popular inter-European transport options, including budget flights and rail passes. There was a substantial increase in Chinese travelers’ intention to visit Europe between September and December 2023. This increase in the number of Chinese travelers is part of a broader trend observed by the Long-Haul Travel Barometer, which closely tracks the travel intentions of long-haul travelers in six key markets: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan and…