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Wimbledon’s All-White Uniform Policy Is Her Worst Pet Peeve
Billie Jean King's 'pet peeve' is Wimbledon's 'horrible' all white uniform policy (CNN) — “I can understand if you like the white pants and white shoes,” Serena Williams has said when she was asked...
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Toronto’s largest transit centre is cutting three bus routes
Toronto backtracks on return-to-office plans for city employees as Omicron spreads Share this story: Andrew J. Doria CFA has a new baby, and Toronto’s public transit agency is planning to cut three bus routes....
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The bride of Puerto Rico and Argentina has been married
Beauty queens from Argentina, Puerto Rico announce marriage after meeting at pageant Marriage proposal left one bride 'pensive over the loss of her long-time boyfriend' The beauty and brains of Argentina and Puerto Rico...
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California’s Governor Wants to Build More Artificial Lakes Along the Colorado River
New push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow to California The state of California is experiencing an ongoing water shortage. The problem has been exacerbated by a series of droughts...
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Qatar dropped its health measures ahead of the World Cup after coronavirus pandemic
Qatar drops coronavirus restrictions just before World Cup Updated: 2020-05-27 12:26 By Wu Ming and Tomi Petesen By JOSEPH CELAYA - TEGUCIGALPA TIMES Qatar has officially dropped its health measures ahead of the World...
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Kraft Heinz CEO Aylward Explains Why the Price of Eggs Will Be the Only Concern
Kraft Heinz CEO: Inflation and supply shortages are here to stay, a new report contends Posted on Jan 13, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. | Updated on Jan 13, 2011 at 4:35 p.m. Cape Breton,...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s defeat at the US Open was the first of a different nationality since 1936
Stefanos Tsitsipas suffers shock first-round loss to Daniel Galán at US Open When Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Daniel Galán at the US Open on Sunday, he was facing a man who’d had little success...
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The Astros Win the World Series for the First Time Since 2011
World Series: Catcher Christian Vazquez Helps Guide Astros to No-Hitter Mar 4, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Christian Vazquez receives a warm embrace from his teammates (L-R) Carlos Corporan, Jonathan Lucroy, Josh Reddick, Carlos Gomez...
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The People of New York
Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY [Editor's Note: This is the second "In Context" post for a series on the influence of 19th-century British authors. Today: Rupert Holmes (1840-1899). You...
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Tory’s answer to the CBC anchor is not a complete break from his past
Mayor John Tory stands firm on low taxes in the face of massive budget shortfall, declining city services, and growing public-sector employment. Last week, I sat down for a lengthy conversation with Tory, who...