Only one player in WNBA history has scored more points than Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles. Early in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s 72-63 victory over the Phoenix Mercury, Charles registered career point No. 7,489. The feat helped the 14-year veteran pass Hall of Famer Tina Thompson for second on the league’s all-time scoring list. Fittingly, Charles accomplished the monumental feat across the court from friend and WNBA all-time leading scorer Diana Taurasi. The pair competed alongside one another internationally and were briefly teammates on the Mercury in 2022, but they also shared the common bond of having come from…
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As the war enters its 909th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Fighting Acting Kursk regional governor Alexei Smirnov said one woman was killed and two people injured after their car was hit by an explosive dropped by a Ukrainian drone just outside Sudzha. Ukraine said it had destroyed several Russian pontoon crossings over the Seym River with US-made HIMARS rocket systems to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv’s advance into its territory. Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Kursk…
Newly released video captures a luxury superyacht being battered by a violent storm before it suddenly sank off Sicily with 22 people aboard Monday. The grainy images obtained by NBC News and other outlets were recorded on closed-circuit television not far from where the Bayesian was anchored, about a half-mile from the port of Porticello, on Sicily’s northern coast. The yacht’s 250-foot mast, illuminated with lights and lashed by the storm, appears to bend to one side before it finally disappears and is replaced by darkness. The speed with which a yacht built to handle the roughest seas capsized stunned maritime experts. …
PARAGUAY / USA – The XVII Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities (RAE), a meeting that brings together the highest electoral authorities of the hemisphere, was inaugurated in Asunción, organized by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Superior Electoral Court (TSJE) of Paraguay, with support from the government of Canada. More than 40 authorities and representatives of 30 electoral organizations from 23 OAS member states are participating in this edition of the RAE. During the opening of the meeting, the president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, urged the electoral authorities to “take this meeting in Asunción…
As the giant glowing sun gently hovers over the horizon just before it sets, the Bangladesh Force Marine Unit heads out from its river-side base in Malakal for a final quick patrol. Reaching speeds of 90 kilometers an hour, they race along the fast-moving waterways doing a visual check of the area before docking for the night. Known as BANFMU, this unit is on the frontlines of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s effort to ensure freedom of movement along the Nile and some of its tributaries. It is often the only method for reaching remote communities in an…
A throwback video featuring Afrobeats superstar, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has resurfaced online, offering a fascinating glimpse into his past football dreams. In the interview shared online, Wizkid opens up about his childhood passion for football. He revealed that he would have pursued a career in the sport if music hadn’t taken center stage.The resurfaced video shows Wizkid reminiscing about his school days as an active member of his school’s football team. Meanwhile, he candidly shares how his impatience and dislike for early morning wake-up calls led him to prioritize music over football.Also, Wizkid expresses admiration for his…
Earlier this year, former Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim co-founded a company called Brand Boss that focuses on helping young football players develop their skills and capitalize on their “NIL journey.”On Wednesday, Keim and his company helped eighth grade quarterback Linc Frazier secure a football scholarship offer from Arizona State, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Frazier, the son of former Philadelphia Eagles third-round pick Derrick Frazier, is now the youngest player to ever receive a scholarship offer from ASU.But Sun Devil head coach Kenny Dillingham can’t count on a commitment from the 6-foot-3, 180-pound dual-threat quarterback just yet as Frazier…
Thousands of judicial workers and judges have gone on strike this week in Mexico, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, seeks to advance a massive overhaul of the country’s courts. At the core of the proposed reforms is a controversial plan to elect federal judges — including Supreme Court appointees and electoral magistrates — by popular vote. Lopez Obrador has said the change is needed to root out corruption. But critics see the move as the latest salvo in the ongoing tensions between Lopez Obrador and the judiciary. Experts like Julio Rios Figueroa, a law professor at…
Police are looking for a person of interest after an infant was found in a bathtub in a motel room in Milford Wednesday morning. The cleaning staff at the Mayflower Motel on Woodmont Road found the infant in a vacated room just after 11 a.m., according to police. Arriving officers performed CPR on the baby until paramedics arrived. Paramedics continued life-saving measures and the infant was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and was pronounced dead just before 12 p.m. Authorities are looking to speak with Dale Kirkland, 31, who is a person of interest in the infant’s death. He…
A Qatari Armed Forces aircraft arrived on Wednesday at Port Sudan Airport in the Republic of Sudan, carrying 34 tons of shelter supplies provided by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) in support of those affected by floods in the country. Since May 2023, the State of Qatar has been operating an air bridge to Sudan as part of its support for the fraternal Sudanese people, and its full support for their steadfastness in the face of the difficult circumstances they are experiencing due to the ongoing fighting. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…