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Time to watch Hidden Figures again.
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Guards in Fatal Prison Assault Were Accused of Beating Inmates Before www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/n...
Guards Who Beat Robert Brooks Were Accused of Assaulting Inmates Before
Three of the 13 guards implicated in the savage beating of Robert Brooks had been accused in lawsuits of earlier attacks in New York prisons.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Today it is SUNDAY.
December 29, 2024 at 7:02 AM
BBC News - London's disappeared department stores of days gone by
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The disappeared department stores of London's days gone by
Here are some of the capital's retail behemoths of the time, now gone from the streets.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:58 PM
World Athletics offers 25 athletes online abuse support - www.bbc.com/sport/olympi...
World Athletics offers support to 25 athletes after social media abuse study
World Athletics will offer 25 athletes AI protection on some social media platforms after they were identified as highly targeted for abuse.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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This is the setting pink wafers were made for
December 10, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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This is astonishing
December 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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#BackCastic Female Performance of the Year. Is 2.10m by Yaraslava Mahuchick 🤯

No one saw this one coming. Beating a 37 year old record is 🔥🔥🔥.

Let us know what you think in the comments & check out all our A/POY chat with @trackcastic.bsky.social 👇🏾👇🏾

open.spotify.com/episode/6aXW...
December 4, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Breaking News: The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot in Midtown Manhattan in an apparently targeted attack, people briefed on the investigation said. nyti.ms/4eYRevD
C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare Is Killed in Midtown Manhattan
The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot in the chest in what people briefed on the investigations said appeared to be a targeted attack.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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For me, it has to be Mondo, there’s just no sensible argument against him.
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Agree. Much as I appreciate Tebogo, I really think Mondo was the standout athlete this year.
@seaningle.bsky.social 👏
Really enjoyed chatting to Mondo Duplantis a few months ago about what it feels like to break a world record ("You're freaking out inside...it feels fake!"), playing a bunch of sports as a kid and more. Drew on our interview in writing why he's my athlete of 2024

www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
‘You’re freaking out inside’: why Mondo Duplantis is my athlete of the year | Sean Ingle
An astonishing year full of gold medals and world records has left the pole vaulter believing new frontiers are still possible
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:48 PM
December 2, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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MPs may trust doctors to manage assisted dying. Disabled people like me cannot | Liz Carr
MPs may trust doctors to manage assisted dying. Disabled people like me cannot | Liz Carr
Two friends recently woke up in hospital to find ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders on their notes. We’re all too aware that some lives aren’t valued as much as others It’s a cold November evening, and MPs are no doubt snuggled up wondering what to watch on TV…
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
She's great, so no doubt she's off to something better. Another loss for Aunty, who seems to be hemorrhaging talent at the moment.
Mishal Husain is to leave the BBC, the corporation has announced.
November 27, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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MASSIVE news for 🇬🇧 Masters swimmers as it’s revealed the 2025 British Championships will be held at the London Aquatics Centre for the first-time ever!

The event will take place from 13-15 June this year. BIG step forward. Read more👇
www.swimming.org/masters/brit...
November 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM
www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2475287...

It's embarrassing that our council makes proposals without checking first!

"He said that this decision was taken after he was made aware of the “existence of a lease”, which is understood to relate to the nearby athletics club."
#plonkers
U-turn sees planned parking charges for Bromley park scrapped
Parking charges will not be introduced at Norman Park in Bromley after a council U-turn.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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🔹 The order as determined by the draw is:

▪️HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN
▪️Mr David LAPPARTIENT
▪️Mr Johan ELIASCH
▪️Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH
▪️Mrs Kirsty COVENTRY
▪️Lord Sebastian COE
▪️Mr Morinari WATANABE
November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM