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☆ 2028 L.A. Olympics unveil venue plan: Swimming in SoFi, softball in Oklahoma City
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Lauren Merola | Mark Cooper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics plan to hold swimming in the home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers — and softball and canoe slalom in Oklahoma. That’s according to an amended venue plan unveiled Friday by LA28, the 2028 Games’ organizing committee. It will be the largest swimming venue in Games history, per LA28, with 38,000 seats. LA28 organizers faced one complication with the SoFi swimming plan, however: The stadium is also set to be part of the Games’ opening ceremonies. The venue plan adjustments are in part due to new arenas that have become available for use and a previously assigned venue that became unavailable, LA28 said.

Persons: LA28, Katie Ledecky, “, ” Ledecky, Sarah Stier, Casey Wasserman, Brian Bahr, David Holt, ” Holt, ” Wasserman, Qian Weizhong Organizations: Olympics, NFL’s Rams, Chargers, Olympic Committee, SoFi, Lucas Oil, NFL, Olympic, New York Times, Athletics, Oklahoma City, USA Softball, International, Devon Park, Women’s, OGE Energy, Getty, IOC, Hollywood, Crypto.com Arena, Lakers, Kings, Sparks, Intuit, LA Clippers, USC’s Locations: Oklahoma, Inglewood , Calif, U.S, Indianapolis, Indianapolis , Indiana, Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, Devon, Okla, Paris, Lille, Tahiti, Long Beach, Calif, Exposition, Temecula , Calif, Sepulveda, L.A, Fernando Valley, Tokyo

☆ Biden vs. Trump: The 2024 presidential race turns to candidates’ bids for Black voters and the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Bitter tensions are escalating between Joe Biden and Donald Trump over race and the future of the Supreme Court as they gear up for the most critical presidential debate clash in years. This is why Trump spent Saturday in Michigan, seeking to take advantage of signs of waning enthusiasm for Biden among Black voters. According to CNN exit polls in 2020, Trump won about 1 in 10 Black voters. But a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found the ex-president winning more than 20% of Black voters in battleground states. But the Biden campaign seemed keen to show the president in an informal setting with Obama and stars including Julia Roberts and George Clooney.

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☆ No Field, No Problem. An Academic Powerhouse Can Also Play Ball.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Housed in a former pocketbook factory in Astoria, Queens, the tiny Baccalaureate School for Global Education is an elite public high school with a rigorous academic curriculum. Founded in 2002, it has only about 400 students, no gym, no playing fields and no auditorium. Students who want to play on the school’s softball team, for instance, have to take two subway lines and then walk another 10 minutes to a remote practice field in Woodside. It is not the ideal setting for a sports powerhouse, but the Baccalaureate girls’ softball team, known as the Sting, is not only good; it dominates. The squad, made up of a cohesive group of dedicated players, rolled through its 2024 schedule undefeated (14-0) and capped an improbable season by winning the Public Schools Athletic League 2A division championship, Baccalaureate’s first title in any sport.

Persons: Sting, Baccalaureate’s Organizations: School, Global Education, softball, Public Schools Athletic League Locations: Astoria , Queens, Woodside, Far Rockaway, Queens

☆ India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup Match Brings 34,000 Fans to Long Island
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Normally at this time of year, the grassy southeastern corner of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y., is a place for softball games, family picnics and a few cricket players enjoying a warm weekend afternoon. On Sunday, that space was transformed into a stage for one of the most-watched global sporting events of the year. More than 34,000 fans and cricket dignitaries squeezed into a temporary stadium built in the last three months in the Long Island park to watch the most anticipated match of the T20 Cricket World Cup: India versus Pakistan. For about three hours, fans in blue and orange India shirts mingled with their (vastly outnumbered) rivals in the dark green of Pakistan, producing a festive and vibrant atmosphere.

Organizations: T20 Cricket, India Locations: Eisenhower, East Meadow, N.Y, Long, Pakistan, India

Learn moreThe Oklahoma Sooners are attempting to snag their fourth consecutive win at the Women's College World Series this year, but the Texas Longhorns are proving to be worthy adversaries. Below, we'll show you how to watch the Women's College World Series finals from home. Oklahoma and Texas kicked off the finals yesterday with a game that ended in an 8-3 victory for Oklahoma. How to watch the Women's College World Series in the USThe Oklahoma vs. Texas game will air on Thursday, June 6 at 8 p.m. View at FuboHow to watch the Women's College World Series from anywhereFor those who will be traveling outside the US during Game 2 of the Women's College World Series finals, you can try keeping up with your subscriptions via VPN (virtual private network).

Persons: they'll, you'd, There's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Oklahoma Sooners, Women's, Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma, Texas, NCAA Division, Stanford, ESPN, Sling, MLB, NHL, NFL, UFC, Hulu, Disney Plus, ESPN Sling Locations: Oklahoma, Texas, Florida

☆ Opinion: I just don’t get watching organized sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David G. Allan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s usually these professional sport high holidays where I’m cornered into admitting I’m sports agnostic. The winning and losing of watching professional sports is a faux drama, a soap opera with injuries. The difference is, of course, that the wins and losses of politics don’t benignly reset at the start of the next season. It’s the watching, and caring about, professional sports as an adult that eludes my understanding. Forgetting who he was talking to, he began his explanation by comparing his home team to another professional underdog team.

Persons: CNN —, I’m, I’d, ”, Jerry Seinfeld, I’ve, don’t, David Allan I’m, me, Jesse, It’s, Taylor Swift Organizations: CNN, NBA, Baltimore Orioles, Orioles Locations: Brooklyn, Baltimore

☆ Girlfriends pay me to conduct loyalty tests via Instagram DMs. It's a lucrative gig, and most boyfriends fail.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Trinity Howard, a 22-year-old loyalty tester in Tampa. Before I became a loyalty tester, I had my own run-in with cheating. I didn't know it then, but that was my first loyalty test, and it's now my full-time job. I told my new following to DM me if they were interested in a loyalty test and that I'd do it free of charge. I became a loyalty tester on LazoIn 2023, the founders of Lazo, a platform specializing in relationship loyalty tests, contacted me.

Persons: Trinity Howard, it's, who've, Lazo, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Lazo, Trinity Locations: Tampa

Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about how to watch the 2024 Women's College World Series, including cable and live streaming options. Since the Women's College World Series picked back up after the 2020 Covid-related cancellation, the University of Oklahoma's softball team has won every year under head coach Patty Gasso. We've put together all of the details you need to live stream the Women's College World Series. How to watch the Women's College World Series in the USThe 2024 Women's College World Series airs across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ABC. Shop at SlingHow to watch the Women's College World Series from anywhereIf you'll be traveling outside the US during any of the Women's College World Series, you can always try keeping up with your subscriptions using a VPN.

Persons: Patty Gasso, they'd, you've, We've, There's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, NCAA Division, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Sooners, Women's, University of Oklahoma's, Gasso, ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Games, MLB, NHL, NFL, UFC, Hulu, Disney Plus, ESPN Sling Locations: Oklahoma, While Oklahoma, Texas

☆ Dick's says its youth sports app will bring in $100 million this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dick's Sporting Goods has something unusual for a retailer: an app to manage youth team sports. The service now boasts 5 million users who spend a half hour per day on the platform. Dick's says the business will bring in $100 million this year, in addition to driving retail sales. Now, the aptly named Game Changer platform is driving real revenue with some notable engagement, Dick's CEO Lauren Hobart told investors on the company's earnings call Wednesday. Hobart said last quarter saw 5 million users who spent a half hour per day on the platform, and Game Changer says it supports over a million teams and over 7 million games per year.

Persons: —, Lauren Hobart, Hobart, Navdeep Gupta Organizations: Sporting Goods, Service, Goods, Business, ESPN

☆ Pixar Lays Off 175 Workers as It Returns Its Focus to Films
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One problem: Disney had weakened the Pixar brand by using its films to build the Disney+ streaming service. Starting in late 2020, when many multiplexes were still closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Disney debuted three Pixar films in a row (“Soul,” “Turning Red” and “Luca”) online, bypassing theaters altogether. At the time — around December 2020 — Disney was pouring money into the streaming service in a wild and ultimately unsuccessful effort to attract up to 260 million subscribers worldwide. As part of the retrenchment at Pixar, “Elio,” a movie about an 11-year-old boy who is inadvertently beamed into space, was delayed. Disney pushed it to June 2025.

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☆ Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An amateur archaeology group found a mysterious dodecahedron near an ancient Roman villa. Amateur archaeologists with the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group have been excavating its remains, including a bathhouse, gatehouse, and ancient tiled mosaic floors for the last few years when they made a miraculous discovery. Though he'd never seen one in person, Rob Evershed, a member of the group, recognized the hollow, rounded object as a Roman dodecahedron. No one knows the purpose of the dodecahedronThe Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group on the day they discovered the dodecahedron. Dodecahedrons may have been custom-madeParker thinks it would've taken an expert to make the dodecahedron that the Norton Disney group found.

Persons: —, Richard Parker, Richard Watts, they've, Norton, we'd, Parker, he'd, Rob Evershed, Frances McIntosh, McIntosh, haven't, dodecahedrons Organizations: Service, Norton Disney, Group, BBC, Lincoln Museum, English Heritage, Washington Post Locations: London, Hertfordshire, England, England's Midlands, British, Britain, Roman, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Africa, Turkey

No deaths or serious injuries have been reported, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo told CNN, adding 153 pets have also been rescued during the deluge. Forecast calls for rain Sunday into MondayMost of the weekend’s rain fell over western and central Texas, but there’s a significant chance of heavier rain in the greater Houston area Sunday. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall possible by Monday morning, according to the Houston National Weather Service office. Rainfall today will continue to exacerbate existing river flooding,” warned the Houston weather service office. The weather service listed some of the rainfall totals it collected:Groveton, TX- 23.56”Huntsville, TX- 21.76”Splendora, TX- 21.01”Willis, TX- 20.75”Livingston, TX- 18.42”There is relief on the horizon, however.

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☆ Evacuations ordered, homes damaged in Texas as rivers surge to Hurricane Harvey levels. And more rain is on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A total of 1,000 homes are in a mandatory evacuation zone in the county, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy told CNN. “Due to continuous rainfall across East Texas and rising levels in creeks and rivers, flood levels may increase. Please remain aware of changing flood levels along the Trinity River and ALL low-lying levels. Greg Abbott expanded the storm-related declarations in response to the flooding, according to a news release. The repeated bouts of heavy rainfall soaked soils, making many areas extremely prone to both flash and river flooding.

Persons: Hurricane Harvey, ” Emmitt Eldridge, Eldridge, ”, •, ” Sherri Pegoda, Walker, Pegoda, ” Pegoda, “, Sydney Murphy, Harvey, ” Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Greg Abbott, Hawley –, Bret Hendrickson, Brad Wilson, Hawley, CNN’s Allison Chinchar, Sara Tonks, Ray Sanchez, Andy Rose, Joe Sutton, Paradise Afshar Organizations: CNN, Panhandle, The Coast Guard, Texas Emergency Hospital, Coast Guard, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas, Gov, San, Harvey, Storm Prediction, Hawley Police, Hawley Independent School, LSM, National Weather Service Locations: Texas, Houston, Gulf, East Texas, Hurricane, South Texas, San Jacinto County, Dallas, • Walker County, Walker County, • Polk County, Polk County, • Harris, San Jacinto, Hidalgo, Harris County, Crosby, Liberty County, Cleveland , Texas, Montgomery County, Livingston , Texas, Trinity, –, Abilene, Hodges, Hawley, Hawley , Texas, Hodges , Texas, Louisiana, Groveton , Texas, Paradise

☆ Women college athletes average more brand deals than men, new data shows. Here are 5 key takeaways on NIL marketing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWhen it comes to scoring NIL deals, women college athletes are gaining on their male counterparts, according to a new report from the sports-and-entertainment intelligence platform SponsorUnited. The report showed that women college athletes get more brand deals on average than college men, although the men still make up the majority of NIL deals overall. He also said social-media engagement is overwhelmingly stronger among women college athletes compared with men. Related storiesHere are five key takeaways from the report:Women college athletes are getting more NIL dealsWhile men still made up 57% of NIL deals overall, women got more brand deals on average — 3.5 compared to 2.5 among men, SponsorUnited found. For example, he said college athletes on TikTok are leveraging brands better than professional athletes on the platform.

Persons: —, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Bob Lynch, Reese, Clark, Olivia Dunne, Lynch, SponsorUnited, it's, Alex Glover's, Brands, Brand, SponsorUnited Lynch, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Iowa Hawkeyes, LSU Tigers, LSU, Iowa, NCAA, ESPN, Gatorade, State, Nike, BI, Brands, Southern Methodist University Locations: SponsorUnited

☆ Too busy for hush money? Trump debuts longshot 'multi-tasking' defense during testimony by longtime assistant Rhona Graff
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The now-retired assistant, Rhona Graff, told jurors that Trump was prone to "multi-tasking" and sometimes would be on the phone at the same time he signed checks. The testimony was elicited during Graff's cross-examination by Trump attorney Susan Necheles. Related storiesThe nine checks are the only records bearing Trump's signature out of 34 checks, invoices, and business-ledger records he allegedly falsified. After Trump signed each check, it would be FedExed back to the Trump Organization's Trump Tower headquarters, scanned into the company records, and then cut and mailed to Cohen. — respectful boss to me," Graff told jurors of working alongside Trump in the Trump Organization headquarters on the 25th-floor of Trump Tower.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Rhona Graff, Trump, Trump's, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Susan Necheles, Necheles, Graff, Susan Hoffinger, Juan Merchan, Cohen, Alvin Bragg, Bragg, Daniels, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Playboy Bunny Organizations: Service, Business, GOP, Manhattan, Trump, Court, Trump Organization, White, Prosecutors, Trump Tower Locations: New York, Trump

☆ Some House Republicans need this reminder that Russia is not their friend
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There is a major disconnect between two CNN stories on Wednesday about Russia and the US. While it is mostly Republicans who oppose additional funding for Ukraine, they are still a minority, even within their own party. In February, 22 Republicans in the Senate joined all but three Democrats to form a 70-vote majority in favor of the funding. Asked about that propaganda comment by Tapper earlier this month, Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, agreed. The two appeared together at Mar-a-Lago last week, and Johnson has bought into Trump’s proposal to structure some Ukraine aid as a loan rather than direct aid.

Persons: Sean Lyngaas, ”, Mike Johnson, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “ We’re, Matt Gaetz, Chip Roy didn’t, he’s, it’s, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Defense Lloyd Austin, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Tucker Carlson, Vladimir Putin, Ralph Norman, Thomas Massie, Chip Roy, Tom Williams, It’s, Liz Cheney, Donald Trump, Michael McCaul, Puck, Tapper, Mike Turner of Ohio, ” Turner, Greene, Ken Buck, Moscow Marjorie ”, Putin, Trump Organizations: CNN, Capitol Hill, GOP, White, Conservative, Ukraine, Republicans, Senate, Florida, ” Texas, Defense, Republican, Fox News, Putin, Texas Republican, Foreign Affairs, House Intelligence, Trump, Mar, Lago Locations: Russia, Texas, Russian, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Wyoming, Colorado

☆ My daughter is a high school athlete. I spent a lot of time and money on her sports even though she has no future in athletics.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Shannon Serpette | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My daughter is on the softball, volleyball, and cross country teams at her small high school. I can't even begin to count how many hours and how much money we've invested in her school sports. Now that she is in high school, she is a member of the volleyball, softball, and cross-country teams. Some parents I know have insinuated that high school sports aren't worth the time, but I've found some rewarding benefits. For that reason alone, I believe the time and money we've spent is well worth it.

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Simpson, center, appears in court on charges which include kidnapping, armed robbery and assault, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 2007. Simpson was released from prison in 2017 after serving about nine years of a 33-year sentence for a kidnapping and armed robbery in Las Vegas. In the 2007 robbery, Simpson was part of a group that raided a hotel and casino to steal sports memorabilia from two dealers at gunpoint. Simpson was convicted on charges including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Simpson was granted an early parole discharge in 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Public Safety.

Persons: O.J, Simpson, Clint Karlsen, pitchman, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman Organizations: Nevada Department of Public Safety, NFL Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ 19 ex-McDonald's workers returned to their old restaurant for a 'Class of 1975' reunion almost 50 years after working together
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A group of former McDonald's workers reunited at their old restaurant 50 years later. AdvertisementA group of former McDonald's workers went back to their old restaurant in Missouri for a "Class of 1975" reunion to mark nearly 50 years since they worked together. Courtesy of McDonald'sElhoffer was 16 when she started working at the Hazelwood restaurant, she told BI. AdvertisementThey became close friends while working at the restaurant, Elhoffer said, with some of them playing on the restaurant's softball team. AdvertisementCourtesy of McDonald'sThe biggest change since she started working at McDonald's has been the introduction of drive-thrus, Elhoffer said.

Persons: —, Joan Elhoffer, Elhoffer, they'd, McDonald's, St Louis . Seven Organizations: Service, Michelin, McDonald's, Hamburger University, St Louis Locations: Missouri, Hazelwood, Arkansas , Florida , Ohio, Tennessee, St, McDonald's

☆ Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Interest in universal basic income has grown due to the pandemic, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and economic pain. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementYet a common question and concern about UBI remains how people spend the money. Related storiesThe Guaranteed Income Pilots Dashboard , a joint project from the Stanford Basic Income Lab and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, pulls together data from more than 30 pilot programs in the US involving nearly 8,300 participants. GiveDirectly, a nonprofit, is providing universal basic income to 20,000 people across 200-odd royal villages in Kenya over 12 years.

Persons: Elon Musk, Sam Altman, —, It's, Karl Widerquist, Fabian Wendt, Rebecca Hasdell, UpTogether, Monique Gonzalez, Stephanie Hendon, Widerqist, Matt Bruenig, Douglas MacKay, Chapel Hill, MacKay Organizations: Service, Georgetown University, Qatar, Stanford, Income, Center, Research, UNC, Chapel Locations: Virginia, Kenya, San Antonio , Texas

☆ A 68-year-old athlete shares 5 workout rules that keep him young, fit, and energized
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

National Senior Games athlete Paul Ostermann said working out has kept him healthy and energized. Having a workout goal and community can help you stay motivated and be consistent, he said. AdvertisementPaul Ostermann doesn't just want to be a centenarian — he plans to stay competitive every step of the way. Bench presses, military presses, and bodyweight moves like pull-ups all help to build a strong core and good stability. You can use this technique even if you only work out two days a week instead of six.

Persons: Paul Ostermann, —, Paul Ostermann doesn't, Ostermann, I'm, haven't, — Ostermann, they'll, he's, He's Organizations: Senior Games, Service, Business, Senior, MMA Locations: Ohio

☆ Photographer Kate T. Parker’s new book lets these cool kids shine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Photos | Text Essay Kate T. Parker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Perhaps the thing I find most inspiring about these kids is their commitment to inclusivity and diversity and simply being nice to each other. And no, the irony of a nonspeaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me. Kate T. Parker“My twin brother wrestled, and I asked my dad if I could do it too,” CG said. Kate T. ParkerSunny wants trans kids in the future not to have to fight like her. Kate T. ParkerJai is part of Brown Girls Do Ballet, which increases representation of underrepresented populations in ballet.

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☆ Stephen Colbert calls out Elon Musk over Don Lemon drama with a parody video of the Tesla CEO asking himself softball questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewStephen Colbert mocked Elon Musk reportedly bristling at the interview questions that Don Lemon said led to the end of his partnership deal with X. The late-night host posted a video about "the Elon interview of Elon" that includes a parody clip of Musk interviewing himself. The clip depicts the parody Elon Musk sitting across from himself asking softball questions. Advertisement"Coming soon to X, Elon Musk sits down with the only person on the platform that can be trusted with free speech: Elon Musk," a narrator says. AdvertisementLemon's interview with Musk is still set to premiere as part of the "The Don Lemon Show" on Monday.

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Each trip above and below freezing adds another layer of ice until the hail becomes heavy enough to fall down to Earth. The size of hail varies and can be as small as a penny or larger than apples due to varying updraft strengths said Mark Fuchs, senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in St. Louis, Missouri. “The stronger the updraft, the larger the hail can be ... anything bigger than two inches is really big,” said Fuchs. A hailstorm that hit Kansas City on April 10, 2001, was the costliest ever in the U.S., causing about $2 billion damage. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.

Persons: Fort Riley, Strong, Mark Fuchs, hydrologist, ”, Fuchs, Ping Organizations: National Weather Service, U.S, Kansas City, Associated Press Locations: Kansas, Missouri, ” In Kansas, Wabaunsee, Geary County, Junction City, Fort, St, Louis , Missouri, U.S, Vivian , South Dakota, AP.org

☆ DC and Marvel are reprinting coveted crossover comics
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Comic-book store owner Jermaine Exum couldn’t believe his ears when a customer asked to reserve a copy of the upcoming 960-page “DC versus Marvel” comics collection. The "DC Versus Marvel Omnibus," to be released August 6, 2024, is a collection of various crossover comics, and just the second collaboration by DC and Marvel in two decades. From 1976 to 2003, crossovers between the DC and Marvel universes (“Superman vs. Uslan recalled similar “interplay” among the companies, citing a regular DC vs. Marvel softball match in Central Park as evidence of camaraderie. The comic "Marvel and DC Present Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1", will be reprinted in the upcoming collection.

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