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Hemingway's masterpiece on Spain's bull runs turns 100 years old with its allure intact
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (961+ words) It marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway "s book "The Sun Also Rises" that launched the future Nobel Laureate to literary fame and put Pamplona on the map for millions of people around the world. On Monday,…...
Female American rower completes record-breaking solo journey from California to Hawaii
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (332+ words) Hundreds gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she pulled into a Honolulu harbor Friday night on her 21-foot row boat, Lily, after nearly a month and a half at sea, local media reported. Pfendler, who launched from Monterey, California,…...
Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time thriller, advancing to World Cup Round of 16
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (592+ words) A thrilling, unforgettable World Cup match with underdog Cape Verde was over " and the defending champions survived after being pushed to the brink. Cape Verde equalized in regulation and again in extra time, but the Blue Sharks could not respond…...
Lucas Glover builds a two-shot lead in the John Deere Classic
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (548+ words) Glover started on No. 10 in the afternoon and did most of his damage of the back nine with five birdies, though equally important was going bogey-free through 36 holes. He was at 14-under 128, two shots ahead of Lee Hodges (66) and another…...
Massachusetts city with large Cape Verdean community sets curfew ahead of World Cup match
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (286+ words) CT Insider Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues announced what he called a "temporary safety curfew" within the Boston suburb at a news conference Wednesday Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa that qualified for the World Cup…...
World Cup what to know: Spain looks to knock out Austria as round of 32 winds down
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (870+ words) Only six spots remain in the World Cup round of 16, with half of those to be determined on Thursday. The slate is highlighted by a matchup between highly touted Spain and Austria in Inglewood, California, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal battles…...
Lamine Yamal is healthy enough to play full matches for Spain in knockout rounds, De La Fuente says
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (455+ words) The 18-year-old Barcelona winger scored just one goal while playing only 141 minutes across Spain's three group matches, making him arguably the only world superstar who hasn't excelled in this star-dominated World Cup. Yamal's minutes have been limited by Spain to…...
Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (769+ words) At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water baths to speedily bring down their temperatures so they wouldn't join the growing tally of dead from a record-smashing heat wave. But lacking an ice-making machine, where…...
World Cup final day of group play will set the field for the round of 32
1+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) Going into the final day of group play at the World Cup, there were essentially eight teams vying for four spots in the round of 32. Scotland is now eliminated, leaving just a few with a chance heading into the last…...
Central Europe sizzles as Swiss, Danish, German and Czech heat records
1+ week, 1+ day ago (983+ words) Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. The Danish Meteorological Institute reported a new record of 37 degrees Celsius (98. 6 degrees Fahrenheit) in "dum north of Aarhus " the warmest day since records began in…...