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Construction workers find long-lost medieval altar

On a picture perfect weather day Saturday, with temperatures in the low 80s, a light breeze, and hardly a cloud in the sky, Dennis Scherger would normally be tending to a vegetable patch in his backyard.

1. Newspaper headlines: 'Council house revolution' and '£20bn black hole'  bbc.co.uk
2. Chris Riddell on Rachel Reeves’s shock at finding a black hole in the nation’s finances – cartoon  The Guardian
3. Treasury draws up plans to bring CGT into line with income tax to fix ‘broken’ Britain  The Telegraph
4. Rachel Reeves to unveil ‘broke Britain’ dossier as Jeremy Hunt hits back with tax ‘scam’ claim  The Independent
5. Reeves to delay infrastructure projects to address ‘fiscal... Читать дальше...

Headlines include Labour pledging to kickstart home building and a reported shortfall in public finances.

Thailand qualified for the final of the Asean U19 Boys' Championship with a 1-0 victory over feared Australians in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Saturday.

HENRY CLARK IN SPA: Of all the occasions to have a qualifying session when things just don't click, Lando Norris's timing could hardly have been worse.

Dressel and Team USA stole gold in 4x100-meter freestyle team as the Americans beat out the rival Australians.

DEREK CHISORA beat Joe Joyce on points after a brilliant fight of the year contender at the O2 Arena.

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Sure, being pretty has it perks — but have you heard of "ugly privilege"?

1. Caeleb Dressel, Team USA dominate 4×100 freestyle relay for Americans’ first gold medal of Paris Games - The Athletic  The New York Times
2. 2024 Paris Olympics results: Team USA wins first gold medal, Katie Ledecky wins bronze on Day 1  Yahoo Sports
3. U.S. swimmers can’t take gold, or Caeleb Dressel, for granted anymore  The Washington Post
4. The great America-Australia relay rivalry gets another worthy chapter in Paris  The New York Times
5. Team USA wins men's 4x100... Читать дальше...

DEREK CHISORA pulled off one of the performances of his incredible career to batter Joe Joyce.

What are the schemes announced in the Budget to generate employment? How have economists and experts responded to the proposals? Why has the proportion of salaried workers dropped? Why are wages stagnating? Should there have been more focus on the MSME sector?

President Trump spoke at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday and received a very warm welcome.

(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas birdied six of the final eight holes for an 8-under-par 63 to surge into the lead after three rounds of the 3M Open on Saturday at Blaine, Minn. Matt Kuchar's eagle on No. 18 gave him 63 and a temporary share of first place before Vegas, who's at 16-under 197, birdied the last hole. Vegas, who hasn't won on the PGA Tour in seven years, had three bir

Star Trek is going boldly into a new world: live-action comedy. During the Star Trek Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Tawny Newsome (Star Trek: Lower Decks) and moderator/Dear White People creator Justin Simien announced they are in development on a Star Trek live-action comedy at Paramount+. According to the official logline, in […]

Seth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals as they celebrate a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on July 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images

Can Seth Lugo outduel Shota Imanaga? Why do we even phrase it that way?

The McLaren 720S, a supercar that epitomizes the zenith of automobile engineering, is a marvel of ordinary everyday basic performance and format. As one of the most sought-after supercars in the world, its presence on the streets of Dubai is a testimony to the town’s opulence and the excessive requirements of its automobile aficionados. But what exactly does it charge to personal this piece of car excellence in Dubai, and what price does it supply to its proprietors?

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have closed mussel and razor clam harvesting in certain areas of the Oregon Coast due to high levels of paralytic shellfish poison and domoic acid.

The Nevada attorney general's office is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold charges against six so-called fake electors. A state judge dismissed the case last month in a ruling from the bench on a technicality, saying Las Vegas was the wrong venue for the case. The appeal came Friday night after Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus issued her written order on the dismissal. The defendants are accused of submitting a bogus certificate to Congress in 2020 declaring Donald Trump the winner in Nevada. Читать дальше...