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Commentary: One way of stemming the tide of book bans? Allow for compromise Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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Key sponsor urges peace talks with LIV Golf Series, Greg Norman, TV deal, video, Cameron Smith
A key golf financial backer has implored the PGA and DP World Tours to break bread with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. It comes as Greg Norman’s run LIV Golf Series move closer to securing a broadcaster, with the UK Telegraph reporting that a TV deal is “imminent” after the opening events have been broadcast … Read more
Amanda Abbington and Jonathan Goodwin spark speculation they married as they are seen wearing rings
Amanda Abbington and her fiancé Jonathan Goodwin have shown their commitment to each other by sporting ‘wedding’ bands ahead of their nuptials next summer, seven months after the stuntman was released from hospital after a fireball stunt gone wrong. The actress, 48, started dating the America’s Got Talent star, 42, after her split from Martin … Read more
TV ratings results, reactions, Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, push for move to twilight fixture
The 2022 AFL grand final was a ratings bomb for free-to-air broadcaster Channel 7, prompting calls for the marquee fixtures to permanently become a twilight fixture. Saturday afternoon’s decider between the Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans received metro 2.18 million viewers in capital cities and 2.96 million viewers nationally, with 95,000 viewers on streaming platforms. … Read more
Inside the CIA's top secret museum – BBC News – BBC News
Inside the CIA’s top secret museum – BBC News BBC News Renovated C.I.A. and N.S.A. Museums Offer a Peek at Spy Secrets — for Some The New York Times CIA Unveils Model of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Safe House in Revamped Museum The Wall Street Journal CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri’s hideout ABC News View Full Coverage on Google … Read more
Richmond, Melbourne: Hunt for man who threatened boy with knife
Police are appealing for information after the attempted armed robbery of a young boy in Melbourne. A man allegedly approached a boy riding a scooter on Egan St, near the intersection of Station St, in Richmond about 3.35pm on August 8. He then allegedly threatened the boy and demanded that he hand over the scooter. … Read more
Where were you? 9/11 haunts Cincinnati veteran to create new book
CINCINNATI — Anyone who was alive and of a certain age on Sept. 11, 2001 can recall to the most specific of details where they were when they first heard of the terrorist attacks and began to process the images. “Everyone remembers where we were that day,” said author Jim Serger. The Navy veteran put together a … Read more
Actress from Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ turned activist, Marsha Hunt, dies aged 104 in California
Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s, has died. She was 104. Key points: Born in Chicago in 1917, Marsha Hunt went on to have a busy career in Hollywood Her work suddenly “dried up” after becoming involved with liberal causes, she said in 1996 … Read more
New York's Met museum returns artefacts after smuggling probe – Al Jazeera English
New York’s Met museum returns artefacts after smuggling probe Al Jazeera English Antiquities Worth $11m Have Been Seized From the Met The Daily Beast New York returns stolen art worth millions to Italy, Egypt USA TODAY View Full Coverage on Google News
Gillon McLachlan, CEO, chief executive, outgoing, souvlaki, TV deal, rights, broadcast, Foxtel, new contract, final moments, hissy fit, Chapel Street
Outgoing AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has hilariously detailed the final moments securing the new TV rights, and his mission to find a souvlaki to celebrate at 5am. McLachlan unveiled a massive $4.5 billion deal to extend the partnership with Foxtel and the Seven Network, along with Telstra and Kayo, until the end of 2031. The … Read more