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Wesleyan Men’s Swimming Team Clinches First Victory of the Season with Impressive 163-124 Win Over Trinity College
[ad_1] The Wesleyan men’s swimming team secured their first victory of the season with a dominant 163-124 win over Trinity College, led by Mason Polaner ’24 with two first-place victories. In total, the team produced seven first-place wins, including relay teams, and achieved 42 Top 5 finishes. By the Numbers Mason Polaner ’24 won the…
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Along Came a Spider and the Delicious Villainy of Michael Wincott
[ad_1] There are lots of reason to love Jordan Peele’s NOPE, but one element that especially tickled film fans was seeing the great Michael Wincott show up in the film. For a certain kind of movie lover who watches films from a certain era, namely the 1990s and the early 2000s, Wincott is a major player…
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Person of interest in multiple stabbings across NYC being questioned, source says
[ad_1] Person of interest in multiple NYC stabbings being questioned, source says Person of interest in multiple NYC stabbings being questioned, source says 02:07 NEW YORK – A person of interest is being questioned after at least five people were stabbed at random in Queens on Wednesday, a source tells CBS New York. Three of the attacks…
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Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead in his vehicle, attorney general says
[ad_1] A prosecutor investigating the dramatic live-broadcast armed assault last week on an Ecuadoran television station was shot dead Wednesday, the country’s attorney general said. “In the face of the murder of our colleague Cesar Suarez… I am going to be emphatic: organized crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to Ecuadoran society,”…
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Badgers extend scholarship offer to 2025 Maryland cornerback
[ad_1] By Rohan Chakravarthi via Bucky’s 5th Quarter, 29s ago Filed under: Wisconsin Football Badgers extend scholarship offer to 2025 Maryland cornerback The Badgers are showing interest in a 6’2 Maryland cornerback. By Rohan Chakravarthi Jan 17, 2024, 5:21pm CST / new Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share this…
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True Lies: How James Cameron Pulled Off That Big Bridge Scene
[ad_1] As it turns 30 this year, True Lies (streaming here on Peacock!) might be considered long in the tooth — at least, that is, in movie terms. But to this day, James Cameron’s 1994 action-comedy romp still remains crammed from start to finish with some of the most spectacular special effects ever captured on…
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DeSantis campaign focussing on South Carolina, Nikki Haley’s home state
[ad_1] DeSantis campaign focussing on South Carolina, Nikki Haley’s home state – CBS News Just days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving a majority of his campaign staff to South Carolina, according to a senior campaign official. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro is following the latest in the 2024…
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Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown
[ad_1] The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country’s immigration policies. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security called on…
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Abdominal Surgery Leads to Cancellation of Engagements Until Easter
[ad_1] Kate Middleton is in the process of recuperation, as announced by Kensington Palace on Wednesday. The 42-year-old Princess of Wales underwent a “planned abdominal surgery” at The London Clinic, and the procedure was deemed successful. The statement indicated that she is anticipated to remain in the hospital for ten to fourteen days before heading…
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Shark Attacks 10-Year-Old Boy at Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas
[ad_1] In the summer of 1975, the fictional town of Amity Island experienced a rash of shark attacks as a killer fish carried out a coastal onslaught one bite at a time, in Steven Spielberg’s summer classic Jaws. Ever since, humanity has had a tenuous relationship with great whites and other sharks. They are undoubtedly…
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