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Ariana Dirkzwager is from Wichita, Kansas. Before qualifying for the Games, she recently spoke with 11Alive about her excitement about representing Laos. ATLANTA — A Georgia Tech sophomore is headed to Paris for the Olympics after qualifying for the Laos swim team. She will compete in the 200 freestyle. Ariana Dirkzwager is from Wichita, Kansas. Before qualifying for the Summer Games, she spoke with 11Alive and shared her excitement about representing Laos and its culture at Georgia Tech. “I’m already imagining myself at the pool and I’m just starry-eyed. Thinking about it, I’m just amazed because I can imagine how…
Protect medical workers and patients; hold law enforcement accountableInterior view of a hospital in Amhara region, Ethiopia, December 14, 2021. © 2021 Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesEthiopian Security forces have committed widespread attacks amounting to war crimes against health workers, patients and health facilities in the Amhara region.Civilians are the main victims of the fighting between the Ethiopian army and the Amhara militia known as Fano, which began in August 2023.Ethiopia’s international partners should demand accountability and an end to attacks on health care, and should resume a more thorough review of the human rights situation in the…
ROCHEPORT — While many businesses and attractions along the Missouri River are closed for the weekend due to flooding, The Rest Stop in Rocheport hosted a grand opening party Friday night. The brand new business is located off mile 178 along the historic Katy Trail. The building was once a little-used jail in the 1950s and is being transformed into a venue where hikers can enjoy food and drinks with live music. The Rest Stop is the latest expansion of the Leitza family business. Vanessa Leitza and her son, Jake Leitza, currently own the Old Neighborhood Cafe and also previously…
Researchers at Google’s DeepMind research company have unveiled a new method to speed up AI training, dramatically reducing the computing resources and time it takes to complete the task. The new approach to the typically energy-intensive process could make AI development both faster and cheaper, according to a recent study — which could be good news for the environment. “Our approach, multimodal contrastive learning with joint example selection (JEST), outperforms state-of-the-art models with up to 13 times fewer iterations and 10 times less computation,” the study says. The AI industry is notorious for its high energy consumption. Large-scale AI systems…
As several Georgia Tech Olympic hopefuls competed in the trials and some qualified for the Olympics, one decorated head coach is glowing with pride and gratitude. ATLANTA — As we approach the start of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Georgia Tech’s decorated head coach is glowing with gratitude as she coaches Olympic hopefuls. Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and a former SEC and NCAA champion with the University of Georgia, breaking dozens of records. Hart has been Georgia Tech’s Olympic coach for 15 years. “I’m incredibly grateful every day that I walk…
HOUSTON – As the threat from Hurricane Beryl increases as the storm moves closer to the Houston area, those planning to travel during impact hours are advised to plan ahead.Dan Riley of the National Weather Service said it’s best to travel before Monday and Tuesday, as those days will be the hardest hit. He said some areas could see up to 10 to 15 inches of rain, depending on where the storm lands.Here’s how Houston airports and airlines are preparing for Beryl’s arrival in Texas.The schedule and information may change as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. Please…
Another fast-moving wildfire has broken out in California, this time near a gateway town to Yosemite National Park, prompting mandatory evacuations and a temporary road closure.The French Fire broke out Thursday night on French Camp Road in Mariposa County after a heat wave that brought days of scorching temperatures. As of 1:14 p.m. local time Friday, the fire had spread to 790 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit.Some of the 1,100 residents forced to evacuate were allowed to return home Friday afternoon. Also Friday, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom secured a grant from the Federal…
Indonesia has been on the verge of entering the nuclear age since the 1960s, driven by ambitions for technological progress and national prestige.The establishment of the TRIGA 2000 reactor at the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1965, with a capacity of 2,000 kW and supplied by General Atomics (GA) of the United States, marked the country’s first significant step into the nuclear industry. This momentum continued in the late 1970s and 1980s with the establishment of the Kartini reactor in Yogyakarta in 1979, a TRIGA Mark II reactor operating at 250 kW and also supplied by GA. These early efforts…
Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. An American Airlines flight was diverted this week after authorities said a 25-year-old man exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the plane mid-flight. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images A 25-year-old man exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of an American Airlines flight, law enforcement said.Authorities said the man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on July 3.The incident is the latest in a long line of incidents involving unruly passengers on commercial flights. An American Airlines flight was diverted this week after authorities said a 25-year-old man exposed…
Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Britain’s Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media after winning his first seat in parliament during the UK election in Clacton-on-Sea, Britain, on July 5, 2024. View this interactive content on CNN.com CNN — Nigel Farage, a driving force behind Britain’s Brexit movement and a confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has been elected to parliament for the first time, as his upstart right-wing Reform UK party looks to shake up the country’s politics. Farage becomes a member of Britain’s parliament on his eighth attempt after winning with 46.2% of the vote in the heavily pro-Brexit Clacton,…