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NEW YORK (AP) — Miki Sudo, a dental hygiene student from Florida, has won her 10th women’s title in the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.On Thursday, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes, setting a new world record for women.The 38-year-old defending champion won last year after eating 39 1/2 hot dogs, while her personal best is 48 1/2, the women’s world record. She beat 14 competitors from around the world, including her 28-year-old Japanese rival Mayoi Ebihara. Ebihara came in second after eating 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes. She was also a…
Feature: The Willamette River in July 2023. (KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart) PORTLAND, Oregon (KOIN) — Portland has appeared on a travel magazine’s list of this month’s top getaway destinations. To give readers time to plan their itineraries, Travel + Leisure has released its list of 15 Best Places to Travel in July Last April, experts considered July to be the “peak summer vacation” month, with classes out of session for many students and better chances to enjoy the sun. Energy companies urge conservation as heat dome hits PNW The list includes destinations in several countries, although the United States…
Reuters/Monicah MwangiThe protesters, mostly Gen Z and millennials, who are now calling for the president’s resignation, began organizing against the budget bill on TikTok and X before taking to the streets. They continue to use social media app features, including Spaces and livestreams, to coordinate protests and mobilize.Protesters have also used the platforms to fund medical and funeral expenses for protesters who were injured or killed. At least 39 people have been killed in the protests since mid-June, according to a government-funded human rights organization. An online fundraiser run by activist and journalist Hanifa Farsafi, a key figure in the…
Image source, Getty ImagesLegend, Ukraine faces Russian attacks on the frontItem informationAuthor, Gordon CoreraRole, Security Correspondent, KyivJuly 4, 2024On the front lines, Ukrainian soldiers use a graphic term to describe the Russian tactics they face daily.They are called “meat assaults”: waves of Russian soldiers descending on their defensive positions, sometimes up to a dozen times a day.Lieutenant Colonel Anton Bayev of the Khartia Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard says that wave after wave of troops can arrive in just a few hours at the frontline positions north of Kharkiv.”The Russians use these units in most cases only to see…
Defensive coordinator Chris Marve has done a great job rebuilding Tech’s defense. In 2023, Marve’s defense ranked in the top 20 in total defense. Remarkably, the defense finished 10th in the country in sacks with a total of 39. Virginia Tech’s defense was no stranger to All-ACC teams last season, with Antwaun Powell-Ryland and Dorain Strong making the All-ACC second and third teams, respectively. With those two returning and a few young players coming in at the top of the 2024 season, the defense is in a very interesting spot.However, with the ACC set to reach its full size, the…
The OCC’s new Vital Signs initiative gives bankers an important tool to help them assess the financial health and stability of their clients and help them build a strong foundation for the future, writes Jennifer Tescher of the Financial Health Network.Victor Moussa – stock.adobe.com THE Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Recent encouragement by banks to support the financial health of their customers is a turning point for consumers and the industry. By providing products to financial healthThe OCC has charted a path for the industry to reverse the downward trend in consumer confidence and instead engage, support and…
Indonesia is poised to make significant progress in transforming its energy sector with the implementation of 15 carbon capture and storage and carbon capture and storage utilization and storage (CCS/CCUS) projects by 2030. The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has set the ambitious target in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change.Ariana Soemanto, director of upstream oil and gas business development, pointed out that Indonesia has the largest sedimentary basin in Southeast Asia, providing ample opportunities for carbon storage. The country has vast potential for carbon storage resources, with a capacity…
Top line China is well ahead of its international rivals in the global race for generative AI patents, a new United Nations report showed Thursday, leaving the United States and other nations far behind as they vie for strategic advantage and leadership in the transformative technology. China’s patents don’t mean they’re winning the AI race, one expert tells Forbes. VCG via Getty Images Highlights China has filed more than 38,000 patents for generative AI inventions since 2014, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency responsible for overseeing international patent recognition and other matters. Generative AI…
Let’s delve a bit deeper into one of the key issues for voters: housing. For prospective homeowners in the UK, buying a house has become significantly less affordable, with the average price last year reaching 8.3 times earnings, compared with 6.8 times earnings in 2010. Homeownership rates in the UK for those aged 45 to 59 and 35 to 44 dropped 7.1 percentage points and 6.5 percentage points since 2010, respectively, although ownership rose slightly among those aged 25 to 34. Rising unaffordability has been driven by a shortage of dwellings, which economists have blamed on an inflexible and…
Autonomous boat technology company in Amsterdam Robot boat raised €550,000 in funding from LUMO Labs and SHIFT Invest. A spin-off from MIT and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS), the company plans to transform urban waterway transportation with fully autonomous vessels featuring situational awareness, decision support, obstacle identification and avoidance, autonomous navigation, and automated mooring and docking. The company has developed AI software to navigate busy Dutch inland waterways and can be integrated into new vehicles or adapted to commercial vessels responsible for passenger transport, cargo deliveries and waste collection. According to Ynse Hendrik Deinema, CEO and co-founder…