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Group F will see a clash between Turkey and Portugal, with both teams full of confidence after winning their opening group stage matches.[ MORE: EURO 2024 schedule | EURO 2024 squads ]Turkey beat Georgia 3-1 in Dortmund, with young Real Madrid playmaker Arda Güler scoring two stunning goals that made him look like the real deal. The Turkish team top their qualifying group and coach Vincenzo Montella has an exciting generation of players at their disposal. Portugal came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in their opening game, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a late winner and Francisco Conceição…
Lynn Conway in her office at Xerox PARC in 1983. Photo by Margaret Moulton Lynne Conway may hold the record for the longest time between being wrongfully fired and receiving an apology. IBM (a company that now covers its logo with a rainbow flag each June for Pride Month) fired her in 1968 after she announced her intention to transition. She died on June 9, 2024, at age 86. IBM eventually apologized to the now-famous computing expert, but not until she was 82, 52 years later. It didn’t start well for Conway, who began working at IBM as a transgender…
One-off events have become a prominent part of the MLB schedule in recent years, with the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the San Francisco Giants on Thursday at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The neutral site is the oldest standing professional baseball stadium and aims to pay tribute to the traditions of the Negro Leagues. MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues also celebrates the life of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who died this week at age 93. Mays played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948 as a 17-year-old and then spent 21 years…
Spain and Italy are coming off victories in their opening matches of UEFA Euro 2024, beating Croatia and Albania respectively. The teams, managed by Luis de la Fuente and Luciano Spalletti, meet on Thursday in their second group stage match. After Croatia and Albania’s draw on Wednesday, both teams need just one point to book their place in the knockout stages, and a win would guarantee them entry. Here’s what you need to know: How to watch and oddsDate: Thursday, June 20 | Time: 3 PM ET Location: Veltins-Arena — Gelsenkirchen, Germany TV: FOX | Streaming: Fubo (free trial available)…
(Photo by Melissa Miller/Penn State University) LONDON, Ohio — The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will host its 24th annual Fertilizer Science Review for farmers, crop consultants, soil conservation workers and others on Aug. 6 at the Molly Cullen Agricultural Center, 135 State Route 38 in London, Ohio. Fertilizer Science Review will feature presentations and on-site demonstrations by educators from Ohio State University and agriculture-related companies and organizations. The event will kick off with presentations from representatives of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, who will share updates from H2Ohio and fertilizer application best practices from…
Auto retailers and car dealerships across the U.S. are facing another one-day outage after a second cyberattack hit CDK Global, a technology company that develops software for automotive customers and their fleet management. In a message to customers on Thursday, CDK said an additional cyberattack that occurred late Wednesday could result in a prolonged outage. “At this time, the expected time for the issue to be resolved is unknown, therefore dealers’ systems will be unavailable until at least Thursday,” the message said. CDK said its customer support team “remains unavailable” as a precaution to maintain security. When contacted by TechCrunch,…
Caterina McCrimmon and Steven Mark Lucas in “Funny Girl.” Photo courtesy of Ensemble Arts Philly. Steven Silver “Funny Girl” may be the most Jewish Broadway musical after “Fiddler on the Roof,” and like “Fiddler,” it premiered on Broadway 60 years ago, in 1964. The “Funny Girl” touring production is heading to Philadelphia in July, but not many people know that the show played in Philadelphia before arriving on the Great White Way.The musical is set primarily in the 1920s and follows Jewish comedian Fanny Brice and her career and tumultuous marriage to her second husband, Nicky Arnstein. The original Broadway…
More than 1,000 people have been reported killed during the Hajj pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. That’s an increase of about 500 from yesterday, according to Associated Press figures. In the Saudi Arabian city, Islam’s holiest city, temperatures reached at least 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade.The new figures include 58 more Egyptians, bringing the number of Egyptian pilgrims who have died during Hajj to 658. Image: Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. Photo: AP Of those, 630 were in the Kingdom illegally, which distributes pilgrimage visas by country under a quota…
Fernando Alonso has responded to reports that Aston Martin is stepping up efforts to recruit Adrian Newey for the 2025 F1 season following his departure from Red Bull.Red Bull announced in May that Newey would leave the company at the start of 2025 and the team would cease development of its F1 car for the remainder of the season, with immediate effect, to focus on its hypercar project. Sky Sports News understands that Newey has already been approached by Ferrari, who stated last month that the team was his first choice.However, Newey has made a secret visit to the Aston…
They agree that she is the problem. Two environmental activists sprayed two private jets with orange paint at a British airport on Thursday morning, falsely claiming that pop superstar Taylor Swift’s jet was parked nearby. Police were called to Stansted Airport in Essex at around 5:10am local time after reports that two people had entered the area and damaged two planes, according to the BBC. Two Stop the Oil supporters painted two private jets orange. Stop the Oil The Just Stop Oil group admitted to being behind the incident and claimed Swift’s jet was parked on the runway during the…