LA settles for silver in bid for 2028 Olympics
Eddie Pells analyzes Los Angeles finishing second in the IOC race for the 2028 Games. He notes cost promises, the shift of Paris to 2024, and the bittersweet outcome for LA as it accepts a consolation prize, with Bach changing rules to award two games this year.
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Russia
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Munich
Red Ink
Montreal
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Mosca
Atlanta
Athens
Beijing
Rio de Janeiro
Advice to 18 year old Mike McCrobie from Oswego high school
Retired Oswego High School teacher Mike McCrobie shares life lessons to his 18 year old self. He urges learning practical skills, saving money, knowing family, taking responsibility for mistakes, pursuing meaningful work, and living in moderation. He stresses maintaining friendships and warns against trends like bushy sideburns and a mustache.
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Notable historical events on August 2 across centuries
Highlights include signatures on the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Hannibal’s victory at Cannae in 216 B C, Wild Bill Hickok shot in 1876, and Jack L. Warner’s birth in 1892. Also noted are Harding’s death in 1923, Coolidge’s 1927 statement, Einstein’s 1939 letter, PT-109 sinking in 1943, In the Heat of the Night premiere in 1967, Dean’s Watergate sentence in 1974, Delta Flight 191 crash in 1985, Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Burroughs’ death in 1997, Mattel’s recall in 2007, and Annan’s resignation in 2012.
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Wild Bill” Hickok
Deadwood
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Jack L. Warner
London
Ontario
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United States
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San Francisco
Calvin Coolidge
Albert Einstein
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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John £. Kennedy
Solomon Islands
Sidney Poitier
Rod Steiger
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John W. Dean III
Dean
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Kuwait
Emirate
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Lawrence
Kansas
Mattel
Kofi Annan
Syria
U.N. Security Council
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