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No. 22 UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Kharchenkov's 38 points

No. 22 UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Kharchenkov's 38 points

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trent Perry scored 21 points for No. 22 UCLA, which opened the season Monday night by overcoming a career-best 38 points from Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenkov to beat the No.

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New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story

New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story

NEW YORK (AP) — David Mendizábal vividly remembers sitting in the audience for the final performances of playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights. ” Almost two decades later, Mendizábal is directing the musical that was once his “portal to the theater.

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Vessel operator seeks witnesses after Vancouver grounding

Vessel operator seeks witnesses after Vancouver grounding

VANCOUVER — The operator of a vessel that ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver last month says “malicious” tampering was the cause and he’s urging witnesses to come forward. Kevin Skewes, the owner of Spirit Cruises, says someone hit the Pride of Vancouver’s kill switch on the night of Oct.

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Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama

Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama

Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump. Though Godzilla has been stomping around for over half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a sequel.

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Bezos grant helps Seattle nonprofit move thousands of families toward housing

Bezos grant helps Seattle nonprofit move thousands of families toward housing

Seattle’s nonprofit organisation Mary’s Place is a place which supports families who are homeless. They provide emergency shelter to the needy and partner with different organisations so people should have shelter and they don't remain homeless.

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Seacliff Healthcare Seeks Specialist GP in Thirroul

Seacliff Healthcare Seeks Specialist GP in Thirroul

Seacliff Healthcare, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, is seeking a Specialist General Practitioner to join its team. The practice, situated near Thirroul village station, currently supports five GPs and has capacity for additional medical staff with onsite pathology and allied health services.

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Shrini Srivastava joins crew of Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper service

Shrini Srivastava joins crew of Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper service

Shrini Srivastava, an electronics engineer from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, joined Indian Railways as an assistant loco pilot in April 2017. Seven years later, she made headlines after operating a Vande Bharat train and receiving an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in June 2024.

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US stocks fall before midterm Election Day as technology shares weaken

US stocks fall before midterm Election Day as technology shares weaken

US Stock market benchmark indexes S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Monday but Dow Jones rose sharply ahead of Tuesday's Election Day for US Midterm polls. Russell 2000 fell 5.

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Nearly Half of Australian Workers Overqualified, Survey Finds

Nearly Half of Australian Workers Overqualified, Survey Finds

Nearly half of Australian workers hold qualifications exceeding their job requirements, according to the latest annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. The findings indicate that this educational mismatch is linked to reduced life satisfaction and increased likelihood of leaving employment, with trends showing little improvement over the past two decades.

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BLS Polymers makes strong market debut at ₹248 per share

BLS Polymers makes strong market debut at ₹248 per share

BLS Polymers IPO listing: BLS Polymers made a blockbuster debut on the NSE, listing at ₹248 against its IPO price of ₹150. This translated into a listing premium of 65.

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