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NFL Survivor Pools have become one of the most popular season-long betting contests offered at sportsbooks. Participants simply pick a winning team each week, but teams can only be used once during the 2024 NFL schedule. Picking the most favored team in the NFL odds can be used as a tool to make NFL Survivor picks, but this NFL Survivor strategy also has its drawbacks. Not only is it difficult to pick favored teams multiple times without running out of teams, but it also makes it difficult to make NFL Eliminator Pool picks.The Bengals (-9), Bills (-6.5) and Seahawks (-5.5)…
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Jamaica's George Rhoden, 1952 Olympic 400m and 4x400m champion, passed away on Saturday (24th) at the age of 97. Born in Kingston in 1926, Roden spent most of his life in the United States. His first international success came at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, when, as a teenager, he won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4×400 metres. In his early 20s, while attending Morgan State University, he won numerous NCAA titles and set a world record in the 400 meters in…
I'll be 60 soon. That's the average age of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities and medical centers across the nation: 70% were built more than half a century ago. As the health needs of the veteran community evolve, VA's infrastructure must evolve too. “Facilities from this era were not designed to meet the needs of the technological and design innovations that support our modern health care system,” John Retzer, DAV's deputy national legislative director, told a congressional committee in March. To keep VA buildings up to date, DAV supports the Building for Veterans Act of 2023 (S. 42/HR 3225).…
Image: Nintendo LifeWant some more merchandise to round out your Zelda collection? The European My Nintendo store currently has a special “Pop-up Store” section with a wide selection of Hylian-themed pin badges and clothing, many of which have long been exclusive to Japan. Pin badge fans, this one's for you. The Zelda pop-up store currently has seven exclusive pin badges for sale, available to buy each for £12.99 / €14.99. The range includes the Ocarina, Majora's Mask, Korok Leaf, Hylian Shield, Heart Container, and more. Each pin badge is made from zinc alloy and measures approximately 3.4 x 4 x…
Roxanne Perez knows who the “Four Horsewomen” of her generation are. The current NXT Women's Champion spoke to TV Insider ahead of her title defense against Jada Parker at No Mercy on Sunday, and during the discussion she was asked who from her time in NXT should be rated on an equal footing with Bayley, Becky Lynch, Mercedes Monet and Charlotte Flair. Perez responded: “That's a tough question, but I'd choose myself, Cora Jade, Indi Hartwell and Lyra Valkyria. All of us have wanted to achieve this dream our whole lives. We've been chasing this dream and we've all been…
It will be the first time in eight years that a U.S. national security adviser visits China.There are growing reports that Jake Sullivan is visiting Beijing this week in part to prepare for a summit between his boss, President Biden, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, due to be held in China.The South China Morning Post cited “China observers” as saying the possibility of a US-China summit is very high but expectations are low.Starting with allies, there is certainly much to discuss. On Monday, Japan reported that Chinese military aircraft had violated its airspace for the first time.Last weekend, the Philippines…
Amazon has internal sales guidelines that disparage the AI capabilities of its biggest rivals, including Google.For example, salespeople at Amazon Web Services are instructed to highlight the company's history of building custom silicon processors and AI chips as a competitive advantage over Google and Microsoft, while also pointing out that Google offers a limited number of foundational models.Google wasn't too impressed.”We're honored that they care about us, but just because something is talked about doesn't make fiction fact,” Google spokesperson Atl Erlingsson said in an email to Business Insider.He added that Google's AI infrastructure offers the “best of breed” performance…
(Reuters) – U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis finalized her team on Tuesday by naming Lexi Thompson, Jennifer Kupcho and Sarah Schmelzel as wild cards.Thompson, ranked 46th in the world, will be playing in the Solheim Cup for the seventh consecutive year, while Kupcho (53) will be wearing the red, white and blue for the third time and Schmelzel (61) will be making his first appearance.The trio, along with automatic qualifiers Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Lauren Coughlin, Allie Ewing, Alisen Copes, Megan Kang, Andrea Li, Rose Chan and Allison Lee, will compete in the Solheim Cup, which runs from Sept.…
Did the recent meetings of Central Asian leaders feature an implicit attempt to collectively distance the region from Russia? Since the 6th Central Asian Summit, which took place in the Kazakh capital Astana just over two weeks ago and was attended by the president of the Caucasus country of Azerbaijan, analysts have been busy trying to interpret the words of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and other leaders. A more enthusiastic person would have also taken into account some of the events that occurred in the weeks and days leading up to the summit, most notably an event in Kazakhstan featuring…
Iron end of a belt for hanging weapons, inlaid with silver and brass, found in a tomb in Collegno, Italy Stony Brook, NY—A research team led by Stony Brook University's Krishna R. Veeramah analyzed the genomes of 28 individuals buried between the 6th and 8th centuries AD in a cemetery in Collegno, Italy, according to a statement released by the university. The scientists also looked at the published genomes of 24 other individuals buried in the cemetery. Examination of these individuals' bones provided additional information about their diet, health, and social status. According to Veeramah, the early medieval elite, identified…