Having just completed its fourth consecutive 3-9 season in its first as an ACC member, Luck’s return to the team he led to two BCS bowls might be the best news it’s received this decade.Per ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel, “Luck’s role involves everything Stanford football touches.”Thamel expanded, “The football-specific duties will include managing the coaching staff, the player personnel staff, recruiting, roster management and the student-athlete experience.”Luck played for the university from 2009-11, when Stanford went 31-8, winning the 2010 Orange Bowl and appearing in the Fiesta Bowl the following year. Former head coach David Shaw, who coached…
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Date palmsMatilde Gattoni The world’s oases are at the forefront of an existential battle against climate change: limited rainfall and rising heat have dramatically affected these unique ecosystems and the culture they sustain. Morocco has lost two-thirds of its oases – lush, fertile areas in the desert – in just a single century. Local people plead with the desert for waterMatilde Gattoni Take the town of M’Hamid El Ghizlane, the last stop before the vast, dry expanse of the Sahara. Here, local people plead with the desert for water (pictured above). Dressed in white robes, they regularly meet at the…
When Ashton Pittman, an award-winning news editor and reporter, first joined the app Bluesky, he said, he was the only Mississippi journalist he knew to be using it. Until about five weeks ago, he said, that was the case. But now, Pittman said, there are at least 15 Mississippi journalists on Bluesky as it becomes a preferred platform for reporters, writers, activists and other groups who have become increasingly alienated by X.Pittman’s outlet, the Mississippi Free Press, already has more followers on Bluesky (28,500) than it ever did on X (22,000), the platform formerly known as Twitter, and Pittman said…
This article is an onsite version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning. Explore all of our newsletters hereWelcome back. The Russian rouble fell this week to its lowest level against the dollar since the early weeks of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. At the same time, Russia’s armed forces continued to bombard Ukrainian cities, damage infrastructure and make incremental advances on the eastern battlefront.For the US and its allies, this pattern of events raises two questions. Should they advise Ukraine…
The 2024 election saw the rise of so-called progressive ‘influencers’ who were supposed to help the Democrats get elected. Things obviously didn’t go according to plan. The Democrats lost. Big time. Now the ‘influencers’ are seeing their gravy train coming to an end and they don’t want that. They are insisting that Democrat donors need to give them more money. That’ll solve the problem, right? Having tons of cash to work with didn’t help Kamala Harris in the end, did it? This is incredible Liberal podcasters and influencers are claiming that Dems can only win if the podcasters/influencers get year-round…
Kate Middleton shared a heartfelt message for Addiction Awareness Week, calling for compassion and kindness for those struggling with addiction.She highlighted that addiction is a serious mental health condition and urged empathy, stating that recovery is possible. The princess, a long-time advocate for addiction awareness, has supported organizations like Action on Addiction and the Forward Trust.Kate Middleton is set to represent the King during the State Visit of the Amir of Qatar, marking her first major public engagement since chemotherapy.Article continues below advertisementKate Middleton Urges Empathy And Kindness In Support Of Addiction Awareness WeekMEGAAs part of her role as Patron…
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te departed on Saturday (Nov 30) on a week-long tour of the Pacific that includes a stopover in Hawaii, which has ignited fiery threats from Beijing. China considers self-governed Taiwan to be part of its territory and opposes any international recognition of the island and its claim to be a sovereign state. Lai, on his first trip abroad since taking office in May, will stop over in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam as he visits Taiwan’s allies Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau. They are the only Pacific island nations among the 12 remaining allies…
Opposition seeking to upend decades of governing Swapo dominance urges voters to stay the course and cast ballots.Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial extension of presidential and parliamentary elections into the weekend owing to “irregularities” that slowed down voting. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Friday that polling stations that should have closed two days earlier, would remain open until Saturday night, admitting to “logistical” failures, including a shortage of ballot papers and overheating electronic tablets used to register voters, which left them standing in queues for hours. The opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) party,…
Colorado coach Deion Sanders did not hold back when assessing Travis Hunter’s massive performance in Friday’s 52-0 win over Oklahoma State. Sanders argued that Hunter had “clinched” the Heisman Trophy with his dominant performance in the victory. The coach also doubled down on his frustration with Hunter’s omission from the list of Jim Thorpe Award finalists while pushing the two-way star’s Heisman hopes.“I think Travis clinched the Heisman with his performance,” Sanders said. “I think he made a lot of people aware of how ignorant that was with the Thorpe. His performance today, what, he had three touchdowns, 100 yards,…