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Jul302021 by adminNo Comments

Lilly King, Ryan Murphy snag silver medals in Tokyo Olympics swimming events

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July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. swimmers took home a pair of silver medals and a bronze in four finals races at the Tokyo Aquatic Center in Japan on Thursday. Team USA swimmers Lilly King and Annie Lazor took home silver and bronze respectively in the women's 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday night as Tatjana Schoemaker won the event with a world record time of 2 minutes and 18.95 seconds. King turned in a strong start, leading for much of the race but faltered in the final stretch as she was overtaken by Schoemaker. Conversely, Lazor was in the middle of the pack for much of the race before pushing her way onto the medal stand, edging out 16-year-old Evegina Chikunova. The two Americans embraced a tearful Schoemaker at the conclusion of the race as they celebrated their medal finishes...

Nov122020 by adminNo Comments

Famous birthdays for Nov. 12: Ryan Gosling, Neil Young

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Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: Advertisement -- Women's suffrage activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1815 -- Baha'u'llah, born Mirza Husayn Ali, founder-prophet of the Baha'i faith, in 1817 -- Sculptor August Rodin in 1840 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun in 1908 -- Princess Grace of Monaco, former American movie star Grace Kelly, in 1929 File Photo by George Bilyk/UPI -- Cult leader Charles Manson in 1934 -- Actor/playwright Wallace Shawn in 1943 (age 77) -- Sportscaster Al Michaels in 1944 (age 76) -- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Booker T. Jones in 1944 (age 76) -- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Neil Young in 194...

Nov32020 by adminNo Comments

Ryan Giggs: Wales manager will not take charge of November games

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Manager Ryan Giggs will not be involved in Wales' three matches in November, with assistant Robert Page taking charge of the team.The 46-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, several newspapers have reported."The Football Association of Wales and Ryan Giggs have mutually agreed that he will not be involved in the upcoming international camp," the FAW said.Wales will now announce their squad for games against the United States, the Republic of Ireland and Finland on Thursday."Our agreed immediate priority is preparing the team for the upcoming international matches," the governing body's statement added."Robert Page, with Ryan's support, will take charge for the next three matches against the USA, Republic of Ireland and Finland, supported by Albert Stuivenberg."T...

Nov32020 by adminNo Comments

Ryan Giggs denies assault allegations after arrest

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Oct152020 by adminNo Comments

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy: Test firing of hypersonic missile hit within 6 inches of target

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Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. hypersonic missiles can strike within six inches of a target after traveling thousands of miles at Mach 5 or faster, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. Speaking to a conference of the U.S. Association of the Army on Tuesday, McCarthy referred to a Mar. 19 test of the missile, which was fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. It flew at hypersonic speed, defined as five or more times the speed of sound, before striking its "designated impact point," the Army said. Advertisement "Hypersonic missiles are hitting their targets with a variance of only a mere 6 inches," McCarthy said on Tuesday. His comments came a week after Russia announced the successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic missile, striking a target 300 miles away after travelin...