• California teacher dies in 140-foot fall at Arizona hiking trail

    A California teacher died in a hiking accident on a steep and difficult mountain trail near Sedona, Arizona, this week, authorities said. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office identified the woman as Zaynab Joseph, 40, of California, who it said was staying with her family at an Airbnb in Sedona. Joseph was hiking with her husband and 1-year-old child on Bear Mountain, about 9 miles west of Sedona, when she fell on Monday morning, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. She fell down a 140-foot...

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    "The key conclusion is that an increase in the general value added tax rate would further exacerbate the gap between high and low income levels," a chief actuary at Statistics Finland notes.

  • Hit the Trails (& the Pub) In Salomon’s New Chunky Trail Sneakers

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  • Mobile RPG Based on Falcom’s Trails Series ‘Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War’ Getting Global Launch Next Month

    UserJoy Japan just announced that the mobile RPG Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War () a global launch next month … Continue reading "Mobile RPG Based on Falcom’s Trails Series ‘Trails of Cold Steel: Northern War’ Getting Global Launch Next Month"

  • The orchard of Europe

    Almeria, renowned as the ‘orchard of Europe’, has once again demonstrated its success in cucumber production, with exports reaching a record-breaking 667,550 million kilos in 2023. This has generated a staggering €996 million in revenue for Spanish firms, firmly establishing the province as a leader in the market, accounting for 72 per cent of national […]

  • Trump back on the trail

    TRUMP BACK ON THE TRAIL. There’s been a lot of talk about former President Donald Trump being tied down in a Manhattan courtroom while his opponent, President Joe Biden, is free to travel the country campaigning. To some Democrats, that almost seems what the Trump trial is all about; the elected Democratic district attorney in Manhattan, […]

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    These are the hardest AP classes to pass

    Which AP tests stump students the most? Numerade used data from the College Board to identify the 10 AP courses with the lowest pass rate in 2023.

  • What The Tech: App Of The Day – All Trails

    If you're looking for a new way to explore your local trails and open spaces-- Jamey Tucker has you covered.

  • How eastern Europe became a fortress

    On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak chose Poland to announce that the United Kingdom would boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of national…What to read next: Could Europe send troops to Ukraine? | Why is Russia jamming plane signals across Europe? | Wartime Budapest was a haven, then a hell, for Europe’s Jews | Is Georgia’s future with Europe, or Russia?

  • Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?

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    As a member of Congress, I am being told in real time that if we don’t authorize more money, Ukraine will run out of bullets, that country will fall, and Moldova and Poland will promptly follow.

  • Europe is officially no longer an issue for Brits

    Brexit, which was a defining factor in Boris Johnson’s victory in 2019, is now at its lowest point on the public’s agenda for over a decade.