Month: September 2023
Women’s gymnastics is changing in more ways than one
What had once been a sport associated largely with white girls is increasingly dominated by women of color. And more elite gymnasts are competing in the NCAA while they go for the gold. (Image credit: Loren Elliott/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreWant to Honor Labor Day? Check Your Paystub
There’s a better way to honor Labor Day this year than shopping, hitting the beach, or BBQing. Take a few minutes to look at your paystub. Most Americans don’t anymore. Paystubs or payslips used to come with the physical checks
Read MoreRussia’s Vast Fortifications in Ukraine, Visualized
Ukrainian troops will have to overcome a multilayered Russian defensive line that includes trenches, anti-tank ditches and dragon’s teeth.
Read MoreMaui’s unmanaged invasive grasslands strengthened the Lahaina fires – The Washington Post
Maui’s unmanaged invasive grasslands strengthened the Lahaina fires The Washington Post There are still 385 missing after Maui fires. Dem Governor had indicated it’d be 100 Fox News Cultural leaders hold ceremony on Maui to honor fire victims during day-wide vigil KITV Climate
Read MoreInside the making of ‘Starfield’ — one of the biggest stories ever told
Starfield’s story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth. (Image credit: Bethesda Softworks)
Read MoreSix Strength Exercises to Boost Golf and Tennis Swings
Rotational strength can get lost in all the pushing and pulling at the gym. This regimen helps rebalance the body.
Read MoreNews Quiz for Sept. 2, 2023
Test your knowledge of the week’s events as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreIndia Launches Craft to Study Sun after Successful Lunar Landing
The spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on a quest to study the sun from a point about 930,000 miles from earth, known as L-1. (Image credit: AP)
Read MoreJimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ Singer and Beach-Themed Businessman, Dies
The crooner sang about beach bums, hustlers and pirates while heading up numerous business ventures.
Read MoreWest Virginia rabbi’s ‘obsession with Lego’ connects him with his changing community
Rabbi Victor Urecki says congregants have been supportive of his sometimes quirky pastimes – and that this generosity of spirit has helped him evolve to better serve their needs
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