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Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
2023-07-21 07:27
How to Get Dead Space 2 for Free
How to Get Dead Space 2 for Free
Fans of the Dead Space franchise are able to grab themselves a free copy of Dead Space 2. Here's how.
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Alec Bohm Spiked His Bat After Umpire's Bad Call Killed Phillies Rally
Alec Bohm Spiked His Bat After Umpire's Bad Call Killed Phillies Rally
VIDEO: One bad call ruins an entire Sunday in Philadelphia.
2023-08-14 23:25
Julius Baer to Review Private Debt Business Over Signa Exposure
Julius Baer to Review Private Debt Business Over Signa Exposure
Julius Baer Group Ltd. is reviewing its private debt business after running up an exposure of 606 million
2023-11-27 15:19
Innovation in EVs seen denting copper demand growth potential
Innovation in EVs seen denting copper demand growth potential
By Mai Nguyen HANOI New electric vehicles from Tesla and rivals are being engineered for efficiency in a
2023-07-07 22:55
Birdseye Raises $3M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize How Brands and Retailers Target Customers
Birdseye Raises $3M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize How Brands and Retailers Target Customers
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 22, 2023--
2023-11-22 21:00
Introducing ValTara SRL's PKR-Dual Delta Robot Cell: Revolutionizing Case Packing with Compact and Modular Design
Introducing ValTara SRL's PKR-Dual Delta Robot Cell: Revolutionizing Case Packing with Compact and Modular Design
SCHIO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 7, 2023--
2023-07-07 16:31
All Blacks score 11 tries in big win over Namibia blemished by first Rugby World Cup red card
All Blacks score 11 tries in big win over Namibia blemished by first Rugby World Cup red card
Scrumhalf Cam Roigard and flyhalf Damian McKenzie scored two tries each and made a strong bid for first-team roles as New Zealand beat Namibia 71-3 in the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse
2023-09-16 05:31
CEO of Germany's Merck: decoupling from China would be at huge economic cost
CEO of Germany's Merck: decoupling from China would be at huge economic cost
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The CEO of German technology group Merck KGaA said that unravelling trade
2023-06-06 23:21
Meet Manchester City’s new roadrunner who took Kylian Mbappe’s breath away
Meet Manchester City’s new roadrunner who took Kylian Mbappe’s breath away
Some bad news for Kyle Walker. Manchester City’s oldest player, the third-choice goalkeeper Scott Carson excepted, has age-defying speed and prides himself on his pace. And yet there may come a point in the near future when he finds himself only the second quickest player on their right flank. Jeremy Doku’s acceleration impressed even Kylian Mbappe – “I have never seen someone develop so much strength from a standstill as him,” football’s answer to Usain Bolt said in 2021 – and his arrival in England might not be welcomed by opposing full-backs who are not as fast as Walker. If the Rennes winger signs as immediate replacement for Riyad Mahrez, in a sense he is more of a belated successor to Leroy Sane: the sprinter, the roadrunner with the scorched earth policy. And part of the intrigue behind his £55m deal is because, in various ways, Doku is the antithesis of a Pep Guardiola winger; certainly of a recent Guardiola winger. Think of Mahrez, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva and a common denominator is a midfielder’s skillset, a capacity to retain possession, often while cutting infield. In contrast, Doku is likelier to run forwards, often at a rate of knots, taking on defenders. He averaged more than 10 dribbles per 90 minutes last season. He had the most successful take-ons in Ligue 1 in 2020-21 and the second most last season, behind only Lionel Messi (and third only in the five major European leagues, in a table topped by Vinicius Junior). If the sense is that Grealish has been a more restrained player at City, exhibiting more positional discipline, running wild and free less often than at Aston Villa, Doku can be a spectacular solo artist. Perhaps the pick of his goals for Rennes was a burst from his own half against Ajaccio, taking him past three defenders. It was the sort that City rarely score these days but also one they rarely try to. And Doku invites comparisons with Allan Saint-Maximin and Adama Traore, two great entertainers and crowd-pleasers with the ability to torment defenders with electric surges but who can lack productivity. Doku’s goalscoring return – six in 37 games for Anderlecht, 12 in 92 for Rennes – is mediocre and emulating Sane, who scored 14 and 16 in successive seasons for City, or Mahrez, who got 24 and 15 in his last two campaigns, would require a dramatic improvement. Yet while he only registered two assists in Ligue 1 last season, his expected assists per 90 minutes was the joint fourth best in the division – his teammates missed too many of the chances he created. Nevertheless, he has the feel of a project player for Guardiola: it is easy to imagine melodramatic, if rather incomprehensible, gestures from the touchline if Doku is so busy on solo runs that he fails to pick out colleagues. But that speed and ability to commit several opponents comes with a capacity to mean other City players will be free; the key then will be the decision-making of when to pass and who to find. Certainly Doku is young enough to learn: a prodigy at still just 21. He has been touted for the top for years. Doku’s father suggested that, on a visit to Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp saw his son as a successor to Sadio Mane. He has been on many shortlists, scouted by everyone. That Rennes paid a club record €26m (£22m) for a teenager seemed designed with resale value in mind and, while he did not realise his potential with them, they will pocket a healthy profit with a £55m sale. At international level, Roberto Martinez first capped him for Belgium at 18 but, while Doku excelled in the Euro 2020 quarter-final exit to Italy, he was given just 18 minutes in last year’s World Cup. With Eden Hazard in international retirement, he could take over from one of his country’s golden generation. For City, he might add another dimension or look a Plan B. His counter-attacking menace may be less relevant when teams defend deep against the treble winners, as they often do: perhaps, though, it could make him more useful against more ambitious opponents, who are often the better sides. Or perhaps he suggests another shift in their style of play. Guardiola used false nines but then got a towering, prolific centre-forward in Erling Haaland. His full-backs were often midfielders by trade until he started playing centre-backs there recently. His wingers often had certain similarities with midfielders – in the cases of Silva, Grealish and Phil Foden, they have spent much of their careers infield – but Doku is more dribbler than distributor, more touchline sprinter than tiki-taka passer. And, before he even gets on the pitch, his training-ground contests with Walker could be well worth watching. Read More Pep Guardiola to miss Man City matches after emergency surgery Man City agree £55m fee for winger - which could see Cole Palmer depart Promising defender Lewis Hall joins Newcastle on season-long loan from Chelsea
2023-08-23 14:04
The heat is on Oklahoma coach Brent Venables as No. 20 Sooners try to recover from 6-7 season
The heat is on Oklahoma coach Brent Venables as No. 20 Sooners try to recover from 6-7 season
Expectations are down for Oklahoma in its final season in the Big 12 before heading to the Southeastern Conference
2023-08-18 18:10
Drug Contractor Catalent Plunges After Annual Guidance Cut, Results Delayed
Drug Contractor Catalent Plunges After Annual Guidance Cut, Results Delayed
Catalent Inc. shares traded at their lowest in three years following cuts to its annual financial outlook that
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