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CNN — On October 4, 1883, the legendary Orient Express left Paris Gare de l’Est for the first time and slowly wound its way through Europe to Constantinople, then known as Istanbul. During the seven-day round-trip, the 40 passengers, including several prominent writers and dignitaries, lived in the comfort of mahogany panels and spent time in smoking rooms and soft Spanish leather armchairs. . But the most luxurious experience of all can be found in the dining car. The menu, which ranged from oysters to chicken chasseur to turbot with green sauce, was so sumptuous that part of the luggage…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two of the most powerful figures in college athletics shared a room here Thursday after an unprecedented joint meeting of school athletic directors.Sitting at a nondescript table in front of about a dozen members of the media, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti answered nearly an hour of questions about the top leaders’ uproar. Ta.The two couldn’t be more alike. Sankey was wearing a blue checked sport coat, white collared shirt, and dress shoes. Petiti is wearing white Nike Kicks, a sweater pullover and black ankle socks.Competing fashion styles aside, their similarities brought…

Here you’ll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: The War Within, Cataclysm Classic, Season of Discovery, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied. Hotfixes October 10, 2024 Classes Warlock Demonology Fixed an issue where summoning Vilefiend, Charhound, or Gloomhound would break…

Zoologist Yolarnie Amepou heard whispers about the fish frenzy when she made her first trip to the Kikori River Delta in the remote reaches of southern Papua New Guinea.It was January 2012, and Amepou was travelling down the delta by dinghy, from village to village, as part of a research project on the vulnerable pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta). Amepou heard talk of outsiders appearing across the region offering staggering amounts of cash for swim bladders — an organ cut from some of the delta’s large fish species that helps them to control buoyancy. Consumers in Asia, particularly southern China, know…

USF hosts Memphis on Saturday in Orlando. (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)South Florida’s home game against Memphis will be held in Orlando.The American Athletic Conference announced Thursday that the Bulls game will be held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando at 3:30 p.m. ET instead of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, but was postponed one day ahead of Hurricane Milton.Milton made landfall just south of the Tampa area, causing damage up and down the Florida Gulf Coast, with at least 10 confirmed deaths from the storm. The roof of St.…

TPreparations for Hurricane Milton were on a huge scale, as was the cleanup that was to come. Fortunately, the storm lost some of its strength before hitting Florida, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night. But without mass evacuations and the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel, many more lives would surely have been lost.It was the second hurricane to hit the state in less than two weeks, following Hurricane Helen, which killed at least 225 people in the United States. The rise in ocean temperatures that exacerbated these storms is…

In August, Ukraine received two U.S.-made F16 fighter jets, the first of more than 60 promised by NATO allies since Biden approved the supplies.One of the first pairs was destroyed in a Russian attack three weeks later. On October 10, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Zelensky and the NATO Secretary-General in Downing Street and pledged “continued engagement and support” to Ukraine.”It is extremely important that Ukraine wins,” Rutte told BBC News after the meeting, adding that the situation was “not only a problem for Ukraine, but also a threat for all of us.”President Zelenskiy wants Western allies to…

Photo courtesy: Getty Images Two of the world’s biggest luxury brands may be sitting on unsold merchandise worth 4.7 billion euros (approximately $5.1 billion at current exchange rates). That’s enough to make even the most fashionable among us frown. what’s happening? LVMH and Kering, the parent companies of brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saint Laurent, saw their unsold inventory more than double between 2014 and 2023, according to La Conseria’s fashion business analysis summary. . In 2023 alone, LVMH reported 3.2 billion euros ($3.5 billion) of unsold merchandise, while Kering recorded 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion). That means…

A man clinging to a cooler in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew about 30 miles off Longboat Key on Oct. 10. Rescue efforts took place around 1:30 p.m., and the man was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital for medical evaluation. He was found wearing a life jacket, which played a major role in his survival during the storm.The Coast Guard Air Station Miami began a search operation Thursday morning after receiving reports that the captain was missing. During Hurricane Milton, the crew was stationed at the Mobile Air Training Center to shelter…

Ralph Wilson / Sun-Gazette Correspondent Sarah Buck of Hughesville and Kylie Snyder of Milton compete for No. 1 singles in the D4 Class AA girls tennis quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Hughesville.HUGHESVILLE – In front of its home crowd Thursday afternoon, Hughesville (16-1) will shake off a loss to close out the regular season and begin the tournament by facing Milton in the quarterfinals of the District 4 Class AA team tournament. I was hoping for that. strong. Seeking their third consecutive semifinal appearance, the Spartans looked unwavering, taking care of business on both ends of the court, dropping…