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Negaunee’s Ian Engstrom (5) tracks the ball just before his 27-yard touchdown catch during Friday’s game against Calumet at Agassiz Field in Calumet. (Levi Elikkila/Courtesy of The Gazette) CALUMET — The scoreboard wasn’t working at Agassiz Field on Friday night, but the great weather, big crowd and quality football far outweighed the minor inconvenience of the clock. Fans flocked to the highly anticipated matchup between the Negaunee Miners (3-0) and Calumet Copper Kings (2-1) and both teams did not disappoint, with the Miners winning 29-0. But the game was much more intense than the final score:…

Jonas Club Software, a leading technology solutions provider to the private club industry, will be a main sponsor of the CMAE 2024 European Club Management Conference, taking place in London from 22nd to 25th September. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the Jonas Club Software team and discover the latest innovative software solutions designed to improve club management.”We are thrilled to welcome Jonas Software as a main sponsor of CMAE Europe Conference 2024,” said Craig Cotterill, Commercial Director at CMAE. “The company’s long-standing support of education within the club management industry reflects their commitment to the future…

Toptracer, the driving range technology specialists, and Rovio Entertainment, the creative minds behind the iconic Angry Birds franchise, have announced that an all-new Angry Birds game mode will soon be coming to the Toptracer Range. This innovative game mode will be available globally at Toptracer enabled venues with monitor products from September 30th. It offers an interactive experience that blends golf with the world-famous Angry Birds game. The collaboration was facilitated by IMG, the Angry Birds licensing agency. Utilizing Toptracer’s ball-tracking technology, players team up with Angry Birds characters Red, Chuck and Bomb to destroy virtual structures and complete…

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protesters swim in the president’s swimming poolEnergetic young men splashed around in the pool, one theatrically soaping himself up as the crowd cheered, Sri Lankans danced in an opulent hallway, and the famous Papale Band played festive tunes on trumpets and drums.These scenes were broadcast around the world on July 13, 2022, hours after crowds seized the presidential palace, forcing then-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country.It was a triumphant moment for them. Hundreds of thousands of people from across Sri Lanka defied a nationwide curfew and braved tear gas and water cannons to peacefully march to…

The man being held in connection with what is believed to be a second attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump is a vocal advocate of U.S. support for Ukraine and has a long history of criminal and civil court cases, including a conviction for possessing a machine gun.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody after being shot by a Secret Service agent at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, three senior law enforcement officials said. Routh was convicted in 2002 of possessing a machine gun, a weapon of mass destruction, according to…

MILAN, Italy — A 40 minute drive from the luxury flagships on Via Monte Napoleone, Milan’s handsome boulevards give way to strip malls and industrial parks. Here, in a nondescript building with bars covering the windows in the suburban municipality of Pieve Emanuele, workers allegedly toiled long hours under exploitative conditions to package bags for Armani, according to an ongoing investigation by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office that has linked luxury brands to sweatshop labour. Twenty minutes away, in a leafier part of town, another factory assembled Dior bags that retailed at €2,600 ($2,865) for €53 a piece, the probe…

Pittsburgh wide receiver Rafael Williams Jr. (5) carries the ball while being tackled by West Virginia’s Aiden Garnes (0) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Freed) MORGANTOWN — There’s been some public “buzz” around the coaches’ office about a late defensive collapse Saturday that caused West Virginia University to blew a 10-point lead in the final four minutes and lose 38-34 to the University of Pittsburgh in the 107th Backyard Brawl. They are not talking about the kind of noise you normally think of, loud, angry and often…

Getty ImagesAmazon has faced protests over previous work-from-home changesAmazon is ordering employees to return to the office five days a week as it ends its hybrid work policy.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to employees that the changes would take effect in January.”We have decided to go back to working in the office, as we did before the pandemic began,” he said, adding that this would enable staff to “invent better, collaborate and be fully connected with each other”.Jassy has long been known to be skeptical of remote work, but Amazon staff have previously been allowed to work…

Trump calls Biden ‘very nice’ after president’s remarks on apparent assassination attemptDuring his appearance on a social media channel to promote a new cryptocurrency venture, former president Donald Trump had some conciliatory words about Joe Biden’s response to an apparent second assassination attempt on Trump in the space of a few weeks.Trump said: He was very nice today, he called up to make sure I was OK, to make sure, (and ask) do I have any suggestions. We do need more people on my detail, because we have 50,000, 60,000 people showing up to events, and, you know, other people…

4 min read Last Updated: September 17, 2024 | 06:13 PM IST According to a recent analysis by working women’s advocate group LeanIn.org and consulting firm McKinsey & Company, there has been a significant increase in women in corporate leadership roles in the US since 2015, but there is still a long way to go to achieve true equality. The report, released Tuesday, outlines both progress and persistent challenges that prevent women from achieving full parity with men, particularly at the senior vice president and C-suite levels. Where women have made progress The 2024 analysis is based on data from…