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Luxury small ship cruise line Aqua Expeditions, named #1 Best River Cruise for the second consecutive year in Travel + Leisure magazine’s 2024 World’s Best Awards, has announced it will expand to East Africa with a new expedition ship. This is big news for travellers seeking unique luxury experiences in East Africa. Known for its luxury river cruises along the Amazon and Mekong rivers and luxury yachts in the Galapagos Islands, Aqua Expeditions will now explore the stunning landscapes and wildlife of the Seychelles Islands and Zanzibar, Tanzania, in its signature luxury. “It has long been a dream of mine…

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AP Photo: The Minot North Sentinels won just their second game in school history on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Watford City, with the team featured in their last game. WATFORD CITY – The Minot North Sentinels boys soccer team continues its journey through history with a string of firsts each week. This week, the team won an away game. It was the team’s second win, but the first time the Sentinels have won by a goal. The Watford City Wolves were tied with the visitors at 0-0 after the first half. The second half started in…

True Brvnd, the popular hat and streetwear brand co-owned by former JMU quarterback Ben DiNucci, is creating a line of JMU-themed hats. In an exclusive interview with JMU Sports News, DiNucci said the hats are “in production” and he expects them to be available by the end of October “at the latest.” The free agent NFL quarterback said he will share official details about the hat purchase on social media once they are known. The design of JMU’s hat has not yet been made public. What is True Brvnd? DiNucci said he frequently gets questions and words of support from…

Kennebunk Savings announced that Lori Howell has been elected chair of the board of directors. Howell joined the board in 2014 and has served as vice chair since 2021. Howell “For the past decade, Lori has served as a key member of the bank’s board of directors, helping to provide strategic oversight for the bank’s continued growth and expansion,” Kennebunk Savings CEO Bradford C. Page said in a news release Sept. 11. “She shares our passion for always doing the right thing for our customers, employees and communities. She has been a great asset to the board from day one,…

Bell Media president Sean Cohan has been appointed chairman-elect of the Banff World Media Festival’s board of directors. Cohan, a former A&E Networks and Nielsen veteran, succeeds Lionsgate Television Group Chairman Kevin Beggs, who served as Banff’s board chair for three years. Beggs will continue to serve on the festival’s board of directors, while Cohan will help oversee the storied media festival as the industry continues to be disrupted in the streaming era. “I look forward to working with the team and continuing the work of the incomparable Kevin Beggs to expand Banff’s global impact and showcase the many opportunities…

Linda Ronstadt slammed Donald Trump in a lengthy Instagram statement ahead of his election event on September 12 at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona. The singer wrote that she would “like to ignore” Trump’s event, but “the building has my name on it so I have to say something.” “It is sad to watch the former president stage this hate show in Tucson,” Ronstadt continued. “Tucson is a city with deep Mexican-American roots and a bright, generous spirit. I don’t just condemn his toxic politics, his hatred of women, immigrants and people of color, his crime, dishonesty…

Staff file photo / R. Michael Semple Hubbard’s Antonio Barkley (2) looks for space to run with Brookfield defenders Christian Davis (1) and CJ Campana (2) chasing him during a meeting earlier this season. After three weeks of games, the high school football season will enter a new phase with conference play beginning Friday for most area schools. The highlight of league play will be a Northeast 8 Conference showdown between South Range (3-0) and Lakeview (3-0). The Raiders and Bulldogs are two of five NE8 schools with perfect records heading into Week 4. NE8 schools…

The cable bundle is taking another step towards rebuilding. Warner Bros. Discovery and Charter Communications announced Thursday that the companies have entered into a multi-year early renewal agreement that will make Max plans, including HBO content and Discovery+, available to customers at no extra cost with the Spectrum TV Select package. This marks the first time that HBO programming will be offered in the standard cable bundle rather than as an add-on. Charter and Warner have some things in common: Cable mogul John Malone and the Newhouse family, owners of Condé Nast, are the largest investors in each company. Malone…

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia on August 29. Win McNamee/Getty Images Harris’ campaign says it is entering a more aggressive phase as it seeks to build on the momentum generated by the presidential debate and mobilize voters in key battleground states. Vice President Kamala Harris is kicking off her “New Progress” tour of battleground states today, starting with two rallies in Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. On Friday, she’ll hold events in Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city she has repeatedly said she needs to win the November election. “We’re still behind in this…