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PROTEST PLAYOFF 2019: Elite Eight
In hindsight, 2019 may well have been the modern Southeastern Conference’s nadir. Yes, I know Alabama won the next national championship and Georgia the two following before finally yielding to the Big Ten, but other than them, there isn’t much to...

Influencer who had 21 surrogate babies with her murderer husband makes a dramatic comeback: Mother, 27, who 'disappeared' for 2 years throws a lavish party to celebrate her husband, 60, being freed from prison
Nearly two years after she disappeared from social media, a Russian 'mumfluencer' who welcomed 21 children via surrogacy with her criminal millionaire husband has finally made a comeback. Kristina Ozturk, 27, has made a dramatic return to...

FIDE Women's World Cup: Divya Deshmukh Shocks World No. 2 Zhu Jiner Other Indians Play Out Draws
(MENAFN- IANS) Batumi (Georgia), July 16 (IANS) India's Divya Deshmukh pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the FIDE Women's World Cup so far, defeating world No. 2 Zhu Jiner in the first game of their pre-quarterfinal clash in Batumi, Georgia,...
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FIDE Women’s World Cup: Divya Deshmukh loses to Zhu Jiner as all 4 Indians reach tiebreaks in pre-quarterfinals
All four Indian players including Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have been forced into the tiebreakers of the pre-quarterfinals at the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. We take a look at how the tiebreakers will be...

Betty Duncan Shoemaker
Published 9:10 am Wednesday, July 16, 2025 From Staff Reports Betty Duncan Shoemaker, age 93, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Newnan, Georgia. Services for Mrs. Shoemaker will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, July 18, 2025, in the Cadwell...

Callie Lamkin
Published 9:08 am Wednesday, July 16, 2025 From Staff Reports Callie Lamkin, age 50, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mrs. Lamkin will be held at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, July 16, with a...

What sorcery is this in Oxford?
Published 12:05 pm Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Chef Marshall Welsh in Batesville, Miss. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (©Bruce Newman) By Marshall Welsh Columnist While driving on a recent trip to Oxford I was funneled into a sleuth of road work...

Parish Launches New Public Art Alliance at Studio Kickoff Event at Renaissance Studio
Published 11:00 am Wednesday, July 16, 2025 SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS The Washington Parish Alliance for Public Art invites the public to attend its official Kickoff Gathering on Saturday, July 26 at 6:00 PM at Renaissance Studio, located at 116...

National suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth closing July 17; Trevor Project to continue service
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Qualifiers set for Aug. 26 elections
Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, July 15, 2025 With qualification now closed, the official list of candidates is set for August 2025 municipal elections across Butler County. Officers up for re-election include competitive races in Greenville, Georgiana...
The Amp Welcomes Crews & Co. and Deni Phoenix and The Fervor
The Amp’s Locals Live concert series will bring a savory stew of rock, jazz, blues and southern soul to downtown Carrollton July 25, with performances by Crews & Company and Deni Phoenix and the Fervor. Rooted in Georgia, Crews & Company is a rock...

‘Good Trouble’ draws hundreds of protesters to downtown San Diego
Several hundred people turned out Thursday evening in downtown San Diego to take part in a bit of “good trouble.” It was the largest of several Good Trouble Lives On protests throughout the region, and one of several nationwide. The event marked...

South Bay residents protest Trump administration in honor of civil rights leader John Lewis
South Bay Area residents protested the Trump administration Thursday in downtown San Jose as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country on the fifth anniversary of former congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis’s passing....

Lewis “Lew” John Hicks, 82
WILMINGTON — Lewis “Lew” John Hicks of Wilmington, NC passed away on June 22 at the age of 82. Lew was born November 27, 1942 in Romulus, NY to John and Georgia (Gable) Hicks. When he and his brothers, Dave and Keith, were not causing mischief or...

Etihad Airways expands route network to Central Asia, Caucasus and Europe
Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch seven new routes that will connect Abu Dhabi with cities in the Persian Gulf, Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, uzdaily.uz reports. The list of new destinations includes: Almaty (Kazakhstan), Baku...

Giorgi Gorgadze, arrested on charges of participating in group violence during protests, faints during trial
Giorgi Gorgadze, who was arrested on charges of participating in group violence during the ongoing protests near the parliament, fainted during the trial. The session at the Tbilisi City Court is currently suspended. A court doctor was brought to...
NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL APPOINTED IN GEORGIAN ENERGY SYSTEM COMMERCIAL OPERATOR
Daily News: Politics July 15, 2025 Tornike Kazarashvili was appointed director general of Georgian Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO). He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Tbilisi Free University and a master’s...

CEO's scientist best friend, 67, made unthinkable move as he came in to land small plane
A Georgian scientist has died after his plane inexplicably plunged into the Pacific Ocean moments after he was cleared to touch down in California. Tsotne Javakhishvili was operating a 2014 Cessna T240 Corvalis TTx owned by world-renowned American...

Paul Skenes Dominates In All Star Game, Clayton Kershaw Talks Trash On Hot Mic
Hot mics at MLB All Star Game PublishedJuly 15, 2025 10:13 PM EDT•UpdatedJuly 15, 2025 10:13 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Paul Skenes showed in the first inning of the MLB All-Star Game why he's become one of baseball's most feared...

James Thomas Crenshaw — Oct. 2, 1951-June 22, 2025
James Thomas Crenshaw Jr., age 73 of Liverpool, Texas, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 22, 2025 at his home with family by his side. James was born October 2, 1951 in Vienna, Georgia and was 20-year resident of Liverpool. He proudly served his...