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Australias fastest man crowned in comeback for the ages
2025-04-24 22:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
Rohan Browning has been crowned national 100m champion after upstaging Lachie Kennedy in a race for the ages at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Saturday night.Browning ran a blistering equal personal best of 10.01s to hold off Kennedy by just five one-thousandths of a second in a thrilling finish.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Browning wins 100m title in epic finish.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today It was Brownings third national title, but came against the odds with Kennedy going in as the favourite.The 27-year-old, who ran a 10.01 at the Tokyo Olympics, has often been forgotten about as Kennedy and Gout Gout command all the headlines.But he is back in a big way after Saturday nights performance.This is a comeback for the ages, Bruce McAvaney said.Browning was delighted with the victory.I think there were lots of people that counted me out and thats what makes it sweeter, he told Channel 7 after the race.It would have nice to go 0.01 lower, but Im r...
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F-16s, F-15s, and A-10s Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq
2025-04-24 21:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
Jan. 6, 2025 | By Chris Gordon The U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi forces stepped up their campaign against Islamic State fighters over the past week, including a confrontation with militants holed up in an Iraqi cave, U.S. Central Command said Jan. 6.F-16s and F-15s carried out airstrikes against ISIS fighters operating in Iraqs Hamrin Mountains. U.S. Air Force A-10s, which were called in to support ground forces, were successful in killing Islamic State militants fighting in the cave, the command said.One member of the multinational coalition was killed, and two others were wounded, CENTCOM said. CENTCOM did not identify the nationality of the coalition casualties, but it said no American personnel were injured.The operations against ISIS come amid concerns that the group is attempting to rebuild its capabilities, including by taking advantage of the confusion in Syria following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.Partnered operations like these are critical to maintaini...
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The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics
2025-04-24 21:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
BOSTON (AP) Its hard to imagine a better world championships for the American figure skating team, which captured gold in three of the four disciplines over the weekend for the first time in its history, and will take all of that momentum into an Olympic year.But there is an old rival potentially returning to the mix that wasnt at worlds: the Russians.The country that has dominated Olympic figure skating over the past three-plus decades has been banned from competing in any international events since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Its best skaters have been forced to defect to other countries or, for those unwilling to do so, compete in a series of domestic events far outside of the global spotlight.But late last year, the International Skating Union announced that it had developed a strict procedure whereby a small number of Russian athletes could qualify for the Milano-Cortina Games in February. The plan created at the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee involves...
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