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JudoThe return to Japan confirmed the absolute superiority of the Japanese on the judo floor, taking an astonishing 39 medals from 14 categories, including 12 gold. Uta Abe was among the local favourites to crush the competition, while the Koga brothers Hayato and Genki did their late father, legendary judoka Toshihiko Koga, proud.00:02:29, 19 minutes ago Source: Euro Sports

If you weren’t already dreaming of a Sicilian Summer, you might be now, thanks to The White Lotus. The costumes from the show have been up for much discussion on the internet, with fans loving the use of Italian designers in the costuming from Bottega Veneta, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, and Valentino. Whether you love or hate Tanya’s go-to floral dress and Valentino bag look, Lucia and Mia’s sultry mini dresses, or Daphne’s easy matching sets, you can’t help but also wish to be vacationing at The White Lotus. Scroll through our favorite floral, leopard, sequin, and pantsuit moments to take with you…

Mayor Adams is sticking to his promise to keep the city’s Gifted & Talented program alive, but vague entry standards and shifting rules have left some parents of soon-to-be kindergartners frustrated, The Post has found. “I’m concerned that the rules keep changing,” said Sumayya Ahmad of the Upper East Side, who hopes to enroll her pre-K son in a G&T classroom next year. “They have to go through an interview process. There’s no information on what that would mean.” For more than a decade, the G&T entry routine was clear-cut. Parents of 4-year-olds would request a standardized intelligence test to…

MUMBAI: A cyclonic storm killed at least four people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday (Dec 10), the top state official said, as heavy rain and strong winds buffeted several districts damaging property and causing power outages. Cyclone Mandous, which made landfall late Friday night, damaged 185 houses and huts, Tamil Nadu’s chief minister, MK Stalin, told reporters. The storm uprooted 400 trees in the state capital Chennai, a hub for automakers and technology firms. Nearly 25,000 people, including disaster relief personnel, were involved in the relief work, and more than 9,000 people were moved to…

’Tis the season! As November kicks into high gear, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jana Kramer are among the stars already excited about the winter holidays — and even more thrilled to decorate. “It’s up,” the Quantico alum, 40, captioned a November 10 Instagram Story selfie in front of her decorated Christmas tree. In a second snap, she showed off daughter Malti’s holiday pajamas as they cuddled in front of the fireplace. Chopra Jonas’ 2022 Christmas is particularly special as it marks her first festive holiday as a mother. The India native and husband Nick Jonas announced in January that they had secretly…

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger says he’s never cared about comparing his riches to the money of others.Rather, he says his motivation in accumulating wealth has always been about securing independence, the freedom to do what he wishes in business and in life — and he wishes more people would follow his example.”The world is not driven by greed. It’s driven by envy,” Munger said at the annual meeting of the Daily Journal, the newspaper company where he is a director, earlier this year.The 98-year-old, who has amassed a fortune that Forbes estimates at $2.2 billion, added that it’s easy, and…

With escalating housing costs squeezing out buyers, more people are looking to relocate from big cities to Sun Belt states where homes are cheaper — particularly Florida.Nearly 25% of the property search queries on online real estate brokerage Redfin.com are for cities where the person doesn’t live, according to the company’s most recent data. That’s up roughly 10% from five years ago.Out of 100 metro areas examined during the three months ended in October, the following 10 cities had the highest net inflow of property searches on Redfin’s website. Net inflow is the number of people looking to move into…

US climate envoy John Kerry said new coal mining without technology to capture carbon emissions was going in the “opposite direction” to efforts to address climate change, just days after the UK approved the first coal mine in Britain for 30 years.The remarks highlight the potential impact on the UK’s green credentials from its approval of the £165mn mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in the global push to bring down carbon emissions and limit global warming.“In principle we are trying to move away broadly from fossil fuels and coal, unabated,” he said after being questioned about the UK mine and referring…

It’s too soon to declare victory over inflation, but from gas to chicken to big-screen TVs, there are, increasingly, signs that inflation’s grip on American pocketbooks may be loosening. Gas prices are back to last year’s levels, after spiking to a record high of just over $5 a gallon this summer. For perspective, a gallon of regular has fallen by almost 50 cents in just a month, making it about $10 cheaper to fill up an average SUV today than a month ago. Shoppers scored major deals over the Thanksgiving shopping period amid widespread price-cutting. Online inflation fell 1.9% in…

Councillor Anne Dorrian, of Boston Borough Council, has called the situation a “complete and utter omnishambles” A council splurged £20,000 on a “rubbish” Christmas tree blasted as “a disgrace” by residents. No festive lights have been put up in Boston, Lincolnshire, due to cuts on funding, so instead the authority has secured a small artificial tree. It has been slammed by residents and the mayor even called the situation a “complete and utter omnishambles”. Terry Dawson, 74 and who lives near Boston, told Lincolnshire Live : “It’s a market town that’s always had a lot of good character and it’s…