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Новости за 23.12.2024

Virginia Thoroughbred Association 

Virginia-Bred Gigante Continues Love Affair with Fair Grounds Turf, Takes Buddy Diliberto Memorial

The following appeared in the Daily Racing Form and was written by Marcus Hersh Million-dollar Virginia- bred earner Gigante returned $3.80 in winning the Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday December 21. Even chasing a loose leader who set a slow pace, Fair Grounds-turf-loving Gigante proved too much for the opposition in […]

TheHill.com 

Cotton rips Biden's death row commutations as ‘politically convenient’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) bashed President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 individuals on federal death row, calling the move “politically convenient.” “Once again, Democrats side with depraved criminals over their victims, public order, and common decency,” Cotton said on the social platform X. The senator added, “Democrats can’t even defend...

The Hindu 

Shyam Benegal, a giant of Indian cinema, passes away at 90

Benegal, known for poignant and enduring films like ‘Ankur’, ‘Nishant’, ‘Manthan’ and ‘Zubeidaa’, examined the many fault lines of Indian society, unflaggingly chronicling the nation’s evolution while changing its cinematic course

Boing Boing 

Tea found in delicious microplastic infusion bags

Good news for loose tea fans: so-called "tea bags" release millions of nanoplastic and microplastic particles when infused, according to mutagenesis researchers at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Oh, you thought they were made of paper? Most commercially available ones are made of "nylon-6, polypropylene and cellulose." — Read the rest

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