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Why America Stopped Building Public Pools

The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN  —  Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…

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The Mystery Of The Colorado River’s Missing Water

The East River, an important watershed for the Colorado River, snakes toward Crested Butte, Colorado.Photograph: Chet Strange/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a Read More…

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The 10 Best NBA Players Who Changed Teams This Offseason

1 of 10PHOENIX, AZ Barry Gossage / NBAE via Getty Images When hoop historians look back upon the 2023 NBA offseason, they may not remember it as a splash-filled summer of dramatic changes. Now, the trade market could change that yet—trade requests from Damian Lillard and James Harden are still outstanding—but so far, we haven’t Read More…

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The Controversial King of Hardcore Climbing

The viral photograph, a prelude to Everest’s deadliest day in years. (Nirmal Purja Project Possible Ltd.) It was morning and bright, and Reinhard Grubhofer, depleted and dehydrated, hoisted his body over a crest and rose uneasily. There, from the summit of Mount Everest, he could see everything. How the earth curved gorgeously in all direction; Read More…

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Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef opens up about heart surgery and

Shareef O’Neal spoke about returning to basketball post-surgery — Photo via @shareefoneal on Instagram Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef, in 2018 took a break from basketball to undergo open-heart surgery after being diagnosed with an anomalous coronary artery. Now 23, the NBA G League player has opened up about going under the knife for the congenital Read More…

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This 90 Year Old Black Woman Has a 5th Degree Karate Black Belt

Thelma Jones, a 90-year-old Black woman from Southfield, Michigan, recently earned her 5th-degree black belt in Isshinryu karate and she’s not planning to just stop there. Jones has been practicing karate for 50 years and still continues taking karate lessons 3 times a week at Southfield Martial Arts despite her age.Her instructor, Willie Adams, who Read More…