Linford Christie and his daughter in 1999 and 2024.Linford Christie and his daughter in 1999 and 2024. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling; Andie Redman. Hair/makeup/grooming: Alice Theobald at Arlington Artists using Wella Professional and Sweed. Born in Jamaica in 1960, Linford Christie is a former sprinter and athletics coach. He spent his childhood near Kingston, before moving to west London aged …
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LARIMER COUNTY – Today, Governor Polis met with public safety leaders at Loveland Fire Station 7 to discuss the wildfire response efforts happening across the front range and western slope, including in Larimer, Jefferson, Delta, and Boulder Counties, to protect Coloradans, communities, and lands. The Governor was joined by Congressman Joe Neguse, Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson, Larimer County Sheriff …
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pa. Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll announced Wednesday that 73 municipalities will receive more than $30 million to support traffic signal upgrades, increasing safety and mobility across Pennsylvania’s communities through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) “Green Light-Go” program. These upgrades will increase safety and mobility across Pennsylvania’s communities by relieving congestion and improving …
Read More »USA vs. Australia: Starting XI & Lineup Notes | 2024 Paris Olympics
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Read More »NABJ: Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘happened to turn Black’
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his 2024 Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, “happened to turn Black” a few years ago, saying that “all of a sudden, she made a turn” in her identity. Trump’s comments at a gathering of Black journalists in Chicago came when an interviewer asked him whether he agreed with Republicans on Capitol …
Read More »Trump falsely accuses Harris of deciding to ‘turn Black’ during a combative panel with Black journalists
CHICAGO — Donald Trump made a combative appearance Wednesday at a conference of Black journalists during a heated question-and-answer session that at times focused squarely on the race of Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump claimed that he did not know until a few years ago that Harris, who is Indian American and Black, was Black. He then baselessly suggested that …
Read More »U.S. topples South Sudan to make Olympic basketball quarters
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