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Macomb County library events week of July 19 and beyond
Macomb Daily - Michigan
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July 20, 2025
Center Line Public Library • Baby and toddler play group 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Children up to 36 months and their caregivers participate in stories, songs and play. • Storytime at 11 a.m. Wednesdays or 5 p.m. Thursdays. Stories and a craft for ages 0...
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: A domestic deal with Indo-Pacific consequences
The Interpreter
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July 20, 2025
A fortnight ago, on American Independence Day, US President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA). Touted by the White House as a generational achievement fulfilling key campaign promises and putting “America...
Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 15 July
RNZ
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July 14, 2025
Manu Samoa got their Pacific Nations Cup campaign back on track. Photo: World Rugby Manu Samoa Manu Samoa rugby team head coach Lemalu Tusiata Pisi says he is working with players who are in the squad for Friday's one-off Test match against...
Spot in the 2025 U.S. Amateur on the line at Utah golf tournament next week
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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July 15, 2025
MIDWAY, Utah — Golfers from all over the world will be competing in the 119th Utah Women's State Amateur Championship at Wasatch Mountain Golf Course next week from July 21-24. Faith Vui is from Samoa. This is the third straight summer she has...
Scotland lose Jordan and Ritchie to injury
The Straits Times
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July 14, 2025
Scotland centre Tom Jordan and loose forward Jamie Ritchie have been ruled out of their test against Samoa on Friday after suffering injuries in Fiji last weekend, Scottish Rugby said on Monday. Jordan played the entire match despite sustaining a...
British and Irish Lions injury woes mount with Mack Hansen a major doubt for first Australia Test
Evening Standard
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July 15, 2025
The latest call-ups of players who had been in Fiji playing for Scotland at the weekend and due to feature against Samoa at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday have led to comparisons with the so-called ‘Geography Six’, when former Lions coach Warren...
England legend Manu Tuilagi planning on swapping nations for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
Ruck
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July 20, 2025
Join the RUCK’s WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Changes to World Rugby’s eligibility laws have opened the door for several well-known England internationals to potentially represent a different...
LA wildfire victims building ADUs as first step in home rebuilding process
Whittier Daily News - California
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July 20, 2025
Woefully underinsured, an Altadena retiree ponders building a tiny house at the back of his yard to replace the three-bedroom home he lost in the January firestorms. His insurance would pay, at most, just a third of the cost to replace the...
Mark my words: Suaalii tips Roosters star to reach top
Camden Haven Courier
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July 14, 2025
Nawaqanitawase, a former Wallaby, made the code switch in the opposite direction to former Samoa rugby league international Suaalii and has been a revelation for the Roosters, with his skill-set lighting up the NRL.
Andy Farrell adds note of caution as Lions arrive in Melbourne for second Test
The Irish Times
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The British & Irish Lions tour of Australia changes city, changes climate and changes tone in the pivotal second week of the Test series which culminates in front of a 90,000-plus crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next Saturday. As both sides...
Brown becomes 47th Lions call-up as injury cover for McCarthy
The Times
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The British & Irish Lions have added yet another player to their ranks — ballooning their squad to 45 players — as fears grow that Joe McCarthy will miss the second Test in Melbourne. Andy Farrell has called up Gregor Brown, the 24-year-old...
Where is the Arts in the Heart 2025?
The Augusta Chronicle - Georgia
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One of Augusta's favorite festivals, Arts in the Heart, is just two months away. Longtime regulars can't wait for all of the multicultural food, lively music, and works of art as far as the eye can see. But there's a small change of plans: A news...
Lions call up Brown as foot problem hits McCarthy’s second Test hopes
The Guardian
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July 20, 2025
The Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies on Saturday because of a foot condition. Andy Farrell has called up Scotland’s Gregor Brown to bolster his second-row ranks as a result,...
Walters confirmed as Kangaroos coach for Ashes series
Brisbane Times
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July 22, 2025
Skinner was officially appointed as Jillaroos head coach in February ahead of their historic Las Vegas match – taking over from long-time coach Brad Donald. She will continue to lead the Australian women’s team for the Pacific Championships later...
Wins and worries
Islands Business
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July 20, 2025
THE Solomon Islands national women’s team defeated a much-fancied Papua New Guinea(PNG), 3 – 2, in Suva to win their first OFC Women’s Nations Cup on Saturday. PNG went into the final undefeated. The Solomons made their first grand final...
The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025: vote for your favourite holiday companies and destinations to win £118,150 worth of prizes
The Times
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It’s no exaggeration to say Brits are obsessed with travel. In 2023, we made more than 86 million trips overseas, according to the Office for National Statistics — bouncing between city breaks, beach holidays to ever-more exotic destinations and...
Lions secondrow Joe McCarthy a doubt for Second Test in Melbourne
The Irish Times
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Confirmation that Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ Second Test against the Wallabies in the Melbourne Cricket Ground next Saturday has been underlined by the tourists’ decision to call up the Scotland and Glasgow Warriors...
Gregor Brown called up to Lions tour over concerns of the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy
Medicine Hat News
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July 20, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 20, 2025. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Scotland second rower Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia because of concerns over the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy. Brown was to join...
Today's rugby news as Lions call up another player over night and England match halted
Wales Online
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July 20, 2025
Here are your rugby morning headlines for Sunday, July 20. Lions call up another player ahead of final warm-up The British and Irish Lions have called up Scotland and Glasgow second-row Gregor Brown as cover ahead of their final midweek game. The...
Scotland’s Gregor Brown called up by Lions as cover for Joe McCarthy
Express & Star
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July 20, 2025
Scotland second row Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia amid concerns over the fitness of Joe McCarthy. Brown joins Andy Farrell’s squad in Melbourne on Sunday to provide cover for Tuesday’s final...