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This marked the day that slaves in Texas found out they were freed, two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation was mandated. Angelica McKinley, the Project Creative Director of the 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth Google Doodle, said: “I can’t begin to imagine what it must have felt like to wait in anticipation for freedom and then finally hear the words spoken aloud.” Early on, Juneteenth was celebrated in Texas, and in 1980, it was declared an official state holiday....

This year, the day officially became a federal holiday, after the Senate unanimously passed a bill and President Joe Biden flew back to the U.S. to sign it off. Senate Leader Charles Schumer said: “Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a major step forward to recognize the wrongs of the past, but we must continue to work to ensure equal justice and fulfill the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation and our Constitution....

The 30 over game saw Pratyush G top score for Bangalore United with 143, setting up a 213 run partnership with junior Dravid for the fourth wicket. Frank Anthony Public school were bowled out for a lowly score of 80, while chasing United’s 326. The tournament features 16 teams across two age categories (U-12, U-14). Samit, who won the ‘best batsmen’ award in the U-12 Gopalan cricket Challenge last year has been in scintillating form....

Klinsmann took over as the USA coach in 2011 after the nation was eliminated by Ghana in the round of 16 of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The 51-year-old won the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the first time of asking in 2013, defeating traditional rivals Mexico in the final, but saw the USA knocked out in the last 16 by Belgium at the World Cup in Brazil two years ago....

After coming close to glory on several occasions and losing the 2018 Champions League final to Real Madrid, Klopp managed to win Europe’s elite club competition the following season as Liverpool beat Tottenham in the final. The following season Klopp delivered Liverpool’s first English league title since 1990 and their first of the Premier League era. The Liverpool boss is renowned for his gegenpressing philosophy, which the players have bought into, providing the club an identity and playing style that has won over Reds supporters and neutrals alike....

Kante, who arrived at Leicester last summer took the Premier League by storm with his performances at the heart of the midfield, helping Leicester to their first ever top flight title in their history. His performances were recognized by a well-deserved spot in the PFA Team of the Season. Sir Alex Ferguson, in fact, considered the ex-Caen midfielder to be the best player in the Premier league last season....

Morales is campaigning to roll back a 45-year-old U.N. ban on trade in coca. He wants to expand trade in legal, nonnarcotic coca products, from tea to shampoo and soda pop. Under pressure from the United States, which has spent billions to eradicate coca as part of its war on drugs, Morales has reluctantly destroyed more acres of coca than his predecessors. While the Bush administration says he’s still not doing enough, Morales wants to double to 59,000 acres the amount of land that Bolivia set aside long ago to grow coca for legal uses....

The PSG superstar, who joined the club from Barcelona in a world-record €222 million deal earlier this summer, is not short of cash to splash on clothes. However, after being pictured alongside Formula One star Lewis Hamilton at a Tommy Hilfiger event at London Fashion Week, it appears that the Brazil international could use some advice when it comes to which threads to actually buy. While not quite as bad as Hamilton, who appears to have let an amateur painter practice on his shirt, Neymar looks slightly silly in a ridiculous amount of denim....

The Tigers announced Monday that Verlander would miss his final spring training start Friday, and on Wednesday manager Brad Ausmus said “it’s a little bit of a stretch right now” to think Verlander would start next Wednesday against the Twins. Ausmus said Verlander threw at 60 percent velocity from 60 feet Wednesday to work through the soreness and plans to throw again Thursday. “He said it felt good. He still felt it a little bit but he definitely felt better,” Ausmus said....

This article will explore the different types of dermatomyositis, causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Types Dermatomyositis is part of a group of muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies, which cause involuntary muscle weakness. There are several types of inflammatory myopathies, the causes of which are unknown. Dermatomyositis is divided into subgroups based on the affected population or symptoms. Examples include: Adult dermatomyositis: Occurs in adultsJuvenile dermatomyositis (JDMS): Occurs in childrenDermatomyositis sine myositis: Characterized by skin abnormalities without muscle weakness...

In the first half of the match, Juventus were really struggling to find their feet as Inter were bossing them around. From a corner in the first ten minutes, Stefan Sensi swung the ball in which was put in the back of the net by de Ligt’s poor touch. Samir Handanovic, the Inter goalkeeper had little to do throughout the first half as the Old Lady really struggled to break that Inter defense....

Last week, the defending champions held a six-point lead at the top of Serie A. But after a 1-1 draw at Crotone and a 1-0 loss to title rival Napoli, Juventus will head into Saturday’s match at Inter Milan with only a one point lead with four games to go. “We have thrown away five very important points in the last couple of matches, but we’re still in first place, albeit with a narrow lead,” Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said....

In case you didn’t know Ronaldo won his second international trophy with Portugal after his side established a 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League final held at the Estádio do Dragão on Sunday night. The 34-year-old was presented with the Alipay Top Scorer trophy for scoring the most goals (3) in the tournament, courtesy of his decisive hat-trick against Switzerland in the semi-finals. The former Real Madrid forward finished his debut campaign with new club Juventus with a Serie A title and a Serie A Player of the Year award, after exploits that saw him net 21 goals and tally 8 assists in the league....

“Getting to the semifinals of the World Cup, it’s very hard, but I think we have the right to dream and same right to think that it’s a goal that can be achieved,” he told Fox Deportes. While taking El Tri to the semifinals likely would put Osorio in contention for several of the European jobs he’s often said he’d like to take, the coach said he’s open to staying in Mexico should he have a good tournament....

Osorio said Monday he would announce a decision about his future within 48 hours, as he initially sought to stay in charge of Sao Paulo until the Copa do Brasil final in November. But club president Carlos Miguel Aidar has confirmed the 53-year-old Osorio elected to leave the Brasileirao side and take up the post with Mexico on a full-time basis. MORE: International soccer rivalries | Loss to Brazil leaves U....

The Duke of York’s attorney was involved in heated exchanges with Judge Lewis Kaplan during attempts to stop Virginia Giuffre’s civil case. Giuffre alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2001 when she was 17 and feared death if she refused. The judge did not reach a final decision during the hearing on Tuesday, January 4, but said: “You will have a decision pretty soon....

Kern County Judge Bernard Barmann issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate for guards and peace officers represented by a prison guards’ union while the court considers a request for a preliminary injunction, The Sacramento Bee reported. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) had asked Barmann, who was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in December, to block the order for all prison employees....

Aubrey Gregory, Jr., brought a federal lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Government in August after he was demoted from major to lieutenant for using the “n-word” in a training program when two other Black people in the room used the word without facing repercussions. Federal District Court Judge Claria Horn Bloom dismissed the lawsuit late last month. “Gregory has failed to cite to anything that suggests the (the police force) discriminate against the majority,” she wrote....

Because, I knew that the “killer,” as Kim Goldman so eloquently named him, would be acquitted. I knew it from my own experience. Conviction is what I wanted—and not just in the legal sense. I wanted it because I had once been that young woman who loved with all of her heart and believed in the goodness of man, the trusting girl who fell for the guy, who believed in the beauty of romance, the power of love, the joy of family and the miracle of motherhood....

Esta edición también será recordada por ser el año que la gran Simone Biles puso por encima de todo su salud mental, o como las Olimpiadas en las que Gianmarco Tamberi y Mutaz Barshim pidieron compartir el oro en salto de altura. España cierra la 32ª edición con un total de 17 medallas, bastante por detrás de Estados Unidos, el gran campeón de esta edición con 113. Son las mismas que consiguió en Río en 2016, pero algunas más de las que logró en Barcelona 1992....