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County Administrator Deb Shackett to retire, effective Jan. 31
After 34 years working in municipal offices, County Administrator Deb Shackett will be retiring, with plans to play a little golf, travel, and spend time with family, including her 2-month-old grandson. “I think it is just time to move on,”...

Walkers Dunfee and Perez enjoy golden start to world championships
TOKYO :Racewalkers Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spain's defending champion Maria Perez took the opening gold medals at the Athletics World Championships on Saturday, while the big beasts of the women's discus and men's shot advanced safely through...
If this policy is taken away, parts of NC national forests could be open for development
Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a conservation policy that protects undeveloped areas in national forests. The deadline to submit public comment is Friday, September 19 -...

‘The offseason is now its own season’: Fall travel comes into its own
Cinque Terre, Italy, in thermal layers. Ireland in ceaseless rain. For decades, I restricted most of my European travels to fall because, whatever the weather, I enjoyed the feeling of having the hotel, trail, restaurant or cathedral — well, maybe...

EU-member Slovenia bans pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader from entering the country
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First commercial ship berths at Rijeka Gateway, marking operational kickoff
The Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture (JV) between Denmark-based shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENNA Group), has entered its operational phase with the arrival of the first commercial...

Frank Warren hints top heavyweight contender rejected Moses Itauma fight offer
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Three Beautiful Spots in Texas That Feel Like Another Country
It's one of those things that many Texans wish they could do more of: travelling. But it's expensive and time-consuming, so it's not always easy to get checkmarks on that ol' traveling bucket list. Texas, once again, to the rescue. Did you know...
Oubliez les classiques, 2026 vous emmène du Mexique aux destinations secrètes d’Europe
Je vous le dis sans détour : 2026 s’annonce comme l’année du réveil pour les voyageurs en quête d’authenticité. Finies les destinations saturées où vous vous retrouvez à jouer des coudes pour prendre une photo ! Cette année-là marquera un tournant...

Four seasons day at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Off Porto Cervo this afternoon, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup fleet faced a mix of weather conditions including calms, a stiff 20 knot Mistral with gusts reaching 30 knots, rain, and moments of brilliant sunshine, all within a three to four hour...

HIGH RISK for extreme rainfall and flooding threat across North Adriatic region, Sept 2nd 2025
Severe weather outlook – forecast across Europe. This forecast features areas of organized severe weather with risk levels and severe weather threats across the European continent. SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK Valid: 02/09/2025 06 UTC – 03/09/2025 06...

Surveillance of West Nile virus infections in humans and animals in Europe, monthly report – data submitted up to 3 September 2025
Epidemiological summary In 2025, and as of 3 September 2025, 9 countries in Europe reported 652 locally acquired1 human cases of WNV infection with known place of infection. The earliest and latest date of onset were respectively on 2 June 2025...

Germany Cleans Up Illegal Trash Dumped in Czechia
A now bust German company illegally dumped hundreds of tons of hazardous waste in Czech municipalities. Authorities of both countries have been left to clean up the mess.In the dead of the night in December, tons of trash mixed with fiberglass...

Germany cleans up illegal trash dumped across the Czech border
In the dead of the night in December, tons of trash mixed with fiberglass debris from wind turbine blades, shredded hard-drives and car batteries were dumped in the small Czech municipality of Jirikov. If it weren't for mayor Barbora Siskova, the...

A. Tzitzikostas at TIF: We must completely change the tourism model
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, was the keynote speaker at two events on European and Greek tourism, organized by the Representation of the European Commission in Greece as part of its presence...

4th ORC Double-Handed Worlds opening day
by Offshore Racing Congress 10 Sep 09:17 PDT 7-13 September 2025 The opening race of the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2025, hosted by Yacht Club Monfalcone in collaboration with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and held at Marina...

The future of work
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News digest: Champions at last! UEFA recognises Slovakia's 1976 Euros victory
Good evening. Here is the Friday, September 12 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in a few minutes. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement No digest on Monday, September 15 — it...
This remote island is the ultimate hidden gem to add to your bucket list
Instead of encouraging travelers to go to the hottest, must-visit destinations, this new list urges them to check out those off the beaten path – and how it can be incredibly rewarding. Intrepid Travel released its eighth annual Not Hot List 2026...

These are the overlooked travel spots to escape the crowds in 2026
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