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Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Copied to clipboard CHRIS ETLING Daily Sun Editor Since 1946, the Arizona Daily Sun has been proud to serve as your leading provider of local news in the place we call home. From public schools to public safety, from startups to soccer, from the arts to local government, we have been committed for decades to informing, educating and entertaining our readers. And we couldn't do it without your support of our local journalists who produce important work like covering the massive new hospital campus that will have impacts for decades or the ongoing effects of fire and flooding on our community in northern Arizona. More than ever, we're dedicated to providing that type of unique local journalism. Our commitm...

Britain basked in a Bank Holiday weekend heatwave – and there's more to come this week. Sun-seekers made their way to the nation's beaches and parks on the hottest day of the year on Saturday, with the hot weather continuing today. Brighton beach was packed as people made the most of the long weekend. Others chose to stay on dry land, with London's Richmond Park a hotspot. In Scotland, four-legged friends gathered at Thirlestane Castle in the Borders today for Dachshund Day, with races, agility and judging events. Temperatures reached as high as 24.3C in Bramham, West Yorkshire, on Saturday, the Met Office confirmed. Sunday saw highs of 22C. High pressure is set to dominate Monday's weather once again, with plenty of sunny intervals between light cloud. Four-legged friends gathered today at Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders for the 2023 Dachshund Day ( Pic Phil Wilkinson.) The cloud will burn off for many areas in the a...

ul]:mb-0"> Updated May 14 p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet--article-byline-and]:text-gray-13"> By Jacob Kastrenakes , a deputy editor who oversees tech and news coverage. Since joining The Verge in 2012, he's published 5,000+ stories and is the founding editor of the creators desk. Google had a lot to prove coming into I/O 2023 — and the company showed up with a ton of AI announcements to show it would be a serious player in the field. There was a new large language model, AI features in Docs and Sheets, and generative features in Android. And Google demoed a major overhaul to Google Search that puts generative results front and center. The company also announced a wave of new Pixel devices, including the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7A. Read on below for all the details. Highlights div>hr]:last:border-none" id="stream-entry-6afd17f3-448a-4774-b398-50aefbb2c0af"> Pin PINNED Google just finished up its I/O ke...

New rebate powers up 'Year of the e-bike' Published 5:19 pm Friday, May 26, 2023 Tony Winkler explains features on e-bikes for sale in the shop e-Bike Duluth on Wednesday. Dan Kraker/MPR News By Dan Kraker Bike retailers around Minnesota say e-bike sales have surged in recent years. And they expect further growth now that Minnesota has joined the increasing number of states and cities to pass e-bike rebate programs. "E-bikes are really the wave of the future. They go out the door like crazy," said Tony Winkler inside e-Bike Duluth, a small shop in a converted home just across the street from Duluth's popular Lakewalk paved trail. Email newsletter signup Winkler said he even sold 30 bikes i...

Now, users can make UPI payments using RuPay credit cards on Google Pay . At present, there is no option to add Visa and Mastercard-issued credit cards to Google Pay. We tell you how to add your RuPay credit card to your Google Pay. Advertisement Google Pay, in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Tuesday rolled out support for RuPay credit cards on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). With this, users can now link their RuPay credit cards with Google Pay to make payments at all online and offline merchants where RuPay credit cards are accepted. Customers with RuPay credit cards issued by Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India will be able to avail this feature. Until the latest update, UPI-based payment app Google Pay, like most payments apps, only supported payments using a debit card. Now, users can add their RuPay credit card and make payments seamlessly to m...

The inevitable has happened. The Deccan Chronicle group management has finally wound up its decades-old Telugu daily Andhra Bhoomi completely, throwing thousands of employees on the roads. Though the daily has ceased its publication last year itself, the management has not officially closed it and the employees were not asked to leave. They have not been paid salaries, and so, they were hoping that the publication would make a turnaround and would be reopened in future. But a few days ago, the management officially declared that Andhra Bhoomi is being closed once and for all. It reportedly asked the employees to leave, and expressed its inability to pay the salary dues to them. Many of the employees were due to be paid salaries for several months and were hoping to get the arrears to clear their debts. But with the management throwing up its hands to pay even the arrears for their period of working, they were heart-broken. What is worse, they came to know that the D...

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Over a century ago, while India was still 26 years away from becoming an independent nation, Britain's Duke of Connaught laid the foundation stone of Parliament House (then called The Council House) on February 12, 1921. As per archival documents, he said it would stand "as the symbol of India's rebirth to yet higher destinies". Six years later, the Parliament House opened for the decision makers for the Crown-ruled colony desperate for freedom. Since then, the Parliament House, revered as the temple of democracy, has seen history shaping itself. The chambers of this old majestic structure have heard the echoes of bombs hurled by revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt in their struggle to attain freedom, chants of 'Inqilab Zindabad,' and the historic speech of the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru - Tryst with Destiny. But now, India is set to turn the page to a new Parliament House set to be inaugurated on May 28. De...

ISLAMABAD    -   The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing of the case regarding relocation of Ittefaq Sugar Mills over adjournment plea filed by counsel Khawaja Tariq Raheem. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the case filed by the Punjab government against Ittefaq Sugar Mills Limited, Lahore on permission to establish sugar mills in cotton growing areas. During the course of proceedings, Advocate Khawaja Tariq Raheem, counsel for Ittefaq Sugar Mills, submitted a written application and sought adjournment of hearing due to his illness. The court accepted the adjournment plea and stated that the case had been pending for a long time. The case could not be put pending for long time, it added. The court remarked that if the counsel was not available at the next hearing, Ittefaq Sugar Mill should arrange for an alternate counsel. Subsequently, hea...

Target became the latest company to adjust plans for marketing supportive of the L.G.B.T.Q. community after it faced backlash from some customers. For years, Pride Month, the annual celebration for L.G.B.T.Q. Americans, has afforded companies a marketing opportunity to tap into the buying power of a group with growing financial, political and social clout. Yet, while these efforts have always faced some opposition, brands and marketers say the country's current political environment — especially around transgender issues — has made this year's campaigns more complicated. This week Target became the latest company to rethink its approach after facing criticism for its Pride collection, which included clothes and books for children that drew outrage from some on the right. The retailer moved its Pride displays — including rainbow-striped collared shirts, yellow hoodies reading "Not a Phase" and baby clothing and accessories — from the entrances of some Target stores aro...