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Talking Southern – Telling Time
At a recent national convention in a non-Southern city, your compiler was asked by a delegate with a nasal, northeastern accent what time it was, and he answered without looking. “Must be about a quarter to three.” (He had noticed the time in answering his cellphone a few minutes before, so the guess
‘Southern Hospitality With a Twist’ and More: Shoney’s Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain
Nashville, TN ( RestaurantNews.com ) Shoney’s is going to need a bigger trophy case. Shoney’s, a true pioneer and a category leader in the restaurant industry, is one of America’s favorite brands and has been accumulating accolades for nearly eight decades. It has recently received another award, being named a winner in the 2025 Newsweek
Southern hemisphere’s largest rodeo returns after tumultuous times
Red dust, huge crowds and raging bulls are back in action at Mount Isa Rodeo, and the outback legacy is here to stay. Almost 2,000 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, it's not the outback city's first rodeo. And thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers, it won't be the last. "The vibes are electric, it's the
Southern Africa through the South African Medical Research Council marks a decade of malaria research and collaboration
As Southern Africa works toward the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating malaria by 2030, the region continues to face major challenges, including cross-border transmission, limited resources, and insecticide resistance. However, amid these difficulties, a significant milestone will be celebrated this month: the 10th annual Southern Africa Malaria Research Conference. The event, hosted by the
See Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers This Summer
July 27, 2025 Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient Arthropods Set your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers. By Rachel Feltman & Fonda Mwangi Anaissa Ruiz Tejada/Scientific American Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. It’s been a while, but we’re
Southern California air regulators reject rules to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that would have curbed harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, but the majority voted to send the rules back to committee to be changed and reconsidered. The rules aimed to reduce emissions of smog-contributing nitrogen oxides
What Is ‘Cheerwine,’ and Why Do Southern People Love This Soda?
TASTE OF HOME, COURTESY GAEL COOPER TASTE OF HOME, COURTESY GAEL COOPER Published on May 09, 2025 Cheerwine, y'all: It's a sip of southern charm. Despite its name, the bubbly drink is all soda—no alcohol. Now Trending It’s hard to find regional foods that are only available in that region. You can find Wisconsin’s deep-fried
Southern Mindanao will have scattered rains due to ITCZ
Several parts of southern Mindanao will be cloudy with scattered rain showers in the next 24 hours due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), state weather bureau Pagasa said in its 4 a.m. advisory. It also said that the northernmost part of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers due to
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Embracer Will Spin-Off ‘Fellowship Entertainment’ Into Its Own Company
"this approach represents the most effective long-term solution" by Ollie Reynolds 40 mins ago Image: Amazon Game Studios Embracer has announced its intention to spin-off Fellowship Entertainment into its own company in 2027. In the press release, founder Lars Wingefors states that the approach "represents the most effective long-term solution" for Embracer, with the intention
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2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly
2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mikey D’Amato, LB, Cal Poly Name: Mikey D’Amato Position: LB College: Cal Poly Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 235 lbs X: @mikeydamato2 Instagram: @mikey_damato_ What made you decide you wanted to be a football player? It’s kind of in my blood, my pops he actually played in the NFL so honestly
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These Types Of Vehicles Typically Depreciate Faster Than Others
Every gearhead has been in this situation. You're surfing through eBay Motors or Facebook Marketplace looking for cars, either just for fun or because you want a new project, and you see it: a European luxury car like a Mercedes S-Class, a BMW 7 Series, or something wild like a Maserati. The price is really
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Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial
Watch subscriber-only discussion going behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race. Available only for MIT Alumni and subscribers. Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s
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Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object
Anders Bell points to his grey hair and laughs. “Three years ago, it was still blond and curly,” says Volvo’s chief engineering and technology officer. The remark is more than self-deprecating. It captures what Volvo has been through: five years of building a software-defined vehicle (SDV) from scratch, as a traditional carmaker, with no blueprint

