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Opinion: Young gymnasts trying to capitalize on unexpected chance at Tokyo Olympics - USA TODAY Opinion: Young gymnasts trying to capitalize on unexpected chance at Tokyo Olympics - USA TODAY Posted: 27 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST CLOSE Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last Slide Next Slide INDIANAPOLIS – The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics forced athletes in every sport to revise their plans, with most having to push their timetables back. For a few athletes, however, it meant speeding them up. Female gymnasts are required to be 16 during the Olympic year to be eligible for the Games. Skye Blakely and Konnor McClain are among those who, because they were born in 2005, set their sights on the 2024 Olympics in Paris because they were going to be too young for Tokyo. But with the 2020 Games delayed a year because of COVID, they've found themselves with an unexpected opportuni...

Breaking Benji: GJ's Andy Smith survives bout with brain tumor - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Breaking Benji: GJ's Andy Smith survives bout with brain tumor - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Posted: 27 Feb 2021 11:15 PM PST Andy Smith sat comfortably in the passenger seat of his parents' blue Toyota SUV, his head leaning back against the headrest with thoughts on how Jan. 12 would be spent simply relaxing at home after an unplanned trip to the Front Range. Once the car pulled up to the house, however, he quickly noticed a crowd — neighbors, family, some of his old Grand Junction High School basketball teammates and even the GJHS Tigers' mascot — waiting outside with balloons and signs. It was a triumphant welcome home party for a young man who had spent 50 nights away because of a brain tumor which, in jest, he dubbed "Benji." Those 50 nights were marked by challenges, concern and came...

COVID-19 vaccine pricing to help govts to ensure little to no out-of-pocket costs for people: Pfizer - The Tribune India COVID-19 vaccine pricing to help govts to ensure little to no out-of-pocket costs for people: Pfizer - The Tribune India Posted: 17 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST New Delhi, December 17  Global pharma major Pfizer has said its COVID-19 vaccine is being priced in a way that will help governments to ensure that there is little to no out-of-pocket costs for their people, as it seeks to ensure access to the vaccine across the world. For this pandemic period, the company's pricing approach is based on the principle of ensuring broad access and supplies to the governments, a Pfizer spokesperson said in a statement. The company's decision-making is not being driven by traditional cost/benefit analysis, it added. "Our pricing strategy is an outcome of volume, advanced commitment, equity and affordability principles. We a...

Rail passengers will be hit by above-inflation price rises tomorrow - Daily Mail Rail passengers will be hit by above-inflation price rises tomorrow - Daily Mail Posted: 28 Feb 2021 09:46 AM PST Commuters and frequent travellers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises from Monday.     Rail passengers in England will see ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent while those in Wales will face a similar increase. Meanwhile in Scotland, the Government is implementing smaller rises of 1.6 per cent and 0.6 per cent for peak and off-peak travel respectively. The figure, which represents the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation from July 2020 plus one percentage point, has led some critics to accuse the UK Government of 'pricing the railways out of existence'.  Rail passengers in England and Wales will see ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent. (Stock image) Examples of the potent...

Canada extends international travel restrictions - The Tribune India Canada extends international travel restrictions - The Tribune India Posted: 30 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Ottawa, November 30 Canada has announced an extension of restrictions on international travel in an effort to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus amid an ongoing second wave of the pandemic in the country. In a statement issued on Sunday, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced that travel restrictions on US citizens would be extended until December 21, and curbs on people arriving from other countries would be extended until January 21, 2021, Xinhua news agency reported. The restrictions, which were brought forward on March 16, ban most foreign nationals from entering Canada for non-essential travel. There are a number of exceptions for immediate family members of citizens, essential workers, seasonal workers, caregiv...

Shareda sets up Sabah Construction Consultative Council - Daily Express Shareda sets up Sabah Construction Consultative Council - Daily Express Pakistan foreign borrowing soars to USD 6.7 bn as debt mounts - Mint Two villages in Nabawan placed under Emco - Daily Express Shareda sets up Sabah Construction Consultative Council - Daily Express Posted: 27 Feb 2021 08:07 PM PST Shareda sets up Sabah Construction Consultative Council Published on: Sunday, February 28, 2021 By: Larry Ralon Text Size: Credit: Borneo Post Online Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda) has set up a Sabah Construction Consultative Council in its effort to save the construction industry in Sabah, which it claimed to be 30 years backward as compared to its counterpart in West Malaysia.  Its President, Datuk Chew Sang Hai  (pic) , said Saturday apart from that the State's construction cost is ...

BASKETBALL: C2-7 girls district final--BRLD 54, North Central 42 - Norfolk Daily News BASKETBALL: C2-7 girls district final--BRLD 54, North Central 42 - Norfolk Daily News Today’s edition of the Dayton Daily News ePaper available to all - Dayton Daily News Here’s how to read the Dayton Daily News ePaper on your smartphone, tablet or computer - Dayton Daily News Contact the Dayton Daily News - Dayton Daily News BASKETBALL: C2-7 girls district final--BRLD 54, North Central 42 - Norfolk Daily News Posted: 26 Feb 2021 07:14 PM PST BATTLE CREEK--The Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur girls trailed at the beginning of the first and second quarters and came from behind in both situations to take the lead. But when BRLD grabbed the lead for the second time, thanks to a 27-point effort by senior point guard Caragan Tietz, the Wolverines wouldn't relinquish it. After defeating a 20-5 North Cen...