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iHeartMedia Pittsburgh announced today that Rob King, a member of the Steelers Audio Network pre-game and post-game broadcast team since 2014, has been named play-by-play announcer for the team’s game audio broadcasts. King, a nearly 25-year veteran of Pittsburgh sports media, succeeds Bill Hillgrove, who retired earlier this year after serving in the role for the past 30 seasons. He will join color analyst Craig Wolfley in the broadcast booth. “Following the retirement of longtime play-by-play announcer Bill Hillgrove earlier this year, we are excited to announce that Rob King will assume the role of play-by-play announcer for the Steelers…

Image source, Valerie Hache/AFPImage caption, The fire broke out in the Moulins district of Nice early on Thursday morning.Article informationauthor, Paul Kirbyrole, BBC News18 July 2024 08:17 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoSeven people, including three young children and one teenager, were killed in a fire that broke out in the southern French city of Nice early on Thursday morning.Local prosecutors said authorities were investigating the fire as possible arson. Flames engulfed the upper floors of an apartment building in the Moulins district, close to Nice’s airport.The mayor of Nice said images clearly showed hooded people pouring gasoline on the stairs overnight,…

Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key interest rate unchanged at 3.75%, with President Christine Lagarde saying a “decision is still open” about a possible rate cut in September, but downplayed concerns about rising inflationary pressures.of European Central Bank The Governing Council’s decision to keep the benchmark deposit rate unchanged was in line with market expectations, amid concerns that geopolitical uncertainty and rapid wage growth will continue to push up prices. “What we will do in September is still to be decided…

Prime Day The sales may be over, but Apple’s sales are (somewhat surprisingly) still on. While Apple itself doesn’t typically hold sales, Amazon often has deals on current-generation Apple devices, many of which will be even better this fall thanks to Apple software updates. Announced at WWDCThese still-available Apple discounts are even more enticing, with many being offered at record low prices. While you won’t see any discounts on iPhones or HomePod speakers (Amazon is pushing hard for Echo purchases), most other Apple products can still be purchased at deep discounts today. Here are the best Prime Day Apple deals…

The CrazyFlie is a tiny 56-gram drone that uses insect-inspired navigation strategies to return to its starting point. Courtesy of Guido de Croon / TU Delft| MAV Lab Have you ever wondered how insects can travel far from their habitat and still find their way? The answer to this question has implications not only for biology, but also for creating AI for small, autonomous robots. Inspired by the biological discovery that ants visually perceive their surrounding environment, combined with step counting, to safely return to their nest, drone researchers at Delft University of Technology used these insights to develop an…

Today’s Daily ChartIt’s a somewhat subjective rating of the weather for that day on a scale of 0 to 10.6/10: The heatwaves have finally passed. Hope you’re all well!Quick Forecasttoday: Partly cloudy with low humidity. Scattered showers? High: 85 to 91.tonight: Scattered showers and storms, mainly in the south. Lows: 61 to 69.tomorrow: Sunny, light wind, moderate humidity. Highs: 84 to 90.Detailed forecastIt’s okay to feel like today is a new beginning in life. The return to more seasonable temperatures will continue through the weekend. The rain forecast is a bit uncertain as the front that brought the storms last…

Sotheby’s “Apex,” an adult stegosaurus skeleton, sold at auction for $44.6 million. CNN — a Stegosaurus skeleton It sold for $44.6 million in New York, making it the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction. The dinosaur fossil was sold to an anonymous buyer on Wednesday after seven bidders applied, according to Sotheby’s, which handled the auction. The fossil, nicknamed “Apex,” sold for well above its pre-sale estimate of $4 million to $6 million. Apex was found on private property. Moffat County, ColoradoSotheby’s announced in a press release that commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper will be auctioning the dinosaur fossil in…

2024 Kennedy Center Honorees, clockwise from left, Apollo Theater, Grateful Dead (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann), jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt, and director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Apollo Theater / Jay Blakesberg / Jeremy Locke / Ken Friedman / Chad Caig / Kennedy Center Honors Hide caption Toggle caption Apollo Theater / Jay Blakesberg / Jeremy Locke / Ken Friedman / Chad Caig / Kennedy Center Honors The winners of the 47th Kennedy Center Honors have been announced. Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award goes to director and filmmaker…

Enzo Fernandez his Chelsea He will meet his team-mates on the club’s pre-season tour of the United States later this month, and only then will the club know how well his apology for his actions has been accepted.New manager Enzo Maresca has only been on the training ground for a few weeks but is already facing the first major test of his talent management skills.One source close to the veteran player, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: Athletic Before Fernández’s live broadcast, he explained that this was to protect the relationship, but the start of the Maresca regime couldn’t have…

Stay up to date with free updatesJust sign up Chinese politics and policies myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.China’s leaders, at a top Communist Party meeting, warned of “risks” in areas including the country’s sluggish property market, government debt and financial institutions, and called for stronger social controls to ensure stability.As it concluded its Third Plenary Session, one of the most important sessions for setting out medium- to long-term policies, the Party Central Committee warned of geopolitical risks, prioritized security as economic growth and said China should “take the lead in global governance.””It is necessary to coordinate development…