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Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday’s shooting at a Minneapolis church.Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars. All of them are taped to the walls of her room at the Hennepin County Medical Center, where she has been recovering. Her condition has been upgraded from critical to satisfactory.“All of these handmade cards are just absolutely adorable and heartfelt,” Genevieve’s aunt, Wanda Stipek, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Saturday. “This is coming from other kids who…

Goals in the second half from Zan Vipotnik and Ronald gave Swansea a deserved 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the Championship.The striker’s effort soon after the interval paired with the Brazilian’s goal late on was enough to ensure the visitors got their first three points on the road this season. They moved up to seventh following the victory while the Owls remained without a win and slipped down to 23rd in the table, above only city rivals Sheffield United.Both managers made wholesale changes from their sides’ respective victories in the Carabao Cup in midweek.Chants against chairman Dejphon…

Emil Riis scored his first goals for Bristol City as the Robins maintained an unbeaten start to the Championship season with an exhilarating 4-2 victory over Hull at Ashton Gate.The visitors took a third-minute lead when a poor touch from Rob Atkinson saw David Akintola rob him and feed Joe Gelhardt, who deftly chipped advancing goalkeeper Radek Vitek. But Bristol City responded strongly and equalised on 16 minutes when a deep right-wing cross was volleyed back across goal by Ross McCrorie for summer signing Riis to shoot home from close range. Image: Emil Riis Jakobsen of Bristol City celebrates his…

Thomas Frank suffered his first Premier League defeat as Spurs head coach after Bournemouth deservedly won 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A woeful Spurs had just one shot on target, which came in the 68th minute, in a sorry performance that ended Frank’s honeymoon following opening league wins against Burnley and Manchester City. There were boos from the home fans at the full-time whistle.Spurs could have moved top with a win over Bournemouth, but the visitors looked like the team aiming for the summit with an outstanding performance in north London that saw them have 19 shots, with six…

A goalkeeping error from Calum Ward gifted Stuart Kettlewell a share of the spoils on his return to Fir Park as Motherwell and Kilmarnock drew 2-2 in the William Hill Premiership.After taking the lead in the 19th minute courtesy of Djenairo Daniels’ opener, Kilmarnock found themselves on the back foot. Tawanda Maswanhise slammed home a leveller on the stroke of half-time before Emmanuel Longelo completed the turnaround just past the hour mark. Image: Djenairo Daniels opened the scoring for Kimarnock The Steelmen looked in total command until Ward spilt a looping cross in the 81st minute into the path of…

Substitute Alexandros Kyziridis produced an assist and a stoppage-time winner as Hearts came from behind to win 2-1 at Livingston and climb to the top of the William Hill Premiership in front of a bumper travelling support.The 6,300 Jambos fans who had made the short trip to West Lothian were silenced when Lewis Smith’s 26th-minute strike beat Scotland goalkeeper Zander Clark all too easily. But, as they had done in their previous two league matches, Derek McInnes’s side fought back, with Claudio Braga equalising early in the second half before Greek winger Kyziridis curled home a stunning strike in the…

Wilson Isidor was the hero at the Stadium of Light as an impressive Sunderland came from behind to snatch a late 2-1 victory against Brentford.Regis Le Bris’ side were often in control but had to wait until the 95th minute to finally take the initiative as the substitute Isidor rose highest to hand the hosts all three points. After a tetchy first half, Brentford were given a golden chance to take the lead from the penalty spot after Reinildo pulled down Nathan Collins during a set-piece. Kevin Schade’s resulting spot-kick lacked any conviction though, as Robin Roefs saved with ease.…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent’s biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming.The four-day festival, which began Thursday, celebrated anime, gaming, comics and cosplay with a variety of entertainment, including vintage arcade games, esports and costume competitions.Fans dressed up as their favorite comic book heroes and villains, snapping selfies in replicas of famous local sets and donning original character outfits inspired by their own imagination.“This year’s Comic-Con has been bigger and bolder than ever before,” said Comic-Con…

No matter what your age is, you may have experienced an occasional memory challenge, like misplacing your car keys or walking into a room and forgetting why you’re there.These are normal incidents of age-related forgetfulness. But I’ve discovered that the key to excellent memory is to be intentional and proactive with cognitive-boosting activities every day.I’m retired now, after more than three decades of working as a professor of education. But at 78 years old, I still write books (more than 175 and counting), give professional presentations, and blog about psychology.These are five practices that have kept my memory razor sharp:1.…

Before Domynique Johnson got married in 2024, she came home from work, opened her laptop and spent two hours scouring the internet for white dresses every night. She repeated the routine for two months, just to finalize her wardrobe for her two-day bachelorette party, she says.Shopping for her other wedding events, including her bridal shower, wedding ceremony in Hawaii and reception in Bali, took similar amounts of dedication. She wanted to have a different look for every single photographed event, she says.The 32-year-old real estate consultant from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, spent nearly $18,000 on 15 unique white outfits during her…