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Australia beat India by 10 wickets in Adelaide Test to level series 1-1 | Cricket News

Australia beat India by 10 wickets in Adelaide Test to level series 1-1 | Cricket News

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Hosts level 1-1 on the third day after India slump to 175 all out in the second of the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. Pat Cummins’s first five-wicket haul at the Adelaide Oval has led Australia to a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the second Test against India, helping the hosts level the five-match series at 1-1. The Australian skipper took 5-57 as he bounced out the Indian lower order on Sunday, with the visitors crashing to 175 all out in their second innings for a slender 18-run lead. Resuming at 128-5 in the second innings, India needed a near-miracle from Rishabh Pant to have any hope of setting a testing fourth innings target for Australia to chase. But Mitchell Starc had other ideas, as he had Pant (28) caught at slip from the sixth delivery of the afternoon. Cummins then got into the act using the short ball tactic against the Indian lower order to great effect. Ravichandran Ashwin (7) was caught behind trying to pull, while Harshit Rana (0) could not fend off a rising delivery …

The Pros and Cons of Enabling Your VPN at the Router Level

The Pros and Cons of Enabling Your VPN at the Router Level

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While many of us use VPNs directly on our devices, you can also enable a VPN at your router level. This setup eliminates the need to connect each device individually. Although this option offers extra convenience, you must also consider some drawbacks before setting up a VPN at the router level. The Pros of Setting Up a VPN at the Router Level DenPhotos/Shutterstock Here are some benefits of configuring a VPN at the router level: 1. Protection for All Connected Devices Setting up a VPN at the router level secures all devices connected to your network. You can even safeguard devices that don’t usually support VPN apps, such as gaming consoles and certain smart home devices. This type of protection is especially useful in households or offices with multiple users and various devices. 2. Convenience and Ease of Use Configuring a VPN on your router eliminates the need to install VPN apps or manually connect/disconnect each device. You can manage the VPN settings in one central location rather than on individual devices, making it easier, …

French Heritage Sites Had ‘Pre-Covid’ Level of Visitors in 2023

French Heritage Sites Had ‘Pre-Covid’ Level of Visitors in 2023

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A new study shows that attendance at French museums, monuments and other heritage sites have recovered to pre-pandemic levels with 46.8 million visitors in 2023. According to the latest edition of the Patrimostat, the annual reference publication on attendance at heritage sites and establishments from the Department of Studies, Foresight, Statistics and Documentation (DEPS) of the Ministry of Culture, the total number of visitors at more than 1,450 museums and 46,000 monuments is 13 percent higher than 2022 and 7 percent higher than 2019. Related Articles Some institutions which experienced above-average increases in visitors for 2023 compared to the previous year included the Musée d’Orsay (18 percent), the Musée de l’Orangerie (22 percent), and the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (1.4 million tickets sold for an increase of 40 percent), as well as the national monuments Mont-Saint-Michel (23 percent) and the Conciergerie (41 percent). Other institutions received much smaller increases or experienced declines. Versailles received 8.4 million visitors, a rise of 2 percent, but the Louvre had 8.8 million (decrease of 7 percent) and visitor numbers at the Centre Pompidou fell 20 percent to …

Apple Watch Series 10 vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Is it time to level up?

Apple Watch Series 10 vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Is it time to level up?

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Screenshot by Kayla Solino/ZDNET iPhone launch day is something tech enthusiasts and everyday consumers can mark on the calendar every September. Apple’s early autumn event has become as synonymous with the fall season as the return of pumpkin spice flavored drinks at Dunkin’ and Starbucks alike. The day is highly anticipated and full of excitement — and this year’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ event didn’t disappoint.  The Cupertino-based company unveiled its newest iPhone lineup, the iPhone 16 series, and the next generation of its popular Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 10, on the wearable’s tenth anniversary, the Apple Watch Ultra 3, and a more affordable Apple Watch SE.  Also: Everything announced at Apple’s iPhone 16 event The Watch Series 10 is the latest release since Apple debuted the Watch Series 9 last year, and the Watch Series 8 back in 2022. A new Watch SE (3rd Gen) was unveiled, too, refreshing the previous iteration released in 2023, and finally, the Watch Ultra 3 levels up on the older Ultra 2, also released last year.  Early reports indicated …

A new level of incoherence from Trump

A new level of incoherence from Trump

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Yesterday, at the Economic Club of New York, one member asked Donald Trump a very specific question about his policy priorities: “If you win in November, can you commit to prioritizing legislation to make child care affordable, and if so, what specific piece of legislation will you advance?” Trump’s reply was not only not specific; it was incoherent. After a little throat-clearing about how “important” an issue child care is, he seemed to turn to a discussion of his nebulous idea to increase tariffs on foreign imports, although even that is hard to ascertain. Trump said: But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that—because, look, child care is child care. It’s, couldn’t—you know, there’s something … You have to have it. In this country, you have to have it. But when …

The best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in Sep 2024

The best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in Sep 2024

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I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget. Below are some of the top e-bikes I’ve hand-tested for every price range, current as of September 2024. Summer may be heading towards the rearview mirror, but that just means there are some great sales! Just like the ultra-competitive e-bike selling year last year, 2024 has still made itself known as the year of the e-bike sales. So check out the awesome e-bikes below, any one of which could become your next electric bike. This list is divided into several price ranges. We’ll start with the best e-bikes under $1,000, then move on to the under-$2,000 category, under-$3,000 category, etc. The goal is to highlight some of my favorite models in various …

VTQ and T Level 2024: 7 key results trends

VTQ and T Level 2024: 7 key results trends

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More from this theme Recent articles Vocational and technical qualification (VTQ) and T Level results for 2024 were out yesterday – here’s Schools Week’s round-up of the key trends. 400,000 VTQ results delivered There were no signs of any delays to BTEC and other VTQ grades, after the fiasco two years ago, whereby Ofqual launched an action plan to mandate awarding organisations and education institutions to comply with strict data checks and deadlines. More than 400,000 results have been issued this summer across over 500 vocational and technical qualifications. Ofqual today released the results for the 15 awarding organisations which handed out 249,950 VTQ grades across 245 performance table qualifications, a near 3 per cent decline from the year prior. The largest cohort of VTQs was in business, administration and law – 60,300 certificates were awarded this year, a drop from the 61,200 handed out 12 months ago. Last year, Ofqual data showed under 180 results were “routinely withheld” awaiting internal processing. But this year, Cath Jadhav, vice president of Pearson which offers BTECs, said that the inclusion …

Is Iranian military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘at a new level’? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Is Iranian military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘at a new level’? | Russia-Ukraine war News

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Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian man who filmed a heavy drone that crashed in a field outside the western Russian village of Shirinka was jubilant. In a video posted online on May 26, the unidentified man said the white drone belonged to Ukraine and carried “missiles”. German military analyst Julian Roepke said the drone was a malfunctioned heavy, Iranian-made Mohajer-6 drone. “Iranian arms support for Russia at a new level,” he posted on X. The crash landing revealed an unpleasant surprise for Ukraine. The alleged “missiles” attached to the crashed drone were high-precision aerial bombs that were supposed to be dropped on the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, analyst Roepke said. Tehran supplies them to Moscow – along with cheaper, slower Shahed “kamikaze” drones, artillery shells and, reportedly, ballistic missiles. Observers say they are sent in return for the Kremlin’s international backing and far more advanced Russian weaponry that can shield Iran from potential Israeli and United States attacks. Since 2022, Shaheds have become “ersatz cruise missiles” that allow Moscow to launch massive, frequent assaults on …