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U.S. travelers can now keep their shoes on at airport security, thanks to a new policy announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Travelers passing through airport security across the United States will no longer be required to remove their shoes, following a policy change announced Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The move is part of a broader initiative to modernize airport operations and streamline the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening process. Noem said advancements in security technology and updated procedures make the change possible.

Travelers like Malina Gangadin greeted the news with relief and enthusiasm.

“Oh my gosh yes, I’m so glad I don’t have to—bare dogs out inside of the airport,” Gangadin said. “I’d be so mad. I’m just glad I get to keep my shoes on, my feet like my shoes.”

Andre Riendeau of Terryville noted the change will make travel significantly easier for him.

“I think this is great. As someone with a bad back, not having to bend over and take my shoes off is great,” Riendeau said.

The revised policy is expected to reduce wait times at security checkpoints and ease some of the frustrations travelers associate with air travel.

“People are taking their shoes off, it takes time,” Henry Berglewicz said. “They’re putting them back on. They’re looking for their luggage, so it’s a much better thing.”

While some travelers initially expressed concerns about whether the new rule might compromise safety, officials assured the public that the change is backed by improved technology and security.

“I feel like it should be a lot easier to just be able to walk through and have everything scanned,” Gangadin said. “So now that they’re actually implementing that in policy, I find that to be really fascinating.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the three expansion teams that the WNBA is adding over the next few years:

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Cleveland

First year of play: 2028.

Majority ownership group: Dan Gilbert, who owns the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Where they’ll play: Rocket Arena, home of the Cavaliers.

Practice facility: Retrofit a facility in Independence, Ohio, that is currently used by the Cavaliers.

What they’re saying: “They’re a ready-made operation, arena, demographic, the psychographic, all the data, those numbers,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. “I’m a data geek. All the data we’ve been looking at as it relates to what would make a successful franchise and obviously look no further than what we already did in the Bay Area.”

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Detroit

First year of play: 2029.

Majority ownership group: Tom Gores, who owns the Detroit Pistons.

Minority owners: Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Jared Goff.

Where they’ll play: Little Caesars Arena, home of the Pistons.

Practice facility: Building a new facility.

What they’re saying: “I think this will be bigger than just the basketball team coming back. It’s recognition of all the things that are happening in the city. And finally, I think it’s going to have a real economic impact,” Pistons vice chairman Arn Tellem said.

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Philadelphia

First year of play: 2030.

Majority ownership group: Josh Harris, who owns the Philadelphia 76ers.

Where they’ll play: A new arena being built in downtown Philadelphia.

Practice facility: The 76ers have a practice facility in Camden, New Jersey.

What they’re saying: “Philly fans are passionate, they are full on. They hold you accountable and they hold everyone accountable, the players, the team, the ownership and, you know, we embrace that and embrace them,” said Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Managing Partner and co-founder Josh Harris, who owns the 76ers. “There’s a lot…

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Wilkes-Barre, PA – The local stakes season for 2-year-olds opened with a bang on the Monday (June 30) afternoon before the Fourth of July at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, as Mr Big Spender trotted the fastest mile of the year for a baby over a 5/8-mile track, 1:54.2, when he won one of four $30,000 divisions of a Pennsylvania All-Stars event.

The Captain Corey – Reilly colt sat fourth while Dublin Hanover and then Oversear put up fractions of :28 and :57, with Mr Big Spender starting forward uncovered nearing the three-quarters in 1:25.3 and gaining through the lane. The first-over and the pacesetting Oversear were inseparable to the naked eye at the wire, but the photo finish showed Mr Big Spender more photogenic by the shortest possible margin under the urging of Matt Kakaley. (Had Oversear gotten to the wire first, he would have set a new track record for baby geldings, eclipsing the 1:54.4 mark set by Amigo Volo, who was driven by … Matt Kakaley.)

Mr Big Spender (2) becomes the fastest 2-year-old trotter of the year on a 5/8-mile track by winning at Pocono Monday in 1:54.2. Curtis Salonick photo.

Mr Big Spender was the only one of the four All-Stars winners to have a purse race under his girth, qualifying twice freelegged and then adding hopples in a third-place finish. Now he is a season’s leader for trainer Norm Parker and owners Bart and Todd Brice.

Driver Tim Tetrick, trainer Scott Di Domenico, and the partnership of Di Domenico’s Triple D Stables Inc. and Joseph Faraldo sent out two first-timers, both coming off winning qualifiers, to All-Stars stakes victories and reducing their best times. One was another son of Captain Corey,…

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In late 2024, Bloodywood, torchbearers and metal barrier-breakers hailing from India, teamed up with Babymetal out of Japan for the single, “Bekhauf”. They are currently on the road in the US supporting Babymetal on their headlining tour.

During their June 27th show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, Babymetal joined Bloodywood to perform “Bekhauf”, marking their first ever on-stage appearance together. Fan-filmed video can be viewed below.

Bloodywood issued the following statement with the release of “Bekhauf” in December 2024:

“‘Bekhauf’ means ‘fearless’ in Hindi. It was born out of the realization that fear can be seen as a choice, and that choice is our own. It’s about using this knowledge to take control of our fears and eliminate the side of them that holds us back.

It also marks our first ever collaboration. We’ve been waiting to find the right artists to work with, and when the possibility of the Babymetal collab emerged, we knew it was time. We were all fans of their music, but were still surprised by the level of synergy we managed to achieve on the track. It’s a trilingual song and features English, Hindi. and Japanese, Babymetal even sang some parts in Hindi. but we think you can feel the message regardless and that’s a testament to this synergy.

The fact that we tied it all together by creating an anime/video game hybrid video pushes everything to the next level. This is a piece of Asian metal history and we’re proud to share it with the world.”

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Block Island has always been a favored destination for those who love a touch of intrigue. The tiny teardrop-shaped land mass 12 miles off the coast of mainland Rhode Island has a long and storied history with marauders wading ashore, the most famous being Captain Kidd, a privateer turned pirate who visited in 1699 in the days before his capture. He would eventually be executed in London, but not before he told the world he had left behind some buried treasure. While a piece of his fortune was found off the coast of Madagascar, the rest of it could be anywhere, even here on the island. While you’re unlikely to discover his gold, there are some modern-day treasures to discover: Eben Horton’s glass floats.

Horton is no marauder, privateer, or pirate. Rather, he’s a mild-mannered and downright friendly glassblower from Newport, just across the Block Island Sound. He didn’t mean to become a celebrity. But when he inherited a box of cracked paperweights from his mentor that were destined for a landfill, everything changed. “I filled a backpack full of these things and I hid them all along the beach,” Horton said of his first go-around with trash-turned-treasure in the late ‘90s. “And I just thought, This is gonna make some people really happy.”

Each of Eben Horton’s glass floats is hand-blown.

Courtesy of Glass Float Project

That simple act of gifting something beautiful for free, with no strings attached and no Instagram tag required, planted the seed of what would become the Glass Float Project, a Block Island tradition that officially began in 2011.

Every year, starting in late May or early June, Horton and a crew of volunteers…

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