Author: Newark Independent

Most evenings, Hong Kong’s Central piers are a flurry of activity as commuters spill out of Asia’s commercial centre, though recently there seem to be more groups of runners cutting through the throngs of ferry passengers, dodging posing tourists and darting past hobby fishermen and beer drinkers. They might be chatting among themselves, blasting music from mobile speakers or looking far too serious to be enjoying themselves.Globally, the post-Covid fitness world has been marked by the rise of run clubs, a concept that offers informal, (mostly) relaxed exercise and a sense of community. While trailing cities such as New York,…

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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DERN vs RIBAS 2 takes place Saturday, January 11 in Las Vegas. The entire event will stream live on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) beginning with the prelims at 4pm ET/1pm PT, followed by the main card at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. Prelim Results | Official Scorecards | Watch On ESPN+ UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 Results Jacobe Smith defeats Preston Parsons by KO (left hand) at 1:13 of Round 1 Ernesta Kareckaitė (29-28, 29-28) defeats Nicolle Caliari by split decision (29-28) Bruno Lopes…

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Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department effective Friday, according to a court filing.The filing comes amid a legal fight to stop Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing the special counsel’s report of his investigations into then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the alleged mishandling of classified documents after Trump left office.Smith gave his final two-volume report to the attorney general Tuesday. Garland has indicated he would not release the part of the report regarding the classified documents investigation, but believes it should be public eventually.Smith’s office has been in the wind-down…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a high-level delegation to Doha Saturday to help seal a hostage-and-cease-fire deal with Hamas, following recent progress in the talks and a last-minute push by President-elect Donald Trump. Netanyahu’s decision hinged on whether or not talks had advanced enough to justify sending the team of negotiators, and came after a meeting with Israeli security chiefs and officials from the Biden and incoming Trump administrations, the Times of Israel reported. Earlier in the day, Netanyahu met with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s point person for the Middle East, following Witkoff’s meetings with mediators in Qatar Friday. President-elect…

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TOLEDO — A Toledo man found quite the surprise while cleaning up an old home on New Year’s Eve. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Walter Castanedo told WTOL, a CBS affiliate in Toledo, that he bought the home in May 2024 for $1,000. He found 10 times that in the basement last week. “I just kind of felt like ‘woah’, like ‘huh,’” Castanedo told WTOL. “Because you read about this stuff but you never actually see it. And then when it’s right there in front of you, it’s kind of hard to process.”TRENDING STORIES:He was gutting…

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HOUSTON – In today’s digital age, online marketplaces have become a popular way to find great deals, often from people in your own neighborhood.The early days of online marketplaces were ruled by Craigslist.Now, there are more players in the game like OfferUp, Let It Go and Facebook Marketplace.We’ve all heard the tips from law enforcement about only doing exchanges in a safe, public space, never sending money ahead of time and not sharing your personal information, like your address.But that’s not all. There’s more you can do before you decide to purchase something from a place like Facebook Marketplace.Before contacting…

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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A ban on selling flavored vape products could lead to a local store closing its doors, according to court papers in a federal suit brought by Sunshine Vape in the South County Commons in South Kingstown.“We will continue to do business as long as we can so that adult vapors are not forced back to smoking cigarettes, but in the end, if something doesn’t change, we may have no choice but to close our doors,” said Anthony Bellospirito, Sunshine Vape owner, last week.The same sentiment came from the owner of North Kingstown’s Smoxy Smoke Shop.“It’s like…

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For years, the rule of 10,000 daily steps has been widely promoted as the gold standard for daily physical activity. But according to a recent viral statement by José Abellán, a prominent cardiologist, there’s more to heart health than just hitting that number. This revelation has sparked renewed interest in understanding what truly matters when it comes to walking and cardiovascular fitness. The cardiologist’s comments, based on recent research, suggest that the focus shouldn’t just be on the number of steps but on another crucial factor. This has left many people reevaluating their fitness goals and wondering how to optimize…

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