Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Self-Defense Forces, left, leaves a news conference regarding punishment of members in the wake of claims by a former member that she was sexually harassed by colleagues, at the Ministry of Defense on Dec. 12, 2022. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) Japan’s Ministry of Defense has …
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September 02, 2023 MALVERN, Pa. – Akshara Vijay upset top seed Casey Kaufhold on Saturday to claim the U.S. Open title in the recurve senior women division at the age of just 15. On a day which was brimming with silverware, Vijay – bronze medalist at the same venue last year – came from 4-2 down to force a one …
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More than two years after a 19-year-old Macomb County man was fatally shot after pointing a gun at undercover police officers working a drag racing assignment, prosecutors said no criminal charges will be filed against the officers. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office last week cleared the officers of any wrongdoing in the death of Michael Contrell Adams III of Eastpointe, …
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Arrows hit a target at a private shooting range in Anchorage. (Bill Roth / ADN) WASHINGTON — A year after a landmark gun safety bill was signed into law, Alaska’s congressional delegation wants to preserve funding for school archery and hunting programs that lawmakers say is threatened by the implementation of the legislation. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Alaska …
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Comment on this storyComment Five years ago, Kenneil Cole’s friends speculated only half in jest that he might one day become the mayor of D.C. His story was compelling: his mother died when he was a youth, he was homeless and he had spent time in juvenile detention for robbery. But he worked hard, graduating from Delaware State University and …
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On the 10th of November not long ago only one deer moved past my stand, a 6-point wandered by at 40 yards, never stopping, obviously with a destination in mind. He ignored my grunt tube completely, how rude! The next morning daylight revealed a fresh scrape beside the trail to my stand along with a respectable buck rub. That buck’s …
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In coordination with the County Free Fair, our 4-H program holds our annual County 4-H Rifle, Archery and Shotgun contests on the weekends leading up to the county fair. The Rifle Shoot was held on August 12 at the Collins Wildlife Facility and the Shotgun and Archery Contests were held north of Crowder on August 19. Results were as follows: …
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Hailing from Satara, Maharashtra, 17-year-old Aditi Gopichand Swami scripted history last month at the Hyundai World Archery Championships held in Berlin, Germany. She won India’s first-ever individual compoundtitle and became the youngest Indian world champion at the age of 17, making history in the World Cup era (from 2006 on). The legacy of Deepika Kumari, …
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An avid fan of YouTube videos, I watched a hunter harvest a nice buck with a spear on the opening day of the Nebraska archery season. The buck presented a narrow target after meandering under a tree stand while munching on acorns. The margin of error for a lethal shot on both sides of the deer’s spine was an inch …
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Today, Saeed Al Dharif shares this unique art with people from around the world Photos/Videos: Supplied Published: Sat 2 Sep 2023, 6:13 PM Last updated: Sat 2 Sep 2023, 6:49 PM At 60, while many contemplate retirement, Saeed Al Dharif blazes a different trail. This intrepid Emirati teaches mounted archery, a traditional martial art he mastered after being captivated by …
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