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Evacuations, closures in north Scottsdale

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As the Diamond Fire continues to burn in north Scottsdale, here are the latest updates.

Beginning at around 5:15 pm on Tuesday, June 27, near 130th and Ranch Gate Road, the brush fire quickly sprawled into an estimated 2,500-acre wildfire.

At a news briefing Wednesday morning, Tiffany Davila, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the fire remained at 0% containment, and winds were expected to pick up later Wednesday.

According to InciWeb, Diamond impacted multiple homes and forced evacuations by Scottsdale Police. Scottsdale reported that nearly 100-plus homes had been evacuated, affecting

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This Collapsed Star Is Slowly Transforming Into a Massive Cosmic Diamond

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We all want a diamond that shines as bright as a star. But what about a gemstone that actually is a star?

Astronomers have discovered a rare white dwarf star undergoing a—very—slow process that would theoretically create a dense cosmic diamond at its core. According to a yet-to-be-peer-review study posted on the preprint database arXiv, the star (dubbed HD 190412 C) is primarily made up of carbon and metallic oxygen and located about 104 light years away from Earth.

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Diamond League Oslo schedule and start lists

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Middle distance star Jakob Ingrebrigtsen will hope for a strong performance on home soil in Oslo (Getty Images)

Middle distance star Jakob Ingrebrigtsen will hope for a strong performance on home soil in Oslo (Getty Images)

The Diamond League season continues as athletics’ world tour moves north for the fifth event of the season.

After a record breaking night in Paris, Oslo hosts the Bislett Games, held annually in the Norwegian capital since 1965, with a host of starts in action.

The home crowd will be hopeful of strong performances from Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who headlines an outstanding men’s 1500m field after smashing the two-mile record in France last week, and Karsten Warholm, with the hurdler looking to get

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Athletics Diamond League – 2023 Bislett Games Oslo: How to watch Karsten Warholm, Wayde Van Niekerk, and Erriyon Knighton

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The athletics’ 2023 Diamond League season resumes in Oslo with a deep field led by four reigning world record holders: Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles), Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis (pole vaults), Wayde Van Niekerk (400m), and triple jumpers Yulimar Rojas.

Throughout history, the Bislett Stadium has been a haven for world records.

With such a deep field consisting of Olympic and world champions across various track and field events, there’s a chance that several world records could be rewritten, as previously seen in the series and at this venue.

The last man to set a world record at the meeting was Warholm

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Canadian record holder Sarah Mitton 5th in her Diamond League shot put opener

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Canada’s Sarah Mitton opened her Diamond League season with an 18.56-metre throw but couldn’t build off the solid effort, placing fifth in women’s shot put on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco.

After taking the Tucson Elite Classic with a 19.58 performance last weekend in Arizona, she dipped to 18.12 on her second try in Rabat, 18.04 on her fifth and didn’t qualify among the top three for a sixth and final attempt.

Ranked second in the world, Mitton threw 18.98 in Oslo, Norway, 19.90 in Stockholm and 19.44 in Poland last year on the Diamond League professional track and field circuit

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Rare Diamond Within a Diamond Is Unearthed in India and Dubbed ‘The Beating Heart’

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The Beating Heart Diamond – VD Global, released

In India, a diamond company has its hands on a jewel that is rarer than rare—a large, hollow diamond, inside of which rests another, smaller diamond.

Dubbed the “Beating Heart,” there is enough room inside the cavity to allow the smaller diamonds to tumble around. Only one other such discovery has ever been made, and the company hopes to leave it uncut and unpolished to promote the natural splendor of the gemology therein.

Vallabh Dhanjibhai Global in the west Indian state of Gujarat is a sightholder of the De Beers Group, the

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Diamond & Diamond Lawyers Launch $400 Million Lawsuit on Behalf of Human Trafficking Victims Against Magna International and others

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TORONTO, March 31, 2023 /CNW/ – Diamond & Diamond Lawyers, a leading personal injury law firm, announced the launch of a groundbreaking $400 million lawsuit against four major corporations—Magna International, Inc., Gwillimdale Farms Ltd., Touchstone Resort, and Smith Gardens—for their alleged complications in human trafficking.

The lawsuit is an essential step in the fight against human trafficking and underscores Diamond & Diamond Lawyers’ unwavering commitment to securing justice for its clients. The firm aims to send a strong message to other corporations that will not tolerate human trafficking by turning a blind eye.

“Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime,

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Queen Camilla sparkles in diamond tiara and shimmering gown for state banquet in Germany

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Queen Consort Camilla was stunned in a sparkling tiara on Wednesday evening as she joined her husband King Charles at a state banquet in honor of their visit to Germany.

The formal dinner, which was held at the German president’s Bellevue Palace, peace be upon him Camilla dress elegantly in a show-stopping black and silver Bruce Oldfield gown, accessorising with the Boucheron diamond Tiara and the late Queen’s fringed diamond necklace.

Her Majesty also wore the Grand Cross (Special Class) of the Federal Order of Merit, awarded to her earlier in the day by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and completed

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