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Diamond Flies Dart-750 Turboprop Trainer

Diamond Aircraft flew its DART-750 military trainer test article for the first time on June 12 and, as expected, all went well. The longish thin-winged hot rod sports a 750-horsepower Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C and is billed as an aerobatic trainer by the company. Diamond test pilots Soren Pedersen and Niko Daroussis flew the plane for 30 minutes and “covered all basic maneuvers including performance and handling checks.”

The aircraft looks something like the Beech Texan II and Embraer Super Tucano trainers that dominate that market (both have PT6 engines) but the similarity ends there. The DART-750 is all-composite

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This Collapsed Star Is Slowly Transforming Into a Massive Cosmic Diamond

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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When some celestial bodies approach the end of their lives, they become what is known as a

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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez Sail French Riviera, Massive Diamond on Display

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Jeff Bezos has his fiancée Lauren Sanchez doing all the heavy lifting during their latest globe-trotting trip — and, no, we’re not talking about their luggage.

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Lauren’s 20-plus carat diamond boulder was on full display — loud, proud and blinding — as the couple pulled into the small village of Beaulieu Friday in the South of France.

She was wearing a low-cut orange maxi dress while Jeff kept it casual in a tight tee and white pants … aka vacay Bezos-mode.

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The ring’s so damn big it really does look like she’s doing bicep curls when she raises her hand!

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Watch live streaming and telecast in India

Indian long jumpers Murali Sreeshankara Commonwealth Games 2022 silver medallist, will compete at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France on Saturday. The Paris Diamond League events will be live streamed in India.

the DiamondLeague is an annual series of top-tier track and field competitions organized by World Athletics.

The competition in Paris will be the fourth leg of the 2023 Diamond League season. The Diamond League Final will be held in Eugene, USA, on September 16 and 17.

It will be Murali Sreeshankar’s second Diamond League appearance. On his debut in Monaco last year, he finished sixth with

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Preview, schedule and how to watch live

the DiamondLeague the season is in full swing and this week it’s the turn of Paris to host the prestigious athletics event.

the Paris DiamondLeague (otherwise known as Meeting de Paris) promises to be nothing short of a classic, with top athletes from across the world converging on Stade Charlety on June 9th to test their mettle against the highest level of international competition.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen will take aim at a world record in the men’s 2-miles event – with the mark he is attacking having not been bettered in 27 years.

But that’s just the beginning of the fun.

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MLB to begin producing Padres broadcasts after Diamond Sports Group misses rights fee payment, per report

Major League Baseball will begin producing and distributing San Diego Padres games on Wednesday after Diamond Sports Group, which operates the Bally Sports regional networks, skipped a rights fee payment, reports the Sports Business Journal. Diamond missed the payment two weeks ago and Tuesday is the final day of a two-week grace period.

The team’s media rights revert back to the Padres on Wednesday. Here are more details from the Sports Business Journal:

MLB will produce the Padres’ Wednesday game in Miami, with the same announcers — who are employed by the team — and many of the same producers

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How Russia-Ukraine war served as a wake-up call for Surat’s diamond industry

Last week, around 350 of the thousands of workers at Laxmi Diamonds, a cutting and polishing factory in Surat’s Varachha, called a protest demanding a salary hike and pay vacation.

Owned by the Gajera brothers, the factory had declared a summer vacation from May 5 to May 28. But the workers were called back, and the factory resumed functioning on May 22. Hundreds, however, took to the streets on Thursday as they sought pay for the vacation period and a hike.

The protesters called off the stir and joined work on Friday only after the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat’s Surat

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Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band ‘stolen at Hollywood spa’

Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band were reportedly stolen while she was at a spa in West Hollywood this weekend.

According to news reports, the stolen goods – which also include some electronic devices – are valued at over “$10,000 (£7,906)”.

The story was first reported by TMZ on Wednesday (10 May).

After securing her belongings at the spa in California, the Emily in Paris star

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