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On Camera, Teen Basketball Player Dies In Freak Court Accident In Rohtak

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On Camera, Teen Basketball Player Dies In Freak Court Accident In Rohtak Adnan Adnan  What happened Adnan A 16-year-old national-level basketball player identified as Hardik Rathi died after the iron pole of a basketball hoop collapsed on him while he was practicing at a court in Lakhan Majra village, Rohtak district, Haryana. India Today The Indian Express Adnan The incident took place around 10:00 am local time and was captured on a CCTV camera. The footage reportedly shows Hardik running from the three-point line, jumping, grabbing the rim (as part of a dunk-practice), and the full hoop-structure crashing down on him. Hindustan Times Rozana Spokesman He was immediately taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries despite medical intervention. India Today The New Indian Express ⚠️ Safety concerns & possible negligence Reports say that the iron pole had rusted and was flagged a number of times prior to the accident — but no action was taken. Adnan Moneycontrol Another sim...

USA Etymology and History

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  USA Etymology and History Use of the term "United States of America" in writing can be traced back to January 2, 1776. That is when Stephen Moylan, an aide in the Continental Army to General George Washington, wrote to Joseph Reed, aide-de-camp to Washington, asking to travel "with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain" in order to request aid in the Revolutionary War cause. The earliest known public use is an anonymous essay that was printed in the Williamsburg newspaper The Virginia Gazette on 6 April 1776. At some point on or after 11 June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote "United States of America" in a preliminary draft of the Declaration of Independence, which was approved by the Second Continental Congress on 4 July 1776. The name "United States" and its abbreviation "U.S.", used as nouns or as adjectives in English, are standard short forms of the country. The abbreviation "USA", used as a n...