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New Zealand's national airline canceled dozens of flights on Sunday as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after an unprecedented storm swamped the country's largest city, killing four people.Air New Zealand said it would cancel all domestic flights to and from Auckland until noon on Tuesday, as well as many international flights. The airline said some international routes would continue to operate, although flights may have to be diverted from Auckland.The airline also canceled domestic flights to and from the cities of Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo.Cyclone Gabrielle was already hitting the northern part of New Zealand…

Former Denver Broncos Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer, who helped lead the team to the 2006 AFC championship, died of "sudden illness," his family confirmed in a statement Friday.Coyer, who spent nearly 50 years coaching in both the collegiate or professional level, was 79. Broncos defensive coordinator Larry Coyer walks down the field as players stretch. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Larry passed away today after a sudden illness," the Coyer family wrote, via the Broncos' website.FORMER OHIO STATE STAR DIMITRIOUS STANLEY DEAD AT 48"Larry was a man loved by…

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner made her second public appearance on Saturday since her December release from a Russian prison.Griner was one of nearly 200,000 fans at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is a PGA Tour tournament. He watched from the ballpark's 16th hole, according to The Associated Press.The two-time Olympic gold medalist's first public appearance was in January at a Martin Luther King Jr. march in downtown Phoenix.LETTER FROM BRITTNEY GRINER TO HER SUPPORTERS: 'THANKS TO YOU, I NEVER LOST HOPE' American professional basketball player Brittney Griner waves to fans as she looks on the 16th hole…

Alberto NajarBBC Mundo, Mexico City15 September 2014image source, INAHcaption, Specialists believe that this ornate blouse, or huipil, belonged to La Malinche.At first glance it looks like a dress like the one worn by many women from indigenous communities in Mexico or Central America. But the garment, an ornate blouse called a huipil, hides several secrets.It was made about 200 years ago based on spun bird feather textiles, the so-called feather technique of the pre-Hispanic era that has almost disappeared.In fact, only five pieces made in this way are preserved worldwide, and the dress is one of them.But the most curious…