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The residents of the Balearic Islands in Spain protested against mass tourism on Friday and Saturday, trying to stop the continuation of home demolition in the archipelago.
According to a local real estate agent, over half of rental properties in the area were too expensive for residents and used as holiday rentals.
On Saturday, in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the archipelago, 10,000 protesters marched through the streets. A sign held in front said, "It's for sale, but I can't afford it! # Mallorca is not for sale." Too many homes of longtime residents are being destroyed and replaced by costly projects for the massive amount of incoming tourists, which the locals are not happy about.
Additionally, about 1,000 protesters gathered on Friday on the island of Ibiza for another demonstration. A representative of the organizers of the protest talked about their needs for a limit on new tourist houses and a ban on illegal flats, which have been increasingly popping up in the area. If there are less flats for sale, the price automatically goes up, which will bring down demand. This would keep housing affordable for residents while also providing tourists with various options on where to stay.
On another note, the IPL final between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad is here! Starting at 10:00 EDT / 7:30 IST, this match will culminate what was surely one of the most exciting seasons in IPL history.
Not only were the boundaries pulled closer into the field, allowing for more 4s and 6s, but the concept of the 'impact player' was also kept from the 2023 season. This allowed for someone to be substituted into the game to either bat or bowl. Impact players who bat are usually big hitters, so it is easy to see that the impact player provides a tactical advantage. This has also allowed for scores to reach well over 250.
Also, SRH has been doing especially well this season after years of losing records. After being quite low in the league standings since 2021, they made a huge comeback this season and earned second place on the leaderboard with a record of 8-5-1. However, when they faced off against SRH on Tuesday, they lost by 8 wickets with 38 balls left. SRH did beat the Rajasthan Royals on Thursday by 36 runs, however, so the outcome of today's match can go either way.
If SRH's opening batters, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, do not get out very early, it is possible that they could beat KKR, who have remained strong all season with a record of 9-3-2. Whatever the outcome, this match is going to get very exciting.
Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): South American river turtles talk in their eggs. Turtles don’t have vocal cords, and their ears are internal, so scientists believed that turtles were deaf and didn’t communicate through sounds. But research has found that turtles actually communicate at an extremely low frequency, making various noises that can only be heard through a hydrophone (a microphone used underwater). These sounds even come from the egg before the turtle hatches. Researchers think that this may help all of the turtle siblings hatch at once.
Quote of the Day (BrainyQuotes): The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
(Marcus Tullius Cicero)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Countermand (verb) - To countermand an order is to revoke it, especially by giving a new order.
In a Sentence: Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded by local officials.
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