Month: December 2024

The tennis stories of 2024, from doping bans and Grand Slam titles to a bee invasion

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Happy holidays, and prepare for the greatest gift: tennis returns tomorrow, December 27. In the spirit of looking back on the previous season and remembering all the moments big and small that defined it, here is a compendium of tennis stories of all kinds from The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, with…

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Whether you’re merry or miserable, David Byrne’s holiday playlist will resonate : NPR

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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. It’s becoming a FRESH AIR tradition that for Christmas, we ask someone who’s deep into music and whose work we love to choose some of their favorite Christmas recordings. We started this two years ago with Questlove. Yesterday, we featured Jon Batiste at the piano,…

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Entertainment

Why the Dow is in such a historic funk and how concerned you should be

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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 10, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been declining for nine straight days, posting its longest losing streak since February 1978. What is going on and how concerned should investors be? First off, let’s explain which stocks are…

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Cryptocurrency

Introducing the most dangerous pass in football

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A sharp, anxious intake of breath, followed by a round of applause that carries a mixture of quiet admiration and, more than anything, relief. On other occasions, it ends with supporters shaking their heads and asking why. We are talking about the crowd reaction to — and I’m borrowing this description from a colleague who…

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Sports

Trump Won—Get Over It, Charlie Brown!

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Open on a tidy suburban street rendered melancholic by snowfall. Bouncy yet melancholic jazz piano plays. Charlie Brown and Linus rest their arms on a sturdy yet melancholic brick wall. CHARLIE BROWN: I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. The election is over and the wrong people won, but I don’t feel…

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The Best High-Yield Dividend ETF to Invest $2,000 in Right Now

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High-yield funds can be risky. In a perfect world, every ultra-generous dividend yield would be a direct result of strong businesses generating lots of excess cash profits. In the real world, they’re more often related to low stock prices and businesses in deep financial trouble. As a result, high yields tend to be paired with…

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Cryptocurrency

The percentage of foster youth who earn degrees is low. A program aims to change that : NPR

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Former foster youth earn degrees at a lower rate compared with the general population. A program in Virginia is trying to change that. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: People who grew up in foster care earn college degrees at rates far lower than the general population. A program in Virginia for former foster youth aims to change…

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Education

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

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Next year will mark a turning point when people worldwide finally recognize that their health is not only physical and mental, but also social. Social health focuses on relationships; it is the dimension of your overall health and wellbeing that comes from connection with family, friends, coworkers, and community. The focus on social health has…

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Technology

A guide to Christmas-themed trading cards: From Santa Claus to Clark Griswold

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Sports stars, celebrities, and even cryptocurrency all have rookie cards… but does Santa Claus? It’s a question you may ask yourself after consuming a little too much nutmeg. And since the season of giving is officially here, I want to spread some holiday cheer by highlighting Christmas-themed trading cards, which is a bigger niche than…

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Our 5 favorite stand-up specials of 2024 : NPR

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Hasan Minhaj’s Off With His Head, Hannah Einbinder’s Everything Must Go, and Ronny Chieng’s Love to Hate It were some of the specials that cracked us up this year. Netflix; Max; Netflix hide caption toggle caption Netflix; Max; Netflix “In some ways, stand-up comedy is like a documentary of your own life,” explains Mike Birbiglia…

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