MELBOURNE, Australia — In 2020, Iga Swiatek won her first Grand Slam title at 19. The following year, Emma Raducanu won her first Grand Slam title at 18. The pair of teenage major winners have followed divergent paths since then. Swiatek has added four more Grand Slam titles to her tally, spending over 100 weeks…
Blake Lively at a London screening of the film It Ends With Us in August, left; Justin Baldoni, center, and Ryan Reynolds, right, in separate photos at the premiere of the film in New York. Combination photo/AP hide caption toggle caption Combination photo/AP Actor and director Justin Baldoni and the company he co-founded, Wayfarer Studios,…
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The impact of Legal Challenges and Regulatory Shifts on blockchain and decentralized finance highlights the urgent need for compliance and adaptation in an ever-evolving space. The evolving landscape of Legal Challenges and Regulatory Shifts is significantly impacting blockchain and decentralized finance. As new technologies emerge, the regulatory environment struggles to keep pace, creating legal complexities…
The Israel-Hamas war ignited protests on many U.S. college campuses. Some students were elated, others concerned after the announcement of a ceasefire. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: News of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas spread quickly through U.S. college campuses, which have been bitterly divided over the conflict in Gaza since October…
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For nearly as long as we’ve had smartphones, there have been attempts to turn them into something “more.” Motorola tried with the Atrix 4G and Webtop chassis back in 2011, and Razer’s Project Linda gave the concept another whirl in 2018. But the dream of taking a smartphone, plugging in peripherals, and using it like…
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Michael Olise does not like shin pads. So much so that when the France winger was being brought on for Leroy Sane during Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in November, he was not wearing any. This was spotted by the game’s fourth official Florin Andrei, who instructed the 23-year-old…
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A sexual assault evidence collection kit is checked in by a forensic analyst for testing in the biology lab at the Houston Forensic Science Center in 2015. Pat Sullivan/AP hide caption toggle caption Pat Sullivan/AP In 2018, New York Times journalist Pagan Kennedy was working on a column about the origin of everyday objects when…
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PEPE has dipped by 0.3% in the past 24 hours, with the meme token slipping back down to $0.00001732 as the crypto market gains by 1% today. This fall means that PEPE is now down by 6% in a week and by 26% in a month, although the Ethereum-based coin retains an impressive 1,300% increase…
Sales of electric vehicles have been rising steadily over the past few years, in part because of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that makes buying such cars and trucks more affordable. But understanding which cars it applies to and under what circumstances can be confusing. And all of those rules could change…
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Could Ichiro Suzuki become the second-ever player unanimously voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum? Will Billy Wagner pick up the five votes he missed last year to gain entry in his final year of eligibility? Will CC Sabathia make it to Cooperstown on his first try? Heading into the Jan. 21…
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