Imane Khelif is an Olympic Gold medalist. On Friday, Khelif — the Algerian boxer who was accused of being a man after her opponent quit because she hit her hard — earned gold after defeating China’s Yang Liu. “I’m very happy. For eight years, this has been my dream, and …
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The families of three students killed in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting reached a $150 million settlement with the perpetrator of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The parents of Luke Hoyer, Alaina Petty, and Meadow Pollack — who were all killed by Nikolas Cruz on Feb. …
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On July 23, Ava Kris Tyson stepped down from her role working with MrBeast, the mega-popular YouTube creator who has hundreds of millions of followers and billions of views. This came after X messages leaked showing LavaGS, a former moderator on Tyson’s Discord channel, interacting with Tyson when Tyson was …
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Elon Musk‘s X Corp., the remains of what used to be Twitter Inc., has filed yet another dubious lawsuit in an effort to stem the financial damage wrought by its impetuous owner. This time, the company is going after a cohort of advertisers, whom he famously told to “Go fuck …
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When looking back at classic adventure games like Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda, there’s a few things that come to mind. There’s the swashbuckling action, complex puzzles, and far-reaching exploration, and even surprisingly deep lore all wrapped up in a whimsical fairytale aesthetic. The Cat Quest series, from Singapore-based team …
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Skateboarding’s appeal typically starts with disbelief. Strangers love to stop skaters on the street to interrogate the ollie. How does the board stay attached to your feet like that? You sure there aren’t magnets in there somewhere? Thirty-year-old pro skater Jimmy Wilkins gets that kind of reaction from skateboarding legend …
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Two Olympic boxers have been the targets of unfounded personal attacks from the right, casting a dark shadow over a sporting event meant to foster peace and tolerance through athletic competition. Despite qualifying to participate in the boxing tournament at the Paris Olympic Games, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin …
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T he mood in hell was light. All smiles and hugs, Sammy Davis Jr. was in high spirits as he arrived at Paramount Studios in the fall of 1972 to film Poor Devil, a new NBC comedy set in the netherworld. The 46-year-old entertainer surveyed the Hollywood soundstage, where Hades …
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When former kindergarten teacher and TikTok creator Arielle Fodor joined the recent fundraising Zoom call for presidential candidate Kamala Harris, “White Women: Answer The Call,” she assumed her short speech would act like a helpful primer for women who didn’t know how to handle the contentious world of speaking about …
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For women and girls in Afghanistan, life has become one big “No.” No school beyond the sixth grade. No traveling without a male guardian. Death by stoning for “moral crimes” such as adultery. In most places, women must cover themselves from head to toe if they leave the house. And …
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