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The Year in News
An election. A shooting. A solar eclipse. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.The New York Times - 1d -
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part two
From those performing extraordinary acts in times of war to the woman changing views of children with disabilities, these people gave us hope in a tumultuous year. She strode across the border, ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘The people’s pygmy princess!’ How Moo Deng captured the world’s hearts
The moist, ungovernable hippo combines the aesthetic of a potato and the iron will of a toddler – and her name means ‘bouncy pork’. Here’s how she became 2024’s most in-demand mammal. It’s been a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Steph, LeBron remind sports world NBA reigns supreme on Christmas
On a day when the NFL tried to steal the NBA’s shine from under the rug, Steph Curry and LeBron James reminded everyone that Christmas is basketball's day.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
World Bank lifts China growth forecast but calls for deeper reforms
Multilateral lender says greater detail of policies is needed to bolster household and business confidenceFinancial Times - 1d -
Year in a word: War in the Middle East
From Gaza and Lebanon to Syria, the region has experienced a year of multiple devastating conflictsFinancial Times - 1d -
Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2024
As the region awaits the return of Donald Trump to the White House and to a possible tumultuous Year of the Snake in the lunar calendar, we take a look at the year that was.CNBC - 1d -
Quiz of the Year, Part 1: How much do you remember about 2024?
Test your memory of 2024 in our four-part Christmas quiz - 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year.BBC News - 1d -
2 Blackhawks Prospects To Watch At World Junior Championship
The Chicago Blackhawks have two prospects participating in the 2025 World Junior Championship.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Pope Francis urges world to ‘silence sound of arms’ in Christmas speech
Pontiff calls for peace in Ukraine and Sudan, and expresses concern over ‘extremely grave’ situation in Gaza. Pope Francis has urged the world “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘Bad things can happen’: how will the world adjust to the Trump presidency?
Before he has taken a single executive decision, countries around the world are positioning themselves for his impact. “A revisionist state has arrived on the scene to contest the liberal ...The Guardian - 2d -
And the 2024 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year
Now the Guardian’s Top 50 countdowns, as voted for by the whole film team, have announced their No 1s, here are our chief critic’s personal choices, in no particular order • The 50 best films of ...The Guardian - 2d -
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one
From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave individuals that gave us hope. Nine years ago, Cecilia Llusco was one of 11 Indigenous ...The Guardian - 2d -
The big sports quiz of the year 2024
How much do you remember from the past year in sport? Test yourself with our selection of teasers Continue reading...The Guardian - 2d -
Where in the world? The Christmas travel quiz
From flags to film locations, test your travel knowledge with our fiendish picture quiz (answers at the bottom). Which country were these 2024 films and TV shows shot in? Half a point for each ...The Guardian - 2d -
Year in a word: Bro-caster
The manosphere’s podcasting heroes are the natural successors to radio shock-jocksFinancial Times - 2d -
How Manchester City went from world’s best to straw men in 12 months | Barney Ronay
Rodri’s injury, Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola all play a role in this champion team’s profound collapse. Eight weeks, 12 games and nine defeats into Manchester City’s descent into the ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Best Boss Fights Of 2024
2024 saw players battling everything from smoky-headed world-enders to really, really big snakes. 2024 has seen the release of several classic game remakes, along with some incredible DLC ...GameSpot - 3d -
How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man
A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how his X feed has become as unavoidable as Donald Trump’s was. Hello, and welcome to Techscape. I’ve been ...The Guardian - 3d -
Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Oleksandr Usyk leaves no doubt as to who is No. 1 in the world
Usyk put some space between he and his contemporaries in the race to the top with his latest win over Tyson FuryCBS Sports - 3d -
From Moo Deng to Me Espresso: it’s the 2024 bumper pop culture quiz of the year
Do you know your hot rodent boyfriends, which celebrity is selling feet pics on OnlyFans and who fell off a stage this year? Then this is the quiz for you Continue reading...The Guardian - 3d -
The 20 best podcasts of 2024
Is Avril Lavigne really dead? Can Michael Sheen save us from chemical poisoning? And exactly how X-rated does Lily Allen get? Here are our top picks of the year’s hottest podcasts. It’s almost 40 ...The Guardian - 3d -
Review: As the boss of 'Babygirl,' Nicole Kidman does a bad, bad thing
Written and directed by Halina Reijn, this age-gap office romance tests if we're mature enough for a thorny conversation about sex and power.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
For Brands, 2024 Was the Year of Weird
The best way to get attention in ever-crowded markets? Do something unexpected—and maybe a little off.Inc. - 3d -
‘A sense of freedom’: China’s small bookshops relocate across the world
As stores that were spaces for open discussion have been forced to close, new ventures spring up overseas. On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang ...The Guardian - 3d -
UK political photographs of the year – in pictures
The Press Association’s political photographer, Stefan Rousseau, picks his best shots from the past 12 months Continue reading...The Guardian - 3d -
The best of the long read in 2024
Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year. Nicholas Saunders was a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Bone Thief Hired to Spirit a World War II Spy Back to Russia
Ukrainian officials say the bungled attempt to steal the remains was part of a continuing Russian effort to repatriate the remains of the Soviet war dead.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
Year in a word: Slop
AI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content firstFinancial Times - 3d -
Dissecting the world’s rarest whale – in pictures
Conservationists and scientists in New Zealand were astonished to find the world’s rarest whale washed ashore in South Island in July. As only the seventh spade-toothed whale identified, and with ...The Guardian - 3d -
'Bad Sisters' creator Sharon Horgan on Season 2's finale: 'What if it happened again?'
The creator of Apple TV+'s Irish drama about close-knit sisters with a secret discusses the Season 2 finale of the series.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Cross loses as record number of seeds out of Worlds
Former champion Rob Cross is knocked out of the 2025 World Darts Championships as a record number of seeds fall in the second round at Alexandra Palace.BBC News - 3d -
Masters field adds 10 qualifiers from end-of-year world rankings
Lucas Glover held down the 50th spot in the final world ranking of the year, making him one of 10 players who will be added to the invitation list to play in the Masters.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island, one of world’s most active volcanoes, erupts
Eruption was confined to volcano’s summit caldera, with torrents of red-hot lava and cloud-line plumes of gas visible. Red torrents of lava and billows of volcanic gas began erupting from Kilauea ...The Guardian - 4d -
From Hail Marys to grand slams, college basketball to the WNBA, 2024 was a year of change and triumph in sports
If you took a nap this year, there’s a decent chance the sports world changed while you were asleep.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Clayton comes through sudden-death leg against Mansell at PDC worlds
No 7 seed taken the distance in epic Ally Pally contest Ratajski, Gilding and Rock also reach third round Jonny Clayton won a sudden-death leg in the deciding set to edge past Mickey Mansell and ...The Guardian - 4d -
Honda, Nissan Plan to Create World's No. 3 Automaker in 2026 Merger
Honda’s chief executive said the move wasn’t a rescue of troubled Nissan.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Honda and Nissan officially begin merger talks to create world's third-largest automaker
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda on Monday announced they had entered into official talks to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.NBC News - 4d -
The Best Street Style of 2024
Three continents, six countries, seven cities and endless inspiration.The New York Times - 5d -
There are only 200 analog photobooths left in the world. Will they go extinct?
The photobooth officially turns 100 in 2025. There are only about 200 working analog booths left in the world. And a century in, they are surging in popularity with Gen Z, who are specifically ...NBC News - Dec. 20
