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Sundance's top prizes go to 'Atropia' and 'Seeds'
Hailey Gates' "Atropia" and Brittany Shyne's "Seeds" claimed the top jury awards at Sundance, along with audience favorites "Twinless," "DJ Ahmet" and "Prime Minister."Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Olympic cauldron to float in Paris skies every summer until the 2028 Games
French President Emmanuel Macron says the cauldron balloon, one of the Paris Olympics’ most admired attractions, would float in the skies over the French capital every summer until the 2028 Los ...ABC News - 1d -
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Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by European Parliament member
A European Parliament member from Slovenia says he nominated tech giant Elon Musk for a Nobel Peace Prize for his free speech advocacy. “The proposal that Mr. Elon Musk, for his consistent support ...The Hill - 2d -
Italian Alps to host 2028 Youth Winter Olympics
Italy will hold the Youth Winter Olympics two years after hosting the Milan Cortina Games.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Tennis Prize Money Tracker: Which Player Has Earned the Most in 2025?
With $2.3 million in tournament winnings, Madison Keys is the current leader in tennis prize money won during the first month of this year. The 29-year-old American took home about $2.15 million ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Scott targets Olympic gold again in Los Angeles
Olympic champion Hannah Scott tells BBC Sport NI that it is her intention to go for rowing gold again at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.BBC News - 4d -
Transgender athletes face blanket ban at Olympics
Transgender women are increasingly likely to be banned from the female category across Olympic sport after another leading candidate to become International Olympic Committee president backed a new ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Olympic Medals From Paris Games Are Falling Apart. LVMH Has Fallen Silent.
The medals were designed by a jewelry maker owned by the French luxury conglomerate, which has declined to comment on their deterioration.The New York Times - 6d -
Victor Wembanyama’s Homecoming Has Paris Buzzing
The 21-year-old Spurs center stirred a media frenzy and had fans of all ages screaming at the sight of him in his return to his home city.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Rick Owens Strips Down for Paris Fashion Week
The reigning king of freakish fashions strips things back with stark leather jackets and corporate-type coats. But Mr. Owens could never really make anything average.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
What Is the Future of the Paris Agreement?
On President Trump’s first day in office, he pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a pact among nearly all nations to fight climate change. Reporting from Davos, Switzerland, David Gelles, a climate ...The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Milei eyes exit from Paris climate deal
Argentine government explores proposal to follow US in quitting landmark agreementFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Astro Bot wins the top prize at the New York Game Awards 2025
Astro Bot takes home another Game of the Year award at the New York Game Awards, along with two other trophies.VentureBeat - Jan. 22 -
IBA asks Trump to 'look into' 2028 Olympics omission
The International Boxing Association asks Donald Trump's new administration to "look into" the sport's omission from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
Authors of fiction, poetry and nonfiction receive $10,000 prizes for blending art and science
Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary ...ABC News - Jan. 22 -
The significance of Trump withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump again withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, a worldwide pact that aims to fight global warming. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang Writes Letter to President Trump: ‘America Must Win the AI War.’
Accompanied by a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, the letter is a public declaration by Wang insisting that the U.S. must maintain AI dominance over China.Inc. - Jan. 21 -
Trump will pull U.S. out of Paris climate agreement
President Donald Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, according to an executive order he signed Monday as one of his first acts after he took office.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump signs order withdrawing from Paris Agreement
President Trump signed an executive order Monday evening officially beginning the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. The newly inaugurated president signed the order at an ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Nils Frahm: ‘Using a chainsaw gave me strength in my fingers for piano’
The composer, 42, talks about his musical upbringing, passion for dish-washing, insistence on being modern and fear of not being loved. Music was everywhere when I grew up, not just on the ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Lindsey Vonn’s ‘impossible’ comeback roars on with 2026 Olympics in frame
She’s now 40 with a knee made of titanium, but Lindsey Vonn’s comeback is already bucking expectations and crackling with the promise of a fifth Olympic Games. There’s no denying the nervous ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Meet the 2 Young Cross-Country Skiers Aiming for American Olympic History
Olympic medals in the sport have always proved to be elusive to American men. Could the curse break soon?The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for auction
A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis is being auctioned off as part of a larger collection of memorabilia from previous GamesABC News - Jan. 17 -
Conan O’Brien to receive Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center
Comedian Conan O’Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Kennedy Center said in a press release Thursday. O’Brien, ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy
Comedian and host Conan O’Brien is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedyABC News - Jan. 16 -
Los Angeles wildfires cast a shadow over 2028 Olympics
The finale of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris featured a memorable televised “handover” to the next host city, Los Angeles.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space
For Mark Zuckerberg the biggest coup would be to buy the video app outrightFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
Peter Sarsgaard on telling the story behind the live broadcast of the Munich Olympics attack
Actor Peter Sarsgaard, known for roles in "Presumed Innocent" and "Dead Man Walking," now stars in "September Five," recounting the harrowing story of an American broadcasting team during the 1972 ...CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Trump campaign worker won Musk’s $1mn election raffle prize
US swing state voters were told to sign petition ‘in support of the constitution’ to get awardsFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Romanian Gymnast Involved in Olympic Medal Controversy Commits to Stanford
Ana Barbosu was awarded the bronze medal that was stripped from the American Jordan Chiles.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
A Ballerina Prized for Her Musicality Deals With Hearing Loss
Sara Mearns, the New York City Ballet principal, announced her 10-year struggle on Instagram. She tested out her new hearing aids in “The Nutcracker.”The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Families flee Palisades Fire with prized possessions and minutes to spare
With wildfires that exploded quickly and rapidly approached their homes, some California residents had only a few minutes to choose what possesions to save.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US. The Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has said Meta’s decision to end factchecking on ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
'The Piano Lesson,' GloRilla and Ayo Edebiri lead NAACP Image Award nominations
The NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year may determine which celebrity had the biggest year for Black audiences.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
The rise and rise of Newcastle's Isak
With Alexander Isak leading the charge for a reinvigorated Newcastle United, BBC Sport looks at the rise of Tyneside's crown jewel.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Olympic Sprinter Charged in Confrontation With Miami Beach Police
A lawyer for Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, described the police handling of the situation as “an unreasonable use of force.”The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
US Olympic runner Fred Kerley arrested in Florida after police confrontation
Paris Olympic 100m bronze medalist arrested in Miami Kerley accused of interfering in unrelated investigation US Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
US Olympic sprinter Kerley tasered after police confrontation
United States Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley is tasered and arrested by police following a confrontation with officers in Miami, Florida.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
World's oldest living Olympic gold medalist Agnes Keleti dies at 103
Olympic champion Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist died at the age of 103 on Thursday, the Hungarian Olympic Committee said.NBC News - Jan. 3
