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Shiffrin can complete century at home after taming Gurgl for 99th career win
Shiffrin bags slalom for record-extending 99th win US star, 29, can earn milestone victory at Killington Mikaela Shiffrin is taking the quest for her 100th career World Cup victory to North ...World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago -
A Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century
The time to secure the Western Hemisphere is now, reinforcing it as a bastion of cooperation and shared Western values.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
18th-Century Perfume Bottles Come Up for Auction
The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of the era.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 25 -
Shakeel puts Pakistan in charge of deciding Test
A masterful century from Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and late wickets from the spinners put England in huge danger after two days of the deciding Test in Rawalpindi.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Diving to Drink a 19th-Century Shipwreck’s Treasure
A team recently dived deep beneath Lake Huron hoping to harvest grain that may one day be distilled into whiskey with a flavor forgotten to history.Science - The New York Times - November 1 -
Fifth Avenue: The ‘Street of Dreams’ for Over a Century
The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing down with the advent of luxury apartment buildings.Top stories - The New York Times - November 5 -
Salt century fires England to victory in first T20
Phil Salt powers a superb century to take England to a commanding eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the first T20 in Barbados.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
Putting on the glitz: a 17th-century mansion in the Forest of Dean
This elegant home has been faithfully restored, after serving as a men’s residential home, but with twists and quirks everywhere. We wanted to give the old girl a good tart up,” laughs New ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Israel completes retaliatory strikes in Iran
Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran. The Israeli military said it conducted precise airstrikes on a number of military targets, including infrastructure across the country, in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
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Badenoch: We will have opposite approach to Labour on economy
Speaking on her first day as leader, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep
Also in today’s newsletter, France boycotts COP29 and renowned conservative lawyer diesWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
AM radio is seeking a lifeline after a century of storied history
For more than a century, AM radio has amassed a rich and storied history. That history includes Beatlemania, fireside chats with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Super Bowl. Now, in a world ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
Watch Saka's best Premier League goals as he reaches half-century
Watch a selection of Bukayo Saka's best Premier League goals after the Arsenal forward's strike against Liverpool brought up his half-century in the top flight.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Skeletal remains in a castle well lend credence to a centuries-old Norse saga
Scientists have connected 800-year-old skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval Norse saga, using advanced DNA analysis.Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Vatican tribunal explains conviction of cardinal and others in 'trial of the century'
The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively inexplicable behavior” in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst more than a ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 140 lives
Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people try to salvage what they can from ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 140 livesWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
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AP PHOTOS: Death by water, burial by mud. Images of Spain's floods of the century
Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, killing over 200 people and soiling the homes of thousands more. Apocalyptic scenes documented by ...World - ABC News - November 10 -
Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands
Tehran cites 1888 charts in effort to prove ownership of islands near strait of Hormuz that are also claimed by UAE. Maps drawn up more than 130 years ago on the instruction of the Marquess of ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
The Commanders haven't been relevant this century. That can change tonight.
There’s an argument to be made that Thursday’s game between the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles is the most important Commanders regular season game in nearly 20 years.Top stories - NBC News - November 14 -
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Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don’t Fall in Love With a Singing Robot
Now we fret about chatbots. An earlier age worried about automatons, the uncanny humanoid contraptions whose voices could trigger love or mania.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
‘It changed 20th-century art’: revisiting Robert Frank’s The Americans – in pictures
Frank’s iconic photo book exposed the racism, loneliness and consumer culture lurking behind the American dream. It still resonates today Continue reading...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – folk horror spans the centuries
The chill of the supernatural pervades these unsettling tales, following a settlement’s history from the deep past to the near future. The quintessential “bad place” is one of the staples of horror ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
'The kid is special!' - Barkley completes incredible reverse hurdle
Watch as Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley reverse hurdles over Jacksonville Jaguars' Jarrian Jones in what head coach Nick Sirianni says was the best play he has ever seen.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden expected to complete draft LNG study this year The Biden administration plans to publish ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
The simple exam tweaks that can completely change lives
Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Here's the complete list of 2025 Grammy nominees
This year's list of top nominees include Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 8 -
Paddy McGuinness completes Children in Need cycle challenge
The presenter raises £7.5m by cycling 300 miles from Wales to Scotland on a Raleigh Chopper bike.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’
Memoir of former German chancellor recalls US president’s soft spot for tyrants and apparent fascination with Putin. Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
CMA Awards 2024: Complete winners list
Morgan Wallen won the coveted entertainer of the year award.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Nominee for agriculture secretary completes Trump cabinet
Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.Top stories - BBC News - 3 hours ago -
Notre Dame authors 'complete game,' upsets USC
In what felt like a potential Final Four preview, the visiting No. 6 Notre Dame Irish, who led wire to wire, played spoiler to a crowd of 7,894 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, defeating No. 3 USC ...Sports - ESPN - 2 hours ago -
Democracy won the 20th century. But has its success bred lethal complacency in the 21st? | Paul Ham
We never know who is going to rule but the beauty of democracy is that we know we can always get rid of them. So why wouldn’t we fight like blazes to preserve it?. Before he faced the crowd to ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site
Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem ReapEntertainment - ABC News - October 30 -
Salt’s century powers England to eight-wicket win over West Indies in first T20
1st T20I: England, 183-2, bt West Indies, 182-9, by 8 wkts Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell seal victory with 19 balls spare On Thursday, Phil Salt turned down an invitation to party with Rihanna in ...World - The Guardian - November 10