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Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.The New York Times - 2h -
14 linked to figure skating were on crashed plane
Fourteen members of the figure skating community were among the passengers on a jet that collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., according to the Skating Club of Boston's executive ...ESPN - 5h -
American figure skating icon Dick Button, 95, dies
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.ESPN - 5h -
American figure skating icon and broadcaster Dick Button dead at 95
U.S. figure skating icon Dick Button, who won consecutive Olympic gold medals on the ice before he became the voice of the sport on television, died Thursday, U.S.NBC News - 6h -
Married Russian Figure-Skating Stars Are Among Victims of Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.
A Boston skating club confirmed that Yevgeniya Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55, were on the plane that crashed after colliding with a military helicopter.The New York Times - 7h -
Dick Button, figure skating legend and Olympic champion, dies at 95
Dick Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, has died at the age of 95.CBS News - 8h -
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95ABC News - 8h -
Figure skating community mourns members killed in plane crash
More than a dozen members of the U.S. figure skating community were on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.. on Wednesday night. CBS News ...CBS News - 8h -
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95
Olympic figure skating great and commentator Dick Button dies at 95ABC News - 8h -
US and Russian figure skaters were on plane
They include two teenage athletes, their mothers and two former Russian stars, according to their club in Boston.BBC News - 8h -
6 members of Boston figure skating club among D.C. plane crash victims
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, an elite figure skating community, were killed aboard the American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Reagan ...CBS News - 9h -
Olympian Nancy Kerrigan mourns loss of skating community members after DC plane crash
Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gave an emotional interview describing the loss of several members of the skating community who died during the deadly American Airlines plane collision near ...The Hill - 9h -
Boston Skating Club is at the center of another airplane tragedy
Nancy Kerrigan stepped to the microphone at the Boston Skating Club in Norwood, Massachusetts, visibly shaken.NBC News - 10h -
Germany's Hase and Volodin take the lead in pairs at European figure skating championships
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin put themselves firmly on course for their first European figure skating title in the pairs short programABC News - 1d -
'Everyone is like family': Figure skating community devastated by D.C. plane crash
There is no telling what the young figure skaters and their coaches and parents who perished in the crash of Flight 5342 were set to achieve on or off the ice.Yahoo Sports - 16h -
’Several members’ of skating community were on flight that crashed near Reagan National
Several members of the ice skating community were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Ronald Regan National Airport on Wednesday evening. Figure skaters from both the U.S. and Russia ...The Hill - 19h -
American figure skaters were on plane that crashed
Members of the United States figure skating community were on board an aeroplane that crashed near Washington DC, the country's governing organisation for the sport says.BBC News - 22h -
Pirates, wolf howls and roller-skates: New York’s reimagined tiki bars
The mid-century kitsch fest is back — but this time mainly shorn of its more problematic aspectsFinancial Times - 3d -
CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO
The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.CBS News - 3d -
Ilia Malinin takes largest lead in U.S. Figure Skating Championships history
Ilia Malinin goes into Sunday's free skate, which is live on NBC and Peacock, seeking a three-peat.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Glenn edges Liu to defend U.S. figure skating title
Amber Glenn repeated as figure skating champion at nationals, narrowly defeating Alysa Liu by just over a point Friday night.ESPN - 6d -
Community heartbroken at loss of one of their own
People in Hall Green are struggling to come to terms with 12-year-old Leo Ross's death.BBC News - 6d -
World champs Chock and Bates dance their way into a big lead at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
World champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates danced their way into a big lead at the U.S. Figure Skating ChampionshipsABC News - 6d -
Madison Chock, Evan Bates lead figure skating nationals ice dance, eye record-tying title
Madison Chock and Evan Bates are looking to tie legends with a sixth U.S. ice dance title.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Trump’s health department cancels meetings and pauses communications
Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins. US politics live – latest updates . Trump administration appointees are ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
‘People feel a sense of ownership’: the growth of community composting
Instead of burning or transporting their garden waste, residents of an English village built their own composting site. In the village of Thrupp, where houses are spread out over steep winding ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Travel 2025: A New Emphasis on Local Communities in Travel
Travelers are interested in how their presence affects the residents of the places they are visiting. The travel industry is responding.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
UK's first drug consumption clinic figures revealed
The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision.BBC News - Jan. 21 -
Migrant community in Chicago braces for possible mass deportations
With the inauguration of President Trump, large cities across the U.S. are bracing for arrest operations that could begin as soon as this week targeting undocumented immigrants. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
It doesn’t happen often. But when it does, some residents risk losing everything.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Six-figure payout over charity cyclist killing
Tony Parsons, 63, was killed by a drink driver who later hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote Scottish estate.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
Eaton Fire devastates historic Black community
Altadena, a historically Black community long regarded as a safe haven and a symbol of prosperity, was ravaged in the Los Angeles wildfires.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Can Communities Survive the Fires?
A writer from Los Angeles surveys the loss.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses
After the devastation of the Los Angeles fires, officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.Wired - Jan. 15 -
This Communication Hack Can Help You Persuade Anyone
Science reveals how the present tense can be your superpower.Inc. - Jan. 12 -
California communities step up to help fire victims
As fire victims in Southern California discover how much they've lost, communities are stepping up to help them. Elise Preston reports on the relief efforts.CBS News - Jan. 11 -
The Roller-Skating Economist You Can Thank for Congestion Pricing
Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of a Nobel laureate who, as it happened, died behind the wheel of a car.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Meta's shift to "Community Notes" and its implications
Nick Thompson, CEO of "The Atlantic" and former editor-in-chief of "Wired," discusses the consequences of Meta's decision to end its fact-checking program and the rise of self-policing in a ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Meta to end fact-checking and move to community monitoring
Meta is overhauling its fact-checking programs, ending the current system and adopting a "community notes" style of content moderation, similar to what is used on X. This will apply to posts on ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Meta Turns to Community Notes, Mirroring X
Social media companies are abandoning years of fact-checking practices as Republicans criticize it as censorship.The New York Times - Jan. 7
