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Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey favourites to win 2024 Booker prize
American author Everett and British writer Harvey have been given the shortest odds of winning the £50,000 literary prize but Ladbrokes say the ‘race is wide-open’. Percival Everett and Samantha ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Disaster strikes, but a photographer's prized Pat Tillman photo negative survives
Hurricane flooding wiped out photographer Gene Lower's belongings, but a cherished Pat Tillman photo survived.Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize
The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal. • ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins ...World - The Guardian - 50 minutes ago -
Athletics Drop ‘Oakland’ From Their Name
The team has a new designation and will play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.Sports - The New York Times - November 5 -
Veteran homelessness drops to record low
Veterans homelessness rates have dropped to a record low since detailed counting began in 2009, the Biden administration announced Monday for Veterans Day. In January of this year, officials ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Nobel economics prize for 2024 awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
The winner of the award, officially the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel," receives $1 million.Business - CNBC - October 14 -
The Nobel economics prize is awarded to 3 experts for research into differences in prosperity between nations
The Nobel economics prize is awarded to 3 experts for research into differences in prosperity between nationsWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Actor Zoey Deutch takes on Broadway in Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town"
Zoey Deutch joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about stepping onto the Broadway stage as Emily Webb in the revival of "Our Town," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in a small fictional town in 1901.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
‘I emerged painfully transformed from her books’: Han Kang readers on her Nobel literature prize
From penetrating words to images that linger in the mind, Han Kang readers tell us what her work means to them. The 2024 Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean novelist Han ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Gam3 Awards 2024 reveals shortlist for Web3 game awards and $5M prize pool
The Gam3 Awards for Web3 games is returning for a third year in a row with a prize pool of $5 million, up from $2 million last year.Tech - VentureBeat - October 15 -
US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize
The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prizeEntertainment - ABC News - October 20 -
US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize
The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prizeWorld - ABC News - October 20 -
Google DeepMind’s Hassabis on his Nobel: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’
Founder of the artificial intelligence R&D lab says scientific understanding can prevent mis-steps in developing the technologyBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
'Higher prices, larger deficits': 23 Nobel Prize-winning economists slam Trump agenda, endorse Harris
Experts estimate that Donald Trump's budget plan would expand federal deficits by five times more than Vice President Kamala Harris' proposals.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Why Oklahoma's jarring mismanagement of prized QB Jackson Arnold speaks to bigger Brent Venables issues
Arnold has been jerked from starting to redshirting to starting again for the SoonersSports - CBS Sports - October 23 -
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia win the EU’s top human rights prize
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia win the EU’s top human rights prizeWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Talent Tracker: The bargain bin gems everyone will want, Oregon eyes the next prized QB from Hawaii
Plus, weekly awards and a look at a ghastly downturn in talent production from the state of Florida -- with two reasons why.Sports - CBS Sports - October 24 -
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison
A group campaigning for Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have issued an additional six-month prison sentence against herWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Nobel prize winners endorse Harris and warn Trump would endanger future of science
Open letter by 82 laureates commends Harris and calls Trump a potential threat to progress on climate crisis. More than 80 Nobel prize winners have endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidency, ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
2024 Zozo Championship prize money: What winner Nico Echavarria and field earned
Here's a look at the purse payout for the Zozo Championship, won by Colombian Nico Echavarria.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
There are just a few spaces left at our NYC Pub Quiz. Did we mention the prizes?
Spilling the teeWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
How much prize money do the New York City marathon winners get?
New York City marathon top winners will each earn six figures for outpacing their competitors in the race Sunday.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Bucks' Bobby Portis says home was burglarized during game vs. Cavs: 'They took most of my prized possessions'
Portis posted security footage of the alleged incident on social mediaSports - CBS Sports - November 4 -
Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prize
Money from name, image and likeness deals has changed what it means to be an NCAA athlete for some college playersSports - ABC News - 3 days ago -
2024 World Wide Technology Championship prize money: What champ Austin Eckroat and field earned
Here's a look at how the purse was paid out in the World Wide Technology Championship.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago -
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fictionEntertainment - ABC News - 1 hour ago
