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Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star
China’s Xue Haowen began the event without any Fide titles and ended it as a grandmaster, unbeaten on 7/9 and breaking Judit Polgar’s record as the youngest winner. Hastings is the grandfather of ...The Guardian - 19h -
Watch live: Harris adds signature to VP desk, carrying on decades-long tradition
Vice President Harris will mark the final days of the Biden administration by signing her desk drawer in the ceremonial White House office Thursday afternoon, carrying on a tradition that began ...The Hill - 1d -
Three ways Democrats are breaking with tradition before inauguration
Michelle Obama will not attend the swearing-in, as Democrats follow Trump in ignoring some conventions.BBC News - 1d -
Taiwan's Lock-Kneed Soldiers Kick Up a Fuss Over Tabooed Tradition
Goose-stepping has a bad rap in the West, thanks to Nazi Germany. In Taiwan, it’s a beloved tradition that army veterans are fighting to keep.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10 -
Otto Schenk, director known for traditional opera productions, dies at 94
Otto Schenk, an actor who became a noted director praised for traditional opera productions and criticized by advocates of contemporary approaches, died ThursdayABC News - Jan. 9 -
Trump's annexation talk extends a long U.S. tradition of political miscalculation about Canada
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he wants Canada to join the United States have become a staple of his presidential transition.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Dried halibut and whale jerky: how a traditional Inuit diet fuelled an epic kayak adventure
British chef Mike Keen paddled up the coast of Greenland eating only what local people did, and the health benefits led him to question the global food system. For a period of two months last year, ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 continues charity speedrunning tradition
This year will feature newer games such as Astro Bot and classics like Ninja Gaiden II.ESPN - Jan. 2