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Adrien Brody breaks the world record for longest Oscars acceptance speech

Adrien Brody, who in 2003 became the youngest person to collect a best actor Oscar, broke another record while accepting his second statuette Sunday.

NBC News - 14h

In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine

Tuesday night’s address will be a remarkable return to a chamber that President Trump last addressed five years ago, before voters ousted him from office.

The New York Times - 9h

Trump needs a "designated survivor" for speech to Congress. Here's how it works.

With members of the presidential line of succession in the Capitol for President Trump's speech to the joint session of Congress, a designated survivor will be named to stay away in case of a ...

CBS News - 10h

Adrien Brody, who promised brevity at the Oscars, sets record for longest speech

'The Brutalist' star and Oscar winner Adrien Brody had plenty to say during Sunday's ceremony. Now it seems that paid off with a world record.

Los Angeles Times - 10h

Hornets' Mark Williams 'shocked' over failed Lakers trade as agent says he was 'ready and able to play'

Williams was back on the court Wednesday for the Hornets' win over the Lakers

CBS Sports - Feb. 20

Mark Williams on Lakers rescinding trade, 'I don’t think it was solely because of my physical'

His agent echoed that saying the Lakers 'should not have failed Mark Williams on his physical.'

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Mark Williams' agent disputes Lakers rescinding trade for Hornets center due to failed physical

Williams suggested to reporters that the Lakers canceled the trade after having second thoughts about what they gave up in the nixed deal.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

How Caleb Williams' rookie contract gives the Bears a window of opportunity | Inside Coverage

The clock is already ticking for Chicago as it tries to build around its promising young QB.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

Yankees' Devin Williams helped change team's facial hair policy by meeting with team owner Hal Steinbrenner

Williams was concerned enough about the Yankees' rules about beards that he approached Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 22

2025 Ambetter Health 400 props, odds, bets, expert predictions: Put William Byron in NASCAR at Atlanta picks

Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco revealed their NASCAR at Atlanta Motor Speedway picks for sites like PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper Fantasy, and DraftKings Pick6

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

It turns out Venus Williams won't play at Indian Wells after the tournament announced she would

It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open

ABC News - Feb. 23

William & Mary vs. UNC Wilmington odds, prediction: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 24 best bets by model

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the UNCW Seahawks vs. William & Mary Tribe on Monday

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Caleb Williams kept messaging Ben Johnson during Super Bowl 59, Bears coach says

Johnson says the 2024 No. 1 overall pick is 'hungry' as they begin working together

CBS Sports - 5d

Obvious Ventures, co-founded by Twitter's Evan Williams, plans to raise $400 million fund

Obvious Ventures plans to raise $400 million for its latest fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

CNBC - 5d

Kenrich Williams, Julian Champagnie ejected after fight breaks out in Thunder's matchup with Spurs

Lou Dort was ejected after the incident broke out on Sunday night in San Antonio, too.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Serena Williams joins Toronto Tempo ownership group: Tennis legend to help design jerseys for new WNBA team

It's a full-circle opportunity for Williams, who played her first professional tennis match in Canada

CBS Sports - 15h

Serena Williams joins ownership group of Toronto Tempo, the WNBA's 1st Canadian franchise

Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo ownership group

ABC News - 15h

How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth

JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum. In his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’. US politics – live updates The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Far-right French leader cancels CPAC speech, citing Bannon's 'gesture alluding to Nazi ideology'

The leader of a far-right political party in France said he would not address as planned the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after Steve Bannon, a close ally to President Trump, ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Jane Fonda delivers fiery speech accepting SAG's lifetime achievement award: 'Empathy is not weak or woke'

Actor and activist Jane Fonda received the lifetime achievement honor at the SAG Awards recognizing her decades-spanning work and her humanitarian accomplishments.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 24

'Conclave' wins big at SAG Awards; Jane Fonda’s speech offers a moment of political resistance

The papal thriller “Conclave” won best ensemble and Timothée Chalamet took best actor at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, a pair of twists that added a few final wrinkles to an ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions

Hume emphasized its Octave TTS pricing is around half the cost of the competing offering from AI voice creation startup ElevenLabs.

VentureBeat - 5d

ElevenLabs’ new speech-to-text model Scribe is here with highest accuracy rate so far (96.7% for English)

ElevenLab's Scribe pricing makes it competitive for businesses that require high-volume transcription services with API-based integration.