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World’s largest sovereign wealth fund reports record $222 billion annual profit on tech rally
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund reported its full-year earnings on Wednesday.CNBC - 21h -
Kansas faces record tuberculosis outbreak
Kansas officials are mitigating a tuberculosis outbreak, but concerns of risk to the public remain low. Dr. Dana J Hawkinson, a medical director at the The University of Kansas Health System, joins ...CBS News - 1d -
Getting to know Chelsea's world record signing Girma
Who is Naomi Girma? BBC Sport takes a look at five interesting facts about Chelsea's new world record signing.BBC News - 2d -
How Chelsea broke the women's transfer record to sign USWNT star Girma
Chelsea have made USWNT defender Naomi Girma the first $1m transfer in women's football, but how did the record-breaking deal come about?ESPN - 2d -
A U.S. Women’s Soccer Star Shatters a Transfer Fee Record
Chelsea wasn’t the only team to bid more than $1 million to acquire Naomi Girma.The New York Times - 3d -
Chelsea sign Girma for women's world record fee
USA defender Naomi Girma says it was an "easy choice" after joining Chelsea for a world record fee in the region of £900,000.BBC News - 3d -
120 days: German man sets world record for living under water
To celebrate, Rudiger Koch toasted with champagne and smoked a cigar before leaping into the Caribbean Sea. A German aerospace engineer has celebrated setting a world record for the longest time ...The Guardian - 5d -
Pegasus World Cup history: Past results, winners list, most wins by a jockey, records
Some of the most heralded horses and recognized trainers have competed at the Pegasus World Cup hosted at Gulfstream Park.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Record deal for Girma signals arrival of big-spending era in women’s football | Tom Garry
Chelsea are signing the USA defender for a world-record $1.1m but the big gap to the rest of the pyramid is unhealthy. When Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign the Colombia striker ...The Guardian - 6d -
Stargate Is Fueling a Record Stock Market
Trump’s AI initiative includes billions from OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.Inc. - 6d -
Women's Power Rankings
After losing Ashlyn Watkins for the season, South Carolina showed that it's still a national title contender.ESPN - 6d -
Michigan's Roadmap to a Sustainable World
Creating a sustainable world hinges on the commitment and initiatives of companies, governments and communities to generate change at scale. Michigan is stepping up to lead this innovation, just ...CBS News - 6d -
Chelsea set to smash world transfer record on USWNT star Girma
The deal would give Chelsea two of the very best center backs on the planet with Girma and Millie Bright, sending the USWNT back to the former home of her national team coach Emma Hayes.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 22 -
Chelsea to sign USA's Girma for world record fee
USA defender Naomi Girma agrees terms to join Chelsea on a long-term deal for a world record transfer.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
Chelsea break $1m barrier to sign USA defender Girma in world-record deal
San Diego player agrees personal terms with WSL club Fee tops previous record of $860,000 for Kundananji The United States defender Naomi Girma is set to have a medical at Chelsea this week ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump’s second coming and the world
An economic renaissance is unlikely, not least because the US economy is very far from the disaster he proclaims it to beFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
Tyrrell Hatton wins 2025 Dubai Desert Classic for record-tying fifth Rolex Series title on DP World Tour
Hatton's win bolsters his Ryder Cup candidacy and all but assures his place at Bethpage Black this fallCBS Sports - Jan. 19 -
Women's Bracketology: Big Ten, SEC combine for 22 teams in field with conferences off to record-setting pace
The record for the most teams from a single conference in the NCAA Tournament will likely be broken this yearCBS Sports - Jan. 17 -
The world’s greatest record stores
FT writers and editors share their go-to venues for their vinyl fixFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
‘Women are the best to women’: has Iceland found the antidote to toxic ‘girlboss’ feminism?
Fifty years ago, Icelandic women went on strike, kickstarting a gender revolution. Today, the concept of ‘konur eru konum bestar’ is everywhere – including the female-led coalition government . ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Rich Men Rule the World
The holders of the vast majority of the world’s wealth? Men. So many men—from Trump and Musk and Putin to every CEO, crypto schmo, and solar bro in between.Wired - Jan. 13 -
Pitt women's 32-point comeback ties NCAA record
Pittsburgh -- down by 32 points in the first half, still down by 31 at intermission -- tied the largest comeback in NCAA women's basketball history, rallying to stun SMU 72-59 on Sunday.ESPN - Jan. 13 -
‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back
The government has promised a crackdown on synthetic image abuse – but campaigners warn it doesn’t go far enough. It began with an anonymous email. “I’m genuinely so, so sorry to reach out to you,” ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
The strange world of the Euro-Gulf
The entwinement of Europe and the Arabian peninsula is ever tighter, and ever more improbableFinancial Times - Jan. 11 -
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm
Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’. It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Last year was hottest on record: NOAA
Last year was the hottest ever recorded, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released Friday. In 2024, Earth overall saw its highest global temperature ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
FirstFT: The hottest year on record
Also in today’s newsletter, the resurrection of Andersen Consulting, and hiding savings from a significant otherFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
World’s largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports record sales
The key supplier of advanced chips for the world’s leading tech companies saw record revenue in the final quarter of 2023.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
World's biggest chipmaker TSMC posts record 2024 revenue as AI boost continues
TSMC manufacturers semiconductors for some of the world's biggest companies from Apple to Nvidia.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Watkins, Bueckers headline women's Wooden list
USC's JuJu Watkins, UConn's Paige Bueckers, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo and UCLA's Lauren Betts headline the Wooden Award midseason top 25.ESPN - Jan. 7 -
USWNT coach Emma Hayes reveals plan for USA soccer for 2027 Women's World Cup and beyond
The USWNT will kick off the new year with a camp in Southern California and a new-look strategy aimed at player developmentCBS Sports - Jan. 8 -
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Record year for wind power in 2024
Wind provided more electricity than ever last year across England, Wales and Scotland.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
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Faith and fashion: Iranian women revamp hijab rules
Defiance of headscarves accompanied by growing demand for stylish options among those following Islamic republic’s dress codeFinancial Times - Jan. 5 -
Ilona Maher’s Bristol bow expected to double record crowd for women’s side
Presence of the most followed rugby player on the planet will attract over 8,000 fans to Ashton Gate on Sunday. Making a debut for a new club is a day every player will remember in their career but ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
These three LGBTQ women just made congressional 'herstory'
Delaware’s Sarah McBride, Washington’s Emily Randall and Texas’ Julie Johnson made LGBTQ history when they were sworn in to the 119th Congress on Friday.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Quincy Wilson's world
This 16-year old knows a thing or two about history books. Unlike his classmates, he’s re-writing them.NBC News - Jan. 2 -
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After a Monumental Year for Women’s Basketball, What’s Next?
Professional and college games broke into the broader cultural zeitgeist like never before in 2024.The New York Times - Jan. 1
