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World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space

World - Yahoo News - November 5

World’s first wooden satellite launched into space

LignoSat, developed in Japan and launched from Florida, expected to reduce space junk as it burns up on re-entry. The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space as part of study on ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Yankees and Dodgers to face off in first game of World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are gearing up for the first game of the World Series. Ticket prices are shattering records, averaging at $1700 per ticket. NBC’s Gadi Schwartz reports ...

Dodgers beat Yankees in exciting first game of the World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series. NBC's Dana Griffin reports for TODAY.

Graham to make first Scotland start since World Cup

Darcy Graham will make his first Scotland appearance in over a year against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Australia plans world's first social media ban for under-16s

The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars

Swarovski Optik’s new AX Visio binoculars use image-recognition algorithms and GPS data to discern the species of whatever bird you point them at. And they work anywhere in the world.

Tech - Wired - November 9

The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank

During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger. Somewhere in the sky above, the mosquito drone of a plane’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Freddie Freeman wins Game 1 with first walk-off grand slam in World Series history

Freeman clears the bases with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th to save LA. Fan interference on a Gleyber Torres deep ball in the 9th looms large.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Aaron Judge is flailing in his first World Series, and the Yankees are sinking along with him

Aaron Judge is sinking ever deeper into a gruesome postseason slump, and the New York Yankees’ championship chances are fading right along with him

Sports - ABC News - October 27

Hear broadcaster John Sterling call the final out of Yankees' first World Series win since 2009

Sterling retired earlier this year but is back in the booth for the postseason

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Follow live: Rodgers, Jets look to snap five-game losing streak, host Texans

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Sports - ESPN - October 31

Yankees decline 2025 option on Anthony Rizzo, Gerrit Cole opts out of deal

After a loss in the World Series, New York has kicked off what is likely to be a busy offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

2024 World Wide Technology Championship scores: Three tied for first as Round 1 suspended due to darkness

Kevin Streelman, Tom Whitney and Rico Hoey are at 5 under heading into Friday's action

Sports - CBS Sports - November 8

Solo round-the-world sailor Cole Brauer: ‘The first two weeks I cried every single day’

In an exclusive interview the first American woman to race alone and nonstop around the globe discusses her mission to break down barriers. At only 30 years old she has already conquered the world. ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

2024 World Wide Technology Championship scores: Nico Echavarria moves into tie for first entering weekend

The champion at the Zozo Championship is eyeing another PGA Tour win

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Dreaming of a pint and a ‘girl’ back home: first world war soldier’s poignant sketches of life in the trenches

Newly unearthed studies by young private Henry Page have been published to mark Remembrance Sunday. “Wish I was at home for Christmas,” runs the chorus of Stop the Cavalry, the seasonal anti-war ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

‘We have so much heart’ – Sudan aim to reach first World Cup despite civil war

Abdelrahman Kuku is part of a side that cannot play at home but wants to bring joy there. “I am excited, everyone is excited, you have to be excited,” the Sudan international Abdelrahman Kuku says ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Mikaela Shiffrin takes first World Cup slalom of season for 98th career win

US star wins Levi slalom for record eighth time Liensberger takes second as Duerr goes third American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

World Series 2024: Giancarlo Stanton, playing in his first Fall Classic with the Yankees, can still impact the baseball with more force than anyone else

With his prodigious power, the ALCS MVP has reemerged as a main character on New York’s run to its first World Series in 15 years.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

World Series 2024: Yankees win the first of a potential four games in a row as they look to do the impossible — 'Who doesn't wanna make history?'

With key contributions from the bottom of the lineup and another shutdown outing by the bullpen, the Yankees rediscovered their swagger and stole some momentum

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Regan Smith adds world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Regan Smith broke her second individual world record this year at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Fatal First Date

A couple’s first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed cuts rates and Citi revamps wealth banker pay

World - Financial Times - November 8

The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this ...

Tech - Wired - October 27

Trump’s new world order

A stunning victory that will radically alter America’s role

World - Financial Times - November 6

It’s This Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World

You can’t count him out, sadly.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

The UK in Trump’s world

Plus, Kemi Badenoch’s first steps as the new Tory leader

World - Financial Times - November 8

A kookaburra: ‘They think they are waking the world’

A kingfisher with a long, dagger-shaped beak. Soft white feathers on its belly, iridescent blue opal spots on its wings. I walked out of my kitchen on an overcast morning last week, feeling ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

To be the first at anything is an unbelievable honour - Anderson

Viv Anderson discusses his life, career and how it felt becoming the first black man to play for the senior England team.

Sneak peek: Fatal First Date

A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming ...

Trump Makes His First Moves

Also, an attack on Israeli soccer fans. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Trump Had It Easy the First Time

A host of problems that will need more subtle and sophisticated uses of force and coercive diplomacy will confront the new president.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

When Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum connected on Grindr, becoming the Brownstone Boys was not on their bingo card.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 13

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

The scale and scope of this Dodgers championship cannot be overstated

The impact of L.A.'s come-from-behind win in Game 5 to win the World Series extends well beyond its stars to the team's unsung heroes and fans around the globe.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

How to watch the 2024 World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will face off in Game 1 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.

The BRICS Summit Was a Glimpse of the World to Come

Last week’s BRICS summit showed how the balance of global power increasingly eludes the West’s grasp.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Inside Donald Trump’s plans for the world

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the former president’s closing argument and Democrats chip away at Wisconsin’s WOW counties

World - Financial Times - October 29

As the World Turns, So Do These Cameras

Whirling 360-degree photo booths have gone from red carpets to bat mitzvahs to tourist sites like the Cradle of Humankind.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 26

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