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Music stars honoured at first 'Brit Awards of the North'
Big names and rising stars win at a new ceremony celebrating music from the north of England.BBC News - Top stories -
China’s Swimmers Tested Positive. What Happens to Their Medals?
The short answer may be nothing. The world’s top doping regulator said there was “no credible evidence” to take further action.The New York Times - World - China -
China’s Swimmers Tested Positive. What Happens to Their Medals?
The short answer may be nothing. The world’s top doping regulator said there was “no credible evidence” to take further action.The New York Times - Top stories - China -
The Art of the US/Ukraine Aid Deal
And, Laura reveals her latest election date tip-offBBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
Bellingham wins Laureus breakthrough award
England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham wins the 2024 Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award.BBC News - Top stories -
Chinese swimmers won Olympic medals despite failed doping tests
The world’s top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled that their samples had been ...NBC News - Top stories -
Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement
One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko OnoABC News - Entertainment -
Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug before medaling at Tokyo Olympics
The organization that's supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China's athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don't buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese ...CBS News - Top stories -
With Social Prescribing, Art and Volunteering Can Be Medicine
Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way.The New York Times - Health -
Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of April 21
Zendaya welcomes all ‘Challengers’ on the tennis court, Steve Carell stars in ‘Uncle Vanya,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ opens on Broadway and more.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Milan Design Week: Making Art From the Unexpected
Designers are showing off some of their latest works at the annual festival of furnishings and household objects.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Two Art Deco Icons Poised for a Renaissance
Tamara de Lempicka, a painter favored by celebrities and designers, is being revisited. Plus, a historical Miami building reopens as a hotel and private club.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
With Social Prescribing, Art and Volunteering Can Be Medicine
Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way.The New York Times - Health -
The beach where people keep finding human bones
Human remains have been discovered multiple times along one stretch of Welsh coastline.BBC News - Top stories -
Confronting the ethical issues of human-like AI
As AI becomes indistinguishable from humans, tech leaders must confront urgent ethical issues around transparency, trust and unintended harm.VentureBeat - Tech -
'Human' Review: PBS's Unwieldy Look at Modern Life
This ambitious episode of ‘A Brief History of the Future’ considers what it means to be human in the 21st century.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Wembanyama, Jokic headline NBA award finalists
The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night.ESPN - Sports - NBA -
Biden to tout first job listings in American Climate Corps program at Earth Day event
President Biden is expected to announce the first slate of job listings under his climate and jobs program in a speech on Earth Day. Biden is slated to travel to Prince William Forest Park in Virginia to announce the availability of 2,000 ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden to speak on abortion in first Florida visit since state Supreme Court ruling
President Biden will deliver a speech in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday focused on reproductive rights, taking center stage on abortion about one week ahead of the state’s six-week ban taking effect. Biden is expected to place the blame for the state’s ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Rule-breaker for the ages: why Caravaggio is our screen age’s art superstar
With his final masterpiece on show in London and his influence all over Ripley with Andrew Scott on Netflix, the troubled painter’s appeal endures. “Do you like Caravaggio?” asks wealthy Dickie Greenleaf of his enigmatic new friend, Tom Ripley, ...The Guardian - World -
Nancy Pelosi book, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public lifeABC News - Entertainment -
James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92
He arranged for artists to have access to astronauts, launchpads and more. “Their imaginations enable them to venture beyond a scientific explanation,” he once said.The New York Times - Science -
AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now
Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.Wired - Tech -
This Lava Tube in Saudi Arabia Has Been a Human Refuge for 7,000 Years
Ancient humans left behind numerous archaeological traces in the cavern, and scientists say there may be thousands more like it on the Arabian Peninsula to study.The New York Times - Science -
U.S. expected to sanction Israeli military unit for alleged human rights violations
The U.S. is reportedly expected to sanction a unit of IDF soldiers in the West Bank. CBS News has learned that the U.S. has been investigating them for alleged human rights violations, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to fight ...CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
Review: Phish's Las Vegas Sphere spectacle was the opposite of rock-star self-glorification
The veteran jam band took advantage of the venue's cutting-edge technology while keeping the focus on its music and its community.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Venezuela's president meets with accuser in ongoing criminal probe into human rights abuse
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protestsABC News - World -
U.S. investigating Israeli military unit for possible human rights violations
The U.S. is investigating Israel's Netsvah Yehuda Battalion, made up of ultra-orthodox soldiers, over accusations of human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Debora Patta has the details.CBS News - Top stories - Israel -
U.S. investigating Israeli military unit for possible human rights violations
The U.S. is investigating Israel's Netsvah Yehuda Battalion, made up of ultra-orthodox soldiers, over accusations of human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Debora Patta has the details.CBS News - World - Israel -
Gaza mass grave discovery horrifies U.N. human rights chief
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk said he is "horrified" by an apparent mass grave site found near a medical facility in Gaza's Khan Younis. Wyre Davies with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.CBS News - Top stories -
AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now
Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.Wired - Tech -
This Lava Tube in Saudi Arabia Has Been a Human Refuge for 7,000 Years
Ancient humans left behind numerous archaeological traces in the cavern, and scientists say there may be thousands more like it on the Arabian Peninsula to study.The New York Times - Science -
Premier League weekend awards: Trent Alexander-Arnold returns in style
From the Bryan Mbeumo Show to penalty shouts at Goodison, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the top-flight weekend. If a player scores three goals, they walk away with the match ball. What do they get if they give away three penalties? The ...The Guardian - World -
Business Book of the Year Award 2024: winners pick their favourites
A look back to celebrate the 20th edition of the Financial Times and Schroders awardFinancial Times - Business -
PEN America Cancels Literary Awards Ceremony Amid Gaza War Fallout
The event had been set for April 29, but weeks of escalating criticism of the organization’s response to the war had led nearly half of the prize nominees to withdraw.The New York Times - Top stories -
PEN America awards called off after Gaza boycott
The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.BBC News - Top stories -
Trump to Reap $1.3 Billion Social Media Company Stock Award
The former president agreed not to sell his shares before September, but the bonus pushes his net worth to an estimated $4.7 billion.Inc. - Business - Donald Trump -
Clark 1st 2-time winner in Sullivan Award's history
Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark became the first two-time winner in the 94-year history of the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's most outstanding athlete at the college or Olympic level.ESPN - Sports -
Art meets action: how Emily Blunt became Britain’s biggest Hollywood star
The oh-so-British star embraces the mainstream without embarrassment – but accolades have come her way anyway. Earlier this year Emily Blunt received her first Academy Award nomination, for her sly, brittle supporting turn in Christopher Nolan’s ...The Guardian - World -
What would cornered Trump do for Roy Cohn’s tough-guy dark arts now?
A film debuting at Cannes charts the young developer’s relationship with the legendarily machiavellian lawyer. It has long been considered that making a movie about Donald Trump was virtually impossible, if not for the divisive subject material ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump