How Alan Henderson Became A Pioneer in the Liquor World
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How the lottery became a national obsession
Just one winning ticket was sold for the $1.1 billion prize to someone in New Jersey who's chosen to stay anonymous. Most of these gigantic jackpots for games like Mega Millions and Powerball have happened in just the last two years, after lottery ...CBS News - Top stories -
How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’
Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.The New York Times - Business - Elon Musk -
How M&A boutique Evercore became ‘Goldman North’
The New York investment bank is narrowing the gap with its downtown Wall Street rivalFinancial Times - Business -
Shirley Henderson: ‘I start off thinking: ‘How will I ever be able to do this?’
The Harry Potter and Bridget Jones star is a dazzlingly versatile performer, with a string of Michael Winterbottom films under her belt, as well as Star Wars, TV’s Happy Valley and an Olivier award. She explains how she keeps on top of it all. It ...The Guardian - World -
How the Last Dinner Party Became Britain’s Hottest New Band
The Last Dinner Party has rapidly built a following by meticulously planning its theatrical live shows, and ignoring viral fame.The New York Times - Top stories -
How GB News became the pulpit of rightwing politics in Britain
Tory MPs are courting the upstart channel, which has drawn a following among party activists despite probes by the watchdogFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Alan Cumming’s Outsider Cabaret
The 59-year-old actor, who revels in doing “weird things all the time,” brings his cabaret show about aging to New York.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
How Igor Severino became infamous by breaking one of the oldest rules of unarmed combat — no biting
Getting exiled from the UFC for biting a guy is the kind of thing that’s going to follow Severino.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
How Crystal Clanton, Clarence Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter,’ Became His Clerk
Justice Clarence Thomas gave Crystal Clanton a home and a job after she left a conservative youth organization in controversy. Then the justice picked her for one of the most coveted positions in the legal world.The New York Times - Top stories -
How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee
New European Union rules aimed at protecting dwindling forests are reordering how the world gets its coffeeABC News - World - European Union -
How the spectacle of Palestinian terrorism changed the world
The Palestinians have learned that terrorism works, at least for their cause.The Hill - Politics -
How World Central Kitchen Built a Jetty to Get Aid Into Gaza
Workers with World Central Kitchen were still finishing a jetty made from the rubble of bombed buildings when a ship arrived carrying the first aid into the enclave by sea in nearly two decades.The New York Times - World -
North Korea censors Alan Titchmarsh's trousers
The gardening presenter fell foul of the secretive state's strict rules because of his choice of attire.BBC News - Top stories - North Korea -
AI to track hedgehog populations in pioneering UK project
National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme aims to understand why population has declined. Artificial intelligence will be used for the first time to track hedgehog populations as part of a pioneering project aimed at understanding how many of them ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Died: Daniel Kahneman, 90, pioneer in behavioral economics.
Died: Daniel Kahneman, 90, pioneer in behavioral economics.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Alan Titchmarsh’s jeans blurred by North Korean TV censors
Footage of green-fingered BBC presenter obscured from waist down to hide ‘symbol of US imperialism’. His calm demeanour and wholesome vocation have apparently endeared him to one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. But there is ...The Guardian - World - North Korea -
Dethrone the dollar? 5 charts show how U.S. currency still rules the world economy.
The U.S. dollar has strengthened its grip on the global financial system since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, defying expectations of “de-dollarization.”MarketWatch - Business -
‘Free speech is a facade’: how Gaza war has deepened divisions in German arts world
Strong pro-Israel consensus among political leaders has led to conflict with Berlin’s diverse cultural sector and a fraught debate over antisemitism. Two weeks after Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, Berlin’s senate for culture ...The Guardian - World -
Bullets, a crush and panic: Moscow concert that became a massacre
People initially thought they heard firecrackers, but they soon realised they were under attack.BBC News - Top stories -
The English Soccer Prodigy Who Became a Cocaine Conspirator
Jamie Cassidy was tipped for stardom at Liverpool but now faces 13 years in jail — how did it come to this?The New York Times - Sports -
When Richard Serra’s Steel Curves Became a Memorial
The sculptor had a breakthrough in the late 1990s with his torqued metal rings. Then the attack on the World Trade Center, which Serra witnessed, gave them a sudden new significance.The New York Times - Top stories -
A Legal Pot Pioneer Was Busted in Idaho With 56 Pounds. He Has a Plan.
At 77, Dana Beal is charged with trafficking marijuana. It could be the finale for a man who never stopped crusading even after the victory was won.The New York Times - Top stories -
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel-Winning Pioneer of Behavioral Economics, Dies at 90
Kahneman and his friend Amos Tversky, who died in 1996, upended traditional economic assumptions that people consistently act rationally and with their self-interest at heart.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has diedABC News - Top stories -
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, dead at 90
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday at the age of 90.NBC News - Top stories -
19 Best PS5 Games (2024): 'Alan Wake II,' 'Spider-Man 2,' 'Baldur's Gate 3,' and 'Stray'
The Sony PlayStation 5 is sitting atop a treasure trove of games and these are our favorites.Wired - Tech -
'Caitlin Clark is a pioneer.' Nancy Lieberman, one of basketball's all-time greats, on Iowa's senior star
One of the sport's original pioneers was on hand for her first Clark game at Carver-Hawkeye ArenaCBS Sports - Sports -
What's News: World-Wide
What’s News: World-WideThe Wall Street Journal - World -
A Walk to the Center of the World
On a hot day in Ghana, a visit to the spot where 0 degrees longitude meets the Equator.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
The world’s broken market for medicines
Record shortages of common drugs have countries scrambling for alternatives while patients skip treatmentsFinancial Times - Business -
Why Biden, Macron and More Leaders Have Low Approval Ratings
Why Biden isn’t alone with his low approval ratings.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
The world's tastiest dumplings
Dumplings are so popular that most cultures have them. From xiaolongbao to dim sim, and pierogi to ravioli del plin, here are 35 of the best.CNN - Top stories -
What's News: World-Wide
What’s News: World-WideThe Wall Street Journal - World -
Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligenceABC News - Entertainment -
J&J is in talks to acquire medical-device maker Shockwave, which had a market value of around $11 billion before news of the negotiations became public.
J&J is in talks to acquire medical-device maker Shockwave, which had a market value of around $11 billion before news of the negotiations became public.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Watch: World Seniors Champion of Champions Darts
Watch live coverage from day one at the World Seniors Champion of Champions Darts at The Viva Arena in Blackpool.BBC News - Top stories -
Formidable Ryan stops Harper to defend world title
World champion Sandy Ryan defends her WBO welterweight crown with a formidable stoppage win over fellow Briton Terri Harper in Sheffield.BBC News - Top stories -
World reacts to Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing preventative chemotherapy. The announcement came after months of speculation about her health.CBS News - World -
Malinin on top of world after skating gold, record
Ilia Malinin put on a dominant display that included a jaw-dropping six quad jumps -- including his patented quad axel -- to snag the men's singles crown Saturday night at the world championships.ESPN - Sports -
Briton 'overjoyed' at completing one of world's toughest races
Jasmin Paris from Midlothian made history by finishing the gruelling 100-mile Barkley Marathons.BBC News - Top stories