The Week Saudi Arabia Tightened Its Grip on Global Sports
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Peacock Gets NFL's Opening Week Friday Game Exclusively
The game in Brazil is part of the league’s effort to expand its international presence and have more games not played on Sunday afternoons.The Wall Street Journal - World - NFL -
Dragon Ball theme park to be built in Saudi Arabia
The announcement was met with mixed reactions from fans of the famed anime.BBC News - Top stories -
Saudi Arabia Plans $40 Billion Push Into Artificial Intelligence
The Middle Eastern country is creating a gigantic fund to invest in A.I. technology, potentially becoming the largest player in the hot market.The New York Times - Tech -
Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum
Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights.The New York Times - World -
Ten years to go: key questions facing Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup
Fifa and the presumptive hosts face significant challenges over human rights, worker protections and the scale of construction. Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. We know this, despite the fact that Fifa’s bidding process does not finish ...The Guardian - World - World Cup -
A 'Dragon Ball' theme park is Saudi Arabia's latest attempt to become the world's playground. Some fans aren't happy.
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UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record
Kingdom chosen to chair Commission on Status of Women after unopposed bid, to dismay of human rights groups. Saudi Arabia has been chosen as the chair of the UN commission that is supposed to promote gender equality and empower women around the ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
UFC Saudi Arabia fight card: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker set as main event for debut in country
UFC announced four more fights for the event set to take place in JuneCBS Sports - Sports - UFC -
A global gold rush for buried hydrogen is underway — as hype builds over its clean energy potential
A global gold rush is underway for a long-overlooked resource that advocates say could play a significant role in the shift away from fossil fuels.CNBC - Business -
Biden-Trump rematch tightens: Poll
The looming November rematch between President Biden and former President Trump has tightened, according to a survey shared with The Hill from Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll. The latest survey found Trump up just two points over Biden in a hypothetical ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
'Its Suggestions Were Slightly Jarring': Two Weeks with the iPhone's New Journal App
The new app is one of Apple’s new digital well-being aids. Can it help you become a calmer person?The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Sam Bankman-Fried's multibillion dollar FTX fraud
What the Crypto King's fall from grace means for the future of cryptocurrencyBBC News - Top stories - Crypto -
Competitors Plot to Break Nvidia's Grip on AI by Targeting Software
Qualcomm, Google and Intel join a group trying to provide alternative AI software that won't require Nvidia chips.Inc. - Business -
Chimaev-Whittaker tops UFC's first Saudi event
Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker will headline the UFC's first card in Saudi Arabia on June 22.ESPN - Sports -
A look at the winter sport skijoring
While many Americans may be unfamiliar with skijoring, people in Leadville, Colorado, have been competing for at least 75 years. Janet Shamlian has the story.CBS News - World -
Letters to Sports: Gambling scandal more evidence of bigger sports problem
Readers of the Los Angeles Times weigh in on the gambling scandal of Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, the Dodgers, Long Beach State, USC and UCLA.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Yahoo Sports AM: Sweet 16
In today's edition: The Sweet 16 is set, Mulkey vs. the media, USMNT beats Mexico, Ohio State gets Frozen Four revenge, and more.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Yahoo Sports AM: Play ball!
In today's edition: The top 50 people who will define the 2024 MLB season, stats and fun facts about the Sweet 16, NFL win totals, the Headless Hoopsman, and more.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Canada to tighten foreign investment rules in AI, space technology sectors, Bloomberg reports
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At CERAWeek, Saudi Aramco C.E.O. Says Energy Transition ‘Visibly Failing’
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.The New York Times - Science -
Shōgun: why the English samurai’s life and legacy still grip Japan 400 years on
Epic new TV adaptation of the 1975 novel reignites interest in the exploits of the Kent sailor William Adams. On a backstreet in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, between a seafood wholesaler and a jewellery shop, stands a simple monument. It ...The Guardian - World -
Rightwing populists have many countries in their grip. Come to Poland: see how they can be pushed back | Anne McElvoy
Donald Tusk is working hard and fast on a great transformation, but travel the country and it’s clear what a difficult task that is. My formative journalistic years were spent reporting on the final freeze of the cold war – days of hard times and ...The Guardian - World -
The weakest links in the global economy are on the mend
Some of the most prominent beleaguered nations are now carrying out radical reformsFinancial Times - Business -
Learn more about the unique, unusual sport of skijoring
Skijoring is a sport that's been around for over a century but remains a mystery to many. The sport combines a bit of the Old West with some newfangled ski tricks for a one-of-a-kind experience.CBS News - Top stories -
Lotus Wants To Make Self-Driving Sports Cars
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Mark Leech: Behind 50 years of sports photography
One of the first assignments Mark Leech had as a sports photographer was when the agency he was working for sent him up to Ipswich Town’s training ground to take pictures of the team for the club calendar. When he arrived he was explaining to the ...Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Shohei Ohtani says he never gambled on sports
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday said he never bet on baseball or any other sport and said his interpreter Ippei Mizuhura had stolen money from his account.CNN - Top stories -
China jails sports officials convicted of taking bribes
The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruptionABC News - Sports - China -
Ukraine Returns to One of the Biggest Stages in Sports
The national soccer team punched its ticket to soccer’s European Championship on Tuesday with a dramatic victory over Iceland.The Wall Street Journal - World - Ukraine -
Are sports betting scandals proving cynics right?
Doomsayers warned that the proliferation of wagering options would invite inevitable scandal to sports.ESPN - Sports -
NCAA set to push states with legalized sports betting to ban prop bets for all college sporting events
Of the 22 states where sports betting is legal, four states don't have limits on college player props.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
‘Sport is never just sport’: Olympics exhibition in Paris reflects 20th century’s highs and lows
Les Jeux Olympiques: Miroir des Sociétés opens ahead of Paris Olympics and puts previous games in context of conflicts and injustices. From the Nazi stadium propaganda in 1936 Berlin to the 1968 Mexico City podium protest of medal-winners Tommie ...The Guardian - World -
UFC Saudia Arabia fight card announced with Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev headliner
The UFC is headed to Saudi Arabia and the lineup (which will air on ABC) is stacked thus far.Yahoo Sports - Sports - UFC -
Global AIDS program survives, but backers 'not satisfied'
America’s global AIDS relief program has been authorized for another year in the bipartisan budget deal, but public health advocates say the single year sends a worrying signal about U.S. commitment on the issue moving forward. The minibus passed ...The Hill - Politics -
Are Hong Kong's days as a global business hub over?
A tough new security law comes at a time when businesses were already wary of the city.BBC News - Top stories -
UN Adopts First Global Artificial Intelligence Resolution
Pushed by U.S., the General Assembly creates "a baseline set of principles to guide next steps in AIs development and use."Inc. - Business - United Nations -
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar for Week of March 25, 2024ABC News - Entertainment -
Baltimore bridge collapse is port's version of a global pandemic
"It's almost scary how quiet it is" says one business owner at the port which has long been an economic engine for the area.CBS News - Top stories -
A First Step Toward a Global Price on Carbon
A tax on ship emissions could have an impact on almost everything we buyThe New York Times - Top stories -
Florida online sports betting challenge is denied by state's highest court
Opponents of online sports betting in Florida have lost their latest fight against a Seminole Tribe agreement with the state that permits the gamblingABC News - Entertainment - Florida