The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last season. Only a brake failure last month at the Australian GP in Melbourne probably kept him from sweeping all five. Verstappen trailed for …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on the repeal of Memphis police traffic stop reforms set in place after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers just over a year ago. By enacting the legislation, the Republican governor sided with GOP lawmakers who forged ahead despite pleas from Nichols’ …
If you’re wondering how you’re going to reach the starting line for the District’s Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run in April, there’s an option that will alleviate the stress of needing to park downtown. If you’re wondering how you’re going to reach the starting line for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run in April, there’s …
Seated under a spotlight in a darkened room, Arian Simone is the main attraction. It’s a Friday afternoon in September at the Brooklyn leg of AfroTech, one of those multicity networking events where people exchange personal QR codes and work their elevator pitches into conversation. Here in a sleek, modern minimalist hotel, about 125 mostly …
Yanbu (Saudi Arabia): Hero MotoSports Team Rally on Friday created history by becoming the first-ever Indian manufacturer to finish on the podium in the prestigious Dakar Rally. It was double delight for the Indian motorsports community as Sherco TVS Rally Factory rider Harith Noha secured the numero position in the overall ranking for Rally 2, …
It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The Color Purple” on Broadway. The protagonist of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells her story of sexual, physical and psychological abuses in the early 20th century South in a series …
Mongolia has sent a team of trail runners for Saturday’s Bupa Global Lantau 50 Asian Skyrunning Championship race – the first time it has done so, and with a severe climb in temperature awaiting them. The thermometer this week plunged to a low of -27 degrees Celsius (-17 Fahrenheit) in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, some …
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A deadly wave of heart attacks and strokes is headed for the US, borne by extreme heat waves spawned by climate change—and those deaths are most likely to occur in people who are older or Black. By mid-century, according to research published Monday, cardiovascular deaths linked to extreme heat could triple to almost 5,500 extra …
For Guan, a senior legal trainer at the international law firm Mayer Brown, swimming has long been a major aspect of her physical and mental well-being. She first began swimming during her childhood and teenage years, which she spent in London and Brazil. “Swimming has always been very therapeutic for me,” she says. “It’s always …
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the movie release of “Killers of the Flower Moon” only days away, questions still persist about Oklahoma schools’ ability to teach the historical events depicted in the film. The source of the uncertainty is House Bill 1775, a 2021 state law regulating classroom discussions on race and gender. Tribal leaders have …