Spending online on Cyber Monday is set to exceed $12 billion, a record, as bargain hunters snap up deals on items including Barbie dolls, Lego sets, headphones and smart watches, according to preliminary estimates from Adobe Digital Insights. The estimate projects US shoppers will spend $12 billion-$12.4 billion on Cyber...
The world's largest optical telescope will be the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in the Chilean desert.
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Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz weighed in on the Carolina Panthers' decision to fire Frank Reich in the middle of the 2023 season.
A 1,456-square-foot house built in 1963 has changed hands. The property located in the 600 block of Springwood Drive in San Jose was sold on Nov. 13, 2023. The $2,420,000 purchase price works out to $1,662 per square foot.
"I do not support all women," Khalifa said in response to Iliza Shlesinger's criticism of the reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Plus: A bridal shop owner scolds Amy over anti-tipping comment.
Woovly plans to explore new market segments such as fashion, home decor, and lifestyle categories.
Cornelius Uliano, an Emmy-nominated producer and writer who was involved with the resurgence of Peanuts movies and TV specials, hails from Connecticut.
French studio Lacaton & Vassal, which was today named the winner of the Soane Medal, demonstrate how architects can work with, not against, communities and existing buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote. When architects Lacaton & Vassal were commissioned to improve the Place Léon Aucoc in Bordeaux in 1996 they didn't do much at all. In fact
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New research suggests COVID-19 vaccinations could prevent adverse birth outcomes
La Bélarusse Aryna Sabalenka participera au tournoi de Brisbane juste avant d’entamer la défense de son titre à l’Open d’Australie, ont annoncé mardi les organisateurs du tournoi WTA 500. « Je suis très enthousiaste à l’idée de commencer ma tournée australienne en 2024 à Brisbane », a commenté la joueuse, citée dans un communiqué. « L’Australie a une […]
The Wisconsin volleyball team earned a weekly Big Ten honor after the Badgers handed Nebraska its first loss of the season last week.
A spotlight on Native American language and religion [podcast]
On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, the last for 2023, inspired by the themes in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon", and in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month in the United States, we spotlight two aspects of Native American culture that transcend tribe and nation and have been the recent focus of OUP scholars: language and religious beliefs.
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Nov.28 - Red Bull broke the all-time record for the most dominant winning percentage in a full season of Formula 1 in 2023 - an astonishing 95.5 percent. It's an ominous statistic for rival teams facing what Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits is the "Mt Everest" of chasing down triple consecutive world champion Max Verstappen......check out full post »
ATHENS – The last SEC championship to be played in the four-team College Football Playoff era will carry fitting drama. A year from now, if again Georgia and Alabama were to meet in the conference title game with both ranked…
Out for a wander up Kingsland Road and Dalston High Street this past weekend and I checked up on a few old friends. Specifically, a couple of ghostsigns that face each other near the junction with Englefield Rd.
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The EU should put the political above the institutional logic and learn how to be a player, not just a payer. The next Commission should consolidate and simplify Global Gateway, scale up financing, and designate a senior Commissioner tasked with repositioning Europe in the network of global value chains, writes Romana Vlahutin.
Hedge funds and other institutional traders have reduced their bullish position on oil substantially ahead of the OPEC+ meeting on Thursday. In the week to November 21, bullish bets were slashed - with net-long positions being cut by over 19,000 positions to the lowest since June, Bloomberg reported, citing data from ICE Futures Europe and the CFTC. Long-only positions, meanwhile, also dropped by nearly 19,500 to the lowest since April. OPEC+ is meeting on Thursday to discuss production policies. Читать дальше...
One of the important figures of the last half-century of Washington politics and journalism, Charlie Peters, died on Thanksgiving at age 96. He was my first boss in writing—my editor, mentor, teacher, and friend. He died a peaceful natural death at the conclusion of a long, accomplished life. Thus, there is no reason to be […]
Читать дальше...COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Several Ohio cities received a perfect score by a national report grading municipalities across the nation for equality, "stepping up" to combat anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in the state's legislature. Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Dublin each achieved a perfect score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index [...]
Lightning International, the Hong Kong- and U.K.-based content distribution and solutions company, is expanding its staff ahead of the upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) in Singapore. It has hired Eric Tan to be director of content sales Asia. He will be responsible for all aspects of channel and content distribution. Specializing in the […]