LAS VEGAS — The New York Liberty have been waiting nearly 12 months for this. From the moment Courtney Vandersloot’s jumper misfired in the waning seconds of Game 4 of the 2023 Finals, the Liberty were chasing revenge, a chance to redeem themselves after an opportunity lost and to even …
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The two women, one American and one British, became stranded on a Himalayan mountain when their food and equipment fell into a ravine, Indian officials said. Source link
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NEW YORK — In the moments after the Royals’ 6-5 loss to the Yankees on Saturday night, Michael Massey left the field and parked himself in front of a screen in a room inside the visitors clubhouse. Massey, the Royals second baseman, knew what question was coming when the room …
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A twinge of sympathy struck in the moment, sitting in Vanderbilt’s McGugin Center last month, listening to Diego Pavia talk about turning down significant money at Nevada to play his final collegiate season at Vanderbilt instead. “That’s gonna come when I go to the NFL,” Pavia said then of the …
Read More »Fighting Myanmar’s Patriarchy, One All-Male Panel at a Time
Ying Lao has called out the pro-democracy movement for its frequent “manels,” arguing that the exclusion of women from such discussions is hurting the cause. Source link
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Long after Los Angeles Rams practices in the late summer of 2021, Kevin O’Connell lingered on the field in a huddle with head coach Sean McVay, receiver Cooper Kupp and quarterback Matthew Stafford. Sweat poured off of each man and dripped into the grass as the players scuffed at it …
Read More »How E-Commerce Is Making China’s Deflation Worse
The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy. Source link
Read More »Cal Berkeley’s Calgorithm — social media and self-awareness in ‘the people’s program’
BERKELEY, Calif. — Speckled throughout the mass of overjoyed fans scrunched together at the epicenter of the Cal Berkeley campus Saturday morning were the ambassadors who played specific parts in making this once inconceivable scene materialize. They raised their phones high, capturing a 360-degree view of the madness of ESPN’s …
Read More »How Oct. 7 Changed American Jews
In a year of trauma, many Jews have found support in the deep wells of history, community and faith. Source link
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