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Next Gen ATP Finals: How are former champions doing?

The seventh edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals concluded in Jeddah on Sunday with Joao Fonseca defeating Learner Tien 2-4, 4-3, 4-0, 4-2 to clinch the title. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES South Korea’s Hyeon Chung became the first-ever Next Gen ATP Finals champion in 2017. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Next Gen ATP Finals …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Elle Fanning haunts ‘A Complete Unknown’ with the eyes of a fading muse

LA Times

When Elle Fanning was around 14 or 15 years old, she had a cork board in her bedroom adorned with pictures she had printed out from the internet. Fanning had been introduced to Dylan’s music when she was a 12-year-old on the set of Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo.” Crowe would play the song “Buckets of Rain” all the …

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1 week, 1 day ago

10 winners of the "I Love My Librarian Award" are celebrated for their community work

Hindustan Times

NEW YORK — At Wisconsin's Mukwonago Community Library, director Abby Armou isn't only committed to providing books and other media for local residents. 10 winners of the "I Love My Librarian Award" are celebrated for their community work Armou, one of 10 recipients this year of an “I Love My Librarian Award," has been overseeing the cataloging of some 12,000 …

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1 week, 5 days ago

2 men deny charges of helping Hong Kong gather intelligence in UK

Associated Press

LONDON — Two men accused of helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in the U.K. pleaded not guilty Thursday to violating Britain’s National Security Act. Chung Biu Yuen, 64, and Chi Leung Peter Wai, 39, are accused of agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception likely to assist a foreign intelligence service. Yuen was the office manager …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Old boys' club? South Korea plotters' high school links in spotlight

Raw Story

Key figures in South Korea's failed martial law bid share one key connection: they are all graduates of a prestigious, all-boys school in Seoul. President Yoon Suk Yeol's Tuesday declaration of South Korea's first martial law in decades was swiftly overturned by parliament, and the conservative former prosecutor now faces impeachment and possible jail time. And many pointed to parallels …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Playbook: Inside the generational fight roiling Democrats

Politico

Playbook: Inside the generational fight roiling Democrats Presented by With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine DRIVING THE DAY END OF AN ERA, PART I — “Goodbye to the American Century?” by Joshua Zeitz: “The post-WWII world order of American dominance is over. More top reads: TULSI GABBARD latest: “Former officials urge closed-door Senate hearings on Tulsi …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

The troubled history of South Korean presidents

Raw Story

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now facing impeachment after a shock bid to suspend civilian rule. The daughter of the former dictator Park Chung-hee, she was the first woman president of South Korea and had presented herself as incorruptible. AFP Timeline showing a history of South Korean presidents and which ones were subsequently overthrown, assassinated, investigated or imprisoned …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Timeline of South Korea’s martial law declaration; quick overturn by President Yoon Suk Yeol

The Hindu

For a brief duration on late Tuesday night, South Korea, a country with a history of military rule, had fleeting visions of its past as President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared on television and imposed an emergency martial law. Yeilding to pressure, even from members of his People’s Power Party, Mr. Yoon repealed the law within six hours as lawmakers braved …

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3 weeks ago

Analysis: The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind

CNN

CNN — Last year, a blockbuster movie gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, when the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in 1979 led to a military coup and plunged the country into the iron grip of martial law. So when South Koreans watched in shock and anger as their current president, Yoon …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: South Korea martial law lifted, calls for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment

CNN

Protesters demonstrate against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on December 4, 2024. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s political future is looking increasingly shaky after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. The Democratic Party, minor opposition parties and independents have a combined 192 seats, meaning they would need the …

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3 weeks ago

South Korea Lifts President's Martial Law Decree After Lawmakers Reject Military Rule

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEOUL, South Korea — The president of South Korea early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed on the country hours earlier, bending to political pressure after a tense night in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. One woman tried unsuccessfully to pull a rifle away from one of the soldiers, while …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

NewJeans: Members of K-pop group say they are leaving agency ADOR after dispute

CNN

Seoul, South Korea Reuters — Members of NewJeans, one of the most popular K-pop groups, said on Thursday that they were leaving their agency ADOR, a subsidiary of powerhouse label HYBE. ADOR said however the agreement between it and the band members “remains in full effect.” “Therefore, we respectfully request that the group continue its collaboration with ADOR on upcoming …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media

Raw Story

by Laura CHUNG / Andrew BEATTY Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines. Social media firms -- who could face fines of up to Aus$50 million for failing to impose the ban -- have described the laws as "vague", "problematic" and "rushed". In …

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1 month ago

From 100 Years of Solitude to Squid Game: Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December

BBC

From 100 Years of Solitude to Squid Game: Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December Netflix From the small-screen adaptation of a classic novel to the return of the phenomenon that is Squid Game, these are the shows to stream in December. Black Doves premieres 5 December on Netflix internationally Amazon Prime Video The Sticky The title …

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1 month ago

The hard-working origins of the 'blue-collar jacket' – and other workwear classics

BBC

The hard-working origins of the 'blue-collar jacket' – and other workwear classics Alamy The humble barn jacket, chore coat and donkey jacket have all gone from functional workwear to "It-item". Workwear is like a love letter to a time that has passed and will never come back – Albert Muzquiz Similar in aesthetic to that iconic British classic, the Barbour, …

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1 month ago

Playbook PM: Gaetz shows himself the door

Politico

Playbook PM: Gaetz shows himself the door Presented by THE CATCH-UP “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle,” Matt Gaetz said on X. | Francis Chung/POLITICO GAETZ CRASHER — MATT GAETZ has pulled out of contention to be AG, a major early blow to President-elect DONALD TRUMP’s effort to install firebrand outsiders in charge of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Hyundai Motor Names Jose Munoz as CEO, First Foreign Leader

Live Mint

-- Hyundai Motor Co. named Jose Munoz as chief executive officer, making him the first foreigner to lead the South Korean automaker as it seeks to grow outside its home country. Munoz, 59, joined Hyundai in 2019 as global chief operating officer, taking responsibility for the carmaker’s north and south American operations. Munoz’s appointment is “innovative and surprising,” and will …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Connie Chung : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Connie Chung Enlarge this image toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Connie Chung is a TV legend. She is an Emmy-winning newscaster and interviewer, having hosted the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, 20/20, Good Morning America, and Connie Chung Tonight. She writes about her time as a local newscaster here in Los Angeles, her childhood in and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How those ‘Twisters’ tornadoes got to look so real — and scary

LA Times

Since working on the original “Twister” in 1996, VFX supervisor Ben Snow has earned four Oscar nominations for his contributions to fantastical projects including “Iron Man” and “Star Wars: Episode 2 — Attack of the Clones.” But when he oversaw visual effects for this summer’s hit disaster movie “Twisters”, that particular F-word never entered the conversation. “We talked about possibly …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World

Slate

The fear that the Earth could be destroyed by a killer asteroid is an anxiety that pops up all the time in fiction and is grounded in fact. In this episode, science journalist Dr. Robin George Andrews tells us the story of NASA’s first-ever mission to defend the planet, which is the subject of his new book, How to Kill …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Playbook: The precriminations game

Politico

Playbook: The precriminations game Presented by With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine DRIVING THE DAY THE LOOKAHEAD— “Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump?” by David Siders in Tempe, Arizona, for POLITICO Magazine: “Any number of Republicans have picked up TRUMP’s shifting policy positions, but no one here was talking about getting on the ‘ …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

China Daily

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in a protest against the police, after a man was shot and killed while reportedly resisting arrest. The victim, a 43-year-old Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident, was shot and killed by police officers while resisting arrest. The incident has sparked outrage and protests, with many expressing their anger and demand …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

China Daily

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in a protest against the police, after a man was shot and killed while reportedly resisting arrest. The victim, a 43-year-old Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident, was shot and killed by police officers while resisting arrest. The incident sparked outrage and protests, with many expressing their anger and demand for …

Law Crime Racism and Racial Discrimination Police Killing Lisbon

2 months ago

How did the big budget Charlie’s Angels movie get this bird so wrong?

Slate

There is a prominent bird in the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels that makes absolutely no sense. The bird is so elaborately wrong that it has haunted the birding community, including Slate’s very own Forrest Wickman, for almost a quarter of a century. In this episode, Forrest embarks on a wild goose chase: Why can’t hundreds of filmmaking professionals with a …

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Next Gen ATP Finals: How are former champions doing?

Elle Fanning haunts ‘A Complete Unknown’ with the eyes of a fading muse

10 winners of the "I Love My Librarian Award" are celebrated for their community work

2 men deny charges of helping Hong Kong gather intelligence in UK

Old boys' club? South Korea plotters' high school links in spotlight

Playbook: Inside the generational fight roiling Democrats

The troubled history of South Korean presidents

Timeline of South Korea’s martial law declaration; quick overturn by President Yoon Suk Yeol

Analysis: The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind

Live updates: South Korea martial law lifted, calls for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment

South Korea Lifts President's Martial Law Decree After Lawmakers Reject Military Rule

NewJeans: Members of K-pop group say they are leaving agency ADOR after dispute

Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media

From 100 Years of Solitude to Squid Game: Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December

The hard-working origins of the 'blue-collar jacket' – and other workwear classics

Playbook PM: Gaetz shows himself the door

Hyundai Motor Names Jose Munoz as CEO, First Foreign Leader

Connie Chung : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

How those ‘Twisters’ tornadoes got to look so real — and scary

A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World

Playbook: The precriminations game

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

How did the big budget Charlie’s Angels movie get this bird so wrong?