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Dress Codes: How high is too high? The evolution of the women’s running brief

When women first competed in Olympic track and field events in 1928, they wore loose t-shirts and wide shorts, sometimes cinched with a belt....

Mississippi’s Addie Carver wins controversy-hit Miss Teen USA pageant

Addie Carver of Mississippi was named Miss Teen USA on Thursday, assuming a title that has stood vacant since the previous winner’s highly controversial resignation...

Opinion: Why there is no such thing as a ‘natural’ disaster

Thirty seconds. Less than 30 seconds was all it took for an earthquake to tear through Haiti in 2010, claiming more than 200,000 lives and leaving 1.5 million...

Opinion: French voters save the Republic. Now comes the (really) hard part

France’s legislative election results shocked — but also delighted — much of the public, especially those on the left. The seemingly relentless march to power by...

‘Worst season ever’: How things got ugly on Greece’s ‘Instagram island’

<img src="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2024-07-27t075249z-1630465580-rc2j29a8kmny-rtrmadp-3-greece-tourism-santorini-crowds.jpg?c=original&q=h_447,c_fill" alt="<strong>Santorini: Santorini: In this photo from July 25, tourists wait on the Greek island of Santorini to see the world-famous sunset.Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters There’s a...

‘I don’t have a budget’: Why people are going into debt to travel

“I see money on holidays like Monopoly money,” says Lisa Fraser. The currently unemployed 30-year-old has been to Taipei, Budapest and New York in the...

US government sues TikTok for allegedly violating children’s privacy law

TikTok has failed to stop children from joining the app and has unlawfully collected their personal data, the US Justice Department alleged in a lawsuit...

Has the AI bubble burst? Wall Street wonders if artificial intelligence will ever make money

There’s been one big question on the minds of Wall Streeters this tech earnings season: When will anyone start making actual money from artificial intelligence? In...

Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye

When our plane finally took off from Beirut, it was nearly an hour late. The mood in the sold-out cabin was grim. Like many of...

Israel’s ambassador to Japan criticizes Nagasaki’s peace ceremony invitation snub

Israel’s envoy to Japan has hit out at authorities in Nagasaki after they declined to invite him to a peace ceremony commemorating the 1945...

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WNBA Playoffs: Las Vegas Aces stave off elimination and keep three-peat hopes alive with win against New York Liberty

As the WNBA season hurtles towards its conclusion and four teams compete for a spot in the finals, the Las Vegas Aces staved off elimination with a win against the New York Liberty, while Napheesa Collier made franchise history for the Minnesota Lynx as they took a 2-1 series lead over...

China’s economy is in bad shape. Can its ‘whatever-it-takes’ stimulus effort turn things around?

After four miserable years, a soaring stock market has brought relief for Francis Lun, who runs a small 10-person brokerage in Hong Kong. Since the beginning of 2020, he’s seen the city’s lifeblood, its Hang Seng Index, experience an unprecedented consecutive decline due to economic woes and pandemic...

European soccer round-up: Manchester United sinks to another humiliating defeat, Madrid derby marred by fan trouble

If Manchester United fans thought that this season would be a chance to start fresh, any early-season optimism seems to have been misplaced. United fell to a third league defeat in six games on Sunday, losing 3-0 at home against Tottenham amid captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card. There were dramatic results...

California governor vetoes contentious AI safety bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a hotly contested artificial intelligence safety bill, after the tech industry raised objections, saying it could drive AI companies from the state and hinder innovation. Newsom said he had asked leading experts on Generative AI to help California “develop workable guardrails” that focus “on developing...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to testify at his trial, lawyer says: ‘I don’t know that I can keep him off the stand’

Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to testify at his criminal trial for charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, according to his attorney. “I don’t know that I can keep him off the stand. He is very eager to tell his story,” the embattled rap mogul’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said...

WNBA playoffs: Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever swept in first round, Diana Taurasi plays potentially last ever game

The final four of the 2024 WNBA playoffs are set. The first round of the postseason concluded on Wednesday, with the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx booking their spots in the semifinals. Here’s everything you need to know about which squads are moving on, and which groups are heading home. Sun sweep...

US to return a trove of nearly 300 history-spanning antiquities to India

The US is returning 297 history-spanning antiquities stolen or smuggled from India, many dating back centuries. Marking the handover, President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed for a photo in front of several of the artifacts, during a recent meeting between the two leaders. In July,...

Melania Trump was paid for a rare appearance at a political event. It’s not clear who cut the unusual six-figure check

Melania Trump has barely been seen on the campaign trail this year. One of the few times she has appeared at a political event, she’s received a six-figure paycheck – a highly unusual move for the spouse of a candidate. The former first lady spoke at two political...

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Beauty queen at center of South Africa xenophobia spat crowned Miss Universe Nigeria

 Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria. Adetshina, age 23, triumphed at the pageant held in Lagos on Saturday night. She will represent Nigeria in the Miss Universe competition in Mexico in November. Last...

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The boredom scroll on socials may be making your problem worse, study says

Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through videos on your social media platform of choice. But that habit is likely making your problem even worse, according to new research. “Our research shows that while people fast-forward or...