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Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability nominees include record breakers and world champions. Every one of our 2024 Nominees is not just a champion, but a multiple champion. They include a cyclist who dominated on the road and in the velodrome.
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1 year ago Read more at Laureus

In fact, the Texas Rangers have not had a repeat World Series champion in more than two decades. Here, we've identified five factors and developments that would likely need to be met. The Rangers will be without aces Jacob deGorm and Max Scherzer to begin the season.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS Sports

This week is the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) in Stamford, Conn. I will be there, so come say hello if you’re planning to be there. The instructions say that this puzzle has “two internet-related meta answers”. There are seven bizarre names of made-up webpages from around the world, with DOT in rebus squares.
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

Finland is the happiest country in the world for the seventh year running, according to the latest World Happiness Report. Miika Makitalo, CEO of HappyOrNot, says there are three phrases that capture the Finnish mentality around finding happiness and contentment at work. The Finnish phrase is meant to empower people to aspire to do great work, even if they're still learning on the job.
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Amazon is offering one of the first discounts on the Synology 2-Bay DS223j NAS as a particular favorite. It drops from the usual $190 price tag in order to save you $48 and match the all-time low. This is only the third price cut to date and the first once since Black Friday.
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1 year ago Read more at 9to5Toys

Gilberto Ramirez secured another world title after dominating Arsen Goulamirian to become WBA cruiserweight champion. Ramis was competing at his new weight class for the first time, and proved he belonged at world level with an impressive performance that wasreflected on the scorecards.
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1 year ago Read more at dazn.com

ED O'KEEFE: Right now there are too many people in the world going hungry and you have some critical insights into that. CINDY MCCAIN: We need access. We need full, unfettered access, and right now we don't have that, but they can't take it to scale either. I read the World Food Program estimates simply addressing the basic food needs will require at least 300 trucks to enter Gaza every day.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS News

Pope Francis gave a solemn accounting of a world in crisis Sunday. He used the pulpit of his Easter address to renew calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. His words served to crystallize the ills plaguing a fragile, violent world. The pope has previously drawn the ire of Israel for comments suggesting its assault on the Gaza Strip is tantamount to “terrorism”
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

Wahed announced the appointment of Mohsin Siddiqui as Chief Executive Officer. Moh'sin was with UK-based RegTech ComplyAdvantage serving as its Chief Revenue Officer tasked with leading its revenue growth objectives after its Series-C round of funding. He started his career at OANDA, a New York–based online trading fintech.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

In Romania, engineer Antonia Toma activates the world's most powerful laser. The laser at the center, near the Romanian capital Bucharest, is operated by French company Thales, using Nobel prize-winning inventions. From time to time, things can get a little stressful.
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1 year ago Read more at Phys.org