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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery team up to launch sports super-streamer
Three of the biggest sports broadcasters are uniting to create a super-platform that will house their sports assets under a single streaming roof, a seismic and once-unthinkable move as the industry rapidly transitions away from linear television to streaming services. Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corporation, and Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN’s parent company) announced Tuesday that they will…
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‘Like going to the moon’: The world’s most terrifying ocean crossing
It’s the body of water that instils fear and inspires sailors in equal measure. Six hundred miles of open sea, and some of the roughest conditions on the planet – with an equally inhospitable land of snow and ice awaiting you at the end of it. “The most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe…
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Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London
Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find near Holborn Viaduct, in the heart of central London, six meters (20 feet) below modern street level. Related articleOrnate Roman mausoleum uncovered beneath London construction site Depictions of…
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Arsenal keeps league title hopes alive with ‘incredible’ win against Liverpool
Arsenal kept its title hopes alive with a vital 3-1 win against Liverpool in the English Premier League on Sunday. It was a game the Gunners simply couldn’t afford to lose and, after an error-strewn, pulsating encounter in North London, it was the Arsenal players celebrating wildly on the pitch. “It was an extraordinary game, I think it was an…
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Taylor Swift makes Grammy history with fourth album of the year win for ‘Midnights’
Taylor Swift won the album of the year Grammy on Sunday for her 2022 album “Midnights,” becoming the artist with the most wins in the coveted category with four. Prior to her win of the coveted award, Swift was tied with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon, who along with her all previously won album of the…
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Wyndham Clark shoots course record 60 as he takes the lead at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
American golfer Wyndham Clark shot a course-record 60 as he moved into the lead at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am after three rounds. Clark’s historic round at the famous links course in California included two eagles and nine birdies, giving him a one-shot lead ahead of Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg. The US Open champion raced to a score of 10-under-par…
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‘Mind-blowing’ new images reveal 19 galaxies ‘down to the smallest scales ever observed’
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured scintillating images of 19 spiral galaxies — and the millions of stars that call them home — in unprecedented detail never seen before by astronomers. Webb’s singular ability to observe the universe in different wavelengths of infrared light, such as near-infrared and mid-infrared, showcases the stars, gas and dust within…
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Apple sales boost profits, but China struggles continue
Apple has finally ended its losing streak. The company reported its first sales growth in a year on Thursday, boosted in particular by record revenue from its App Store and other services. But it’s still encountering difficulty in China. The earnings report comes one day before the company launches its biggest new product in years,…
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Painting by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to go up for auction
A painting by Denmark’s former monarch, Queen Margrethe II, is going up for auction. Works by the 83-year-old queen, who is a prolific artist, have featured in various exhibitions, but the opportunity to buy one of her paintings is rare, according to a statement from Bruun Rasmussen auction house published Tuesday. “You now have the opportunity to…
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‘Wild, beautiful, untrodden:’ The epic hiking trails emerging in Saudi Arabia
Ben Hoffler always sleeps out in the open when he is hiking in the desert and describes it as “one of the great pleasures of being out on the trails, sleeping under the big, starry desert skies with the breeze on your face.” “It’s very liberating, it opens your mind,” says Hoffler, a hiking consultant…
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