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‘Maybe, they won’t doubt the next woman’: American cyclist Lael Wilcox on her 18,000-mile world record
Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements. “That infuriated me,” she said in an interview with CNN Sport. “They didn’t believe I did the rides! It’s crazy. Like, ‘You think I’m lying about…
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Tom Holland and Zendaya have read a ‘Spider-Man 4’ script draft and have some thoughts
The star of the “Spider-Man” franchise sounds excited about the latest sequel, even if he has notes. Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man talked about that on the “Rich Roll Podcast.” The actor shared that he and his real-life girlfriend, Zendaya, who plays Parker’s love interest Michelle “MJ” Jones in the franchise, have read the draft script…
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Jennifer Lawrence expecting second child with husband Cooke Maroney
Jennifer Lawrence will soon be a mom of two. The Oscar-winning actress is pregnant with her second child, a representative for Lawrence told Vogue on Sunday. CNN reached out to representatives for Lawrence for comment. Lawrence and her husband Cooke Maroney, an art gallery director, are already parents to a son, Cy, who they welcomed in 2022. The couple…
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He served with the US Army in Iraq. Now he’s one of Asia’s top chefs and a Netflix ‘Culinary Class Wars’ judge
From a warzone in Iraq to a Michelin-starred kitchen and a hit Netflix show, chef Sung Anh’s path to the top of Asia’s fine dining scene has been anything but ordinary. “Just like I did in the US Army, where I volunteered to go to the war, wanting to do something different — I decided…
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100-year-old artifacts kept inside Kansas City time capsule are revealed at World War I museum
The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday showed off an excavated century-old time capsule, revealing a cornucopia of early 20th-century relics, artifacts and documents. In 1924, historians and museum curators banded together to bury a time capsule inside the Liberty Memorial, to be opened in 100 years. The items celebrated…
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Can a troubled Victoria’s Secret successfully write its next chapter? It’s certainly pulling out all the stops
The message on Tuesday night in Brooklyn was simple: after a six-year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back, and the lingerie brand’s future is being shaped by women. The presence of the female gaze was felt throughout the evening with a production that featured an all-women musical lineup, and a diverse cast of models…
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Lionel Messi equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick record after vintage performance for Argentina
Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a vintage performance for Argentina on Tuesday, scoring three goals in his nation’s 6-0 thrashing of Bolivia in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. It was the 37-year-old’s 10th international hat-trick, a tally which draws him level with Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in men’s soccer. “It’s really nice to come here, to feel…
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The magical white stone wonderland with effervescent bathing pools
From a distance, Pamukkale looks every bit like a ski resort, with a cascade of brilliant white slopes and a scattering of tourists at the top, seemingly preparing to slalom down into the valley below. So why isn’t it melting away as midsummer temperatures nudge toward 100 Fahrenheit, or 37 Celsius, and the heat hangs…
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Mariah Carey has the most perfectly diva complaint. We don’t disagree
All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is to look her best at all times. In a clip from her appearance on iHeart Radio’s “Las Culturistas Podcast,” the superstar singer shared her dislike for the lighting in public spaces, which she finds less than flattering. “I can’t with the overhead lighting,” Carey said. “Why do they…
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Pets in China are earning ‘snack money’ in cafes as their owners send them to work
Jane Xue sent her dog, a 2-year-old Samoyed named OK, off to her first day of work in mid-September. Her employer? A dog cafe in Fuzhou, in southeastern China. “I feel it’s just like parents sending their kids off to school,” the 27-year-old PhD student told CNN as she dropped OK off for her new…
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