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☆ US women’s gymnastics team’s history-making members inspiring gymnasts at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Rikki Klaus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The most diverse US women’s gymnastics team in history will begin competing this weekend at the Olympic Games, inspiring younger gymnasts in the process. But far from Paris, at James Jones Gymnastics Academy (JJGA) in Jonesboro, Georgia, everyone — from the eponymous Jones himself to his gymnasts – are Black. The gym owner and coach said seeing this year’s diverse Olympic team competing at the highest level in a sport where their race has been underrepresented is inspiring. “It makes me feel wonderful,” Jones told CNN. Jones said he had also seen the effect this Olympic team was having on his young gymnasts.

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☆ ‘La Gabarra’: Athletic Bilbao’s one-of-a-kind trophy celebration befits one of the world’s most unique football clubs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Spanish soccer club Athletic Bilbao finally put an end to decades of heartbreak at the weekend and now the team and its fans are about to enjoy a unique celebration on water. Though it is now a longstanding tradition, it is one which has only occurred twice before in the club’s history. But Athletic is undoubtedly one of the most unique football clubs in the world. “Athletic touches the sky,” wrote Spanish sports newspaper Diario AS after the victory. A taboo word no longer, La Gabarra will on Thursday once again sail down the Nervión as the city celebrates its new generation of local heroes.

Persons: ‘, –, Cecilio Gerrikabeitia, Iker Muniain, Marcelo del Pozo, Gerrikabeitia, “, Williams, Nico, Iñaki Williams, Nico Wiliams, Fran Santiago, Iñaki, ”, Athletic ’, Alfonso Herrán Organizations: CNN, Spanish, Athletic Bilbao, Lions, Bilbao, Copa del Rey, Mallorca, Athletic, La Liga, City, Guggenheim Museum, del, ‘ Athletic, Athletic Club, University of, Liga, Barcelona, Basque Country, Pamplona, Copa, Diario AS, “, AS Locations: Basque, Bilbao, New York, New Jersey, Spain, France, Spanish, Pamplona, Seville

The issues that earned these 15 teenagers a trip to the White House are also priorities for the Biden administration, including first lady Jill Biden, who was convening the first “Girls Leading Change” event to celebrate Wednesday's designation by President Joe Biden as International Day of the Girl. The honorees, including a pair of twins, range in age from 15 to 18 and represent 13 states. “These young women are protecting and preserving the earth, writing and sharing stories that change minds and turning their pain into purpose,” Jill Biden said in a written statement before the ceremony. She founded her school's Latino Student Union and organizes students on issues like climate justice and preventing gun violence. —Gabriella Nakai, 17, of Phoenix, is a Navajo and Choctaw leader who works on improving food security and sustainability.

Persons: Biden, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, ” Jill Biden, Brooke Bennett, — Jazmin, Jackie, Cho, — Julia Garnett, — Logan Hennes, — Anja Herrman, — Leela Marie Hidier, — Elisa Martinez, — Gabriella Nakai, — Zahra Rahimi, — Gitanjali Rao, — Avery Turner, — Sandra Ukah, — Rania Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Gender, Council, Robb Elementary School, Beach Cities Health, Advisory Council, American Jewish Committee, Equity, Latino Student Union, Choctaw, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Air Force, University of Florida, Seminole, Student Union, LiTEArary Society Locations: United States, Montgomery , Alabama, Uvalde , Texas, Redondo Beach , California, Beach, Hendersonville , Tennessee, New York, River Forest , Illinois, Yarmouth , Maine, U.S, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Navajo, —, Alexandria , Virginia, Afghanistan, Highlands Ranch , Colorado, Colorado Springs , Colorado, Bloom, Lake Mary , Florida, Morgantown , West Virginia

As the series creator, he was keen to continue the story of the family in "Young Love," which premieres on Sept. 21 and runs for 12 episodes. "Hair Love" unpacks the story of a Black father named Stephen trying to do his seven-year-old daughter Zuri's hair for the first time while his wife Angela is in the hospital receiving chemotherapy for cancer. "Young Love" picks up after Angela's return home from treatment, exploring the life of the multigenerational family in Chicago, where Cherry grew up. "Young Love" is another chapter in the short film's expansion. "Hair Love" has already been adapted into a New York Times bestselling book, the Dove Kids Hair Love collection and used as a pillar in the passing of the CROWN Act, a bill that aims to end hair discrimination in the United States.

Persons: Matthew A, Cherry, Stephen, Angela, Issa Rae, Zuri, Angela's, Rae, Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kid Cudi, Henry Lennix, Cudi, Danielle Broadway, Eric Cox, Mary Milliken, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Reuters, YouTube, New York Times, Thomson Locations: Chicago, United States, Los Angeles

☆ Uranium is having a 'renaissance.' What to know about it, and how to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But despite the strong outlook for the commodity price, stocks and funds related to the commodity have not risen in lock step. The Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (URNM) and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (SRUFF) are down about 7% and 4% so far this year, underperforming the broad S & P 500 , which has gained 6.5% . He said the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust is a smart play because it has the best risk-to-reward ratio in his eyes and has the benefit of holding actual uranium as opposed to just mining stocks. The company also manages the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF, which Huhn said has a larger emphasis on the mining stocks than the commodity price. Zuri-Invest's option is unique because it has a shorter settlement time and can be redeemed for either money or physical uranium, Huhn said.

☆ 'National Treasure: Edge of History' review: A Disney+ series adds a young-adult chapter to the movies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Giving the “National Treasure” movies a young-adult spin, “National Treasure: Edge of History” transforms the franchise into a Disney+ series, one that offers the same playful approach to the past while weighing that down with tiresome relationship issues and a protagonist with her own Scooby gang. The opening episodes have their moments, but it’s less something to treasure than at best mildly enjoy. Nicolas Cage starred in the 2004 movie and its sequel, a sort of discount “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” The baton here passes to Lisette Olivera as Jess, a whip-smart Dreamer whose father, a protector of treasures, disappeared when she was a baby. As the recent “Willow” reminds us, Disney has aggressively mined its movie library for titles that might lend themselves to streaming-series treatment, and “National Treasure,” with its episodic aspect as Jess must locate and crack new clues, perhaps works on that level better than most. “National Treasure: Edge of History” premieres December 14 on Disney+.

☆ Africa's next big thing will be its tech startups, says prolific investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-08 | by ( Paul Adepoju | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Between 2015 and 2021, total annual funding flowing into African tech startups has grown by 1,000 per cent according to the African Tech Startups Funding Report 2021According to the report, 125 tech startups in Africa raised $185 million in funding in 2015 but in 2021, 564 startups raised $2.1 billion. In countries like Nigeria, which is home to five of the continent's seven tech unicorns, these success stories are still largely seen as Nigerian and African and not truly global tech companies. Akindele noted that taking African tech companies global would also require efforts similar to how Afrobeats became known around the world. Akindele noted that Africa's burgeoning fintech ecosystem is only about a decade old but he has high hopes for its growth in the global marketplace. Akindele noted that tech can be an avenue for Africa to quickly solve its problems, catch up with and overtake the rest of the world.

☆ Picasso, Larissa sau Hokey Pokey. 400+ idei cum poți să îți numești ariciul drăguț
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Aricii, în calitate de animale de companie, sunt mai rar întâlniți, dar totuși sunt multe persoane a căror inimă se topește când în jur este înconjurat de aceste ființe adorabile. Dacă ești în pană de idei ce nume să îi pui noului tău prieten de companie, dar vrei neapărat un nume cât mai deosebit care ar caracteriza perfect temperamentul ariciului, echipa #diez îți vine în ajutor cu 100+ sugestii. # Nume drăguțe pentru arici:HedgyBirchPicassoSunflowerRaddishBubbleTacoNoodleBlinkerPiperButtercupTwixMalibuPazzoRibbonNandaMonkeyThornFoxyBeedlePokeyWafflesSunnyBullyChikaPandaTonksPuddingFlowerMidnightCurly-QLeoSkatPadfootTallulahRufusMangoSpikeShadowBabyPumpkinCottontailLupinStubbyQuillPicklesSnowflakeCherryMozartNuggetCocoHuffyStitchSkeeterCricketGrumpyShaggyBoobooLagunaBlossomCloverQuilliamSweetpeaPeanutPinkyCookieTrixDizzyFusePretzelPeachyButtonsPinotPricklyMuggleCheesecakeBladeTulipHappyPepperPincushionStarZuriBurritoCupcakeHedwigYonaDragonSkipperCinnamonStrawberryRoxieWhiskersZig ZagSilasNutmegCaramelQ-TipMerryTinkFudgeTankCometZeppelinEltonSparkyPotatoAlmondQuattroHokey PokeyPippieButterballPunkTeacupSpinCodaPixieScroogeBingCottonFangPokeahontasPopplesWolfiePebblesVanillaToffeeBristlyBagelAppleSugarReeceToastTurboJinxJazzSkittlesTangoButterBlueberryPistachioSonicChaucerQuilly WonkaBruiserKobyGraySnufflePowderHogletRebelGuinnessPatWednesdaySkipZenPorkyBlizzardOliveCloudyElwoodCheese NipPoppyCocoaBumperHermesPhoenixBubblesKitLeftyCactusWalnutMcFlurryFlashPinSpikyHamletOnyxMeadowTortoiseSplinterParisMidoriPinocchioMochiScabbersGillsVegasZippySkylerPipsieClooneyCheetoDominoFidoSaltPeriwinkleNibblesMooshieMarshmallowJazz/JazzyHoggyDumplingZorroSilverArrowBlazePieLunaTwinklesTinker BellSushiCrookshanksNeedlesScoutPouchesScuttleSpiceTatertotPinballMonetPricklesButtonBiscuitSpockNellNuttyPoohSkippyOreoMannyCrystalHokeyKiwiUrchinSpriteCosmoPine ConeSnugglesMulderZeroMoodyPearlHersheyFernMulliganCuddles# Nume pentru arici masculi:MickeyMaxOscarGibsonZekeObiePeterTibbsWilburRomeoLukeCasperPaulKingstonJuniorWaltHughFritzRudyTexChipLinusRalphGriffNateSebastianAlvinBurtMarvRioRockyBrunoMarioAtticusSidDocCodyRedfordErnieGusBuckLukaMerlinBuzzScullyPipBarneyTheoJoeEdOtisMartiArchieMarvinPatrickBobaSaulOzzieSammyChandlerMyloAceMikeNicoMobyMurphyHutchBartParkerEarlBarclayWizzyTannerFrankyPaulieJasperEddieFelixBodiePaddingtonSnoopyLoganRichieLandonNume pentru aricioaice:

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