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☆ Mick Schumacher to race for Alpine in world endurance
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Formula One F1 - Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar - October 7, 2023 Mercedes' reserve driver Mick Schumacher ahead of the sprint shootout REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 22 (Reuters) - Mick Schumacher will race for Alpine in the world endurance championship next season while continuing as Formula One reserve driver for Mercedes. Alpine announced the 24-year-old German, son of seven-times F1 world champion Michael, on Wednesday as one of six drivers competing for them in two A424 Hypercars. Schumacher will join French drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin as well as Austrian Ferdinand Habsburg. Mercedes confirmed separately that the German, who raced for Haas in Formula One in 2021 and 2022, would continue as their reserve. "A new chapter is beginning for me with Alpine," said Schumacher.

Persons: Mercedes, Mick Schumacher, Rula, Michael, Schumacher, Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi, Loup Chatin, Austrian Ferdinand Habsburg, I've, Le Mans, Williams, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond Organizations: Qatar, One, Mercedes, Alpine, Haas, Formula One, Le, Formula, Thomson Locations: Lusail, Qatar, Paul, Austrian, London

☆ Britain's Royal Navy says it did what only the US has until now: flown a large drone off the deck of an aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Britain's Royal Navy announced it hit a milestone that only the US has managed to achieve so far. It flew a large drone from the deck of the HMS Prince of Wales, the UK's newest aircraft carrier. AdvertisementA large, specially modified drone successfully flew from Britain's newest aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy announced, in a major milestone that only the US had until now managed to achieve. A US Marine Corps test pilot lands an F-35B aboard HMS Prince of Wales in the Western Atlantic on October 11, 2023. The HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned in 2019, two years after the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is the flagship of Britain's fleet.

Persons: Britain's, HMS, Wales, —, Queen Elizabeth, Prince, James Parkin, HMS Prince, Atomics, Gray Eagle, Adm, Martin Connell, Dane Wiedmann, Queen Elizabeth class, Cmdr, Martin Russell, Elizabeth Organizations: Britain's Royal Navy, Service, Britain's, Royal Navy, US, US Navy, British, Royal, Marine Corps, Atlantic Locations: Virginia, Britain, Wales, British, Prince, HMS Prince

☆ Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes: A Diary of an Influential Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Joshua Barone | More About Joshua Barone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For example, the Joyce’s program features a duet of hers set to the 18th Etude. “My first reaction is just to listen,” she said — to the Rachmaninoff-esque shading, the mellowness and alluring romanticism. Peck similarly described his étude, the Sixth, in poetic rather than structural terms. And the amount of time the étude takes, it feels like an eternity.”Not everyone has such strong emotional reactions to the études. “What Philip would say is, there’s plenty of other music in the world.”If there is any agreement on the études, it may be about their specific difficulties.

Persons: Childs, “, ”, —, Rachmaninoff, Peck, “ There’s, Andres, Philip, Mozart, Davies Organizations: Geffen

☆ How Disney can save the Marvel Cinematic Universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

CEO Bob Iger suggested as early as March that the company should decrease the number of sequel films Marvel releases in favor of bringing newer characters and stories into the mix. Box office analysts aren't ready to wave the white flag on the MCU, which has left rival DC, owned by Warner Bros. The promise was that the events of the shows would come full circle and influence the content of Marvel's films. Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel in Disney and Marvel's "The Marvels." It is expected that this Deadpool film will follow carry an R rating, which would be a first for a Marvel Cinematic Universe feature.

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☆ This unmanned lifeboat could rescue drowning people on its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | Hazel Pfeifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Accidents are all too common, and often deadly, says Sam Mayall, a lifelong sailor and former maritime transport deck officer. “A lot of the technologies employed offshore now are the same technologies that have been there for the last 40 or 50 years,” says Mayall. Spotting people is just one part of search and rescue — getting them out of the water rapidly is also critical. Zelim’s “Swift” conveyor belt is adapted to the maritime environment to get people out of the water quickly. The maritime industry is slow to innovate, says Phillips, and the industry-standard rescue winches have been the same for decades.

Persons: Sam Mayall, ”, Mayall, “, ” Zelim, isn’t, “ Swift, —, Laura Tognarelli, Swift, “ It’s, ” Sam Mayall, Gareth Phillips, Phillips, Phillips — Organizations: CNN, coastguard, UK’s, Guardian, US Coastguard, Mariners, CNN Guardian, Zelim, Milford Haven Port Authority, Swift, Marine Locations: Scottish, Milford Haven, MHPA

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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☆ Kamila Valieva: Doping case involving Russian figure skater resumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is taking place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the next two days, the latest chapter in a saga which has rumbled on since last year’s Winter Olympics. Following the figure skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, it emerged that the then-15-year-old Valieva had tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication which can boost endurance. In December 2022, a Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) commission said that Valieva bore no “fault of negligence” for the transgression. RUSADA has changed its stance and is now seeking a punishment that “may include or be limited to a reprimand” for Valieva, CAS announced in February. The fact that athletes from the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics have still not been awarded their medals has been the subject of controversy.

Persons: Kamila Valieva, Valieva, ”, RUSADA, Christine Brennan, Vincent Zhou, ” Zhou, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Matthieu Reeb Organizations: CNN, Sport, Russian Olympic Committee, Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee, International Skating Union, ISU, Valieva, CNN Sport Locations: Beijing, USA, Japan, Russian, Lausanne, Switzerland

It was just after 1 p.m. when the first of three artillery shells shrieked past Maryna Korifadze’s bomb shelter in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, landing nearby with a bone-rattling crump. Her regular crowd of neighbors, some with children in tow, shuffled down the basement stairs and into the bunker. The younger crowd started playing table tennis in the next room. “Sometimes it’s between 20 and 30 people a night here,” Ms. Korifadze said. More than 20 months since Russia invaded, the war in Ukraine has been a test of endurance for the country’s civilians as they endure relentless Russian bombardments and missile strikes.

Persons: crump, Ms, Korifadze Locations: Ukrainian, Kherson, Russia, Ukraine

Israeli airstrikes hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing scores of people, health officials said. The strikes came as the U.S. keeps urging Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ramallah in the West Bank for a previously unannounced meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesCurrently:— Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military announces it has surrounded Gaza City. — A U.N. official says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of bread a day.

Persons: Israel, Antony Blinken, Mahmoud Abbas, Blinken, Mohammed Shia, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, evacuee Sara El, Masry, –, JORDAN, Jordan, King Abdullah II, ”, Michael Hertzog, ” Hertzog, OBAMA, Barack Obama, “, he’s, ” Obama, I’ve, Alp Toker, Juliette Touma, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ismail Haniyeh, IRNA, Khamenei, Haniyeh, JERUSALEM —, Jacob Lew, Biden, ” Lew, Isaac Herzog, Lew, Antony Blinken’s Organizations: West Bank, Iraqi, Hamas, Ministry, WHO, GAZA, SYDNEY AIRPORT SYDNEY, Nine, Sydney Airport, Australian, United Arab Emirates, Mideast, Central Command, FIRE, NATIONS, Inter, Agency, UNRWA, United Nations, Jordanian, Twitter, ISRAEL, CBS, JERUSALEM, Paltel, Associated Press, Hezbollah, U.S, Israel, Embassy, . Riot Locations: Gaza, Ramallah, Baghdad, Jordan, Israel, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Gaza City, —, U.S, Berlin, israel, Sydney, Rafah, DUBAI, United Arab, Suez, ., Ohio, America's, Iran, UN, Palestinian Territory, GAZA AMMAN, Jordanian, GAZA, Palestinian, IRAN, TEHRAN, Lebanon, GAZA JERUSALEM, Beit Hanoun, TURKEY, ISTANBUL –, Ankara, Turkish

☆ New York City Marathon: Start time, route and everything you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —More than 50,000 runners are set to descend on New York City on Sunday, transforming the city simultaneously into a stadium, carnival and an immense endurance test. Runners will take in all five boroughs of New York City on the 26.2 mile route. Complete coverage of the event is also available on the New York City Marathon’s app which can be downloaded here, and a full list of international broadcasters can be viewed here. Runners cross the Queensboro Bridge as they compete in the 2022 New York City Marathon. Meanwhile, Letesenbet Gidey is making her New York Marathon debut after she recorded the fastest ever women’s marathon debut last year.

Persons: Evans Chebet, “, Bill Rodgers, ”, Geoffrey Kamworor, Mosinet Geremew, Edward Cheserek, Yuki Iwamura, Peres Jepchirchir, Brigid Kosgei, Hellen Obiri, Letesenbet, Miller, Tony, Zdeno Chara, Steve Mesler Organizations: CNN, Central Park, ESPN2, ESPN3, New, Boston Marathon, Boston, NCAA, York City, Getty, New York Marathon, Former NHL, Olympic, Professional Wheelchair Locations: New York City, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Harlem, Williamsburg, East Harlem, New York, York, AFP, Rwanda

☆ ‘Mason-Dixon’ Review: The Line That Would Divide America
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Harold Holzer | Edward G. Gray | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Photo: Edwin Remsberg/AlamyCould there be a more opportune moment for an authoritative book on the border crisis? No, not that border, and not today’s crisis, but the dispute that once raged over where Pennsylvania ended and Maryland began. That colonial-era quarrel cooled only when the expanse was surveyed and mapped in the 1760s by the Englishmen Charles Mason (1728-86) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-79). Grab a Copy Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation By Edward G. Gray Harvard University Press 456 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. Yet as the historian Edward G. Gray observes in his ambitious and richly detailed “Mason-Dixon,” the survey initially meant to address but one issue: a long-contested border between British territories in America.

Persons: Edwin Remsberg, Charles Mason, Jeremiah Dixon, Mason, Dixon, Edward G, Barnes, Jim Crow, Gray Organizations: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Gray Harvard University Press, Noble, Dixon Locations: Pennsylvania, Maryland, North, America

☆ NYPD plan heightened marathon security, citing global tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rollers and paint are pictured after the New York Marathon ceremonial finish line painting in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Local law enforcement will implement heightened security measures for Sunday's New York City Marathon due to a rise in tensions around the globe, officials said on Wednesday. "As tensions rise around the globe, there is a growing concern over the impact it will have here at home," said Caban. Police in New York City adopted a "heightened" security footing for Halloween this week, as other large U.S. cities were also on alert, a time of tension over the Israel-Palestinian conflict. City officials mounted a super-sized surveillance and law enforcement effort for the 2013 race, which took place months after the Boston Marathon bombings, while the 2016 edition also featured increased security.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Edward Caban, Rebecca Weiner, Aleksandra Michalska, Amy Tennery Organizations: New York Marathon, REUTERS, Sunday's New, New York Police Department, Police, NYPD, Boston Marathon, Thomson Locations: Central Park, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Sunday's New York, New York City, Israel, New York

☆ I'm an American teaching at a university in Tokyo. College life is much different in Japan, from admissions to housing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Darryl Wharton-Rigby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've witnessed firsthand the nuances that set education in the United States and Japan apart, especially with colleges and universities. I've been fortunate to teach at Morgan State University, Art Center College of Design in Baltimore, and I'm now an assistant professor at Temple University Japan in Tokyo. It's a system designed to identify potential — whether one's destination is a public university or a prestigious private college. Students here are bound by a singular choice; they can only apply to one public university for admission. AdvertisementAdvertisementI've found there typically aren't dorms on college campuses in JapanIn the United States, dormitories foster a spirited campus community.

Persons: I'm, I've, —, It's Organizations: Service, Baltimore City Public School System, JET, Morgan State University, Art Center College of Design, Temple University Japan, NCAA, American, College Locations: American, Tokyo, Japan, United States, Baltimore, It's

☆ A first-of-its-kind drone landing shows how the British navy plans to keep its new aircraft carriers in action for longer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

During a test in September, a drone flew on and off a British aircraft carrier for the first time. A difficult operationRoyal Navy airman secure a W Autonomous Systems drone aboard HMS Prince of Wales in early September. In 2021, the Royal Navy tested a drone system meant to help crews train to defend against incoming jets and missiles. AdvertisementAdvertisementTurkey's navy will soon add TCG Anadolu, the world's first aircraft carrier designed for a drone air wing. The US Air Force's Next Aircraft Dominance Program is developing a sixth-generation family of aircraft, drone wingmen designed to fly alongside piloted planes.

Persons: —, Wales, Richard Hewitt, HMS Prince, LPhot Finn Stainer, Hutchins, Hewitt, Merlin, Ash Loftus, Prince, Burak, NavyMCS2 Colby, Alex Hollings, Hollings, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, MCS3 Brandon Roberson, Constantine Atlamazoglou Organizations: Service, Royal Navy, Autonomous Systems, Royal Navy Carrier Strike Groups, Wildcat, Fleet, Royal Navy Air Test, Anadolu, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, US Air Force, Navy, US, Force's, Air Force, US Navy, Fletcher School of Law, LinkedIn, Twitter Locations: British, Prince, Wales, Dardanelles, Tulsa, Vietnam, George H.W .

☆ Running for Our Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | More About Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The obvious answer is that we run to be healthy, to improve our cardiovascular systems and our moods, to become fitter and stronger. But sometimes it feels like the real reason that I run is to get better at running. But running in particular seems intricately linked to questions of endurance, of grit and commitment and even moral rectitude. “Running is more than a sport or a form of exercise, a passion or a pastime. I started running because I wanted to reclaim the practice from my elementary school days, when the Presidential Fitness Test — and its crowning glory, the mile run — was accepted as a meaningful measure of a child’s worth.

Persons: We’ve, it’s Organizations: American College of Cardiology

☆ Lordstown Motors ex-CEO approved to buy company assets for $10 mln
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Dietrich Knauth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lordstown Motors logo and decreasing stock graph are seen in this illustration taken, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle company Lordstown Motors received U.S. bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to sell its manufacturing assets to a new company affiliated with its founder and former CEO Stephen Burns for $10.2 million. LAS Capital, majority-owned by Burns, will acquire Lordstown's intellectual property, business records, and machinery including assembly lines for electric vehicle motors and batteries. The sale does not include any rights to pursue legal claims against Lordstown's directors, officers or equity owners, which will remain with the bankrupt company, Lordstown Motors' attorney David Turetsky said at the court hearing. Several investor groups have already brought claims against Lordstown and its directors, alleging that the electric truck startup misled consumers and investors about its ability to ramp up electric vehicle production.

Persons: Dado, Stephen Burns, Burns, Mary Walrath, David Turetsky, Apple's, Jennifer Madden, Madden, Foxconn, Lordstown, Lordstown's, Julio Rodriguez, Dietrich Knauth, Alexia Garamfalvi, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Lordstown Motors, LAS Capital, Lordstown, Hai Precision Industry, LAS, U.S . Department of Transportation, Foxconn, Capital, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Delaware, Taiwan's, Lordstown, Ohio

☆ Ukraine receives $1.15 bln grant from US under World Bank program
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine received a $1.15 billion grant from the United States on Wednesday as part of the PEACE in Ukraine program, the Ukrainian finance ministry said. The PEACE (Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance) in Ukraine project has been the World Bank's flagship financing instrument for Kyiv during Russia's war on Ukraine. "In 2023, Ukraine has already received $10.9 billion in direct budget support from the United States in the form of grants," the finance ministry said. The project aims to compensate state budget expenditures in the social and humanitarian spheres, and is not intended for security or defence, the ministry said. The U.S. government has this year allocated $10.9 billion to finance Ukraine's state budget, it said.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin III, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Olivier Matthys, Serhiy Marchenko, Yuliia Dysa, Timothy Organizations: Defense, Ukraine Defense Contact, NATO Defense, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Brussels, Belgium, United States, Ukrainian, U.S

☆ Mavis Paterson: After three of her children died, this 85-year-old cycled 1,000 miles around Scotland
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Cycling has become more than a habit for “Granny Mave,” as Mavis Paterson is known. “If I didn’t have my bicycle, and this is terrible to say, I don’t think I would want to live,” she told CNN Sport. “It’s been hard for me, but I’ve managed and people say, ‘Oh, you’re strong,’ and I don’t know where the strength comes from,” she said. I don’t know. Mavis Paterson hugs her grandson, William, at the end of her over 1,000 mile ride round Scotland.

Persons: Granny Mave, Mavis Paterson, Sandy, Katie, Bob, ”, it’s, ‘, ’, “ It’s, I’ve, “, ” Paterson, Paterson, who’s, William, ” Patterson, John O’Groats, “ I’m, ” Mavis Paterson, Instagram Paterson, gosh, she’s Organizations: CNN, Cycling, CNN Sport, “, British, Macmillan Cancer Locations: Scotland, Mull of Galloway, Scottish, Moffat, summitting, Canada, Saskatchewan, Britain, Moffat , Scotland

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC host Ali Velshi is drawing upon the personal past for an upcoming book about democracy. St. Martin's Press announced Wednesday that “Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy” will be published May 7, 2024. “In ‘Small Acts of Courage,’ Velshi taps into 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living, breathing experience — a way of life more than an ideology.”Velshi's previous books include “How to Speak Money." He also edited the recently released “The Trump Indictments,” which documents the criminal counts against the former president. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Persons: Ali Velshi, Mahatma Gandhi, Velshi’s, Martin's, ’, ” Organizations: MSNBC, Martin's Press, Democracy, Trump, Associated Press Locations: South Africa, Kenya, Canada, United States, St

☆ Rice, beer, and urine mixed into ancient structures could help explain how they're still standing after millennia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIs ancient Roman concrete better than today's? Her research has found that the key could be in the specific volcanic materials used by the Romans. According to Selvaraj's research, in humid areas of India, builders used local herbs that help structures deal with moisture. Even though Roman concrete lasted a long time, it couldn't hold up heavy loads: "You couldn't build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete," Oleson said. Instead, researchers are trying to take some of the ancient material's specialties and add them into modern mixes.

Persons: —, they've, Carlos Rodriguez, Navarro, John Oleson, Domenico Stinellis, Vitruvius, Admir, Rome —, Marie Jackson, Jackson, Rodriguez, Moises Castillo, Cecilia Pesce, They'd, Pesce, Mark Schiefelbein, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Selvaraj, Oleson, Masic Organizations: Service, Spain's University of Granada, University of Victoria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Utah, AP, University of Sheffield, Vellore Institute of Technology, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science, Educational Media Group Locations: Canada, Portland, Rome, Copan, Honduras, England, India

Is ancient Roman concrete better than today's? Most modern concrete starts with Portland cement, a powder made by heating limestone and clay to super-high temperatures and grinding them up. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestone and volcanic sand with water and gravel, creating chemical reactions to bind everything together. Now, scientists think they’ve found a key reason why some Roman concrete has held up structures for thousands of years: The ancient material has an unusual power to repair itself. Even though Roman concrete lasted a long time, it couldn't hold up heavy loads: “You couldn’t build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete,” Oleson said.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Carlos Rodriguez, Navarro, John Oleson, Vitruvius, Admir, Rome —, Marie Jackson, Jackson, ” Jackson, Rodriguez, Cecilia Pesce, They’d, ” Pesce, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Selvaraj, Oleson, Masic Organizations: —, Spain’s University of Granada, University of Victoria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Utah, University of Sheffield, Vellore Institute of Technology, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Canada, Portland, Rome, Copan, Honduras, England, India

☆ Zelenskiy Says Nothing Will Weaken Kyiv's Resolve Against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a speech released on Sunday that nothing would weaken his country's fight against Russia, a day after the U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that omitted aid to Ukraine. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said separately he had received reassurances about further military assistance in a telephone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Zelenskiy, in a recorded speech marking the Defenders Day holiday, did not address the vote in Congress directly, but reiterated his determination to fight to victory. "As we draw closer to it every day, we say, 'We will fight for as long as it takes.'" (Reporting by Elaine Monaghan in Washington, Pavlo Polityuk in Kyiv, and Maria Starkova in Lviv; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Rustem Umerov, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Joe Biden, Oleg Nikolenko, Elaine Monaghan, Pavlo Polityuk, Maria Starkova, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Russia, U.S, Congress, Ukraine . Defense, U.S . Defense, Republicans, Foreign, Facebook, U.S . Congress Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, U.S, Washington, Kyiv, Lviv

☆ Zelenskiy says nothing will weaken Kyiv's resolve against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during Defenders of Ukraine Day commemoration in Kyiv, Ukraine October 1, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a speech released on Sunday that nothing would weaken his country's fight against Russia, a day after the U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that omitted aid to Ukraine. Zelenskiy, in a recorded speech marking the Defenders Day holiday, did not address the vote in Congress directly, but reiterated his determination to fight to victory. "As we draw closer to it every day, we say, 'We will fight for as long as it takes.'" "Support for Ukraine remains unwaveringly strong in the U.S. administration, in both parties and chambers of the U.S. Congress, and most importantly, among the American people," he wrote.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Rustem Umerov, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Joe Biden, Oleg Nikolenko, Elaine Monaghan, Pavlo Polityuk, Maria Starkova, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Defenders, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russia, U.S, Congress, Ukraine . Defense, U.S . Defense, Republicans, Foreign, Facebook, U.S . Congress, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, U.S, Washington, Lviv

☆ Vincent Zhou: Wait goes on for US skater to discover color of medal after Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

According to US Figure Skating, it’s the only time in the history of the modern Olympics that athletes were not awarded their medals on site. Russian Kamila Valieva competes in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. Figure Skating will continue to stand alongside and support our athletes throughout this frustrating situation,” the organization said in a statement. “There are significant economic costs associated with not receiving an Olympic medal,” Zhou said in his statement. “These Olympic athletes fund a multi-billion dollar industry,” Koehler said, noting that the IOC brings in $2.4 billion annually.

Persons: Vincent Zhou, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, Vincent, you’ve, ” Zhou, He’s, ” Vincent Zhou, Matthew Stockman, Kamila Valieva, Valieva, David J, Phillip, RUSADA, Zhou, they’ve, haven’t, Kamila, Alexander Nemenov, Rob Koehler, “, ” Koehler, Koehler, it’s, Jean Catuffe, They’re, they’re, they’ll, It’s, Adam Nelson, Yuriy Bilonog, ” Nelson, ’ ” Nelson, WADA, Valieva –, “ There’s, Matthieu Reeb, ” Reeb, “ WADA, ” WADA, ” RUSADA, he’ll, he’s Organizations: CNN —, Winter Games, CNN Sport, Capital, Getty, Russian Olympic Committee, Sochi Games, Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee, International Skating Union, ISU, Sport, US Olympic, Paralympic, Global, IOC, CNN, Skating, Olympic, Paralympic Museum, Olympic Movement, ”, USA, Games, Valieva, US, Doping ’ Agency, “ Locations: Beijing, China, Russia, Japan, Russian, Lausanne, Moscow, AFP, Colorado, “ U.S, U.S, American, Atlanta, Athens, Canada, …

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest U.S. spaceflight — a result of the extended stay. Rubio spent more than two weeks longer in space than Mark Vande Hei, who held NASA's previous endurance record for a single spaceflight. Russia holds the world record of 437 days, set in the mid-1990s. The Soyuz capsule that brought Rubio and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin back was a replacement launched in February.

Persons: Frank Rubio, Rubio, Mark Vande Hei, Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin, Denmark’s Andreas Mogensen, Prokopyev, “, ” Rubio Organizations: NASA, Earth, Soyuz, International Space, Engineers, Helicopters, Army, U.S . Naval Academy, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Kazakhstan, Russia, Point, Petelin

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