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Ukrainians rally in support of Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned for his helmet Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his crash helmet as he stands outside the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday....
Grab what you can while you can: The new reality in the South China Sea53 minutes agoJonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent in Bangkok, BangkokandThuong LeGetty ImagesA satellite image of Antelope Reef in the South China SeaAntelope Reef is a small, teardrop-shaped island in the north-western corner of the South China Sea and, until recently, almost entirely underwater.But this year it has...
Moment 14-year-old Shrey Parikh wins US national spelling beeA teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following three days of competition at Washington's Constitution Hall.Shrey Parikh went head to head with Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old, in the final round. The pair had to spell as many words as they could in 90 seconds. Shrey correctly spelled 32 words in the...
Motorola's Upcoming Razr Fold Pairs a Massive Battery With a Sleek DesignMotorola is slowly teasing more details about its upcoming Razr Fold, including its battery capacity, thickness and durability. I got an early look at the phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, before it debuts in North America this summer.In January, the company shared a handful of Razr Fold specs, including that...
SpaceX is public: Everything you need to know post-IPO SpaceX has captured the attention of media, investors, and the public for years now — interest propelled by the company’s reusable rocket launches, the rise of its Starlink satellite network, and of course, for its founder and CEO Elon Musk. But in its 24-year history, nothing quite compared to its initial public offering. Everyone seemed...