American teenager Coco Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. The 15-year-old excelled at the Rod Laver Arena and eased to a 6-3 6-4 victory in 67 minutes. Gay Civil […]
San Francisco, CA — The Last Mile, a prison rehabilitation program based in San Quentin, California, offers prisoners free training on how to code. This equips them with the training they need to get a job more easily once they are out of prison. […]
Homes in Canberra were expected to come under threat from a bushfire on Tuesday evening as an out-of-control blaze in the Orroral Valley – accidentally lit by a military helicopter – ran towards the southern edge of the city. The 8,000-hectare blaze has been downgraded […]
The Complexions Contemporary Ballet opened its 26th anniversary season at the Joyce Theater, located at 175 Eighth Avenue (corner of 19th Street), in NYC. Ballet aficionados will be both surprised and pleased to find this season presents the World premiere of coordinated movement to the […]
Alarmed by the burgeoning feud between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, a coalition of progressive groups moved Thursday to de-escalate tensions between the two candidates’ supporters, encouraging them to instead rally against moderate Democrats. Launching what they called a “Progressives Unite 2020” campaign, the […]
A video showing a Puerto Rican warehouse full of unused supplies—allegedly given to aid survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane María—has set off a political firestorm on the island, currently reeling from a series of earthquakes. The footage, streamed on Saturday by Lorenzo Delgado […]
By Audrey J. Bernard The star-studded 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA), recognizing achievements in film and television, were held Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and although major award nominations and/or wins eluded Black talent at […]
When I saw photos of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a headscarf and a bewildered, vaguely hostile expression in the wake of the bombshell departure of the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, my first thought was: They didn’t know who they were messing with. Most […]
Now, this is why she’s The G.O.A.T. With her first big win in three years, Serena Williams is paying it forward in grand slam style. The tennis icon announced she would donate her winnings from her Sunday ASB Classic match in Auckland, New Zealand […]
January 13, 2020 Edit If you’re just joining us, here’s what you missed about the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. ‘This disastrous mistake’: Iranian authorities said Saturday that the flight was mistakenly shot down, a conclusion […]
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