Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk shook hands with Daria Kasatkina following her straight-sets victory over the former Russian at the Italian Open on Friday. Kostyuk, ranked 27th in the world, defeated Kasatkina 6-4, 6-2 in the tournament’s second round. But it was the handshake on the net – a gesture she has consistently withheld from…
SXSW, which began as a music festival in Austin, Texas, in 1987, has expanded to a two-week event that now features three tracks of programming: music, film and interactive. Penske, which owns publications like Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter and events like the Golden Globes, first invested in the festival in 2021. At the…
A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Istanbul and nearby areas on Wednesday, sending shockwaves across the region. The epicenter was located just 40 kilometers southwest of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara, which caused widespread panic among the city’s 16 million residents. A video widely shared online shows the calm waters of the Sea of…
The United States gave Germany its democracy and its constitution. It supported German reunification when France and Britain had their doubts. It has some 35,000 troops in Germany, dedicated to the defense of Europe. But President Trump and his administration now see Europe as an adversary, NATO as a burden and Russia as a friend….
Frozen shakes sold to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions have been recalled after the drinks were tied to a yearslong deadly listeria outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Since 2018, at least 11 people have died from the outbreak and dozens have been hospitalized, the F.D.A. said, but previous investigations had…
The Trump administration’s controversial buyout plan for federal employees including those in the Education Department, released in January, has ignited a widespread discourse across government agencies. The initiative, which offered eight months of salary to those who resigned by February 6, was framed as a cost-cutting measure to streamline the federal workforce. The unprecedented initiative…
In Elon Musk’s first two weeks in government, his lieutenants gained access to closely held financial and data systems, casting aside career officials who warned that they were defying protocols. They moved swiftly to shutter specific programs — and even an entire agency that had come into Mr. Musk’s cross hairs. They bombarded federal employees…
In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey. Shell told The Associated Press it is writing off the project, citing increased competition, delays and a changing market. “Naturally we also…
SCARBOROUGH, Maine: A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away. The earthquake took place at about 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was centered about six miles (10 kilometers) southeast of York Harbor in southern Maine,…
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was seen shaking a leg to the famous Bollywood song ‘Om Shanti Om’ during the grand celebration of the Wankhede Stadium’s 50th anniversary on Sunday, January 19. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) organised a special program to commemorate 50 years of the iconic Indian stadium as they invited several veterans…