Kylian Mbappé to Stay at PSG, Rejecting Real Madrid

Paris St.-Germain convinced Kylian Mbappé to sign a new contract, one of the richest in football history. in the Champions League. His decision ended Real Madrid’s hopes of attracting arguably the best young player in the world, Mbappé, to the most successful team in European football. 13-time European champions Real Madrid had offered Mbappé a …

‘A form of hope’: As air raid sirens sound, a Lviv orchestra

Spectators took their places among medicine boxes, first aid kits and intravenous tubes. The orchestra was abducting four men currently fighting on the front lines of the war. Fleeing bombs and bloodshed, a handful of guest singers took to the stage with the choir. The war in Ukraine upset the meticulous planning of the Lviv …

South Korea Offers Davos a Model for Recycling

HWASEONG, South Korea — At a sprawling recycling facility in this farmland and industrial city, the sound of sustainability is deafening. One of the nerve centers of the nation’s plastic recycling, the Recycling Management Corporation facility operates around the clock, its maze of conveyor belts and sorters producing a noise that could rival an airport …

Preakness Cares About Horse Racing: When to Start, How to Watch and What to Know

Complementing the nine-person field is Armagnac, previously trained by the embattled Bob Baffert; Fenwick, trained by Kevin McKathan, who runs a training center for young horses that reproduces the American Pharoah and Silver Charm; and Skippylongstocking, which has four dark legs or stockings. The indoor party returns in a big way. The stories about the …

HBCUs Have Their Own Spirit. Pop Culture Pays

“I think 2020 has changed everything. “That’s when everybody started really looking at Black institutions that raise people’s consciousness,” said Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Dillard University in New Orleans and author of Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs and Challenges. Black Brotherhoods and Sororities.” The profile of HBCUs has also risen with the presidential …