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Figure Skating Federation Recommends Increasing the Minimum Age to Compete

[ad_1] How young is too young in the elite, international sports crucible? Officials in figure skating, a sport that has plagued the global stage with questions about the mental and physical safety of some of its best and youngest competitors, seem determined to tackle the problem with a new proposal to raise the minimum age …

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David Cronenberg and Claire Denis to Compete at Cannes Film Festival

[ad_1] LONDON – Films by David Cronenberg, Claire Denis and Park Chan-wook It will compete for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers of the event announced on Thursday. Films of previous winners Ruben Ostlund, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Cristian Mungiu A film by high-profile Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov will also be among …

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Review: ‘Confederations’ Negotiations Compete in Double Time

[ad_1] “This game is not like my other games,” Dominique Morisseau writes in an author’s note in the script for the movie “Confederates.” The new play, about two Black women living at different times but dealing with similar pressures, features several signatures of Morisseau’s work and still uses narrative techniques that are departures for him. …

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Ukrainian Paralympic Athletes Compete with Heavy Hearts in Beijing

[ad_1] ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Valerii Sushkevych, chairman of the Ukrainian Paralympic committee, can detect that her athletes are not sleeping in their pink, puffy eyes. He knows that they are worried and fearful about the fate of their family and country, which was attacked by the Russian Army. He sees athletes glued to their cell …

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Automakers Compete to Control Next-Generation Battery Technology

[ad_1] WOBURN, Mass. – Anyway Far behind Asian producers While producing electric car batteries, US automakers and suppliers are racing to develop a new generation of batteries that are cheaper, can store more energy and charge faster. It is a global competition with huge economic consequences for automakers, small battery starters and car buyers to …

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Parliament Passes Bill Adding Billions to Research to Compete With China

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed a law that would pour nearly $300 billion into scientific research and development and support domestic production, sparking a dispute with the Senate on how best to invest in scientific innovation to strengthen American competitiveness and counter China. The 222-210 vote on the 2,900-page bill that sprung …

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