High in the Swiss Alps, the small ski town of Davos stepped up security at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, where armed guards perched on hotel roofs and world leaders and corporate executives sipped champagne below. But today, everything Davos stands for — globalization, liberalism, free market capitalism, representative democracy – appears to be …
CANNES, France — When Jeff Nichols first attended the Cannes Film Festival, he was a 21-year-old college student interning at the event’s American Pavilion. His days were mostly spent waiting at a desk, but Nichols would often pick up a gala ticket, don a tuxedo his mother had bought him, and sit high on the …
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When hotel or motel guests check into their rooms, they expect at least to be greeted with a clean area, a bed, and soap in the bathroom. But what happens if you leave that soap behind? They’re often thrown out, said founder Shawn Siepler. clean the worldis a nonprofit founded in 2009 that recycles soap …
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For the first time in three years, the circus is back in town. The television industry’s biggest showcase for advertisers, so-called front lines, will return to Manhattan landmarks like Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall after the pandemic puts flamboyant, in-person premieres on hold. Just like in the old days, media executives will do …
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When the Football World Cup came to the United States in 1994, there was a lot of doubt. Could a sport featuring low-scoring games played by unfamiliar foreign stars capture the imagination of narrow-minded American fans? Apparently the answer was yes: The World Cup helped kickstart a football boom in the United States and opened …
When the Football World Cup came to the United States in 1994, there was a lot of doubt. Could a sport featuring low-scoring games played by unfamiliar foreign stars capture the imagination of narrow-minded American fans? Apparently the answer was yes: The World Cup helped kickstart a football boom in the United States and opened …
2021 Ironman World Championship Saturday morning in Utah, St. It will be held in George. There’s a lot to take away from this odd sentence, because pretty much everything about this event, which usually takes place in October on Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island, is somewhat out of tune. So let’s try to get some …
The Seattle Sounders beat the Mexican Pumas 3-0 on Wednesday night to win the Concacaf Champions League, with a 5-2 overall win in the two-leg final. The victory made Seattle the first team from Major League Soccer to lift the trophy in a generation and gave the United States the continental title it had coveted …
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Concerns over Castillo’s suitability appear to be of interest to Ecuadorian officials. Carlos Manzur, vice president of the Ecuadorian football federation in March 2021, suggested this much in comments reported by local news media. “I think it’s about playing it safe, avoiding problems,” Manzur told reporters at the time. “I think he’s a good player. …
Russia was expelled from the European women’s soccer championship this summer and banned from participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday, deepening the sporting isolation from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. UEFA, the governing body of European football, announced its decisions on Monday. In addition to banning the Russian team from the two …
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Russia was expelled from the European women’s soccer championship this summer and banned from participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday, deepening the sporting isolation from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. UEFA, the governing body of European football, announced its decisions on Monday. In addition to banning the Russian team from the two …
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But for others, the rich paydays offered may be too great to be turned down. Qatar has signed some of the biggest sponsorship deals in sports in years, and that only accelerated as the World Cup approached. The biggest catch to date has been former England star David Beckham, who loved Lineker in the hall …
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