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Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson and international soccer star Lionel Messi are among 19 people being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. The White House issued a statement on Saturday announcing the recipients of the award (h/t NPR’s Franco Ordoñez). “These nineteen Americans are great leaders […]
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Montana’s top Republican officials announced Thursday the U.S. Department of Labor had awarded the state with a $3.5 million grant to help the 700 workers laid off earlier this year from the Sibanye-Stillwater Mine receive training to move into new jobs in new fields. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry and Gov. Greg Gianforte […]
MACAO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — There are few places where luxury hotels and Michelin-star restaurants are common sights, where roaring race cars and elite-level sports are nothing out of the ordinary, where Portuguese fado and Chinese opera meet, and where top-performing students and high-tech research achievements are frequent news items. These rarities are the reality […]
Benidorm awarded ‘Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2025 Benidorm has been awarded the European Commission’s “Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2025”, which recognises cities for their innovation in sustainable tourism. Benidorm was given the top award due to its commitment made back in 2015 to promote sustainable and smart tourism, focusing on water management, creating […]
Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January. Tennis Australia said Wawrinka would be joined at Melbourne Park — where the main draw begins on Jan. 12 — by Australians Tristan Schoolkate, Li Tu, James McCabe, […]
The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday following a virtual congress. Portugal, Morocco and Spain will combine to host the 2030 tournament. “We are bringing football to more countries and the number of teams has not diluted the quality,” Infantino said to the more than 200 […]
CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois has been awarded a $2 million in federal grant funding for the Smart Manufacturing Lighthouse Program (SMLP). The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined Pritzker for the announcement. This funding will be provided […]
Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $US412 million ($A634 million) in a medical malpractice case that involved unnecessary penile injections. The man’s attorneys say they hope the verdict will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous treatment. They said the […]
Image for representative use© X (Twitter) India will host the 2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup, the national shooting federation announced on Wednesday, continuing its drive to bring big-ticket events to the country. The decision to give India the continental tournament was taken by the executive committee of the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC). In a […]