Faith Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion, wants to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. Nike kitted her out for her attempt.
Category: Records and Achievements
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Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
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China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters.
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Grammy Takeaways: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Take Top Awards
Beyoncé won album of the year for the first time for “Cowboy Carter,” while Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won both record of the year and song of the year.
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Beyoncé Finally Wins Album of the Year With ‘Cowboy Carter’
The superstar is the first Black woman to take the prize this century, and the fourth in Grammy history. It was her fifth nomination for the show’s top award.
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Taylor Swift Hasn’t Won Record or Song of the Year Grammys. Yet.
Despite earning 14 Grammys to date, the singer-songwriter has struck out in two big categories.
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S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns
Corporate earnings are coming in strong. Investors are also seeing the Trump administration take a less aggressive approach to tariffs than some had expected.
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Jelly Roll, Shaboozey and Others Helped Country Break Through in 2024
Our critic hit the road to talk with Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and other artists to understand why country music was inescapable in 2024.
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Ruby Slippers From ‘Wizard of Oz’ Sell for $28 Million at Auction
The slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from the museum that bears her name in 2005 before investigators recovered them in 2018.
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Bitcoin Price Surges to a Milestone: $100,000
The price of a single Bitcoin rose to six figures for the first time, an extraordinary level for a 16-year-old cryptocurrency once dismissed as a sideshow.