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Alan Kirshner, a youth chess tournament organizer and political science professor, had for years been evasive when asked if heβd ever seen a chess βprodigy.β That changed when he first saw San Mateoβs Daniel Naroditsky, then a first-grader, in action. βIt was apparent from the way he concentrated and was focused, but was relaxed at…
Pikachu? More like Pi-ka-ching. A rare PokΓ©mon card owned by wrestler and social media personality Logan Paul sold for $16.5 million on Monday, setting a new record for the auction price of a trading card. Paul had acquired the Pikachu Illustrator card in a trade worth $5.275 million in 2021 β the most expensive PokΓ©mon…
Shares in UK banks have fallen sharply on the back of a report which urges the chancellor to place their profits in her sights in the coming budget. As Rachel Reeves stares down a growing deficit – estimated at between Β£20bn-Β£40bn heading into the autumn – the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said there…
A payment given to Lord Peter Mandelson when he was sacked as ambassador to the US is being reviewed after the latest revelations in the Epstein files. The peer lost his role in September last year over his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, just seven months into the job. However, anger in Westminster has…
Is there a dumpster somewhere to torch and bury this year of bedlam, 2025? We near its end with equal amounts relief and trepidation. Surely we canβt be expected to endure another such tumultuous turn around the sun? It was only January that Donald Trump moved back into the White House, apparently toting trunkloads of…
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New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery at a court hearing Tuesday. The alleged victim in the Dec. 2 incident was his private chef, according to a report taken by police in Dedham, Mass. Through his attorney, Diggs has denied the allegations. The…
βChimp Crazyβ star Tonia Haddix on Thursday was sentenced to 46 months in prison. The 55-year-old exotic animal broker was convicted for lying to a federal judge about the death of her chimpanzee Tonka, whom she was hiding in her basement. Haddix, who calls herself the βDolly Parton of chimps,β pleaded guilty to perjury and…
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The race to replace termed-out California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a tight contest between five candidates, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Three Democrats β former Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Eric Swalwell and hedge fund founder Tom Steyer β and two Republicans β conservative commentator Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco β…
