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Who is Philigues? What you need to know about the Paris 2024 mascot The Philligue mascot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games goes on sale Thursday.Nathan Lane/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe mascot of the Paris Olympics may not seem all that powerful to those outside the host country, but the little red hat known as the Phrygian cap (or liberty cap) is a symbol of French Liberation.Freeges (pronounced “free-jes”) was announced as the mascot for the Paris Games in November 2022. Paris 2024 said the hat was “sporty, party-loving and very French”.But there’s a lot more to the little red hats…
In a few weeks, Google will be releasing a new version of an eight-year-old smartphone that most people probably won’t buy.Apple seems worried about the money it’s putting into its online video service, Apple TV Plus, which has lower U.S. TV ratings than PBS, Xumo and Vudu, according to media analytics firm ComScore. If you’re wondering what Xumo and Vudu are, now you know what we mean.Amazon executives are trying to justify their popular but unprofitable Alexa-enabled home devices to their superiors, and the company will soon offer a paid artificial intelligence version of the voice assistant to generate more…
Two climbers were trying to set out to explore a new alpine-style route in Pakistan when bad weather forced them to abandon their plans. “Triboule will keep its secret. We have not reached the summit,” wrote France’s Helias Milleriu. He and fellow Chamonix guide and Piolet d’Or winner Yannick Graziani were trying to pioneer a new route up the southeast ridge of Tribol (7,600 metres) in the Batura range of the Karakoram mountain range. After being stuck at base camp for 12 days, with relentless rain and snow above 6,000m, Mileliu and Graziani decided to take their chances with the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — State Treasurer Vivek Malek has pushed Missouri’s major retirement system to divest from Chinese companies, making the state one of the first in the nation to do so. Now Malek is touting China divestment as he seeks reelection in the Aug. 6 Republican primary against an opponent who denounces the system’s financial ties to China.The Missouri Treasurer’s race highlights a new dimension of opposition to China, which many candidates running for office this year see as the biggest threat to the U.S. Indiana and Florida also restrict public pension funds from investing in certain Chinese companies.…
The massive Park Fire in Northern California continued to grow overnight, fueled by wind and dry, hot weather. The fire, which authorities believe was started by arson, had spread to more than 164,286 acres by early Friday and was only 3% contained, making it California’s largest wildfire this year.At a press conference Thursday afternoon, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said the Park Fire was “the first fire we’ve seen in California in recent years that we’ve called ‘anomalous’ in its behavior, and that’s not a good thing.”He predicted the fire could grow to hundreds of thousands of acres and spread…
Editor’s note: to followLive updates from the Olympic opening ceremony.PARIS – Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday, France’s national railways said it had been the target of several “nefarious acts” that caused chaos on its high-speed lines.”The arson attack was launched with the aim of causing damage to our facilities,” SNCF said in a post on X.The fire started after destroying signal boxes and utility poles in several rural areas outside Paris, but also had a knock-on effect on services at several major train stations in the capital.The incident came as French and international security…
In addition to the standard events of the Summer Olympics, Gymnastics And a new sport called beach volleyball will be held in Paris in 2024. Breakdancing, its official name breaking newswill be the only new sport to debut during this period. Paris OlympicsSeveral sports featured for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics will also be making a comeback. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Olympic sports being introduced at the Paris Games. Breakdancing to be a new Olympic sport at the Paris 2024 Gamesof A history of destruction, Breakdancing began in New York City in the…
Celine Dion just scored major logomania points in Paris. The singer, who is rumored to perform at tonight’s Olympic opening ceremony, took a break from her French-inspired look to rock a matching monogrammed set. Dion rocked a Dior look last night, consisting of a loose V-neck pullover and loose bottoms, both featuring the French brand’s logo and multicolored racing stripes. The singer’s chunky white sneakers and slicked-back hairstyle added an extra sporty touch to her night-out look. Dion has been out and about in Paris this week in the run up to the 2024 Olympics. She was first spotted on…
Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday amid rising political tensions between the two countries and personal tensions between the two once close allies.The two worked closely together during the Trump administration, but Trump was infuriated when Netanyahu called to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory and has since openly criticized Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war.The meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, was the latest stop in a whirlwind trip for the Israeli leader, who on Thursday addressed a joint session of Congress and met with President…
Bangalore: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka state president of the Indian Youth Congress, on Friday announced that the Karnataka chapter of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) will carry out a membership drive and hold intra-party elections in August and September. Addressing a press conference at the KPCC office, he said the Youth Congress membership drive and internal elections would help produce new leadership. “The nomination process has already begun from July 24 and the last date for filing nominations is August 2. The nominations will be screened from August 3 to 8 and the candidates…