Irmgard Furchner, whose role as a teenage secretary in the administration of a Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Poland led to her conviction in 2022 for being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders, died on Jan. 14. She was 99. Frederike Milhoffer, the spokeswoman for the court in Itzehoe, in northern Germany, where Ms….
The women’s basketball calendar moves quickly, and it’s already time for the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will take place Monday night in New York. UConn star Paige Bueckers, who led the Huskies to their first national championship since 2016, is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick to the Dallas Wings, but nothing is…
EXCLUSIVE: Australian producer Magpie Pictures has optioned screen rights to Emma Grey’s novel Pictures of You, and appointed Quan Phung and Fiona Eagger as advisors. The pickup of Grey’s novel comes as part of a plan to develop a slate of scripted series through funding from Screen Australia Enterprise. The book follows forensic linguist Evie…
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Ecuador’s president, who unexpectedly surged in the polls to secure a shortened term in 2023, was declared the victor of the presidential election with a decisive lead on Sunday in a race that showed voters’ faith in his vows to tackle the security crisis with an iron fist. Daniel Noboa, 37, defeated Luisa González, 47,…
It’s too early, the Dodgers say, to sound any alarm bells. Their lineup is too talented, they believe, for the narrative not to eventually turn. But right now, the team’s biggest problem is not difficult to diagnose. Their $400-million roster is not hitting, plain and simple. And in a 4-2 defeat to the Chicago Cubs…
When adjusting for U.S. population size, U.S. existing home sales are hovering around four decade lows. Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter.
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald has been a huge fan of the Duchess of Sussex for many years. Audra has name-checked Meghan in interviews, and in 2023, Audra told Vanity Fair that Meghan is the person she most admires in the world, saying: “I don’t know how she continues to walk through this world…
African music lost one of its titans last week with the death of Amadou Bagayoko, a guitarist who recorded with American rock stars, performed at the Nobel concert for Barack Obama, and became a national icon in his home, Mali. With his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, Mr. Bagayoko composed the duo Amadou & Mariam,…
According to Dealroom data cited by the Financial Times, British start-ups raised just £16.2 billion last year, far less than the more than £65 billion raised by their counterparts in Silicon Valley during the same period. In fact, the U.S. appears to be pulling further ahead each year. In 2024, 57% of global venture capital…
