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The winner of the 1904 Olympic marathon was fed rat poison, egg whites and brandy as he ran another competitor rode 11 miles in a car, while a Cuban runner raced in street shoes and stopped to steal peaches
Daniel Moran
Somewhere on a dust-choked road outside St Louis, a man swallowed rat poison stirred into egg white, washed it down with French brandy, and staggered on towards a gold medal. His name was Thomas Hic ...[Continue Reading]
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Paramount Wins Warner Bros Takeover After Settling States, Union Lawsuits
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Paramount Skydance emerged victorious on Sept. 21 from a legal battle over its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after settling with a California-led group of US states and a Hollywoo ...[Continue Reading]
Insurance Journal
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A24s Primetime Crash Course: Your Toolkit for a Well-Informed Conversation
Brennan Klein
Even as a longtime film buff, it can feel intimidating to talk with other film buffs about new movies. Theres always somebody whos more well-informed than you about this genre, or that filmmaker, or ...[Continue Reading]
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UN General Assembly 2026: When is it, who is speaking and when?
Mohammed Haddad
On Tuesday, nearly 130 heads of state and government are expected to begin taking the podium at the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York as the high-level general debate opens. ...[Continue Reading]
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Gov. Hochul Says New Yorks New AI Compliance Office Could Explore Kill Switch
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a new office to monitor safety compliance for massive artificial intelligence companies, echoing calls by fellow Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom to explo ...[Continue Reading]
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Philip R. Lane: Interview with Le Temps
European Central Bank
22 September 2026 How does the ECB assess the ongoing energy crisis? Essentially, we experienced an initial wave of energy price increases in March and April this year, and then some optimism afte ...[Continue Reading]
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