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Fernando Mendoza was named Associated Press player of the year on Thursday after leading unbeaten and top-ranked Indiana to its first Big Ten championship since 1967 and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.The redshirt junior quarterback was the overwhelming choice over fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt, Jeremiah Love of Notre Dame and Julian Sayin of Ohio State. Mendoza received 32 of 51 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of media members who cover college football. Pavia got nine to lead the rest of the group, which also included Jacob Rodriguez of Texas Tech.“I’m shining…
Swiss suffer third crash in a month by an Olympic champion in training ahead of World Cup and 2026 Milan Cortina Games.Published On 11 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTwo-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin has been airlifted from the course after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill.The 32-year-old Swiss skier hit the safety fences racing at more than 110km/h (69mph) on a cloudy morning on Thursday at St Moritz in practice for the downhills scheduled for Friday and Saturday, followed by a super-G on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two companies announced on Thursday. At the same time, Disney went after Google, demanding the tech company stop exploiting its copyrighted characters to train its AI systems. The OpenAI agreement makes the Walt Disney Co. the first major content licensing partner for Sora, which uses generative artificial intelligence to create short videos. Under the three-year licensing deal, fans will be able to use Sora to generate and…
The race to release world models is on as AI image and video generation company Runway joins an increasing number of startups and big tech companies by launching its first one. Dubbed GWM-1, the model works through frame-by-frame prediction, creating a simulation with an understanding of physics and how the world actually behaves over time, the company said. A world model is an AI system that learns an internal simulation of how the world works so it can reason, plan, and act without needing to be trained on every scenario possible in real life. Runway, which earlier this month launched…
The festive season is prime for cosying up with a book (stock image) (Image: Getty Images)Bookshops, libraries and Kindle stores are brimming with Christmas titles.However, choosing which festive reads deserve your attention can prove challenging.A disappointing selection might leave you feeling rather Scrooge-like, whilst the perfect cosy novel can provide wonderful seasonal cheer.That’s precisely why one TikTok user, posting as @lissreads, decided to reveal her top festive picks, with followers dubbing one title “the best Christmas book hands down”.Check out her 10 suggestions for the best Christmas books to try below…1. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny BaylissA Goodreads…
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On October 14, the Swedish government announced it was nominating the CEO of IKEA, Jesper Brodin, as its candidate for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Less than a month later, as the current high commissioner, Filippo Grandi, approached the end of his mandate, Brodin resigned from his position at the Swedish furniture giant, which he had led for eight years. In January 2026, the office of the UN secretary-general is expected to present a preferred candidate to the General Assembly for what former UNHCR head of research Jeff Crisp has called a “pro forma election”. Can the former…
NEW YORK (AP) — When the U.S. Senate votes on rival, partisan health bills on Thursday, they’ll have two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will otherwise result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year.But with neither piece of legislation expected to pass, the problem is yet unresolved with just three weeks until the subsidies run dry and some Affordable Care Act enrollees see their premium costs more than double.Meanwhile, the political stakes of rising premiums are coming into view as affordability concerns have emerged as a key issue for American voters going…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Researchers, documentary filmmakers and others will soon be able to get their hands on screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan’s papers at his alma mater, the University of Michigan.Archivists are about a quarter of the way through cataloging the 150-plus boxes of material that document the 76-year-old filmmaker’s role in bringing to life iconic characters like Indiana Jones and Yoda, and directing actors ranging from Geena Davis and Glenn Close to Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner.“All I wanted to ever do was be a movie director. And so, all the details meant something to me,” Kasdan…
Making a small adjustment to your weekly supermarket shop could result in substantial savings. When you overspend on essential items like bread, eggs, and milk, the expense can rapidly mount up.Fortunately, there’s a ‘really useful’ code that customers can spot when purchasing eggs, enabling them to find free-range eggs at the most competitive price, reports the Mirror. ITV This Morning’s consumer expert Grace Forell shared how shoppers can save on eggs when shopping at UK supermarkets on the show.Known as ‘The Sustainable Spender,’ Grace is a multi-award-winning consumer journalist and presenter, known for her TV appearances. Grace explained that all…