Journalism has won the 150th Preakness Stakes in an absolutely thrilling race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Journalism, who went off at even odds in this race, edged out Gosger, a longshot at 15-1, by a nose in the two-horse finish. Coming in third was Sandman (6-1 odds), who was followed by Goal Oriented […]
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Sovereignty wins 2025 Kentucky Derby
Sovereignty took home the Kentucky Derby Saturday in Louisville. There was a bumpy start on the inside, with Bob Baffert’s Citizen Bull in the lead early, and Journalism, the morningline favorite, not near the top. Journalism found trouble on the first turn, and jockey Umberto Rispoli moved him to the outside. He and Sovereignty met […]
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina wins 1st title in 2 years at Rouen tournament
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won her first title in nearly two years on April 20 at the WTA 250 Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole. Svitolina, a celebrated Ukrainian athlete originally from Odesa, was chosen as one of the Ukraine’s two flag bearers at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Svitolina defeated Serbian tennis player Olga […]
California career politician Barbara Lee wins mayor race in embattled Oakland
Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., defeated former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor in Oakland’s special election for mayor, following months of uncertainty for the struggling city. While Taylor made inroads as a relative political outsider with campaign finance reports revealing he outraised the career California politician, Lee was ultimately triumphant following Friday’s ranked choice […]
GOP state senator wins Florida special election, extends GOP House majority
Trump-endorsed Republican state Sen. Randy Fine emerged victorious in one-of-two special elections in the Sunshine State on Tuesday night. Fine will be taking over former Congressman Mike Waltz’s seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, after Waltz vacated the seat to become President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor. Fine outlasted Democrat Josh Weil, a public school […]
Mstyslav Chernov’s film ‘2,000 Meters to Andriivka’ wins award at documentary film festival in Denmark
Ukrainian director and journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary 2,000 Meters to Andriivka received the F:ACT Award at Denmark’s CPH:DOX documentary film festival, organizers announced on March 29. The jury praised the film as a powerful portrayal of war and a strong reflection on loss and resilience. The documentary follows Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, as Chernov embeds with […]
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins gold at European Athletics Indoor Championships
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on March 9. Mahuchikh won the competition by clearing 1.99 meters, Suspilne reported. The 23-year-old high jumper won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the women’s high jump event following a jump of 2.00 meters […]
Mark Carney wins Liberal Party nomination to replace Trudeau as Canada’s next PM
OTTAWA, Ontario — Former Central Bank Governor of Canada Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after winning the Liberal leadership race on Sunday night. Carney told cheering supporters that “Canada will never become part of America in any way, shape or form.” Carney received 86% of the vote, or 131,764 votes of the […]
Macron wins no security guarantees from Trump on peacekeepers plan, FT reports
French President Emmanuel Macron did not receive any specific security guarantees from the United States regarding a plan to deploy European peacekeepers to monitor a future ceasefire in Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Feb. 25. Macron visited U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 24 to discuss Ukraine’s postwar security options in […]
Hobart man’s cheeky fashion dilemma caption wins competition
HOBART man Robert Kreshl has come up with the winning caption for our amusing photo of a juvenile collared sparrowhawk posing after venturing out of its nest in West Hobart. http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/hobart-mans-cheeky-fashion-dilemma-caption-wins-competition/story-fnn32rbc-1227177189619