sport International Olympic Committee urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus Christin Hakim, February 27, 2022 The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and to stop using the countries’ flags and national anthems. The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA moved the Champions League final from St. Petersburg to… Continue Reading
Automotive NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins Becomes the First Black Woman to Join International Space Station Crew | Smart News Christin Hakim, November 20, 2021 While pursuing her undergraduate and graduate studies Watkins interned for NASA at the Ames Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to complete a long-term mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the forthcoming SpaceX Crew-4 launch, the space agency… Continue Reading
Entertainment Fox Entertainment Hunts International Formats With Unscripted Format Fund Christin Hakim, September 26, 2021 The hunt for hit international unscripted IP, à la “The Masked Singer,” continues apace. Fox Entertainment and in-house studio Fox Alternative Entertainment have launched an international unscripted format fund to find IP for the global marketplace. More from Variety The fund will invest in and develop internationally originated unscripted concepts… Continue Reading