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For nearly two decades, tennis great Maria Sharapova traveled to every corner of the world with her racquet, laser-focused on every stroke at more than 800 matches and picking up five Grand Slam trophies as souvenirs. So when she retired in 2020, she let go of her baggage—quite literally. “I used to travel with a lot of bags because I had just so many things for my profession,” the 38-year-old told Travel + Leisure. “One of the most liberating aspects of being retired is that I love traveling with a carry-on. Even if I feel like I under-packed, it feels…

South Sudan says Mexico provides assurances its national deported by the US in July would not face torture or other inhumane treatment.Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025South Sudan says it has repatriated to Mexico a man deported from the United States as part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Saturday said Mexico had accepted the return of Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, one of eight men deported from the US to South Sudan on July 5 after a long-running legal battle.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe statement added that Munoz-Gutierrez…

The Grand Prize for Best Immersive Experience at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, went to The Clouds Are 2000 Metres Up, by. The Achievemenet award went to A Long Goodbye. A special jury prize was awarded to Less Than 5 Gr of Saffron. Singing Chen acknowledges receiving the Venice Immersive Best Experience Award for ‘The clouds are two thousand meters up” during the award ceremony of the 82nd Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2025 at Venice Lido. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Venice Immersive is the only major…

On Friday, a startup called Fable announced an ambitious, if head-scratching, plan to recreate the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons.”  Why is a startup that bills itself as the “Netflix of AI,” and that recently raised money from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, talking about remaking a movie that was first released in 1942?  Well, the company has built a platform that allows users to create their own cartoons with AI prompts — Fable is starting out with its own intellectual property, but it has ambitions to offer similar capabilities with Hollywood IP. In fact, it’s…

NPR’s Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss sports and issues pertaining to sports, SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It’s time for sports.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)SIMON: Finals weekend in Flushing Meadows. And the NFL season kicks off with a projectile, and I don’t mean the football. Sports writer Howard Bryant joins us. Howard, thanks so much for being with us.HOWARD BRYANT: Good morning, Scott. How are you?SIMON: I’m fine. Thanks, my friend. U.S. Open women’s finals today, Amanda Anisimova looking to win the first Grand Slam title of her career. But she’s got to face the No. 1-ranked player in the world -…

For the Apple TV+ series Chief of War, even filming on what’s known as Hawaii’s backlot proved significant.

The head of the Western Australian Museum has told staff that burning fossil fuels is something “almost all of us are guilty of in one way or another” in an email defending the institution’s renewed research partnership with Woodside.The museum’s chief executive, Alec Coles, sent the email to staff before a Woodside-sponsored August open day at the Maritime Museum – one of WA Museum’s seven locations. It came amid public criticism of the extension of the “longstanding collaboration”, in which the gas company supports the museum’s biodiversity research along the WA coastline.Woodside had launched an advertising blitz celebrating the continuation…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, in SingaporeGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump says his sweeping tariffs on most of the world will create jobs in the US, boost the American economy and bolster Washington’s tax revenues.But some experts have warned that they could also push exporters towards other countries like China and risk raising prices for American shoppers.Agricultural brokers have told the BBC that they have seen a surge in interest in trade with China from exporters around the world.Brazil, which is the world’s biggest producer of coffee, has been slapped with a 50% US import tax.It is one of the highest tariffs…

A few years ago, artist Modern Biology became a viral sensation when he posted videos of himself controlling a modular synth with mushrooms on TikTok. Pocket Scion gives anyone similar capabilities, but without having to spend thousands of dollars on a Eurorack rig – and in a much more portable package.A core part of Modern Biology’s setup is a module called Scion from Glasgow-based Instruo. Scion turns biofeedback, whether that’s from houseplants or your own skin, into CV (control voltage) for controlling other synth modules in a larger setup. Touching two sensors to your hand or a mushroom completes a…

Mel Erwin is pragmatic about what it took to get her on a bike. “I have one and a half lungs. I’m on a treatment drug. I don’t identify as sporty. I wouldn’t have done it without a goal.”This Sunday the 57-year-old will roar up the Campsie Hills north of Glasgow in a “camp as Christmas” sparkly cape alongside her partner, Sarah, and 3,000 other participants.It’s all part of the inaugural Tour de 4, a charity ride conceived by Sir Chris Hoy with the aim of challenging assumptions about those living with stage 4 cancer.The roaring is literal: during months…