Satya Bharti

Harvard University Inaugurated Claudine Gay As Its First Black And Second Female President. Gay, The 30th President In Harvard’s History, Is A 1998 Distinguished Harvard Alum And Accomplished Political Scholar. Gay’s Tenure Follows Her Role As Dean Of The Faculty Of Arts And Sciences And Founding Chair Of The Inequality In America Initiative.

Spain Makes History By Winning Its First Women’s World Cup Title, In 2023, In A Final (1- 0) Against England. Yet, Their Path Was Marred By Year-Long Internal Conflicts Involving Players, Coach Jorge Vilda, Technical Staff, And The Soccer Federation. Key Player Boycotts Due To Disputes Highlight Off-Field Discord, Despite On-Field Success.

Heba Saadieh, 34, Is The First Palestinian, Male Or Female, To Officiate In A FIFA Women’s World Cup In 2023. She Honed Her Skills In Various Countries, Received International Recognition, And Became An Inspiration To Women, Like Yasmine Nairoukh, In Palestine And Beyond. Her Success Highlights The Progress Of Gender Inclusion In Sports.

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Larry Fitzgerald Solidified His NFL Status As A Top Wide Receiver (WR) With An Unmatched Earning Of $182,490,000, After A 16-Year Career At Arizona Cardinals. This Earning Surpasses Julio Jones, The Second-Highest Paid WR, By $36,170,956. Calvin Johnson Is The Only Other WR To Exceed $100 M While Playing For A Single Team, Detroit Lions.

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US FDA Has Approved The First OTC Birth Control Pill, Opill, From Perrigo; With The Aim To Increase Access To Contraception & Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Which Accounts For 50% Of All US Pregnancies. The Pill, Available In Early 2024, Needs Consistent, Same Time, Daily Use. Side Effects Include Irregular Bleeding, Headaches & Nausea.

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Taylor Swift‘s (TS) Eras Tour Is Projected To Become The Highest-Grossing Tour Of All Time, With An Estimated $1 B In Sales. The Tour Features, E.G., Elaborate Staging, And Over 40 Songs. The Top 3 Highest-Grossing Concert Tours Include Elton John ($853 M), Ed Sheeran ($776 M), And U2 ($736 M). Total Spending On TS Tour In 2023 Is ~$5 B.

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The World’s Largest Cruise Ship (WLCS), Royal Caribbean’s (RC) “Icon Of The Seas,” Has Conducted Its First Sea Trials. It Spans 365 M And Weighs ~250,800 Tones; Can Hold 5,610 Passengers And 2,350 Crews. The Ship, Which Boasts The World’s Largest Waterpark At Sea, Will Begin Its Caribbean Sail In Jan. 2024. The Previous WLCS Is RC’s “Wonder Of The Seas.”

Alef’s “Model A,” Is The First Flying Car/Electric Car To Receive Legal Permission From The FAA For Road And Air Testing, Allowing Limited Flight Locations And Purposes, Before Public Release. Model A Is Available For Preorder, Priced At $300,000, With Drive And Flight Ranges Of 200 Miles And 110 Miles —Alef Plans To Start Deliveries By Late 2025.

Tiwa Savage Is The First & Only Nigerian Musician To Perform At The King Charles Coronation Concert On May 7, 2023, Joining A Lineup Of World-Renowned Entertainers. Her Acceptance Has Sparked Mixed Feelings, As Some See It As A Remarkable Achievement, While Others View It As An Affront Given The Colonial History Btw Nigeria And The Uk.

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Colorado’s Biofire Has Launched The First Biometric Smart Gun With Facial Recognition And Fingerprint Verification. The Gun Grip Has A Fingerprint Sensor, While The Back Has 3D Facial Recognition. When Held, A Green Light Turns On To Indicate The Firearm Recognizes The Holder. Pre-Orders Began In April 2023, Aiming To Improve Gun Safety.

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Jay-Z, Aka Shawn Carter, Aged 53, Tops Forbes’ Billionaires List As The World’s Richest Rapper With A Net Worth Of $2.5b As Of April 2023. His Wealth Stems From Music, His Entertainment Company-Roc Nation, Basquiat Art, Marcy Venture Partners, And His Business Venture/Partnerships With Armand De Brignac Champagne And D’usse Cognac.

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Moderna Is Optimistic About The Development Of Vaccines For Heart Disease, Cancer, And Other Previously Untreatable Conditions By 2030, Based On Promising Studies. Advances In Messenger RNA Technology, Used In The Covid-19 Vaccine, Are Driving This Progress By Instructing Human Cells To Trigger An Immune Response Against Specific Diseases.

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United Airlines, If Approved By The FAA, Plans To Launch North America’s First Commercial eVTOL Air Taxi Service Between Downtown Chicago And O’hare International Airport In 2025. An eVTOL, Of The 200 Archer Midnight eVTOLs Purchased From Archer Aviation For $1 Billion, Can Complete The Route In 10 Mins, A Fraction Of The Hour-Long Drive, At ~$100/Trip.

A Company, Adventures Overland, Is Organizing The World’s Longest Bus Journey, In August 2023, Which Would Cover 12,000 Km For $24,300 Per Traveler. Up To 30 Passengers Can Join The 56-Day Trip From Istanbul To London, Crossing 22 Countries. The Guinness World Record‘s Longest Bus Route Is 6,200 Km Between Lima And Rio De Janeiro.

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Argentine Goalkeeper, Leandro Requena, May Have Made History By Scoring A Uniquely Unexpected Goal During His Cobresal Side’s 3-1 Win Over Colo-Colo In Chile’s Top Soccer League. Leandro’s Goal, If Rectified By The Guinness World Records, Could Be The Longest Range (101m) Goal, Breaking The 96.01m Record Set By Tom King in 2021.

Michelle Yeoh, A Malaysian, Made History As The First Asian Woman To Win The Best Actress Award In The 95-Year History Of The Oscars. She Won, In Her First Ever Nomination, At The 2023 Oscars, For Her Performance In The Movie, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The Movie Also Made History As The First Science Fiction Film To Win Best Picture

Zoe Saldaña, Age 44, Is Now The First Actor To Star In 4 Movies That Made Over $2 Billion At The Box Office. The Movies Are 1) 2023’s Avatar: The Way of Water; 2) 2009’s Avatar, 3) 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, and 4) 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. James Cameron Also Made History With 3 $2 Billion Movies: Movies 1 And 2 Above And 1997’s Titanic.

John Williams, At 90, Has Made History As The Oldest Person Nominated For An Oscar Award For His Score In “The Fabelmans.” If He Wins, At 91, He Would Become The Oldest Person To Have Won The Award. Mr. Williams Is The Living Person With The Most, 53, Oscar Nominations And The 2nd Most Nominated Person In Oscar History After Walt Disney.

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American Cancer Society Is Stating That Cancer Death Rates In The USA Have Fallen, From 1991 To 2019, By 33%–Implying 3.8 m Fewer Cancer Deaths. The Drop Was Attributed To The Prevention, Screening, Early Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Common Cancers. However, Cancer Is Still The 2nd Leading Cause Of Death In The US After Heart Disease.

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Elon Musk Is Now the First Person In The World To Lose $200 Billion, After His Company, Tesla, Stocks Plunged 65%, In 2022, Due To Increasing Competition From Electric Automakers. This Loss Has Made Him The Second Richest Person In The World, Behind LVMH Chairman, Bernard Arnault. Musk Had A Peak Net Worth Of $340 Billion In Nov. 2021.

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