‘Hidden Figures’ told the story about three African-American women who plowed through ridiculous amount of obstacles by sheer skill, will, and tenacity to get the deserve recognitions for their works in a racist era. It’s a biographical account of the mathematicians (computers) at NASA during the Space Race, featuring Katherine (Goble) Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. The film highlights the mathematical puzzle that needs to be solved to prevent an orbiting astronaut from burning up on reentry; the hidden figures in the calculation. The movie revealed that the 1960s featured segregation and prejudice, thus naming the mathematicians as hidden...
Nigerian Chess In The Slum Convener Onakoya Plays With 8-Year-Old Chess Prodigy
“On today’s episode of surviving child prodigies, I played one of the highest rated 8 year old chess player in the world in a grueling caro kann game.” Nigerian chess coach Tunde Onakoya Video credit: X|@Tunde_OD
London Central Criminal Court Convict Three Bulgarians Of Spying For Russia Across Europe
Three Bulgarian nationals based in Britain were convicted on Friday by a London jury of spying for Russia on what prosecutors said was “an industrial scale.” The trio was accused of putting lives in danger as they acted on orders on behalf of Russian intelligence to carry out surveillance across Europe between 2020 and 2023. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, were convicted Friday at London’s Central Criminal Court after a trial that began in November. The three, who were tangled in sexual relationships with one of their handlers or each other, denied being in on the plot and claimed they...
Tiger Woods To Miss Players Championship At Sawgrass, Says He’s Not ‘Into Practicing Right Now’
Two-time winner Tiger Woods will miss next week’s Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, the PGA Tour has said. The 15-time major champion also missed the Genesis Invitational in February following the death of his mother that month. And while Woods competed in a TGL event on Monday night, with his Jupiter Links GC being eliminated, in an interview this week he hinted he would not play in the PGA Tour’s flagship event. “This is the third time I’ve touched a club since my mom passed so I haven’t really gotten into it,” Woods, 49, told Sports Illustrated, external. “My heart is really not into practising right...
South Korean Court Rules Detention Of Impeached President Yoon As Unjustified.
A South Korean court on Friday ruled that the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was unjustified, paving the way for his release from custody. The suspended president’s lawyer confirmed that he will not be released immediately as prosecutors have seven days to appeal the ruling. Yoon has been in custody since his arrest Jan. 15, facing trial on insurrection charges over his failed attempt to declare martial law. Yoon as on Dec. 3rd declared martial law, citing “anti-state forces,” before rescinding the order six hours later after lawmakers voted to reject it. His lawyers argued that a second arrest warrant seeking to extend...