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With so many different competitions and events taking place throughout the season, we’ve gone and done you a favor. Below, we’ve compiled the biggest, baddest freeskiing events of the 2014-15 season. Take a look at the dates below and be sure to tune in to freeskier.com , as well as FreeskierLive and Freeskier on Twitter, for up-to-date coverage.

AFP World Tour Platinum Events:

The Association of Freeskiing Professionals World Tour has over 50 stops with varying degrees of importance. The Platinum distinction of the following events makes them the crème de la crème and you can expect to see the biggest names throwing down at each and every one. For the complete schedule, check out afpworldtour.com/calendar . [table id=38 /]

Swatch Freeride World Tour presented by The North Face:

The Freeride World Tour returns this year with a predominantly European schedule. The sole North American event will take place in Alaska and a new location has been added in the Pyrenees mountains of Andorra. Throughout the first four stops, athletes will battle it out for a chance to compete in the finals on Verbier’s infamous Bec De Rosses face. *all dates are weather dependent [table id=39 /]

Special Events:

In addition to the competition circuits, there are several special events that hold a special place in our hearts. From street-inspired events like Red Bull Playstreets to big-mountain freestyle comps like Linecatcher and Cold Rush, these events always get our engines revvin’.

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Note: The dates and locations listed on this page are subject to change. Check back for regular updates as more events are scheduled.

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The Association of Freeskiing Professionals is proud to present the 2017 AFP World Tour Champions.

JUNE 2, 2017 – TAHOE CITY, CA – Now that a long and snow-filled winter has sadly wrapped up, the Association of Freeskiing Professionals is excited to announce the 2017 AFP World Tour Champions.

For the stunning seventh and sixth year in a row, respectively, Gus Kenworthy (USA) and Devin Logan (USA) have been crowned as the AFP World Tour Men’s & Women’s Overall Champions. In retaining their long-held titles, Kenworthy and Logan have continued to showcase their well-rounded abilities in all disciplines of competitive freeskiing, and will be presented with The Sarah Burke Trophies at the AFP Awards in Breckenridge, Colorado this December.

In Slopestyle, for the second year in a row, Øystein Bråten (NOR) and Kelly Sildaru (EST) are the AFP World Tour Men’s & Women’s Slopestyle Champions. Both of these mind-blowing competitors brought home their back-to-back championships via victories at three Platinum-Level AFP-sanctioned events, which allowed them to achieve the maximum amount of accumulative points available on this season’s AFP World Tour.

In Halfpipe, Aaron Blunck (USA) and Marie Martinod (FRA) are the AFP World Tour Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Champions for their first time. Blunck’s victory is highlighted by his long-awaited win at X Games Aspen, while Martinod topped the field thanks to her first place finishes at X Games Aspen and two U.S. Grand Prix events.

In Big Air, Scandinavia has ruled the day, as Henrik Harlaut (SWE) is the AFP World Tour Men’s Big Air Champion for the first time since 2013 thanks to his silver medal showings at X Games Aspen and X Games Norway, while Emma Dahlström’s (SWE) equally impressive season helped her win the AFP World Tour Women’s Big Air Champion title for her first time.

On the AFP Junior Rankings, which apply to athletes aged 18-years-old and younger as of December 31, 2016, Birk Irving (USA) and Kelly Sildaru (EST) are the sophomore AFP World Tour Men’s & Women’s Junior Overall Champions. In Slopestyle, Alex Hall (USA) has obtained his first AFP championship as the AFP World Tour Men’s Junior Slopestyle Champion, while Kelly Sildaru (EST) has been awarded another accolade as the AFP World Tour Women’s Junior Slopestyle Champion. On the halfpipe side of things, Birk Irving (USA) has made it two-for-two by becoming the AFP World Tour Men’s Junior Halfpipe Champion, and Madison Rowlands (GBR) has racked up the biggest win of her young career thus far as the AFP World Tour Women’s Junior Halfpipe Champion. And in Big Air, Birk Ruud’s (NOR) breakout season has scored him the title of AFP World Tour Men’s Junior Big Air Champion, while Kelly Sildaru (EST) has secured her staggering fourth title of the season as the AFP World Tour Women’s Junior Big Air Champion.

All of this year’s AFP World Tour Champions, along with second and third place in each discipline, will be physically crowned at the annual AFP Awards Dinner & Party this December in Breckenridge, Colorado, just prior to the kick-off of Dew Tour.

For more information on the Association of Freeskiing Professionals, the AFP World Tour and the 2017 AFP World Tour Champions, including a look at the results-based breakdown of how these athletes achieved their impressive accolades, visit afpworldtour.com/news/2017-afp-world-tour-champions .

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The freeski pipeline begins with finding a local/regional US Ski & Snowboard club or USASA event series where aspiring athletes are introduced to coaches and officials who are knowledgeable about the skills and steps an athlete will master as they travel through the development pipeline. Athletes begin their competitive career with USASA regional events and in some areas US Ski & Snowboard regional events. From there athletes then progress on to FIS and AFP World Tour events where they can qualify for elite level competition – including the Grand Prix, World Cups, and the Olympic Winter Games . USASA is the largest freeski community in the world and the first step in the Olympic pipeline. With 500+ events nationwide and 32 series across the country, USASA provides athletes all over the nation an opportunity to start their journey to the top. Every year these events culminate at USASA Nationals – where some of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s biggest stars have left their mark. In 2012 Alex Ferreira earned silver in USASA Nationals Open Class and went on to win a silver medal in halfpipe at the PyeongChang Olympic Games in 2018.  

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The History of Competitive Freeskiing

Whether you’re a Freeskier yourself, an enthusiast, or just interested to know about the sport, look no further than this in-depth competitive freeskiing history article.

Freeskiing, also known as new school skiing, is a type of alpine skiing that involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park components including rails, boxes, pipes, and other obstacles. Thanks to several of the sport’s pioneers, including Mike Douglas and the New Canadian Air Force, this sort of skiing evolved from the advancement of freestyle skiing and the rise of snowboarding.

Continue reading to learn more about the history of competitive freeskiing throughout the years, including important competition milestones, freeskiing legends, their accomplishments, and more.

The Beginning of Competitive Freeskiing

Freeskiing is an alpine skiing discipline that can include stunts, tricks, jumps, and terrain park elements like pipes, rails, boxes, and other obstacles. Over time, this type of skiing arose from the evolution of freestyle skiing and the rise of snowboarding . 

In the 1990s, a new revolution in the sport of skiing arose. Many consider this to be the beginning of “Freeskiing.” During this period of time, many skiers began to wonder if their sport was at risk of losing its inventiveness and capacity to advance as moguls and aerials limited the techniques that could be done. Mogul skier, Mike Douglas, was one of them.

As a response to Douglas and others’ interest in what was going on in the world of snowboarding, skiers began invading snowboarding parks to prove that they could land the same stunts as the snowboarders. As a result, Freeskiing gained legitimacy over time.

Due to these athletes’ persistent attitudes, Freeskiing now comprises the disciplines of halfpipe and slopestyle, both of which were introduced to the Olympic program for Sochi, as well as big air, which will debut in 2022.

The History of Competitive Freeskiing in the 1900s

The 1900s saw a new age of Freeskiing emerge. With snowboarding tricks advancing fast due to the acquirement of new parks and agility jumps, skiers were starting to feel envious.

As a result of this rage, professional skiers like JF Cusson and Mike Douglas began visiting these snowboard parks in order to prove that they too could land the same tricks on their skis . This encouraged other skiers to flood these agility parks.

In 1997, the New Canadian Airforce came along and changed skiing forever. Just a crazy crew of Canadians, five friends, Mike Douglas, JF Cusson, Vincent Dorian, Philou Poirier, and the late great JP Auclair, came to Solomon with the concept of a high-performance ski, and the TenEighty was created. During this year, the first Freeskiing magazine, Freeze Magazine, also hit shelves across North America.

Produced by Salomon with input from the New Canadian Air Force, 1998 brought about new heights for ski manufacturing with the release of the Ten Eighty Ski Line. 

During this year, Storm Mountain also published its first edition of Freeskier Magazine. In order to celebrate their launch, they also put on the first-ever freeskiing slopestyle and big air contest. This competition continues yearly and is known as the US Freeskiing Open, in Vail, Colorado.

With the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, new heights in the sport of freeskiing were also reached. For example, for the first time ever, Jonny Moseley threw a 360-mute grab in his mogul run. 

Freeskiing made its debut at the 1999 X Winter Games in Crested Butter, Colorado with a big air contest. This competition introduced the world to JF Cusson who won the competition by performing the switch 720.

During the second annual US Freeskiing Open, Philou Poirier shocked the crown and took the tournament after performing the first ever freeskiing switch backflip.

1999 also saw CR Johnson land the first-ever 1440 in Squaw Valley, California at just 15 years old.

The History of Competitive Freeskiing in The Early 2000s

The early 2000s saw a surge in the advancement of freeskiing. With new tricks and maneuvers being invented yearly, competition became more advanced and competitive. For example, in the year 2000, the beginning of corked tricks emerged with Vincent Dorion landing the first under flip.

In 2001, Freeze Magazine hosted the first-ever men’s freeskiing halfpipe competition, as well as the first women’s slopestyle and halfpipe competitions. It was at these competitions that Sarah Burke won the Women’s halfpipe. This provoked ski academies to introduce freestyle sky programs and SBC Media to launch their first edition of SBC Skier Magazine.

2002 to 2005 showcases the best of freeskiing from the Winter X Games with Jon Olsson and Tanner Hall dominating on halfpipe and slopestyle.

This was quickly followed by Candide Thovex and CR Johnson who changed the face of halfpipe skiing during the Aspen X Winter Games in 2003, by reaching heights bigger and better than those being performed by snowboarders. Tanner Hall also won his third gold medal in a row for slopestyle during the 2004 Winter X Games in Aspen Colorado.

2005 introduced the women’s halfpipe event to the Winter X Games, where Grete Eliassen won gold. This year also marks the debut of the FIS World Cup Circuit where Sarah Burke was crowned as the first female World Champion Freeskier in Ruka, Finland.

With the popularity of freeskiing on the rise, endorsements and sponsorships became flooding through. In 2006, for example, Target signed and sponsored Simon Dumont as an athlete. He was the first of many freeskiing athletes to be sponsored by target over the years. During this same year, Charles Gagnier performed the first octograb and Jon Olsson landed the first double cork, also known as the kangaroo flip, in Are, Sweden.

In 2007, the governing body of competitive freeskiing was born. Known as The Association of Freeskiing Professionals, this governing body streamlined world tour and ranking systems for freeskiing competitions like halfpipe, big air, and slopestyle.

New heights were also reached by women in this same year with Sarah Burke landing the first-ever 1080 by a female Freeskier, in addition to being the first woman to land both a 720 and 900.

Women’s ski slopestyle was also first introduced to the Winter X Games in 2008, where Anna Segal took the gold. During this same year, Tanner Hall won his third gold in a row for halfpipe at the Winter X Games, making him the overall best athlete of the X Games at that point in history with 7 gold medals. 

The 2010s shattered new records across the freeskiing board with Kaya Turski scoring the highest ever slopestyle score of 96.66 during the 2010 Winter X Games. During these same X Games, TJ Schiller landed the first double cork 1620 in competition, and Peter Olenick set the world record for highest air out of a halfpipe, reaching 24.9 ft high. 

In 2011, the International Olympic Committee also announced that ski halfpipe and slopestyle would be included for the first time in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. 

Throughout these years, freeskiing tricks and stunts only continued to improve with Bobby Brown landing the first-ever triple cork 1440 in Squaw Valley in 2011, and Torin Yater-Wallace landing the first-ever switch 1800 in 2012, at the US Grand Prix in Mammoth, California. 

2012 hit the freeskiing community hard with both extreme loss and triumph. Out of the blue, Sarah Burke, the pioneer of women’s freeskiing, passed away in Park City Utah during a freak training accident. Burke was critically wounded on the Park City Mountain Resort Eagle superpipe on January 10, 2012.

Reports claim she had fallen on her head, according to onlookers, and the accident did not appear to be very serious. However, she collapsed into cardiac arrest seconds later while still on the ski hill. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

During this same year, Tom Wallisch won almost every slopestyle contest he entered and was crowned the AFP World Slopestyle Champion.

In 2013, Alex Schlopy attempted to first 1980 to ever be performed in competition, while David Wise and Nick Goepper won back-to-back gold medals in halfpipe and slopestyle at the Winter X Games and are later crowned AFP Men’s Halfpipe Champion and AFP Men’s Slopestyle Champion.

Final Thoughts

Most people will state that freeskiing wasn’t born until the 1990s when a new revolution in the sport of skiing erupted. Skiers were becoming jealous of the new parks and agility jumps provided for snowboarders, and as a result, rushed to prove they could too, master these tricks.

Freeskiing continued to enjoy this boom in popularity in the early 2000s. During this time, the competition got more complex and competitive as new stunts and maneuvers were devised every year, evolving into what it is today.

While thanks should be given to countless athletes who have shaped the sport of Freeskiing into what it is today, the most essential pioneers who should obtain credit remain the New Canadian Airforce, Tanner Hall, Simon Dumont, Sarah Burke, and more.

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I have been skiing since I could walk and took up an interest in freestyle skiing by following my older brother Michael through the ski park when we were away on family holidays.  I quickly progressed and entered my first competitions in 2010.  In 2011, I entered all ski discipline competitions at the British Championships in Laax, Switzerland and won gold in my age category in all four events.

In 2013, I became the youngest ever athlete to win the British Championships overall womens’ slopestyle event. In 2014, I repeated this victory, also adding the overall halfpipe title as well as winning all of my age group events.

As a result of these successes, I became the youngest member of the GB freestyle team representing GB in both halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines – the only GB athlete doing both.

In 2016, I was selected to represent GB at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.  I am extremely proud to say that I made history by becoming the first ever GB athlete to win a gold medal on snow by winning the halfpipe competition.  A few days later I added a bronze medal in the slopestyle event.

In 2017, I finished the season second in the AFP World Tour women’s overall rankings, I was the AFP World Tour Junior Halfpipe champion and was also ranked second in the AFP World Tour Junior overall rankings.

In 2018, I qualified for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in both halfpipe and slopestyle but did not compete due to an injury I sustained just three weeks before the Games started.

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How much are tickets for Shakira’s 2024 ‘Las mujeres ya no lloran’ world tour?

Colombian singer Shakira announced that the United States and Canada will be the first countries to experience the show that the artist has prepared for her fans after six years without an international tour . The musical tour, which will begin in California, will start on November 2.

“I’m so thrilled to announce the first dates for my LAS MUJERES YA NO LLORAN WORLD TOUR ” Shakira posted on Instagram, ” a celebration for my wolfpack !

“The first leg of the tour will be across North America, the only chance to experience the show in a more intimate way! International dates to be announced soon, so stay tuned! Register for the Wolfpack at Shakira.com for a chance to grab your USA/CA tickets during my fan presale this Fri, 4/19 before general on-sale on Mon, 4/22. I can’t wait to see you all and party together!”

How much are tickets to see Shakira in the US?

The tickets, which were put on sale last Monday, April 22, vary wildly in prices and go for anything between $200 and $2,000 dollars . In spite of the high prices, the artist will surely manage to sell out various venues across the country.

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• November 2: Palm Desert, CA - Acrisure Arena
• November 7: Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center
• November 9: Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
• November 16: San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center
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• November 20: Miami, FL - Kaseya Center
• November 23: Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
• November 25: Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
• November 30: Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
• December 5: Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
• December 8: Boston, MA - TD Garden
• December 10: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
• December 14: Chicago, IL - United Center
• December 15: Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena

The tickets can be purchased through her official website; given the high demand, the artist recommended to her fans that they use the access given with the pre-sale discounts through her website.

“Auuuuuuuuuuuu! What a pack I have! I’m happy to announce that by popular demand we are adding additional dates in Palm Springs, Miami and New York! What a thrill to be back on stage and celebrating with all of you! Today is the last day to register and have access to the special pre-sale for fans,” added the ‘Monotonía’ singer.

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Hannah Green has continued her love affair with Wilshire Golf Club to successfully defend her LA Championship crown with one of the most commanding displays of the year.

Australia's former major champion produced a brilliant back-nine blitz to close with a five-under-par 66 and blow away the field in the shadows of Los Angeles' iconic Hollywood hills backdrop.

With a five-under stretch in five holes, Green finished with a 12-under 272 total, three strokes clear of in-form Swede Maja Stark (68).

Green stretched her streak to 16 consecutive sub-par rounds at the course to slam the door shut on her chasers.

"It's really kind to me. I love it here," she said.

In adding to her HSBC Women's World Champions success in Singapore last month, Green joins rampant world No.1 Nelly Korda as only the second player to notch multiple LPGA Tour victories in 2024.

"To obviously already win in Singapore and then win here this week, I hope that I can get closer to my goal being in the top 10 in the world and solidify my spot in the Olympics," the Perth prodigy said.

Green will climb from world No.18 to the cusp of the top 10, as well as soar to third in the season-long points standings behind five-time winner Korda and New Zealand's Lydia Ko.

The 27-year-old also joins greats Karrie Webb (41), Jan Stephenson (16) Minjee Lee (10) and Rachel Hetherington (eight) as only the fifth Australian to win at least five times on the LPGA Tour.

After starting the day sharing the lead with compatriot Grace Kim, Green quickly established a two-shot advantage on the very first hole.

Green's birdie and Kim's bogey left Green with the outright lead, and she retained it all afternoon despite a strong challenge coming from Stark.

Runner-up to Korda at last week's Chevron Championship, the year's first major, Stark was just one shot back after making birdies on the seventh and 13th holes as Green toiled mid-round with seven straight pars.

But a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th broke the shackles for Green, who picked up another shot on 13 to nudge two strokes clear.

"When I chipped in on 12, I kind of felt like I really snagged one there," she said.

"So I knew what I needed to do to do. I made it really easy on myself so I'm really grateful."

Stark received a huge break on the 15th when her bunker shot clattered into the pin and stopped dead for an easy birdie when a bogey looked more likely.

Green, though, more than held her nerve — she hit the go button with a spectacular eagle three on 15, followed by a fourth birdie of the day on 16.

In collecting a cheque for $US562,500 ($A858,700), the West Australian crashed through the $US5 million ($A7.6 million) career prize money earnings.

While Green rejoiced, Kim's horror weekend continued with a demoralising six-over 77 to slump to a share of 25th.

The 23-year-old had been four shots clear at the halfway point and on track to capture a second LPGA Tour title.

Instead Kim was reduced to a putting wreck, unable to fashion a single birdie all weekend and racking up nine bogeys and a double.

Despite her disappointment, classy Kim was the first to shower her triumphant playing partner with champagne on the 18th green.

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Zendaya serves ‘tenniscore’ on ‘Challengers’ red carpet. Now fans are making it a trend.

Zendaya has served themed red carpet looks while promoting her tennis-centric film “Challengers.” Now, fans of the star are hopping on the trend, giving rise to attire inspired by the sport.

Fashion industry experts predict that Zendaya’s looks — and “Challengers” itself — will help further fuel an obsession with what’s been described online as tenniscore, which refers to a tennis-inspired aesthetic.

The style — which typically features wardrobe staples like tennis whites, pleated skirts and cable knits — has been growing in popularity for years, according to trend forecaster WGSN. Last year, in particular, interest in tenniscore styles increased 7%, WGSN said in a recent report.

The fashion genre’s appeal stems from the growth of racquet sports in general, including tennis and pickleball, in the years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Yvonne Kostiak, head of active at WGSN.

Racquet sports gave people a socially distant opportunity to socialize, and now people are continuing to use these activities as an alternative way to meet friends instead of going to a bar, Kostiak said.

Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a tennis player turned coach, in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film, which also stars Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. The fictional Duncan has already generated buzz based on the trailers, but Zendaya’s style has especially caught the eye of fashion enthusiasts.

The movie is “going to elevate tenniscore,” Kostiak said. “And I think it’s going to make it a bit more fancy and dressy in comparison to that preppier, slightly more basic look that we’ve already seen for a while.”

Just like people wore their pinkest clothes for “Barbie ” or friendship bracelets for Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” film , moviegoers are already indicating they will go all out.

“The difference with the ‘Barbie’ film is that it felt very of that moment,” Kostiak said. “But I think there are consumer drivers beneath this trend that are strong enough to keep this kind of tennis, preppy, casual wear with a fashion influence going for a good couple of years.”

In a post on social media , Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach urged fans to wear their best tenniscore outfits to the theaters, asking them to share their outfits with the hashtag #TashiMadeMeWearIt.

Jasmine Perillo, a creator who makes content about film and fashion, said she’s been loving movie-inspired style challenges because they are “getting people back in the theaters and watching movies where they should be watched.”

Taking inspiration from Roach’s styling of Zendaya, Perillo created an all-white outfit with pops of tennis ball green and posted it to her Instagram reel. The pieces were an homage to a Prada grommet skirt and Zendaya’s custom Loewe tennis ball heels — which garnered headlines for their playful take on the tennis theme.

“Tenniscore can either be dressed up, like think the outfit I DIYed — I feel like that’s more dressy — or even think about Wimbledon fashion, like that’s a little bit more elevated,” Perillo said. “But tenniscore can also just remain kind of just like sporty and practical.”

The trend is a natural evolution from athleisure, which was characterized by yoga pants and windbreakers, according to Kostiak.

It “has that comfort aspect, but it’s slightly smarter and dressier so you can still look good socializing, wearing it beyond the court, or even to work scenarios,” she said.

Taylor Timinskas, a fashion creator, said that she believes Roach has helped present a new twist on the typical tenniscore look.

“I really enjoyed this ‘Challengers’ press tour because we got a lot of different variations on what we would consider tenniscore or even some more literal tennis-inspired outfits,” said Timinskas, who said she plans to dress up to watch the movie whenever she snags tickets. “So it’s a fun way to also get a lot of custom looks by different designers and kind of see different spins and takes on the tenniscore aesthetic.”

While Zendaya’s outfits have incorporated plenty of the typical tenniscore elements, others take inspiration from the game or its players, including a Loewe dress depicting a player serving , a Lacoste skirt made to look like a net and a re-creation of the Carolina Herrera striped dress worn by Venus and Serena Williams for a Vogue photo shoot in 1998.

“This whole tennis thing is also more about a lifestyle,” Roach said during a Vogue interview with Zendaya, which documented the two getting her ready for the “Challengers” premiere. “I think Tashi … as she got older she had a certain lifestyle. I think that plays into if she was a real person.”

Zendaya’s first red carpet look on the press tour was intended to “help introduce the character into this world,” Roach said in the video. “We want to make sure we give the people that first right taste.”

Daysia Tolentino is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.

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A protest movement. A dust storm. A virus outbreak. What do you remember from the week that was?

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College campuses across the US have erupted with pro-Palestinian protests. Which university emerged as the epicenter of the demonstrations?

A pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University prompted similar protests at colleges across the country . Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested this week.

Which European city was blanketed by an orange-colored haze this week?

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President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package that could lead to a nationwide ban of which app?

A wide-ranging foreign aid package meant to support Israel and Ukraine poses a serious risk to TikTok. Under what is now US law, TikTok will be forced to find a new owner within months or be banned from the US entirely .

Roughly what percentage of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution?

Nearly 40% of people in the US are living with unhealthy air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The report showed several populous cities also received "F" grades for ozone smog , a form of pollution caused by emissions from cars, power plants and refineries.

According to a new bill in Tennessee, which public service workers may now carry guns in the workplace?

Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing teachers to carry concealed handgun s on school grounds if they meet certain conditions.

Which automaker recently reported a 48% plunge in earnings?

Tesla reported an ugly financial performance for the first quarter of the year. However, the embattled company is promising a cheaper car model will still go into production in 2025.

Which type of livestock in the US is being impacted by a bird flu outbreak?

Viral particles of H5N1 bird flu viruses have been detected in dairy cows . The FDA believes most milk products on US grocery shelves are still safe to drink because the viruses will likely be killed during the pasteurization process.

NASA is aiming to install a 4G network on the moon that could enable texting and streaming on the lunar surface. Which company is NASA partnering with on the venture?

NASA and Nokia are working to take 4G into space later this year. It could lay the groundwork for an off-world internet similar to Earth's.

Which theme park reported a ride collision this week that injured more than a dozen people?

A tour tram at Universal Studios Hollywood crashed and "ejected multiple passengers," according to California authorities. Fifteen people were taken to a hospital for treatment with minor to moderate injuries.

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Jürgen Klopp’s farewell tour descends from heavy metal to a heavy heart

Manager’s Liverpool reign is fizzling out as they once again fail to turn their supremacy into three points at West Ham

A sked to consider the imminent departure of Jürgen Klopp , David Moyes was in jovial mood. “I’ll be glad he’s gone. He’s too big. Teeth are too bright. I’ll be glad to see the back of him I’ve got to say. Hurry up and get away.”

But even for those who have been counting down the days, the rogue miserabilists, irredeemable misanthropes and rival managers, this cannot be how anybody wanted the story to end. Moyes admitted Liverpool were the better team here and by way of bonus added they had been also in their 2-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday.

Liverpool were also better than Fulham last week, and Crystal Palace and Manchester United before that. But just one of those games has been won and the manner of its unravelling is the final cruelty of Klopp’s final season.

The German has not yet been bled dry of magic, is not entirely drained of energy or inspiration. He proved that much at half‑time here when he transfused focus and vitality to a team that in the opening period had simmered occasionally but never soared. A goal down at the break, within 10 minutes of the restart they had fashioned three excellent chances and an equaliser.

There was still joy in this performance. Luis Díaz was threatening and entertaining, Trent Alexander-Arnold played a handful of fabulous passes and Andy Robertson, despite having played all but six minutes of Liverpool’s past five league games and operating, in Klopp’s words, “on the edge”, was effervescent.

There was a moment in the first half when Liverpool were playing with Cody Gakpo on the left, Díaz on the right and Robertson and Alexis Mac Allister as a front two, demonstrating an openness to improvisation. That was also, and less pleasingly, displayed a little later when Ryan Gravenberch decided the best way to convert Gakpo’s centre when beautifully placed was with an off-balance reverse backheel flick (he made no contact).

In the first half, Robertson’s availability as an open passing option on the left and Harvey Elliott’s on the right, sucked the team into playing easy passes into areas that suited the West Ham defence. Part of their improvement after the break came with an increased willingness to attempt riskier but potentially more decisive passes through the middle. Still, their actual goals relied on a full-back and a triple deflection. They are a team that is straining but sagging.

The heavy metal football of Klopp’s heyday has been replaced with something that is just heavy. The manager himself is weighed down. He said little in a brief post-match press conference but there were a few phrases that revealed a dark mood: “I tried to do the right thing”; “It will be the next generation, not me any more”; “I’m sorry I don’t have better news for you or anybody else.”

It is not just Liverpool’s results that are not right at the moment. Klopp stands in the centre circle during the pre-match warm-ups, back to his own side, analysing the body language of their opponents. Had he spun around on this dismal, remorselessly grey April afternoon he would have noticed the disposition of certain members of his own side was even less sunny than the London sky.

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Mohamed Salah was the most obvious example and the Egyptian spent his final few minutes before retreating to the dressing room exchanging the most half-hearted of passes with Dominik Szoboszlai. While it might be a bit presumptuous to describe him in these moments as melancholic there was certainly no evidence of enthusiasm. It was as if his shoulders and his form had become engaged in a battle to see which could slump further.

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A couple of hours later, as the final whistle blew on this game and, to all intents and purposes, on Liverpool’s season, the first player to retreat down the tunnel was Salah. If for much of the match his side was evidently desperate for a player with precisely his skillset – lightning pace and an eye for goal – he did little once introduced to suggest he still possessed it or to replace in anyone’s memory the argument with Klopp on the touchline that immediately preceded his introduction. There was one run, with a minute of normal time to play, that evoked distant and splendid memories, but the pass at the end of it was appalling.

When Klopp announced in January his intention to leave the club at the end of the season talk was of a glorious, title-winning send-off. The issue now is not trophies but atrophy. Salah left the ground muttering angrily about “fire”; in truth we can barely see the embers.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

When the House returns from its recess next week, Speaker Mike Johnson is now widely expected to resume his duties without immediately facing a motion to oust him.

Just such a "motion to vacate the chair" was filed against Johnson in March by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. But Greene has yet to make the motion "privileged," which under the rules would necessitate a vote within two days.

Greene had vowed to press her challenge after Johnson announced a strategy to pass $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this month. About two-thirds of that money was for Ukraine, an issue Greene had called her "red line" for moving against the speaker.

Two colleagues had spoken up to say they would join Greene in such a vote, giving her enough to defeat the speaker if all the chamber's Democrats voted to do the same. That's what the Democrats did when a motion to vacate the chair ousted the last Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, last fall. He had been in the job less than nine months.

But this time around several Democrats have indicated they would cross the aisle to support Johnson and frustrate Greene & Co. if it came to a vote. Democratic leaders have indicated they are open to this, and it essentially repeats the strategy that allowed Johnson to pass the Ukraine portion of the aid bill earlier this month.

3rd Republican joins motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

So Greene may have missed her moment. Johnson has gained stature and won bipartisan praise for letting the whole House vote on the aid package. He also got strong support in the Senate , where even an outright majority of Republicans voted for the aid on Tuesday. The package was signed into law by President Biden the following day.

But as Greene has said, the existence of her motion serves as a warning. She could activate a vote at any time so Johnson should know he is skating on thin ice.

And that is true, he should. Even a glance at the history of Republican speakers since World War II would tell him that.

The current state of internal politics among House Republicans is so unsettled that almost anything could happen at almost any time.

As Shakespeare wrote: "Uneasy rests the head that wears a crown," and in recent history that goes double for speakers who are also Republicans.

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994, the year the party won its first House majority and elected a speaker of its own for the first time in 40 years. The hard truth is that the five who preceded Johnson (McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich) all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration. And to find a Republican speaker who left voluntarily in a moment of victory, moving on to another office, you have to go back to the mid-1920s.

There's been a history of hard landings

The 30-year saga began with Gingrich of Georgia, who was the first member of his party to gain "the big gavel" since the early 1950s and the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Gingrich had been a backbench rabble-rouser since coming to the House in 1978 and built up a cadre of supporters until he won the party's No. 2 power position as minority whip in 1989. He soon eclipsed the party's leader, Robert Michel, who was nearing retirement.

In 1994, two years into the presidency of Democrat Bill Clinton, Gingrich organized a campaign around a 10-item agenda called the "Contract with America." It provided a unified message for the party's nominees, who flipped more than 50 seats and stormed into the majority.

Gingrich managed to restore many of the powers of the speakership but clashed repeatedly with Clinton and even with Republican leaders in the Senate. In 1997, in his second Congress as speaker, he barely survived a largely covert challenge from within his own leadership team. And just shy of his fourth anniversary in the job, he was voted out by the full House Republican conference in December 1998.

House Speaker Newt Gingrich (center), shown here surrounded by House Republicans, holds up a copy of the "Contract With America" during a speech on April 7, 1995 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Richard Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

House Speaker Newt Gingrich (center), shown here surrounded by House Republicans, holds up a copy of the "Contract With America" during a speech on April 7, 1995 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Once Gingrich was gone, the line of succession was not clear. The No. 2 Republican at the time did not have the votes, and the No. 3 declined to run. The chairman of the Appropriations Committee was nominated by the party conference but withdrew after a magazine story accused him of marital infidelity.

The mantle fell to Hastert of Illinois, the chief deputy whip. Like Johnson an era later, Hastert was a relatively quiet member of the leadership who enjoyed goodwill generally in the rank and file. Hastert was speaker through the last two Clinton years and first six of the George W. Bush presidency. But he voluntarily resigned after the GOP lost badly in the 2006 midterms, a defeat Bush called "a thumpin' " at the time.

Those eight years actually made Hastert the longest-serving Republican speaker in history. But any luster left after 2006 was lost when he went to prison for bank fraud charges stemming from hush money payments he had made to a former student he admitted to having sexually abused decades earlier.

The next two Republican speakers would be John Boehner, elevated to the job by the GOP recapture of the House in the "Tea Party" election of 2010. Boehner worked hard to fashion budget deals with both a Democratic President Barack Obama and a Democratic Senate. But his efforts alienated some in his own ranks who in 2015 formed an insurgent group known as the House Freedom Caucus. Increasingly exasperated with his untenable predicament, Boehner simply resigned in October of that year.

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (right) and then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walk through the Capitol rotunda on May 17, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (right) and then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walk through the Capitol rotunda on May 17, 2023.

Here again, the line of succession was not as clear as it appeared. The well-respected No. 2 Republican, Eric Cantor of Virginia, had lost his primary in 2014. The No. 3, McCarthy, soon ran aground over remarks in a TV interview and lacked the votes to be speaker. The party settled on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who had not sought the gavel but agreed to take it.

Ryan, then just 45, was the youngest speaker in nearly 150 years but had already been party's vice presidential nominee on the 2012 ticket. Once he had Boehner's job, however, he experienced much the same internal strife. Ryan also had a strained relationship with then-President Donald Trump, with whom he had a falling out during the fall 2016 campaign. In April 2018, Ryan said he would not serve another term and left as the party was losing its majority that fall.

More distant memories

Prior to the GOP's 40-year sentence as the minority party, several of its speakers had risen to the top rung largely on their personal popularity among their colleagues. One was Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, who led the party in the House during two brief interludes of majority status after World War II. Both lasted only the minimum two years, the first ending with Democratic Harry S. Truman's surprise White House win in 1948. Martin was back four years later when Eisenhower was first elected president in 1952, but that tour at the top was cut short by his party's sharp losses two years later.

Prior to that, the last Republican speaker had been Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, who died in 1931. Technically, he died as speaker, but his party lost its majority before the next Congress convened and elected a Democrat to the job.

Nicholas Longworth, speaker of the House, holds a gun once owned by famous outlaw Jesse James on Jan. 23, 1930. Bettmann Archive hide caption

Nicholas Longworth, speaker of the House, holds a gun once owned by famous outlaw Jesse James on Jan. 23, 1930.

Although Longworth was speaker for only a little over five years, he was well-regarded and symbolic of Republican prosperity in its heydays under Teddy Roosevelt (his father-in-law) and again in the 1920s. When Congress authorized a new House office building in 1931, shortly after Longworth's death, it was named for him and remains so today.

His predecessor, Frederick Gillett of Massachusetts, also had the top job for less than five years. But when he left after the 1924 session, his party was still firmly in control and had just elected President Calvin Coolidge to a full term. Gillett himself moved on to the Senate.

Longevity has simply not been a hallmark of Republican speakers. The list of the 10 speakers who served in the job longest includes just one Republican (and in the ninth slot at that). That speaker was Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, notorious as the autocratic "Czar Cannon" during three two-year tours as speaker that ended with his party's historic defeat in 1910.

Democrats and durability

Democrats too have had their short speakerships. In 1989 Speaker Jim Wright of Texas resigned under pressure following revelations about a book deal the House Ethics Committee saw as circumventing fundraising rules. Wright had only been in the job a little over two years at the time. Longworth's successor, John "Cactus Jack" Garner of Texas, left the office after just over a year to be Franklin Roosevelt's first vice president.

But as a rule, the Democrats' succession machinery and their regional political balancing long known as the party's "Boston-Austin axis" (or vice versa) helped lend stability.

On that list of the 10 longest-serving speakers, seven are Democrats. Most of them served in that long stretch when their party held the majority for four decades. The most recent Democrat, however, is Nancy Pelosi, still a House member and the House speaker emerita. She comes in at fifth on the longevity roster, having served one day shy of eight years from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.

Correction April 27, 2024

An earlier version of this story misspelled Barack Obama's first name.

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