CULTURE
CNN
Pickleball's explosive growth into America's most popular new sport has come with an unexpected consequence: a wave of noise complaints, lawsuits, and community battles over the distinctive sharp pop of the plastic ball striking a hard paddle. The sound registers around 1,200 Hz, a frequency at which human hearing is exceptionally sensitive and that has proven more irritating to neighbors than the lower-pitched sounds of tennis, driving residents in dozens of cities to petition governments, file lawsuits, and block new court construction.
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ARTS
The Conversation
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, released in May 2023, builds on 2017's Breath of the Wild by filling an enormous world with rewards for curiosity rather than a trail of quest markers.
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NATIONS
CNBC
The European Union reached a political agreement in April 2023 on the European Chips Act, a €43 billion legislative package designed to double Europe's global semiconductor manufacturing market share to 20% by 2030 and reduce the continent's dependence on Asian chip supply chains exposed as dangerously fragile during the COVID-19 pandemic. The package mobilizes both public investment and private capital toward building cutting-edge fabrication facilities, establishing competence centers, and securing supply chain resilience across the bloc.
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SPORTS
Sports Illustrated
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor sent the performer inside the Miami Heat's mascot costume to the emergency room after a promotional skit during Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals.
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