Arshad Nadeem hurled his javelin over 300 feet — an Olympic record that earned him Pakistan’s first individual gold medal. His rewards include cash, a car — and a buffalo. Therein lies a story.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Yes there is famine in Sudan. So why isn’t ‘famine’ being declared?
A team of independent famine experts, working under the U.N. umbrella, believe Sudan is experiencing famine. But issuing a declaration — which could bring in more aid — turns out to be complicated.
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Nicole Shanahan says she and RFK Jr. may drop out and endorse Trump
Shanahan, a wealthy California attorney and Kennedy’s running mate, made the comments on a podcast episode posted Tuesday.
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U.S. added fewer jobs in the past year than initially reported
A preliminary report from the Labor Department shows U.S. employers added 818,000 fewer jobs in the year ending in March than initially reported. The news comes during an election season in which the strength of the economy is a key issue for voters.
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Federal judge throws out U.S. ban on noncompetes
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the government’s ban on noncompetes. An estimated 30 million U.S. workers are subject to the employment agreements.
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Frazier’s ‘Paradise Bronx’ makes you want to linger in NYC’s ‘drive-through borough’
Ian Frazier’s signature voice — droll, ruminative, generous — draws readers in. But his underlying subject here is even bigger than the Bronx: It’s the way the past “bleeds through” the present.
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Divers find 4 bodies during search of yacht wreckage off Sicily
The search continued for two more missing passengers on a yacht that sank off Sicily and questions intensified about why the vessel went down so quickly.
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The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here’s what your state chose
Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night’s DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found them all so you don’t have to.
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5 things to know about Tim Walz, Democratic vice presidential nominee
The Minnesota governor speaks at the DNC in Chicago on Wednesday. Walz has gone from a relatively unknown politician to accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president in two short weeks.
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Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is on borrowed time. A film is documenting it all
Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.
