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“Super-Absorption”: How Top Athletes’ Brains Are Able To Slow Down Time

Several top athletes from racing drivers to sprinters have reported experiences of time slowing down. Can neurological science explain this phenomenon?

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Maestro Messi: Soccer As A True Art Form

The Argentine Lionel Messi is the personification of soccer sublime . He has come to move fans in ways that art lovers are moved by a painting.

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Argentina Forever? I’ll Remember Every World Cup Moment, My Son May Forget It All

Reflections from a still celebrating padre …

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Omicron Origins, Barbados Reborn, Messi’s 7th

? Tashi delek!* Welcome to Tuesday, where Barbados is finally fully independent, we learn more about the origins of the Omicron variant and Santa gets a boyfriend in Norway. Chilean-based business magazine America Economia also looks at how airlines are reconfiguring cabins and enlarging seats in hopes of boosting a recovery in air travel. [*TIbetan] […]

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Missiles Fired At Kabul Airport, New EU Travel Restrictions, Octopus Shell Shock

Welcome to Monday, where U.S. defense systems intercept missiles fired at Kabul’s airport, Hurricane Ida leaves New Orleans in the dark and researchers find you don’t want to mess with your octopus lady. Meanwhile, Italian daily La Stampa takes the (extreme) temperature of farming as recurring droughts hit the country.

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Messi In Paris: Qatar’s Long Game With The Argentine Icon

The legendary soccer star of FC Barcelona has signed up with the Parisian club, owned by the Emirate since 2011…and just in time for the World Cup slated next year in Qatar.

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British Mess, Fallujah Freed, Leo Leaving

SPOTLIGHT: BRITISH BREAKUPS AFTER BREXIT Whatever the result, last Thursday’s referendum was always going to leave Britain deeply divided. It was also bound to divide the UK’s major political parties, whose leaders now face the daunting task of both negotiating the best possible exit deal and bringing the country together, avoiding, if possible, a breakup […]

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Champions League: Loving Lionel Messi In 7 Languages

All eyes are on legendary Argentine striker Lionel Messi ahead of Saturday night’s Barcelona-Juventus final of the Champions League. Here’s our world tour of gasps and shouts of amazement for the best soccer player of his generation. Olé! Lionel Messi: Lovin” Leo In 7 Languages par Worldcrunch

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Quotes Of The Week: Snowden, Putin, Dalai Lama – MORE!

Take a tour of what the world has been saying this week…

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Argentine Icons: Pope Francis Gets Signed Lionel Messi Jersey

EFE, EL MUNDO DEPORTIVO (Spain); CLARIN (Argentina); CALCIO MERCATO (Italy) Worldcrunch VATICAN CITY – Argentina happens to be blessed right now with the world’s greatest active soccer player and the current Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. On Wednesday, the two Argentine icons got a bit closer when Pope Francis was presented with the No. […]

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Lionel Messi vs. Robot Goalkeeper (Japanese Video)

EUROSPORT, YOUTUBE Worldcrunch A Japanese TV show created a soccer goalkeeper robot that reacts at the speed of light, apparently making it all but impossible to score. After several top Japanese players were stymied by the machine, Argentinian soccer legend Lionel Messi accepted the challenge. (No word on how much he was paid to show […]

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For Once, Messi Misses His Target: Dude, That’s Not Your Car!

CLARIN (Argentina) BARCELONA – For his adoring fans, superstar soccer player Lionel Messi can do no wrong – at least when he is on the pitch. But what about when he’s out of uniform? Watch as the Barcelona FC forward mistakes teammate Thiago Alcântara’s car for his own: The incident occurred just after a team […]

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