New Atlas

The sub-2 hour marathon, and the technology that made it possible

For decades, the idea of a sub-two-hour marathon occupied a near-mythical place in endurance sport. Like Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile, it represented a physiological and psychological frontier ...
New York Post

House Democrats add eight new battleground targets to their ‘Red to Blue’ seats program ahead of 2026 midterm elections

The official House Democratic campaign arm added eight new seats to its target list of battleground seats to flip and defend ahead of the midterm elections, marking the first such expansion of this ...
The New York Times

Democrats Add 8 Candidates to House Battlefield Program for Midterms

The party’s congressional campaign arm is promoting more contenders to take down at-risk Republicans — and is taking sides in some competitive primaries. By Tim Balk and Shane Goldmacher Democratic ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Two Athletes Smashed a Marathon Milestone, Running 26.2 Miles in Under Two Hours. Here’s the Science Behind Their Achievements

Left to right: Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha placed second, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe placed first, and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo placed third Alex Davidson via Getty Images On April 26, two runners surpassed a ...
WSMV

TriStar Centennial launches pediatric neurosurgery program with procedure on 3-month-old

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - TriStar Centennial Children’s Hospital has launched its pediatric neurosurgery program with its first patient — a 3-month-old baby. The hospital said on Tuesday that the baby ...
KWWL

Sub-Zero to add 312 jobs with $196M Cedar Rapids expansion

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sub-Zero Group, Inc. announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Cedar Rapids with a $196 million project that will create 312 new jobs. The expansion will add about ...
MarketWatch

Adidas outfitted the first sub-2-hour marathon racer. But good luck getting the winner’s shoes.

Talk about a missed opportunity. The first competitive marathon runner to complete a race in under two hours wore Adidas sneakers — but runners who want to wear the same footwear are not able to order ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Adidas Gets Running Lift From Two Sub-2-Hour Marathons

As athletes and spectators marvel at, not one, but two men smashing the once-unthinkable two-hour barrier in this year’s London Marathon, German sportsgear maker Adidas AG also has reason to celebrate ...
CNN

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run sub two-hour marathon as he wins in London

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race to win the London Marathon. Sawe broke the world record to complete ...
CNBC

Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce

Microsoft's one-time retirement program will be open to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or more. The company is also decoupling stock ...
USA Today

Is 2027 the year the Boston Marathon gets its first sub-2-hour runner?

John Korir won the Boston Marathon again, and this time he did it faster than anyone else before him. The 29-year-old Kenyan captured his second title in a row in the men's race in record time, ...
Business Wire

VB Spine Completes Transaction of Augmented Reality Spine Platform from Augmedics

NEW YORK & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VB Spine LLC (“VB Spine”) completed its acquisition of exclusive rights to the xvision Spine System® (xvision) from Augmedics. “We are thrilled at how quickly this ...