Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
129th Boston Marathon: Lokedi Sets a Course Record, Korir Wins
Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Starts 04/21/2025 1:06PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoStated as firm, per the B.A.A.'s race report datelined "BOSTON (21-April)" on the 129th Boston Marathon it describes as having played out, with the first start from the B.A.A.'s race-eve media notes: "9:06 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men" (13:06 UTC, EDT).^[1]
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women's race in 2:17:22, breaking the 2014 course record of 2:19:59, and John Korir won the men's race in 2:04:45 after falling in the opening meters. Marcel Hug took his eighth wheelchair title on the 250th anniversary of Patriots' Day.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
130th Boston Marathon: Korir Breaks the Course Record in 2:01:52
Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Starts 04/20/2026 1:06PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE157 days agoStated as firm, per the B.A.A.'s race report: "The 130th Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 20, 2026", with the first start from the B.A.A.'s daily advisory: "9:06 A.M. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men" (13:06 UTC, EDT).^[1]
John Korir of Kenya defended his title in 2:01:52, more than a minute under Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 course record, with the next two men also under the old mark. Sharon Lokedi repeated in 2:18:51 and Marcel Hug won the wheelchair race for a ninth time.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Faith Kipyegon Runs 4:06.42 in Nike's Breaking4 Mile Attempt in Paris
NikeStade Charléty, 99, Boulevard Kellermann, Maison-Blanche, Paris 13e Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 75013, France
Starts 06/26/2025 6:00PMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoNike's^[1][3] release says Faith 'bested her own world record time in the mile today in Paris' on June 26, 2025, and its how-to-watch release says 'Faith's attempt is planned for 8 p.m.' CEST at Stade Charléty.
Faith Kipyegon ran a mile in 4:06.42 at Stade Charléty, the fastest ever by a woman, in Nike's Breaking4 attempt to become the first woman under four minutes; she missed the barrier by 6.42 seconds.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City's Democratic Mayoral Primary
New York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 06/24/2025CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as held, per the Board of Elections' certified ranked-choice report: "Contest: DEM Mayor Citywide Election Date: JUNE 24, 2025"; an election is all day on its date.^[1]
Assembly member Zohran Mamdani beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo 56.4% to 43.6% after three rounds of ranked-choice voting, in a primary where more than a million Democrats voted. Cuomo conceded on election night; the Board of Elections' ranked-choice tally confirmed the upset on 1 July.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Zohran Mamdani Is Elected Mayor of New York City
New York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 11/04/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE324 days agoStated as held, per the Board of Elections' certified Statement and Return Report: "General Election 2025 - 11/04/2025", certified on 2 December 2025; an election is all day on its date.^[1]
Mamdani won 50.78% of the vote, 1,114,184 ballots to independent Andrew Cuomo's 906,614 and Republican Curtis Sliwa's 153,749, in the biggest mayoral turnout in more than 50 years. He becomes the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest in over a century.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
The NYC Marathon Runs Its 50th Five-Borough Course
New York Road RunnersWest Drive, Columbus Circle, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10023, United States
Starts 11/01/2026SCHEDULED 81% CONFIDENCEin 38 daysGiven as scheduled, per timeout.com^[1]: "When the marathon returns on Sunday, November 1, runners will follow a slightly different path"; NYRR's^[2][5] release says "Taking place Sunday, Nov. 1".
Nearly 60,000 runners are expected on Sunday 1 November 2026 for the TCS New York City Marathon, marking 50 years of the five-borough course on a route changed for the first time since 2011.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Verstappen Wins the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix as Both McLarens Are Disqualified
Formula One GroupLas Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 89109, United States
Starts 11/23/2025 4:00AMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE305 days agoWikipedia^[2]: "The race was held on November 22, 2025, at 20:00 local time (UTC-8), and was run for 50 laps." F1's own race report is the source^[1].
Max Verstappen won the Saturday-night race on the Strip from second on the grid; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were then thrown out for excessive plank wear, handing George Russell second and Kimi Antonelli third.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
The 131st Boston Marathon Runs on Patriots' Day 2027
Boston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United StatesBoston Athletic Association
Starts 04/19/2027SCHEDULED 85% CONFIDENCEin 207 daysGiven as scheduled on the B.A.A.'s Boston Marathon page: "Boston Marathon Apr 19th, 2027 ... 131st BOSTON MARATHON PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA ... 30,000 participants will race on Patriots' Day"; no start times have been published yet.^[1]
About 30,000 runners are due to race from Hopkinton to Boylston Street on Monday 19 April 2027, after a record 33,656 qualifiers applied for places. It is the first Boston Marathon with a random draw for about 1,000 qualifiers who miss the cut-off time.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Zohran Mamdani Is Inaugurated as New York City's 112th Mayor
Government of New York CityNew York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 01/01/2026 6:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE266 days agoThe Mayor's Office dates the inaugural address "January 1, 2026"; amNY^[2] gives the time: Mamdani would "take the oath of office again on the steps of City Hall this afternoon at 1 p.m. during a formal inauguration ceremony" (1 p.m. EST = 18:00Z), which ABC News^[5] and NBC News^[4] report took place.
Senator Bernie Sanders administered the public oath on the steps of City Hall, hours after Attorney General Letitia James swore Mamdani in at 12:01 a.m. in the disused City Hall subway station. He is the city's first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian descent.
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Property09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Eko Atlantic Officially Launched in Lagos
Eko Atlantic, Eti-Osa, Lagos, NigeriaSouth Energyx Nigeria
Starts 02/21/2013CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE13.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of the Eko Atlantic City was inaugurated in Lagos yesterday."
Nigeria formally launched Eko Atlantic, a planned city being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean off Lagos, at a ceremony attended by Bill Clinton.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
New Spitallamm Dam Replaces Century-Old Cracked Wall
Kraftwerke OberhasliSpitallamm Dam, Grimsel Pass, Bern, Switzerland
Starts 12/31/2025ESTIMATED 65% CONFIDENCE267 days agoSources place the new dam's completion in 2025 - some reporting it already in operation by autumn 2025 - with the powerplant's full restart following in 2026; no single confirmed completion date was found.^[1]
Swiss utility KWO finished building a new 113-metre arch dam directly in front of its cracked 1932 predecessor high in the Grimsel Pass.
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Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition Begins in Tokyo
Nakagin Capsule Tower, 8-Chome Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
Starts 04/12/2022CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE4.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building began on 12 April 2022."
Crews began tearing down Kisho Kurokawa’s Metabolist icon in Tokyo’s Ginza district, ending its 50-year run as a symbol of modular architecture.
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Stated as firm, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the 2025 race "took place on Sunday, November 2, 2025"; NYRR's^[2][3] results release is datelined "New York, Nov. 2, 2025".

Start: Nov 2, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Obiri Breaks the NYC Marathon Record as Kipruto Wins by 0.03 Seconds

Hellen Obiri won the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon in a course-record 2:19:51 and Benson Kipruto took the men's race by three hundredths of a second, the closest finish in the race's history.

The 54th New York City Marathon was run on Sunday 2 November 2025, the last of the year's World Marathon Majors, with 59,226 finishers^[1]
Kenya's Hellen Obiri won her second title in 2:19:51, breaking Margaret Okayo's 2:22:31 course record from 2003; Sharon Lokedi (2:20:07) and Sheila Chepkirui (2:20:24) also ran under the old record^[3]
Benson Kipruto, in his New York debut, edged compatriot Alexander Mutiso at the line in 2:08:09, a margin of 0.03 seconds and the smallest in race history^[3]
Each winner took $100,000 and Obiri a further $50,000 for the course record^[4]
Eliud Kipchoge finished 17th in 2:14:36 to complete his Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star medal^[3]
Marcel Hug won a record seventh wheelchair title in 1:30:16 and Susannah Scaroni defended hers in 1:42:10^[3]
Third-placed Albert Korir was later banned for a positive CERA test and disqualified, moving Patrick Dever up to third^[1]

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_Marathon
en.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Nov 2, 2025 ✓· 41% of score
Stated as firm, per en.wikipedia.org: the 2025 race "took place on Sunday, November 2, 2025"; NYRR's^[2][3] results release is datelined "New York, Nov. 2, 2025".
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TCS New York City Marathon Professional Athlete Field Featuring Defending Champions, Global Medalists, and National Record Holders
nyrr.org· Published Aug 19, 2026· 36% of score
NYRR's^[3] 2026 field release recaps the 2025 results and the record finisher count.
[3]95%
Hellen Obiri, Benson Kipruto, Marcel Hug, and Susannah Scaroni Win 2025 TCS New York City Marathon
nyrr.org· Published Nov 2, 2025· 12% of score
New York Road Runners' own results release from race day, with every division's winning times.^[1]
[4]85%
RRW: Obiri, Kipruto Take TCS NYC Marathon Titles in Close Finishes
rrm.com· Published Nov 2, 2025· 12% of score
Race Results Weekly's race report, including the prize money and course-record bonus.^[1]

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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
129th Boston Marathon: Lokedi Sets a Course Record, Korir Wins
Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Starts 04/21/2025 1:06PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoStated as firm, per the B.A.A.'s race report datelined "BOSTON (21-April)" on the 129th Boston Marathon it describes as having played out, with the first start from the B.A.A.'s race-eve media notes: "9:06 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men" (13:06 UTC, EDT).^[1]
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women's race in 2:17:22, breaking the 2014 course record of 2:19:59, and John Korir won the men's race in 2:04:45 after falling in the opening meters. Marcel Hug took his eighth wheelchair title on the 250th anniversary of Patriots' Day.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
130th Boston Marathon: Korir Breaks the Course Record in 2:01:52
Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Starts 04/20/2026 1:06PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE157 days agoStated as firm, per the B.A.A.'s race report: "The 130th Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 20, 2026", with the first start from the B.A.A.'s daily advisory: "9:06 A.M. ET – Wheelchair Division – Men" (13:06 UTC, EDT).^[1]
John Korir of Kenya defended his title in 2:01:52, more than a minute under Geoffrey Mutai's 2011 course record, with the next two men also under the old mark. Sharon Lokedi repeated in 2:18:51 and Marcel Hug won the wheelchair race for a ninth time.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Faith Kipyegon Runs 4:06.42 in Nike's Breaking4 Mile Attempt in Paris
NikeStade Charléty, 99, Boulevard Kellermann, Maison-Blanche, Paris 13e Arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 75013, France
Starts 06/26/2025 6:00PMCONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoNike's^[1][3] release says Faith 'bested her own world record time in the mile today in Paris' on June 26, 2025, and its how-to-watch release says 'Faith's attempt is planned for 8 p.m.' CEST at Stade Charléty.
Faith Kipyegon ran a mile in 4:06.42 at Stade Charléty, the fastest ever by a woman, in Nike's Breaking4 attempt to become the first woman under four minutes; she missed the barrier by 6.42 seconds.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City's Democratic Mayoral Primary
New York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 06/24/2025CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoStated as held, per the Board of Elections' certified ranked-choice report: "Contest: DEM Mayor Citywide Election Date: JUNE 24, 2025"; an election is all day on its date.^[1]
Assembly member Zohran Mamdani beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo 56.4% to 43.6% after three rounds of ranked-choice voting, in a primary where more than a million Democrats voted. Cuomo conceded on election night; the Board of Elections' ranked-choice tally confirmed the upset on 1 July.
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Elections09/24/2026@PoliticsDesk
Zohran Mamdani Is Elected Mayor of New York City
New York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 11/04/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE324 days agoStated as held, per the Board of Elections' certified Statement and Return Report: "General Election 2025 - 11/04/2025", certified on 2 December 2025; an election is all day on its date.^[1]
Mamdani won 50.78% of the vote, 1,114,184 ballots to independent Andrew Cuomo's 906,614 and Republican Curtis Sliwa's 153,749, in the biggest mayoral turnout in more than 50 years. He becomes the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest in over a century.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
The NYC Marathon Runs Its 50th Five-Borough Course
New York Road RunnersWest Drive, Columbus Circle, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10023, United States
Starts 11/01/2026SCHEDULED 81% CONFIDENCEin 38 daysGiven as scheduled, per timeout.com^[1]: "When the marathon returns on Sunday, November 1, runners will follow a slightly different path"; NYRR's^[2][5] release says "Taking place Sunday, Nov. 1".
Nearly 60,000 runners are expected on Sunday 1 November 2026 for the TCS New York City Marathon, marking 50 years of the five-borough course on a route changed for the first time since 2011.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
Verstappen Wins the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix as Both McLarens Are Disqualified
Formula One GroupLas Vegas Strip Circuit, Paradise, Nevada 89109, United States
Starts 11/23/2025 4:00AMCONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE305 days agoWikipedia^[2]: "The race was held on November 22, 2025, at 20:00 local time (UTC-8), and was run for 50 laps." F1's own race report is the source^[1].
Max Verstappen won the Saturday-night race on the Strip from second on the grid; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were then thrown out for excessive plank wear, handing George Russell second and Kimi Antonelli third.
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Sports09/24/2026@SportDesk
The 131st Boston Marathon Runs on Patriots' Day 2027
Boston Marathon Finish Line, 665, Boylston Street, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02116, United StatesBoston Athletic Association
Starts 04/19/2027SCHEDULED 85% CONFIDENCEin 207 daysGiven as scheduled on the B.A.A.'s Boston Marathon page: "Boston Marathon Apr 19th, 2027 ... 131st BOSTON MARATHON PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA ... 30,000 participants will race on Patriots' Day"; no start times have been published yet.^[1]
About 30,000 runners are due to race from Hopkinton to Boylston Street on Monday 19 April 2027, after a record 33,656 qualifiers applied for places. It is the first Boston Marathon with a random draw for about 1,000 qualifiers who miss the cut-off time.
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Zohran Mamdani Is Inaugurated as New York City's 112th Mayor
Government of New York CityNew York City Hall, 260, Broadway, Tribeca, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10000, United States
Starts 01/01/2026 6:00PMCONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE266 days agoThe Mayor's Office dates the inaugural address "January 1, 2026"; amNY^[2] gives the time: Mamdani would "take the oath of office again on the steps of City Hall this afternoon at 1 p.m. during a formal inauguration ceremony" (1 p.m. EST = 18:00Z), which ABC News^[5] and NBC News^[4] report took place.
Senator Bernie Sanders administered the public oath on the steps of City Hall, hours after Attorney General Letitia James swore Mamdani in at 12:01 a.m. in the disused City Hall subway station. He is the city's first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian descent.
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Property09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Eko Atlantic Officially Launched in Lagos
Eko Atlantic, Eti-Osa, Lagos, NigeriaSouth Energyx Nigeria
Starts 02/21/2013CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE13.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of the Eko Atlantic City was inaugurated in Lagos yesterday."
Nigeria formally launched Eko Atlantic, a planned city being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean off Lagos, at a ceremony attended by Bill Clinton.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
New Spitallamm Dam Replaces Century-Old Cracked Wall
Kraftwerke OberhasliSpitallamm Dam, Grimsel Pass, Bern, Switzerland
Starts 12/31/2025ESTIMATED 65% CONFIDENCE267 days agoSources place the new dam's completion in 2025 - some reporting it already in operation by autumn 2025 - with the powerplant's full restart following in 2026; no single confirmed completion date was found.^[1]
Swiss utility KWO finished building a new 113-metre arch dam directly in front of its cracked 1932 predecessor high in the Grimsel Pass.
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Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition Begins in Tokyo
Nakagin Capsule Tower, 8-Chome Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
Starts 04/12/2022CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE4.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building began on 12 April 2022."
Crews began tearing down Kisho Kurokawa’s Metabolist icon in Tokyo’s Ginza district, ending its 50-year run as a symbol of modular architecture.
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