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A 10-year-old Canadian girl is wowing the skateboarding world. Tony Hawk is her mentor for X Games
Read full article: A 10-year-old Canadian girl is wowing the skateboarding world. Tony Hawk is her mentor for X GamesSkateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known.
Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizing
Read full article: Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizingTony Hawk's The Skatepark Project has launched a fellowship program, which is training 12 skateboarding enthusiasts in community organizing and project management so they can build a skatepark in their neighborhoods.
New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'
Read full article: New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'This week’s new entertainment releases include Camila Cabello's third album, a documentary about the life of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe starring in “Tokyo Vice,” a HBO Max crime drama.
EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gaming
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gamingMicrosoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.
Viral video alert: This news reporter’s live shot on a skateboard is seriously impressive
Read full article: Viral video alert: This news reporter’s live shot on a skateboard is seriously impressiveVictor Williams, a reporter in Detroit, clearly felt pretty secure about his skateboarding skills. Confident enough to get on a board on live TV and deliver his report -- that’s how confident.
Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went big
Read full article: Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went bigThe made-for-television Tokyo Games have gone viral as athletes have taken to social media and NBC used streaming to reach the public in record-smashing and trailblazing ways.
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 after house fire
Read full article: Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 after house fireFILE - In this June 25, 2014, file photo, former President Bill Clinton, left, speaks with Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh during a forum on the final day of the annual gathering of the Clinton Global Initiative America in Denver. Hsieh, retired CEO Zappos.com, has died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)LAS VEGAS – Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. “Tony Hsieh played a pivotal role in helping transform Downtown Las Vegas,” Nevada Gov. He genuinely delighted in making anyone and everyone happy.”Skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk added, “Tony Hsieh was a visionary.