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'Man Up, Tucker': Garry Kasparov Challenges Carlson To Face-To-Face Debate Over 'Twisted' Interview Of Russian President, Gets Bill Ackman's Backing
Monday, February 12, 2024 - 3:10am | 796Read More...Chess legend Garry Kasparov has publicly challenged former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, criticizing his recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. What Happened: The renowned Russian dissident and outspoken critic of Putin took to X on Sunday to express his...
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'Lifelines To Putin Mean More Death,' Says Garry Kasparov, Slamming Sullivan's 'Lines Of Communication' Comment
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 8:11am | 508Read More...Russian Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who holds a pro-Ukraine stance, slammed the U.S. for not taking a more aggressive stance against Vladimir Putin for his war in Ukraine. What Happened: Kasparov slammed White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan for his comments on ‘lines of...
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Garry Kasparov Says Rishi Sunak's First Phone Call As UK PM Was To 'The Leader Of The Free World' — It Wasn't Joe Biden
Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 5:00am | 554Read More...Russian Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who holds a pro-Ukraine stance, said the new U.K. Prime Minister made his first call "to the leader of the free world" after Rishi Sunak and the Ukrainian president discussed the war on Tuesday. What Happened: Kasparov, in a tweet on...
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Elon Musk, Garry Kasparov Spar Over Putin's Ukraine War: Chess Grandmaster Asks If There Will Be Russian Money In Twitter Deal
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 12:11pm | 800Read More...Elon Musk’s peace plan for ending the Russia-Ukraine war received a lot of flak from different quarters. On Monday, former chess champion Garry Kasparov, who holds a pro-Ukraine stance, came down hard on the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO. What Happened: Kasparov and Musk exchanged words on...
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Chess Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Human Opponent's Finger: Kasparov Says 'I Tried To Warn You'
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 7:25am | 540Read More...A chess-playing robot broke the finger of its seven-year-old human opponent in Moscow, Russia last week after it was hurried by the boy. What Happened: A video of the incident shows the robot’s claw grabbing the boy’s index finger for at least 15 seconds as the latter was trying to...
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'Bankrupt Putin's War Machine:' Russian Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov Comes Out In Support Of Ukraine
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 7:49am | 727Read More...Russian chess Grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov came down heavily on Russia and President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. What Happened: In a Twitter thread, Kasparov called for support of Ukraine militarily on an immediate basis. “Support Ukraine militarily,...
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World Chess Champion Defeats IBM Supercomputer On This Day In Market History
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 10:01am | 330Read More...Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov defeated IBM (NYSE: IBM) chess-playing supercomputer Deep Blue. Where The Market Was: The S&P 500 was at 647.98 and the Dow...
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What Was Life Like When The Dow Crossed 7,000 For The First Time?
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 2:07pm | 414Read More..."Downtown" Josh Brown's firm Ritholtz Wealth Management, tweeted out an interesting tidbit. On this day in 1997, the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 7,000 mark for the first time ever. Today in market history, 1997: The Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses 7,000 for the first time ever....
