CNN entertainment | Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing ‘Star Trek’ actress, dies at 89

(CNN) – Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in “Star Trek: The Original Series,” has died at age 89, according to a statement from her son, Kyle Johnson.

“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration,” Johnson said in a statement shared to Nichols’ official site on Sunday. “Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.”  –read more–  

F1 | Verstappen recovers from P10 to take Hungarian GP win as Mercedes secure double podium

Max Verstappen won the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix from P10 with pitch-perfect execution of Red Bull’s strategy, while Lewis Hamilton finished second ahead of his pole-sitting Mercedes team mate George Russell.

Russell led on soft tyres and pitted on Lap 15, soft-shod Verstappen pitting from P5 a lap later to force Carlos Sainz to pit from the lead. Charles Leclerc meanwhile stayed out in the lead, extending his first stint until Lap 22. Russell led again but was passed by Sainz on Lap 31. So, from P4, Verstappen forced the issue with a second stop for mediums on Lap 39.  –read more–  

watch: Race Highlights | 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix

CNN travel FOOD & DRINK | World’s best restaurants for 2022 revealed

6. Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain): Last year’s No. 3 winner, Asador Etxebarri dropped to No. 6 in this year’s rankings. All of the dishes at this Spanish restaurant, even dessert, are flame-grilled.

(CNN) — It’s another good year for Copenhagen as, for the second year in a row, a restaurant in the Danish capital has been named the best on the planet at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards.

Geranium serves a meat-free, seasonally based Scandi menu in the unusual environs of the eighth floor of Denmark’s national soccer stadium. It’s open just four days a week, a choice made by head chef Rasmus Kofoed and co-owner Søren Ledet in order to keep to an ethos of work-life balance.  –read more–  

Mansion Global | In the Canadian Resort Town of Whistler, a Modern Cantilevered Home With Amazing Views

CNN style Architecture | Future or fantasy? Designs unveiled for one-building city stretching 106 miles in Saudi Arabia

Design mock up of The Line. Credit: NEOM

Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a one-building city in the desert which will stretch over 106 miles and ultimately house 9 million people.

Part of the Neom project, a grandiose scheme years from completion, the proposed futuristic city will be located in the northwest of the Gulf country, near the Red Sea, according to an announcement by the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Line is a proposed 200-meter wide (656 feet) building acting as a vertical city, designed to sit 500 meters (1,640 feet) above sea level. It will span 34 square kilometers (13 square miles), according to the press release.  –read more–  

F1 | Russell beats Sainz to take shock maiden pole at Hungaroring as Red Bulls hit trouble

George Russell took his maiden F1 pole position at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix to keep the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at bay, while Max Verstappen will start a provisional 10th having suffered a loss of power in Q3.

After a wet final practice session that was led by Nicholas Latifi, qualifying took place in dry conditions. Q1 was topped by Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton taking advantage of track evolution to lead team mate George Russell. Drivers continued to pick up the pace in Q2, where Verstappen led Leclerc.  –read more– 

B/R | Patrick Mahomes Calls Out ‘Weird’ Criticism of Black QBs After ‘Streetball’ Comment

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke out Friday following recent criticism of himself and a pair of other Black signal-callers—Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens and Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals—while talking with reporters at training camp (h/t Adam Teicher of ESPN).

“Obviously, the Black quarterback has had to battle to be in this position that we are to have this many guys in the league playing. Every day, we’re proving that we should have been playing the whole time. We’ve got guys that can think just as well as they can use their athleticism. It’s always weird when you see guys like me, Lamar, Kyler kind of get that on them when other guys don’t. But at the same time we’re going out there to prove ourselves every day to show we can be some of the best quarterbacks in the league.”  –read more–

CNN US | North Carolina town’s entire police department quits after town hires Black city manager

Kenly, North Carolina (CNN) – The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black city manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public safety and race relations in a small town of just over 1,500 residents.

Last week, the entire police department in Kenly, North Carolina, resigned, citing a “hostile” work environment less than two months after Justine Jones, a Black woman, began her role as the town’s newly selected city manager.

Joy Wright, a local business owner, said the community is concerned about what the collective police retreat means for the future of the town. Wright also said she was mostly frustrated because the town hadn’t been keeping residents in the loop with any developments.  –read more–  

F1 | What tyres will the teams and the drivers have for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Pirelli have announced the tyres that they will be bringing to this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, for round 13 of this exciting 2022 season.

F1’s official tyre supplier has nominated the same tyre compounds that were used at last weekend’s French Grand Prix, with the teams set to be able to call upon the C2 hard tyre (x2 sets), C3 medium tyre (x3 sets) and C4 soft tyre (x8 sets).  –read more–

CNN BUSINESS | This delivery startup was valued at more than $11 billion. Then it slashed thousands of workers

(CNN Business) – In early March, after two ultra-fast delivery startups shut down in New York City in a single week, a self-proclaimed pioneer in the space appeared to see an opportunity for some media attention.

Getir, a Turkish startup founded in 2015, had recently raised $768 million in funding valuing it at $11.8 billion, “cementing its position as a decacorn” even in the face of a “volatile” market, according to a representative for the company at the time. The representative suggested a reporter discuss with Getir’s CEO the future of the industry amid the “disappearance” of two smaller competitors.

Two months later, Getir slashed 14% of its global workforce, or nearly 4,500 employees, according to multiple reports at the time.  –read more–