ABCNEWS - WATCH: Family receives special Nike delivery honoring late mother
A gift from Nike is helping a family in New Jersey remember their mother, who died from cancer in 2022.
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Rubio May Have Just Taken on Another Amazing Role As Pic of Him Goes Viral
NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - How Running Shoes Have Evolved, From Ancient Greece to a Record-Breaking Marathon Time
The race to near-weightlessness has been a driving force of innovation in running sneakers and helped lead to records shattering at the London Marathon.
NYTIMES (Kim Bhasin) - Nike to Cut 1,400 Jobs as Part of Its Turnaround Plan
Most of the layoffs will affect tech workers as the athletic giant tries to reverse a yearslong sales slump. It’s the second round of cuts this year.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Nike Releases New Tiger Woods Ad Campaign 'Just Use Your Billion Dollars To Hire A Full-Time Driver'
U.S. — Sporting apparel giant Nike has released a new ad campaign alongside Tiger Woods, featuring the slightly updated slogan "Just Use Your Billion Dollars To Hire A Full-Time Driver".
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Get Woke, Go Broke: Nike Shares Now Slide to 11-Year Low
NYTIMES (Kim Bhasin) - 24 Hours With Nike’s C.E.O. as He Races to Win Back the Sports World
Elliott Hill is traveling the globe to meet with leagues, teams and athletes to rebuild connections and spur a turnaround for the world’s largest athletic-wear company.
NPR (Chloe Veltman) - 'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
NYTIMES (Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Kim Bhasin) - Nike and Trump’s Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years
The chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has long opposed diversity initiatives like those that Nike embraced.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart and Hiroko Tabuchi) - The Growing List of Names in the Epstein Files, and the Federal Investigation into D.E.I. at Nike
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