20 Years of Orcs, Guilds and Memes in World of Warcraft

Iraq Veterans, 20 Years Later: George W. Bush ‘Owes Me a Beer, at the Least’

Nearly 20 years after their deployment to Iraq, veterans grapple with their younger selves and try to make sense of the war.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

After 20 Long Years, WoW Is Getting Player Housing In Its Midnight Expansion

World of Warcraft is, at long last, getting player housing. Blizzard confirmed during its recent Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct that the long-asked-for feature will be part of the MMORPG's ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

20-Year-Old Superstar Victor Wembanyama Scores 50 Points in an N.B.A. Game

The 7-foot-4 Spurs player hit eight 3-pointers and needed just 32 minutes of game time to achieve the feat.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Costco's Gold Star Membership costs $65 a year—here's how to get it for just $20

The warehouse store chain recently raised the price of its annual membership.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Warcraft 1 And 2 Remastered Make Up A New Warcraft Battle Chest, Available Today

Blizzard's classic RTS titles Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness are both getting the "remastered" treatment to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary, and they'll ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago

20/20 Foresight

We’re covering the strategic risks that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are taking.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Yankees Reach First World Series in 15 Years After Beating Guardians

Juan Soto’s home run in the 10th inning lifted New York to a 5-2 victory over Cleveland.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

Los Angeles Dodgers advance to World Series for fourth time in seven years

The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series, defeating the New York Mets in the National League Championship series in six games.

Dodgers overcome 'most trying year' to defeat Mets and reach the World Series

After overcoming adversity by never giving up on themselves, the Dodgers defeat the New York Mets 10-5 in the NLCS to set up a showdown with the Yankees.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

World Series' Yankees-Dodgers rematch 43 years in the making

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face off in their 12th World Series for a rematch 43 years in the making. Dana Jacobson and Carter Evans teamed up to set the stage for this ...

Yankees vs Dodgers: The World Series' most frequent rivalry through the years

In the beginning, the World Series matchup of the Dodgers against the Yankees was a kind of charming intra-city showdown of two New York City boroughs, blue collar Brooklyn, equipped with a ...

Sports - ABC News - October 25

World Series Game 1 draws the highest TV audience in five years

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

10-year-old catches historic World Series grand slam

Fifth-grader Zachary was seated in right field for Game 1 of the World Series, in perfect position to retrieve the 10th inning grand slam ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman that ...

The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?

Representatives from nearly 200 countries at the UN’s Cop16 summit in Colombia have yet to break the deadlock over who pays and how much. Experts agree that the world needs $700bn (£539bn) a ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series had the best ratings in seven years

The Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 for their eighth World Series title and second in five years averaged 18.6 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, according to Nielsen.

Four More Years of Unpredictability? The World Prepares for Trump’s Return.

Donald J. Trump has said he would transform America’s relationship with both allies and adversaries. Notably, he has pledged to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, increase tariffs and deport ...

World - The New York Times - November 6

World still on track to exceed warming of 1.5C this year, EU agency says

The data comes as experts fear Donald Trump will deliver on his promise to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement

World - Financial Times - November 7

Sydney’s ‘little school project’ named World Building of the Year

Darlington public school in Chippendale wins major building design prize at 2024 World Architectural festival in Singapore. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

World's largest coral found 'hiding in plain sight' near Solomon Islands for 300 years

The world's largest coral has been discovered by a National Geographic expedition to the Solomon Islands.

Shohei Ohtani has arrived to baseball's biggest stage. Can he handle it?

The ultimate baseball spectacle — Ohtani and the Dodgers in the World Series against the Yankees — begins tonight.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

Freddie Freeman's World Series grand slam sparks a joyous family moment in a difficult year

Freddie Freeman persevered through a difficult season to stay in position to make World Series history with his 10th-inning grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports - ABC News - October 26

What questions must USWNT answer now?

The USWNT just won gold at the Olympics, but roster questions lie ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

Sports - ESPN - October 28

30 years after becoming champion, Frenchman Didier Auriol returns to world rally championship

Thirty years after clinching the 1994 world rally title, Frenchman Didier Auriol is back to celebrate that victory

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Lead poisoning costs world's children 765 million IQ points a year: Study

Low-level lead poisoning remains pervasive in the U.S. and world populations despite decades of efforts to end the use of lead in infrastructure, according to a study by researchers at Columbia ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

2024 MLB playoff bracket: Dodgers take down Yankees to win second World Series championship in five years

The Dodgers clinched the title in Wednesday's Game 5

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Freddie Freeman owns the 2020s: Dodgers star caps incredible five-year run with World Series MVP

Few players, if any, have accomplished as much as Freeman this decade

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Review: A restaurant is a world unto itself in 'La Cocina,' one of the year's freshest films

Starring Raúl Briones and Rooney Mara, the latest film from Alonso Ruizpalacios searches for signs of life in the intense work of running a not-great restaurant.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 31

Dodgers-Yankees World Series scores close to 16 million viewers for Fox, a seven-year high

The blockbuster World Series matchup of the Dodgers playing the New York Yankees gave Fox an expected ratings boost. The Series showdown delivered the largest audience for a five-game series since ...

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 1

World Series drew larger audience in Japan than NBA Finals did in U.S. this year

So it turns out Japan really wanted to watch Shohei Ohtani in the World Series.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II

Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in 2025.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Almanac: October 20

"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

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