8 Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidates to Target in 2025

Fiverr CEO: I always look for these 3 traits in job candidates—people who have them 'don't fail'

Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman outlined the three traits he looks for in workers: a killer instinct, agility and curiosity.

CNBC - 2d

Diana Taurasi retires: Ranking the candidates who could break the WNBA's all-time scoring record

A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are the best bets

CBS Sports - 1d

Penn State DE Abdul Carter, candidate for No. 1 pick, has stress reaction in foot, will not need surgery

The Penn State star is also skipping combine workouts due to a shoulder injury.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Coaching changes stir up fantasy football landscape: What you need to know | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

Four high-profile new NFL head coaches are set to call offensive plays next season. Fantasy managers should pay attention.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

5 former players are running baseball operations in the majors. More could be on the way

There are five former major leaguers serving as the top baseball executive for a big league franchise at the moment, forming one of MLB's most exclusive clubs

ABC News - 2d

He Was Accused of Baseball Betrayal. Now He’s Ready to Talk About It.

The former Twins minor league catcher Derek Bender was released after he was accused of giving away his team’s pitches to opponents.

The New York Times - 15h

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders

A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.

The New York Times - Feb. 18

Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants

The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.

Politico - Feb. 20

Anti-U.S. Hiring Bias Now Targeted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

As efforts to prosecute gender discrimination cases grind to a halt, the agency’s acting chair plans to enforce those discrimination laws against employers that ‘illegally’ favor non-American staff.

Inc. - Feb. 20

Trump Targets the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, a Pelosi Achievement

President Trump seeks to significantly pare back the Presidio Trust, which oversees a signature park near the Golden Gate Bridge.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Why high-profile athletes are perfect targets for burglary gangs

Stars such as Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow have had their homes and private lives violated. But stopping home invasions can be difficult. As Joe Burrow led the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-20 ...

The Guardian - 6d

Hegseth previews Pentagon staffing cuts, targets probationary employees

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal workforce ...

The Hill - 6d

As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers

ABC News - 5d

BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week. BP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a ...

The Guardian - 3d

Texas Gov. Abbott wages immigration operation in community targeted by conservatives

Gov. Gregg Abbott stated he'd been planning the immigration operation in Colony Ridge for months to target criminals and immigrants. Observers said some people who were stopped were on to their way ...

NBC News - 3d

Jordan uses first subpoena of new Congress to target Biden admin

Politico - 3d

DOGE need to be more 'targeted' and 'thoughtful' with cuts, says GOP lawmaker

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how House Republicans plan on passing a budget resolution containing President Trump’s tax and spending priorities.

NBC News - 3d

FTSE 350 on track to miss 40% target for female executives

Government-backed review says pace of change in top roles has ‘slowed’ among UK’s biggest companies

Financial Times - 3d

Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE

Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.

ABC News - 3d

Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russian missiles target western Ukraine

Poland scrambled "military aviation" in its airspace early Tuesday morning in response to Russian missile strikes in Ukraine, the country's Operational Command said.

ABC News - 2d

Farm inheritance tax protesters target Reed conference speech

The environment secretary is met with blaring tractor horns as he tries to win over farmers.

BBC News - 2d

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram

An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED.

Wired - 2d

Singapore alternative meat startups target resurgence after sector setbacks

To Singapore shoppers, plant-protein patties probably only exist in recent memory – of seeing them on promotion in grocers and eateries in the early 2020s.

CNBC - 2d

RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made psychiatric medications a focus of his review of the country’s childhood chronic disease crisis, claiming they’ve been ...

The Hill - 1d

Israeli jets strike Syrian targets after vow to demilitarise country’s south

Fresh wave of attacks launched on what Israel says are military sites

Financial Times - 1d

EU plans to relax gas storage targets for member states

Brussels hopes a ‘more flexible’ filling trajectory will reduce market disruption

Financial Times - 1d

Warby Parker to sell its eyewear at Target, sending stock up 6%

Warby Parker will offer its eyewear through five shop-in-shops in Target in 2025, with the opportunity to open more in the coming years.

MarketWatch - 17h

Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets

British Museum and Science Museum said BP’s decision to grow fossil fuel investment would not alter relationship. Business live – latest updates Two of Britain’s best-loved museums have been ...

The Guardian - 14h

Warby Parker to open eyewear shops inside several Target stores

Target will open five Warby Parker "shop-in-shops" in 2025, with plans to expand partnership with eyewear company.

CBS News - 13h

Small Businesses Aren’t the Target of This Week’s Consumer Boycott, but They’re Not Off the Hook

The February 28 ‘economic blackout’ signals growing frustration with the economy.

Inc. - 10h

Salah scores, sets up equalizer as Liverpool draws 2-2 at Villa to lead Premier League by 8 points

Mohamed Salah has scored one goal and set up the equalizer by Trent Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at Aston Villa that stretched its lead in the Premier League to eight points

ABC News - Feb. 19

Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce

The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the ...

The Hill - 6d

8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying 'reverse flow' of migrants capsizes off Panama coast

A boat carrying 19 migrants, part of a “reverse flow” of migrants who once hoped to reach the United States, capsized off Caribbean coast of Panama

ABC News - 5d

Consumer confidence sinks to 8-month low on worries about inflation and Trump tariffs

A postelection high in consumer confidence after the election of Donald Trump has petered out, as the public digests major upheavals in U.S. economic policies by the new White House.

MarketWatch - 2d

Tesla's market cap sinks below $1 trillion as stock slumps more than 8%

Tesla shares have dropped dramatically since peaking in December, and Tuesday's decline pushed the company's market cap below $1 trillion.

CNBC - 2d

Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow

The electric-car maker’s stock has had a bumpy ride since the victory of President Trump, who has given Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, a role in Washington.

The New York Times - 2d