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Wildfire Burning on Table Mountain Moves Toward Cape Town
Firefighters have battled a blaze on the slopes in the national park for days. The fire spread overnight toward Cape Town’s central business district.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
New hope for new towns, but who will pay for UK’s housing plans?
Labour government is weighing up where to locate its flagship homebuilding projectsFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
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Gene Hackman in ‘Hoosiers’: On Camera, ‘He Really Went to Town’
Hackman’s fellow actors from the 1986 film remembered him as an actor who offered wise advice but hated rehearsing and multiple takes.The New York Times - 5d -
Just 1 voter backed AfD in Germany's smallest town
In the smallest town in Germany, just one out of 228 eligible voters cast their ballot for Alternative for Germany even as the far-right, anti-immigrant party’s saw historic gains elsewhere in the ...ABC News - 5d -
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The town that welcomed a Chinese car plant — only for a ‘slavery’ scandal to hit
Allegations of labour abuse on Brazil building site cast a shadow over BYD’s plan for its first car factory outside AsiaFinancial Times - 4d -
Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Grounded. The Birds and Dogs of This Texas Town Are Grateful
Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.Wired - 2d -
Families, revelers party side-by-side in traditional Carnival in Sao Paulo town
During Carnival, the small Brazilian town of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga’s calm everyday life transforms into a joyful party known for its deep-rooted traditions, giant puppets and songs known in ...ABC News - 2d -
Glaring omission: Sonny Vaccaro deserves induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball's story cannot be told without Sonny Vaccaro, whose impact on the game covers everyone from Michael Jordan to LeBron James.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25 -
Wynton Marsalis on marking 20 years of jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall
Legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who made history with Grammy wins in both jazz and classical music, celebrates two decades of music, education, and performance at the venue known as "the house ...CBS News - 6d -
The starry spectacle of Yuja Wang and Vikingur Ólafsson at Disney Hall
Two of today's most stellar pianists, Yuja Wang and Vikingur Ólafsson, deliver moments of magic in recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Here’s Pete Rose’s Potential Pathway to the Baseball Hall of Fame
If Rose is eventually deemed eligible, he would not be on the ballot sent to the Hall of Fame voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America.The New York Times - 1d -
Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson Announces Retirement from N.F.L. TV Coverage
The analyst served as an integral part of Fox Sports’s N.F.L. Sunday pregame shows for decades.The New York Times - 1d -
Pete Rose Was a Baseball Legend. Does He Deserve to Be in the Hall of Fame?
M.L.B. can’t give the impression that a “lifetime suspension” can be revisited down the road, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 17h -
Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement
“Did not see that one coming,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.Politico - Feb. 19 -
Trump asserts dominance as GOP senators come to heel
President Trump has proven to be a dominant force in politics and other aspects of American life in his first month back in the White House, showcasing how much his influence has grown since he ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
The Memo: Trump’s jabs at Ukraine divide GOP
President Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, deepening the first real schism of his second term within the GOP. Appearing on the "Brian Kilmeade ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
McConnell becomes maverick for Trump, GOP Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) decision to conclude his storied political career marks the end of an era for Senate Republicans, especially as the longtime GOP leader increasingly signals he’s a ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
GOP scrambles to win over moderates on budget resolution
Senate passage of a budget resolution designed to execute large parts of President Trump’s policy agenda throws the ball back to the House, where GOP leaders are hoping to move swiftly on ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Will the working-class GOP really cut health insurance?
Budget chicanery begets more budget chicanery. About this time in 2010, Democrats were trying every procedural and accounting trick they could conjure to push ObamaCare through a restive Congress. ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Shutdown fight collides with GOP push for Trump priorities
The race to prevent a government shutdown next month is colliding with Republican efforts to enact President Trump’s tax and funding priorities. Congressional negotiators have been struggling for ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Trump: GOP senator had 'close call' with fall
President Trump weighed in on the recent head injury sustained by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) after he slipped and fell on ice during a trip home, wishing him a speedy recovery but noting the ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
5 obstacles facing the GOP tax agenda
The House voted Tuesday to pass a budget resolution that will act as the blueprint for the GOP’s domestic agenda, with the extension of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts at the center. While the bill ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate GOP faces 'complicated' battle with House
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP seeks major changes to House budget Senate Republicans say they’re ...The Hill - 6d -
GOP divisions emerge in upcoming marquee races
Divisions between different factions of the GOP are beginning to take shape in key states ahead of the 2025 and 2026 elections. In Florida, first lady Casey DeSantis mulling a gubernatorial bid as ...The Hill - 3d -
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen hikes his personal stake in Alibaba to $1 billion, WSJ says
Cohen's sizable stake in Alibaba is a bullish bet on China's economic growth in the long run, The Wall Street Journal said.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Hawks' Trae Young has a bone to pick with referees who 'take s--- personally,' but he dug his own hole
Young's Hawks lost to Orlando on Thursday and he didn't like the way the whistle blewCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
Late Bill Walton's 'larger-than-life personality' to be honored by UCLA during game Sunday vs. Ohio State
The Bruins will celebrate the life of the legendary Walton, who died last yearCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
DOGE won't get broad access to IRS personal taxpayer info, agreement states
A member of the DOGE team assigned to work at the IRS will not be granted broad access to Americans' personal tax information, according to a memo obtained ABC News.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Judge blocks DOE, OPM from disclosing troves of sensitive personal data to DOGE
A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of sensitive personal data from federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Deborah ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from access to student loan borrowers' personal data
Elon Musk's government-slashing effort, DOGE, is temporarily barred from accessing personal data on 42 million student loan borrowers, a federal judge ruled.CNBC - Feb. 24 -
Bezos says Washington Post won't publish op-eds that oppose 'free markets and personal liberties'
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is retooling The Washington Post's opinion section to focus on "free markets and personal liberties," saying the newspaper he owns will no longer publish op-eds that are not ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Washington Post opinion page to focus on 'personal liberties and free markets,' Jeff Bezos says
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Wednesday that the paper’s opinion editor has “decided to step away” as the section takes a new direction focusing on “personal liberties and free markets.”NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you ...The Guardian - Feb. 26
