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International Women's Day protests demand equal rights, end to discrimination
International Women's Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world.CBS News - 6d -
2025 Players: Jordan Spieth settles after wild first nine Thursday
Spieth had a pair of eagle hole-outs over his first seven holes in the opening round of The Players Championship.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Justin Thomas threatens course record Friday at Players Championship, settles for 62
Thomas drained a 19-foot birdie putt at the 17th, the longest putt he made all day, and lifted his putter in celebration as it just tumbled in.Yahoo Sports - 5h -
BBC will no longer show England Six Nations games as new free-to-air deal agreed
The Six Nations will remain on free-to-air in the UK for the next four years after a landmark deal was struck with ITV and BBC, Telegraph Sport understands.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes
Google is pushing back against other major technology companies' efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to ...The Hill - 1d -
NFL rumors: Reported 49ers Joey Bosa contract offer disputed
An initial report stating the San Francisco 49ers have made an offer to free agent Joey Bosa has been deemed "wrong."Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Singapore's population is aging fast. It hopes AI can help manage its elderly care
By 2030, a quarter of Singaporeans will be 65 or over. Societies around the world are "dismally unprepared" for an aging population, said one expert.CNBC - 3d -
New York AG announces bill to protect consumers from scams after Trump hobbles CFPB
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau frozen, consumers will have to rely on their state AGs and regulators when they have complaints.CNBC - 1d -
Former bishop jailed for sex attacks on boy
Anthony Pierce abused the boy over a five-year period while he was a priest in the late 1980s.BBC News - 2d -
K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43
Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia. The South Korean singer Wheesung has died aged 43, with police reportedly ...The Guardian - 3d -
BBC hit by £1.3mn bill for Huw Edwards scandal
Broadcaster’s spending under scrutiny as it enters talks with the government over the future of the licence feeFinancial Times - 4d -
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'Tortured and terrified' - BBC witnesses the battle for Khartoum
Residents allege terror and rape by retreating RSF fighters as the army makes gains in the capital.BBC News - 6h -
Errol Morris' new Charles Manson documentary presents alternative theories about killings
Errol Morris' 'Chaos: The Manson Murders' explores alternative theories to the 'Helter Skelter' narrative, including possible government ties to Charles Manson.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7 -
'Red Scare' author lets past political hysteria teach us about the present
Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and the MAGA movement.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Forward Pickups March 14 - Isles' Lee Presents Best All-Round Option
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered ...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
Eddie Vedder Will Present Seattle Mariners-San Diego Padres Rivalry ‘Cup’ During MLB Season
The winner of the Padres-Mariners series will win the Vedder Cup, designed by the Pearl Jam frontman himselfYahoo Sports - 8h -
AG Pam Bondi forms DOJ team to work with DOGE on cost-cutting efforts: Sources
AG Pam Bondi has established an internal DOJ team to work with Elon Musk's DOGE group to facilitate the review of the Justice Department's various divisions, sources say.ABC News - 1d -
Supreme Court takes up case over Colorado "conversion therapy" ban for minors
The dispute will be heard by the Supreme Court in its next term, which begins in October.CBS News - 4d -
Champions League expert picks, predictions: Can PSG stage a comeback vs. Liverpool? Will Barcelona cruise?
Elsewhere, Wednesday sees Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid settle their crosstown rivalryCBS Sports - 4d -
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Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows
Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infant. The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in ...The Guardian - 1d -
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – do no harm
A doctor’s brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis, from ADHD to long Covid. We swim in oceans of quackery. The media is flooded with misinformation about health and pseudo-diagnoses based ...The Guardian - 2d -
Bayern coach Kompany says Kane 'better with age'
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane earned praise from coach Vincent Kompany on Tuesday after scoring one goal and setting up another in a 2-0 victory at Bayer Leverkusen that saw them book their ...ESPN - 2d -
What Japan can teach the US in an age of boycotts
The country wanted to do everything itself and largely still doesFinancial Times - 1d -
Democratic congressman Raúl Grijalva dies aged 77
Grijalva, who backed environmental causes during 12 terms in Congress, dies from cancer treatment complications. Democratic US representative Raúl M Grijalva of Arizona , who championed ...The Guardian - 1d -
Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69
John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.ESPN - 1d -
Is Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ a bridge too far?
It will take more than the president — no matter how serious his commitment — to fully deliver on a promise like this.The Hill - 12h -
Doctors didn't warn women of 'risky sex' drug urges
Patients given drugs for movement disorders like restless leg syndrome say their behaviour changed entirely.BBC News - 3d -
Gateway Church founding pastor indicted on child sex abuse-related charges
Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.CBS News - 2d -
Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.The New York Times - 2d -
Abercombie & Fitch must pay for ex-CEO's criminal sex trafficking defence
Judge rules allegations against Mike Jeffries are tied to his former role at the fashion brand.BBC News - 1d -
What's in Steven Soderbergh's 'Black Bag'? Sex, lies and high-stakes spying
Michael Fassbender is a British spy hoping to identify an agency mole who may, in fact, be his own wife (Cate Blanchett) in a thriller from Steven Soderbergh.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material
Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prisonABC News - 12h -
DOJ pardon attorney says she was removed after dispute over Mel Gibson's gun rights
A top official at the DOJ was fired one day after refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson's access to firearms be restored, according to a statement provided to ABC News.ABC News - 3d -
Puma’s stock dives to near 9-year low as ‘trade disputes’ hit sales of sports apparel
Shares of Puma tumbled to a near nine-year low on Wednesday after the German sportswear group warned that geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty would contribute to another year of weak growth.MarketWatch - 2d -
'They live in big fear': The BBC visits displaced Alawites in Lebanon
Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.BBC News - 4d -
BBC Verify examines moments before cargo ship and oil tanker collision
Ship tracking data sheds light on what happened before the two vessels, the Solong and Stena Immaculate, collided in the North Sea.BBC News - 3d -
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.NBC News - 10h -
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
Passengers tell the BBC of the 30-hour siege and their escape.BBC News - 1d
