Belgium to form government after seven months of negotiations

Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode Officially Launches This Month

For the better part of two decades, Dwarf Fortress has been the passion project of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. Although the acclaimed fantasy simulation game has technically remained in ...

GameSpot - Jan. 8

West Ham sack Lopetegui after eight months

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by West Ham United, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.

ESPN - Jan. 8

The question that changed my life: seven writers on the conundrum that transformed everything

From choosing between a relationship and a baby to imagining a life without sex, how a simple question revolutionised seven lives. Hannah Booth Continue reading...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Are ‘Magnificent Seven’ bonds now worth buying after months-long selloff?

With yields on the 30-year Treasury bond at their highest level in a year, the so-called Magnificent Seven group’s outstanding bonds are offering juicy returns to start the new year and may be a ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

German postal workers aim for 7% pay rise in new negotiations

Yahoo News - Jan. 8

Sons of "El Chapo" are negotiating plea deals with U.S. prosecutors

Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquin Guzmán López didn't appear at the hearing in Chicago on Tuesday where prosecutors said they needed more time.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Pelicans' Zion Williamson set for return vs. Timberwolves after two-month injury absence

Williamson has been sidelined since November due to a left hamstring strain

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Biden administration eases sanctions on transitional Syrian government after Assad ouster

The Biden administration has eased sanctions blocking transactions with the transitional Syrian government following the ousting of longtime dictator Bashar Assad. The move marks a gesture of ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Luxembourg PM hopes for 'stable government' in Germany after election

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

As Hamilton turns 40, how well do you know seven-time champion?

Test your knowledge of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be starting his 19th season in Formula 1 in 2015.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Venezuela's Dissidents Plot Comeback After Months in Hiding, Exile or Jail

Opposition leader María Corina Machado seeks to draw out protesters to prevent a power grab by strongman President Nicolás Maduro.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

These government workers will benefit after Biden signs new Social Security law

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Pep wants Grealish form of treble winning season

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said Jack Grealish must fight for his place in the side's starting line-up and rediscover the form he showcased during the club's treble-winning season.

ESPN - Jan. 6

Far Right Gets Chance to Form Government in Austria

The Freedom Party was tasked with trying to form the nation’s first far-right-led government since World War II, adding to the trend of anti-immigrant and populist parties gaining ground across ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

Six-month-old girl dies after car park crash

Sophia Kelemen died in hospital on Friday, a day after the crash in a multi-storey car park.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Austria’s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government

Austrian president asks anti-migration, pro-Kremlin FPÖ to begin negotiations with conservative ÖVP. Austria’s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FPÖ) with holding ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Austrian far-right leader meets president, likely to be asked to form government

Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl is meeting the country’s president as expectations mount that he will be tasked with trying to form a new government, which would be the first led by the ...

ABC News - Jan. 6

USMNT's Antonee Robinson named U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year, tops in-form Christian Pulisic

Robinson is the first defender to win the award since Oguchi Onyewu did in 2006

CBS Sports - Jan. 5

Austrian chancellor quits as bid to form coalition without far right falls apart

The leadership of Austria’s ruling conservatives held a crisis meeting on Sunday to pick a successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who announced his resignation on Saturday as attempts to form a ...

NBC News - Jan. 5

There's a Traffic Jam Forming at U.S. Rocket Launchpads

The nation’s busiest spaceports are fielding record demand, spurring new efforts to develop launch sites in landlocked states and even at sea.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 5

Austrian chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time

ABC News - Jan. 4

Koby Brea hits seven 3-pointers as No. 10 Kentucky hands No. 6 Florida its first loss, 106-100

Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100, handing the Gators their first loss of the season

ABC News - Jan. 4

Austrian Chancellor says he will resign after new government talks fail

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days.

CBS News - Jan. 4

Mateta earns Crystal Palace late draw as Chelsea’s changes fail to improve form

Chelsea are yet to move on from the title challenge that never was. Carelessness is weighing them down at both ends of the pitch and, as Enzo Maresca left after this draw with a spirited Crystal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 4

39-year-old's cannabis business brings in $800,000 a month—16 years after he went to prison for selling drugs

In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where he once sold drugs illegally.

CNBC - Jan. 4

Jimmy Butler suspension: NBPA will file grievance to recoup more than $2M in wages over next seven games

Things are getting extremely contentious in Miami

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

Jimmy Butler trade request: Heat suspend star forward for seven games, will listen to offers

Butler appears to have gotten his way as Miami will look to deal him

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

Austrian liberal party quits coalition talks leaving negotiations in disarray

Surprise move by Neos raises doubts about viability of forming centrist government excluding far right. The smallest of three parties in talks to form Austria’s next government has unexpectedly ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Don’t bet against the Department of Government Efficiency on deregulation

DOGE, the new Department of Government Efficiency, is being criticized by insiders for its lack of regulatory expertise, but supporters argue that it can succeed by empowering agency insiders to ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

A(nother) Government Plan for Social Care

Health and Social Care Secretary promises to "grasp the nettle on social care reform”

BBC News - Jan. 3

Why does modern life often feel like the seven circles of digital hell? | Margaret Sullivan

Tech irritations are the definition of ‘first-world problems’, yet I yearn to fish from the banks of my own Walden Pond. In many ways, I love living in the digital age. As someone who grew up in ...