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Riot Games Rolls Back Some Unpopular League Of Legends Decisions
Riot Games' League of Legends has been around since 2009, and it has attracted a large group of fans from around the world since its release. And when those fans aren't happy, they aren't afraid ...GameSpot - 1d -
Johni Broome's journey from afterthought recruit to national player of the year contender
Few colleges wanted Johni Broome. Now he's Cooper Flagg's only challenger as college basketball's best player.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
What can we learn from this year’s anonymous Oscar ballots?
Will it be Anora or Conclave? Demi or Mikey? Brody or Chalamet? This year’s glut of secret ballots reveal who the winners might be. If you’re finding it harder than usual to get excited about the ...The Guardian - 1d -
At least 58 dead in Sudan after cholera outbreak over 3-day span
Officials blamed the outbreak mainly on contaminated drinking water after a paramilitary group's attack stopped the city's water plant.CBS News - 5d -
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo: 3 lessons on reaching the top of U.S. tech from a French fishing port childhood
Fidji Simo rose from a village childhood to Meta executive, taking Instacart public as CEO, and OpenAI board post. She shares some key lessons for success.CNBC - 6d -
3 tips from Warren Buffett's 2025 shareholder letter that can make you a smarter investor
Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letters are often considered valuable fonts of investing wisdom. Here are three key lessons from his 2025 edition.CNBC - 3d -
Kong gone wrong: the animals misrepresented in movies
After news that a film course is to consider the depiction of donkeys, what other species have been portrayed in a poor light?. Donkeys have featured in many films, from the Eddie Murphy-voiced ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Japan warns over threat from China’s chip material export controls
Officials and executives say gallium rules will upset supply chains for chips and vehicle batteriesFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from Maine over transgender athletes
President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from Maine if it continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports in defiance of a recent executive order. ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Ofgem demands action from energy firms over back billing
The energy regulator is demanding to know how many people have been sent back bills.BBC News - 6d -
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.The New York Times - 3d -
FIA officials barred from meeting over NDA refusal
Key figures in Formula 1's governing body the FIA are barred from a meeting on Wednesday in a dispute with president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.BBC News - 2d -
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Lawmakers skeptical of Trump's Ukraine deal
Lawmakers in both parties are expressing skepticism of President Trump’s expected deal to share Ukraine’s mineral wealth, warning it will need a strong buy-in from Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...The Hill - 18h -
To stop corruption and rescue democracy, we must take money out of politics
Donald Trump is attempting to replace our democratic Republic with a plutocratic dictatorship that looks a lot like Vladimir Putin's. How has this happened? One answer is the corrupting influence ...The Hill - 4d -
Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.Wired - Feb. 20 -
LeBron James reunites with Trail Blazers employee he knocked over five years ago
The 40-year-old Lakers star reunited with a familiar face before his 40-point game against the Trail Blazers.ESPN - 6d -
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern CongoABC News - 4d -
Portland's Shaedon Sharpe enters Dunk of the Year territory with wild one-handed slam over Justin Champagnie
Shaedon Sharpe threw down a ridiculous poster on Wednesday night in Washington.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Kobe Bryant greets Laker Luka Doncic in new L.A. mural based off 2019 meeting at game
Arutyun Gozukuchikyan's new mural of Kobe Bryant and Luka Doncic captures them embracing each other at a Lakers game in December 2019, a month before Bryant died in a helicopter crash.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18 -
Actor jailed for raping schoolgirl he was tutoring
Alexander Westwood, who appeared in Netflix series Sex Education, is described as predatory.BBC News - 3d -
Bosnian-Serb leader sentenced to jail in landmark trial
Dodik's trial had been widely seen as a test for the Balkan nation's weak central government.BBC News - 1d -
MP Mike Amesbury's jail term suspended on appeal
Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury, convicted of a street assault, was originally sent straight to jail.BBC News - 1d -
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader calls for militants to disarm
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prisonFinancial Times - 1d -
Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members
Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
2-year Treasury yield slides to lowest since October on more tariff talk from Trump
U.S. government debt rallied on more tariff threats by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, reigniting economic fears and sending the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield to its lowest level in ...MarketWatch - 1d -
The Five Worst Deals From The NHL's 2024 Trade Deadline, One Year Later
As we enter the final week before the NHL’s 2025 trade deadline, GMs are tempted to pay nearly any price to give their squads the edge to get them to the promised land. But deadline deals can sour ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Republican lawmakers show displeasure of Trump’s mass firings
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new polls on Trump's approval rating that have dipped below 50 percent and the growing outrage over mass layoffs.NBC News - 5d -
Time is enemy for lawmakers pushing PBM changes
Time is slipping away from lawmakers who hope to resurrect a slate of changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry. PBMs dodged a bullet when those changes — which included transparency ...The Hill - 1d -
Warren Buffett prefers stocks over cash and other takeaways from his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders
Warren Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders, defends Berkshire’s cash pile but says the company will always prefer equities when they’re attractive.MarketWatch - 6d -
Lakers get first big performance from Luka Dončić in win over Nuggets
Luka looked like Luka in a big win over the Lakers' usual bully.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Starbucks removing over a dozen drinks from its menu next week: Here's the list
The coffee giant has announced that it is removing 13 less popular drinks on March 4.The Hill - 3d -
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Drug compounders sue over weight loss drugs' removal from FDA shortage list
A trade group representing compounding pharmacies has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for removing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, from its drug ...The Hill - 2d -
Newborns in Gaza are dying from the cold as fears rise over ceasefire's next phase
Bundled up in baby blankets and wrapped in the warmth of her father’s arms, Sham Al-Shanbari came into the world at a time of relative calm in Gaza, born two weeks ago during the hard-won ceasefire ...NBC News - 2d -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriationABC News - 1d -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriations.NBC News - 1d -
Rick Pitino called his shot in 2019, said he 'would bring St. John's to the elite level' of Lou Carnesecca era
Pitino is fulfilling a claim he made years before he ever got the St. John's jobCBS Sports - 1d
