GOP gets the upper hand on spending, with improbable help from the hard right

Two record-setting NFL contracts handed out hours apart, plus biggest remaining free agency need for each team

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for March 17

CBS Sports - 13h

Mitch McConnell made our country worse

Despite his decades towering over Washington as a top GOP leader, he is now eclipsed by President Trump’s takeover of his party.

The Hill - Mar. 10

Dr. Mehmet Oz testifies about his past health advocacy at Senate confirmation hearing

He is expected to face questions about potential cuts to Medicaid amid GOP efforts to slash the size of the federal government and his advocacy for privatizing Medicare.

NBC News - 3d

Architect behind St. John's Abbey Church helped inspire "The Brutalist"

The Oscar-winning film "The Brutalist" was inspired in part by St. John's Abbey Church, thanks to a book written by a monk who worked with architect Marcel Breuer.

CBS News - Mar. 5

Customer Service Could Help Grow Your Business. Here’s How

Quality customer service not only retains customers, but also turns them into an exceptional marketing ally through word-of-mouth, loyalty, and trust.

Inc. - Mar. 7

‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement

Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Camara's 22 help Bethune-Cookman beat Florida A&M 76-75

Led by Kalil Camara's 22 points, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 76-75

ABC News - Mar. 8

Rice strike and Raya saves help Arsenal rescue point at Manchester United

Ruben Amorim had set the bar low, as he has regularly sought to do during his tumultuous four months in charge at Manchester United. Expectation management is the name of the game. “We just need ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk

President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.

The New York Times - 6d

AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America

Yahoo News - 5d

UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire deal, government sources say

Sir Keir Starmer led European efforts to mend Trump-Zelensky relationship, UK government sources tell the BBC.

BBC News - 5d

My Mother Is Punishing Me for Not Coming Out to Her Sooner. Help!

A young reader variously subjected to cruel words and the silent treatment is reaching the end of her rope with her mother, who has portrayed her daughter’s coming out as deceit.

The New York Times - 5d

WATCH: Typewriter poet's impromptu poetry helps strangers heal

London-based typewriter poet Olivia Dodd connects with strangers and writes meaningful poetry for them in a matter of minutes.

ABC News - 5d

The ADL and the Heritage Foundation are helping to silence dissent in America | Ahmed Moor

Tax-exempt special interest groups like lobbyists and non-profits are exercising power with little democratic oversight. The repression that began under the Biden administration has accelerated ...

The Guardian - 4d

Microsoft Wants Copilot To Help Xbox Players Beat Games In Real Time

Earlier this year, Microsoft ramped up its efforts to make Edge the browser of choice for gamers by giving it a Steam-like overlay that can allow players to easily access tips and tactics . Now, ...

GameSpot - 4d

These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs help ground your portfolio

All-weather funds, European stock ETFs and an editor’s note.

MarketWatch - 4d

Collin Graf scores twice to help the Sharks beat the Blackhawks, 4-2

Undrafted rookie Collin Graf scored twice, Will Smith had a goal and an assist and the San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night. Alexandar Georgiev made 24 saves for San ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

‘Song of the North’ Uses Puppets to Help a Persian Epic Spring to Life

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.

The New York Times - 3d

Can’t Wrap Your Head Around Pi? Here’s a Cool Visual to Help

Pi is an irrational number, and like some irrational people it just goes on and on. What is it with this crazy, crucial number?

Wired - 3d

Melody Beattie, Author of a Self-Help Best Seller, Dies at 76

Her “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself,” a guide to shedding toxic relationships, has sold more than seven million copies.

The New York Times - 3d

Goalkeeping mistake helps St Pauli to rare home win over Hoffenheim

St. Pauli won for the first time in seven games after a Noah Weißhaupt goal gave the Hamburg side a 1-0 victory over Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Friday. St. Pauli moved five points clear of ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts

Trial will determine whether electrical pulses can control and decrease yearnings. Surgeons are to put implants into the brains of alcoholics and opioid addicts in a trial aimed at testing the use ...

The Guardian - 2d

Own goal helps Chelsea to Women’s League Cup final success in Derby

Chelsea have won this season’s Subway Women’s League Cup after they recorded a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Pride Park in Derby this afternoon.Mayra Ramírez’s goal gave The Blues an earl...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

How Scotland could help England to win the Six Nations

France v Scotland - LIVE

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Tuch and Dahlin help the Sabres beat the Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout

Alex Tuch scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan McLeod, and Jason Zucker scored in ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Duffy free-kick helps Derry City beat Sligo

Derry City picked up their second win of the season as they edged Sligo Rovers 1-0 in the Premier Division.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Long balls, pitching dominance help FSU finish sweep of BC in doubleheader

FSU dominated with a run-rule blowout and then a pitching gem to close out a sweep of Boston College Saturday.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Martínez, Fernández score goals to help NYCFC beat Revolution 2-1

Alonso Martínez scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute, Julián Fernández added a goal and New York City FC beat the New England Revolution 2-1 Saturday night. Martínez slammed home a rebound ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?

Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan

ABC News - 2d

Virtual reality goggles helped me on the path to physical recovery

An unexpected bit of tech opened up a whole new world of possibilities for a frustrated, injured writer . If you had asked me a month or two ago if I had ever had a spatial immersive experience, or ...

The Guardian - 1d

Quick Mofokeng brace helps Pirates sink leaders Sundowns

Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice inside the first five minutes to give Orlando Pirates a 2-1 win over leaders Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday in a South African Premiership top-of-the-table clash.No ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Mainz hope to keep Burkardt: "Champions League qualification would help"

With 15 Bundesliga goals to his name this season, Jonathan Burkardt has played a key role in what has been a sensational campaign for Mainz so far. Therefore, it's only natural that he's being ...

Yahoo Sports - 19h

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than industrial beef

ABC News - 11h

Honoring Emily Warren Roebling, who helped build the Brooklyn Bridge

This Woman's History Month, we're remembering the woman who brought the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge across the finish line.

CBS News - 7h

Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Trump on Canadian electricity surcharge: 'We'll just get it all back on April 2'

President Trump seemingly brushed off the recent electricity surcharge placed on the U.S. by Ontario, accusing Canada of being a tariff "abuser" and claiming the U.S. would get the money back when ...

The Hill - 6d

The trauma plot: how did culture get addicted to tragic backstories? | Diana Reid

Again and again, audiences have been spoon-fed the same story: a character can only be explained by a past trauma, tantalisingly revealed in the last episode. Has the trope reached a tipping ...

The Guardian - 6d