I was always terrified of confrontation. Then I hit my 40s

The world is getting noisier, and it’s making us ill. I’ve certainly played my part

It only needs a handful of people to raise their voices and suddenly all eight billion of us are in the middle of a shouting match. And here I am, booming out from the radio. The sound of the penny ...

The Guardian - 1d

With LeBron James looking on, Sierra Canyon captures Division I state title

Maximo Adams helped spur a late rally, and Gavin Hightower finished with 15 points to lead Sierra Canyon past Stockton Lincoln for the state Division I boys' basketball title.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Thiago Motta: ‘Calm because I know dynamics’ around Juventus

Thiago Motta keeps Juventus fans guessing on his tactics against Fiorentina and insists he is ‘calm because I know the dynamics that exist in football’ around criticising coaches.It kicks off at t...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

D-I girls basketball championship: Live score updates from St. Johnsbury-Burlington

Who will win the Division I high school girls basketball championship game? We find out tonight.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Carville blasts Democrats for focusing too much on urban voters

Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday blasted Democrats for focusing too much on urban voters. “I think it was always the time for Democrats to campaign hard in rural areas,” Carville ...

The Hill - 1h

Rhett Rodriguez plenty familiar with the West Virginia system

Rhett Rodriguez knows the offensive system. “I knew our playbook before I knew my own high school playbook,” Rodriguez said. In his playing days, Rich believed that his son was basically a coach ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Alcaraz 'upset about myself' in nervy loss at Indian Wells

Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of his Indian Wells three-peat bid on Saturday, and nerves played a key role in "one of the worst sets I have played in my career.""That's, for me, the most disappointed ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Mind your manners, diners, restaurants are turning the tables on grumpy reviewers | Kate Maltby

The post-dinner rant is all of a piece with our fetish for feedback, but isn’t it all a bit morally cheap?. My new duvet cover is upset with me. This is not, I stress, due to offensive activities ...

The Guardian - 4d

What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America's unbeautiful suburban sprawl | Alexander Hurst

I drove 2,000 miles with a French friend across my home country – and saw the endless nowhere land that is the crucible of Trumpism. In 1941 Dorothy Thompson, an American journalist who reported ...

The Guardian - 1d

Eilish McColgan ‘numb’ to body-shaming social media comments

Online comments suggest runner has eating disorder ‘I am healthy, my body is healthy’ Eilish McColgan says she is “numb” to comments on social media about her body shape and warned of the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Biggest shot in school history: Norwell boys basketball captures first-ever title

Coffey hit a clutch 3-pointer as the Clippers (25-0) finished a perfect season: “As soon as he released it, I just knew it was going in."

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Trump on if he's expecting recession this year: 'I hate to predict things like that'

President Trump faced a slew of questions about the economic ripple effects of his tariff policy during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, including whether he worried about a looming ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Slotkin slams 'reckless' approach to tariffs: 'I just want a scalpel and not a sledgehammer'

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Sunday that most Democrats don't oppose tariffs altogether, but she criticized President Trump's approach as "reckless." "Most of us aren't against tariffs, full ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Sununu on possible Senate bid: 'I have not ruled it out completely'

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said he is considering running for Senate after previously rejecting the possibility. “I have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

Gattuso rants at Croatian pundit: ‘I have no respect for you’ – video

Italy legend Gennaro Gattuso fumed at Croatian pundit Joško Jeličić on Sunday after Hajduk Split’s 3-0 loss against Rijeka: ‘I have no respect for you.’Gattuso’s Hajduk Split lost 3-0 away ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

‘I demand to have some booze!’: how do actors fake being drunk or on drugs?

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence. ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

i-D Magazine Gets a New Life Just as Cool as Its Old Life

The art and fashion worlds convened at Rick Owens’s austere Left Bank house to celebrate the relaunch of Karlie Kloss’s i-D magazine.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Sage Hill's comeback falls short in state Division I title loss to Carondelet

Amalia Holguin finished with 21 points as Sage Hill rallied from an early deficit only to fall late in the state Division I girls' basketball final.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Stop saying ‘I think’—to sound confident and influence people, use this ‘subtle but powerful’ swap

Minimizing language like "I think" can "dilute your credibility," says communication expert Lorraine K. Lee, author of "Unforgettable Presence."

CNBC - 3d

‘I’m an endless honey pot’: My wife and I are in our 70s. We gave our son $40,000 for his L.A. wedding. Now he wants more.

“We have four sons. We financed three of them through college, so none of our kids have student loans.”

MarketWatch - Mar. 8

Historic fort damaged after '40 golf balls hit into walls'

Balls are also found in the open space within the fort.

BBC News - 6d

'I can't believe I had to prove I'm British'

Christina, 27, and her family had to battle for years to stay in the UK.

BBC News - Mar. 13

'I was blamed for car crash when I was 280 miles away'

A Kent driver was accused of a crash in Liverpool after her car number plate was cloned.

BBC News - Mar. 14

I moved to the sauna capital of the US. Could I take the heat?

A thriving sauna culture is growing in frosty Minnesota as people warm to the health benefits and sense of community. How much do you spend on health and wellness a month? First there was the ...

The Guardian - 6d

'I wish we got to the paint,' Coach Williams reflects on Texas A&M upset loss versus Texas

"I wish we got to the paint a little bit more. Our free throw attempts were OK. Both teams got to the bonus early in the second half," Williams said.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

In the longest boys hockey final, Arndt's goal gives Concord the Division I title

Mar. 16—MANCHESTER — The longer the game went, the more the tide turned in Concord's favor, and boy was this game long. Saturday's NHIAA Division I boys hockey championship at SNHU Arena was the ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Trump has turbocharged the attacks on free speech at US universities. I have seen it first-hand | Sandy Tolan

For speaking up for Palestine, I have been targeted – and have seen colleagues and students face arrest and sanctions . Sandy Tolan is a professor at the University of Southern California in Los ...

The Guardian - 16h

Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working

I’ve always believed the people are powerful. Now we know the world’s richest man does too. On Saturday morning, I woke up to a nightmare of notifications. On Sunday, it got worse. Elon Musk had ...

The Guardian - Mar. 13

‘Boxing let me be angry’: Anna Whitwham

After her mum died, Anna Whitwham was drawn to martial arts, and found an outlet for her grief in the ring. I am standing in the middle of the boxing ring, a stage lit up like a theatre. I’ve hit ...

The Guardian - 4d

Steph Curry Becomes First Basketball Player Ever to Hit 4,000 Career 3-Pointers: ‘Beyond My Wildest Dreams’

The Golden State Warriors star hit the milestone hours before his 37th birthday

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Man describes terrifying moments a tornado narrowly misses home where he was sheltering

Severe weather hit parts of the U.S. over the weekend, including Tylertown, Mississippi, which saw two tornadoes. One man said a tornado narrowly missed the home where he was riding out the storm, ...

CBS News - 3d

Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller

SXSW film festival: Meghann Fahy lands a killer star vehicle with a fun, seat-edge piece of pulp entertainment, playing a woman tasked with killing her date. I have a special place in my heart for ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people

Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Sununu says he'd win NH Senate race if he runs

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) expressed confidence that he would win retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-N.H.) seat if he decided to run in the 2026 race. “My biggest fear is that I ...

The Hill - 6d

After finishing last season with Patrick Mahomes, DeAndre Hopkins gets to play with Lamar Jackson

DeAndre Hopkins moved from one two-time MVP quarterback to another. “Once we found out that I wouldn’t be back in Kansas City, we made a list,” the 32-year-old receiver said Friday. "And the ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

The tussle between two firms says a lot about the difficulty of getting your baby to sleep safely | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Wildly differing views about cosleeping and products like baby pods abound online. I admire those who offer clear, sensible support. The first night we brought my son home from the hospital to our ...

The Guardian - 5d

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