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Man with a Palestinian flag climbed London’s Big Ben tower and refused to come down
Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.NBC News - 10h -
Man with Palestinian flag comes down from Big Ben tower
The protester came down just after midnight, after telling negotiators he would stop "on his own terms".BBC News - 19h -
Emergency services called after a man with a Palestinian flag climbs up Big Ben tower
Emergency services have been called to the Palace of Westminster after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben towerABC News - 1d -
Area around Big Ben closed as man with Palestinian flag climbs Elizabeth Tower
Pro-Palestine protesters also spray-painted clubhouse at Trump Turnberry golf course in Scotland overnight. Westminster Bridge remains closed to traffic after a six-hour standoff between emergency ...The Guardian - 1d -
Man arrested after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
Police detain a man after he scales the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster on Saturday morning.BBC News - 6h -
From Ben Affleck to Seth Rogen, Hollywood finds a 'spiritual home' at SXSW
The lineup of the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival in Austin is full of returning talent. The Times spoke to organizers and filmmakers about why they keep coming back.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Bracketology Bubble Watch: It's crunch time for NCAA Tournament hopefuls as regular season comes to a close
Jerry Palm breaks down this weekend's games involving teams on the bubble to make the Big DanceCBS Sports - 1d -
Phoenix Xfinity results: Aric Almirola scores dramatic win over Alex Bowman
Aric Almirola and Alex Bowman made contact coming to the checkered flag.Yahoo Sports - 20h -
Muslim nations reject Trump's call to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population
Foreign ministers from Muslim nations rejected calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and backed a plan for an administrative committee of ...ABC News - 1d -
Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s war. A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student ...The Guardian - 34m -
Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power
Faced with increasing demand for energy to fuel artificial intelligence, and the need to cut down on carbon emissions, companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon have announced major investments ...CBS News - 7h -
Trump hostage envoy says ‘deal’ in which every Hamas hostage freed ‘could come together within weeks’
Adam Boehler, the White House Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said Sunday that a “deal” in which every hostage taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas is freed “could come together in weeks.” ...The Hill - 5h -
Stats that say striker not Arsenal's big issue - plus Man Utd's mediocrity
We look at the numbers behind Manchester United and Arsenal's seasons to explain their current positions.BBC News - 22h -
Canadian military flies the flag in frozen north as struggle for the Arctic heats up
Operation Nanook, carried out in conjunction with allies, aims to ‘project force’ in a region attracting growing interest from Russia and China. The winter sun hasn’t yet risen above Inuvik’s ...The Guardian - 9h -
Here Comes the Sun: Elvis Duran and more
Radio host Elvis Duran sits down with Mo Rocca to discuss his ongoing career as host of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.” Then, Faith Salie visits the de Young Museum in San Francisco where ...CBS News - 11h -
SXSW 2025: Ben Affleck, Catherine O'Hara, Pedro Pascal and more in the L.A. Times studio
Check out photos of all the stars coming through the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival in Austin, Texas this weekend.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 review – saints and sinners come alive in art’s golden moment
National Gallery, London From young Christ in a strop to Lazarus coming back from the dead, astonishingly relatable paintings by medieval Siena’s finest reach into the present in this dazzling ...The Guardian - 11h -
A standard, open framework for building AI agents is coming from Cisco, LangChain and Galileo
The collective, called AGNTCY, aims to create a standard way for AI agents from different platforms and frameworks to talk to each other.VentureBeat - 3d -
Grayson Rodriguez injury: Orioles righty shut down for a week with elbow 'discomfort,' will start season on IL
The injury hits keep coming as reliever Andrew Kittredge undergoes knee surgeryCBS Sports - 5h -
Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence
Faced with the need to cut carbon emissions, and an increasing energy demand to power AI, companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon are investing in nuclear, from restarting Three Mile Island, to ...CBS News - 5h -
Breaking down the latest space launch mishaps
You may have noticed all the troubling launch and landing mishaps affecting private space missions lately, from two explosions of a SpaceX Starship to lunar landers that can't stay upright. Bill ...CBS News - 1d -
Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters
If a business fails, it’s not a big deal. When government services break down, people can die.The New York Times - 1d -
Arsenal draw at Man Utd as title hopes fade away
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice struck in the second half to cancel out Bruno Fernandes's free kick but Mikel Arteta's men could only muster a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday in a big blow ...ESPN - 27m -
Pep after loss: City's UCL spot won't fall from sky
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players that they have to earn a place in the Champions League and that it won't "come from the sky."ESPN - 19h -
Ellen Pompeo says her 'financial security' is the best thing to come from 'Grey's Anatomy': 'I'm very grateful for that'
Pompeo's role as Meredith Grey made her the highest-paid actress on television.CNBC - 6h -
President Trump's address to Congress draws 36.6 million viewers, down from first term
Trump gave the longest address to Congress in history. His past speeches got better ratings.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
From a run-down British seaside resort, Russian spies launched honeytraps and espionage plots
The Haydee Guesthouse, with its worn-out carpets and tidy, blue-trimmed Victorian façade, is an unlikely headquarters for Russia-backed high-stakes espionage.NBC News - 1d -
Romania bans Georgescu from presidential election
Ruling against frontrunner comes despite US call for country to respect voters’ wishesFinancial Times - 1h -
If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part
Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of ...ABC News - 2d -
Armed Teen Is Stopped From Boarding a Flight in Australia, the Police Say
Passengers and crew held down the 17 year old, who had a shotgun and also claimed to have bombs, until the police arrived, the authorities said.The New York Times - 2d -
Ignore the row: this Oscar-winning film offers a vision of a shared Palestine forged in solidarity | Kenan Malik
The documentary is both antisemitic and Israeli propaganda, according to critics. The truth is, it provides a rare glimpse of hope. In 2009, Tony Blair visited Masafer Yatta, a collection of ...The Guardian - 11h -
Can Matchmaking Platforms Save Us From Dating App Fatigue?
Big Dating got singles hooked on convenience culture. But finding a partner is work—and a batch of matchmaking services think they’ve cracked the code for partnership.Wired - 2d -
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's student encampment protests, has been arrested by ICE, his lawyer says.CBS News - 2h -
Israel to send delegation to Qatar to advance ceasefire talks
Foreign ministers from Muslim nations on Saturday also rejected calls by President Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population.CBS News - 23h -
3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government
The government will shut down next Saturday morning unless Congress can rally around a funding measure by the end of the week, setting up the first big legislative spending fight of President ...The Hill - 1d -
Migrant dies attempting to cross English Channel
The Kuwati man, in his sixties, suffered a cardiac arrest on the boat that was carrying him from northern France, officials said.BBC News - 23h -
Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye £40m move for Mateta
Is Jean-Philippe Mateta the man to solve Man United's striking woes? Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.ESPN - 22h -
Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt
Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one ...ABC News - 1d -
How relearning the tango taught me the steps to recover from trauma
After suffering a violent attack in Buenos Aires, the writer rediscovered her love of dance. Dance can be life-changing – it’s a lesson we learn every year on Strictly Come Dancing , but it bears ...The Guardian - 6h -
Rollercoaster ups and downs of closed theme park adored by generations
Oakwood Theme Park has shut down after almost 40 years due to a drop in visitor numbers.BBC News - 13h
