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Seattle Has Been Without an N.B.A. Team for 16 Years. Could the League Return?
Ever since the Sonics left in 2008, Seattle has been waiting for another franchise. There’s an overriding sentiment that now is the time.Sports - The New York Times - 9 hours ago -
Autumn in New York Has Been the One of the City’s Driest Ever
It’s been 29 days since Central Park has seen measurable rain.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
New Women's Pro Baseball League to launch in 2026: 'We have been waiting over 70 years'
The league, created by trailblazing coach Justine Siegal, says the WPBL aims to begin play in 2026 in the U.S.Sports - CBS Sports - October 30 -
Mount Fuji still without snow in late October - longest wait in 130 years
Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Tennessee has been all-in on Nico Iamaleava for years; he paid it off in leading comeback win over Alabama
Late afternoon in Neyland Stadium was precisely why Tennessee staked all its eggs in Nico's basketSports - CBS Sports - October 20 -
A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed ...Tech - Wired - October 30 -
The Jets' season is effectively over, so what’s left for Aaron Rodgers’ legacy?
It’s stunning to grapple with dire framing for Rodgers. But that’s where we are. You could hear it during his postgame comments after another humbling defeat.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
There has never been a 9-0 team quite like these Chiefs
The 9-0 Chiefs don't look like juggernauts, but they're not frauds, either. Kansas City is imperfectly perfect by finding a gameplan that allows K.C. to stack wins.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago -
One of Manchester City’s Best Players Said the Team Is in ‘a Dark Place’
The Premier League champions’ recent results offer cause for concern.Sports - The New York Times - November 6 -
This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29
António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters, and Cop hears warning of ‘inflation on steroids’. This year has been “a masterclass in human destruction”, the UN secretary general ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Meta Horizon Worlds Has Been Taken Over by Children
Lowered age restrictions and cheaper VR headsets have led to young kids hijacking the metaverse. Maybe we should let them keep it.Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
Why Are So Many N.B.A. Owners Selling Their Teams?
The Boston Celtics are likely to be the ninth team to change hands since 2019.Sports - The New York Times - November 6 -
An N.B.A. Team Let a Superstar Leave for Nothing. And That’s OK.
The Los Angeles Clippers could have traded Paul George to Golden State. Instead of helping a rival, the franchise let George go elsewhere.Sports - The New York Times - November 7 -
How a 7-0 Kansas City Team Has Plenty of Room to Improve
The franchise can employ a strategy to help Patrick Mahomes that’s similar to the way the Miami Dolphins unleashed Dan Marino.Sports - The New York Times - October 29 -
Has Kansas City Supplanted Dallas as America’s Top TV Team?
The Cowboys have long been the golden goose for viewership. But the franchise is also struggling.Sports - The New York Times - November 8 -
Indiana Has Never Had a Football Team Quite Like This One
The Hoosiers are 9-0 and can become the first team in program history to win at least 10 games, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - November 3 -
A driver who struck a crowd in a Chinese city, causing multiple injuries, has been detained
Police have detained a 62-year-old man after he rammed a car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and fledWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
‘For too long literature has been defined by one set of people’: writing back to the empire and beyond
Black novelists, poets and playwrights have a long history of reclaiming narratives, the theme of this year’s Black History Month. Novelist Ben Okri looks at where this tradition has come from – ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
NFL's 32 teams just combined to do something at the trade deadline that hasn't been done in 23 years
Teams are valuing draft picks more than everSports - CBS Sports - November 7 -
Browns offense has been so bad that a defensive player leads the team in touchdowns heading into Week 7
With Amari Cooper now a member of the Bills, this defensive player now leads team in TDsSports - CBS Sports - October 17 -
Crime up 10% over past year in England and Wales, ONS says
The latest figures show offences including robbery and violence returned to pre-pandemic levels.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
At 58, I have the spine of an 80-year-old. Navigating osteoporosis has been difficult and expensive
Fifteen months, 11 doctors and over a dozen tests and scans later, I still have no idea how to treat it. On 16 June 2023, I got my first Dexa scan. I was 57. Three hours later, a rogue driver ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Here’s why China has been testing its autonomous car technology in the U.S. for years
Didi, WeRise, Pony.ai, Baidu and AutoX drove over 1.6 million test miles on California’s roads between 2017 and 2023.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980sWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign , has ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Prince William says year has been 'brutal' amid King Charles and Princess Kate's cancer diagnoses
Prince William said the past year has been “brutal” as his wife and father announced their diagnoses with cancer.Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
EAT has been a New York institution for 50 years. It only gets more delicious
Eli Zabar’s ‘appetising store’ serves stars and citizens alike. Just don’t call it a deliWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season
The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 30 -
Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week
With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week.Politics - NBC News - November 3 -
Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week
There has been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads in the last week, close to one-tenth of the more than $10 billion spent since the start of 2023.Business - CNBC - November 3 -
'The performance we've been waiting for' - how Jones capped his perfect week
Former Liverpool midfielder and MOTD pundit Danny Murphy explains why Curtis Jones has had the perfect week.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Football 301 Playbook: This is the Caleb Williams we've been waiting for
The defenses Williams has faced have gotten easier, yes. But there's no denying the combination of smarts, physical talent and trust he has from the Bears' staff. This is a franchise quarterback.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
The Eagles have been waiting a long time for this Jalen Hurts to show up
Jalen Hurts put together his finest performance in quite a while Sunday against the Bengals as the Eagles won their third straight game.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28 -
The N.B.A.’s Newest Stadium Has a Seating Arrangement Unlike Any Other
“The Wall!” is a 4,500 seat area at the Intuit Dome, a steep section full of just Clippers fans.Sports - The New York Times - October 25 -
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has been away from the Spurs because he had a mild stroke, team announces
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has been away from the Spurs because he had a mild stroke, team announcesSports - ABC News - 2 days ago -
M.L.B. Got Its Ideal World Series. But Only One Team Has Shown Up.
When a team takes a 3-0 lead in the World Series, there’s an overwhelming sense of finality, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 29
