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Men's Bracketology: Behold, our final predictions for the field of 68

There's little any team can do now about its chances, so take a look at the final projected NCAA tournament field for 2025. Watch the men's bracket reveal starting at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.

ESPN - 4d

Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering mystery about how distant planets form, researchers said.

CBS News - 3d

Trump Tariffs Unsettle Farmers, but They Have Their Own Fair Trade Complaints

When the U.S. trade representative asked for examples of unfair trade, agriculture interests had plenty, but also politely warned about what a trade war could do to them.

The New York Times - 2d

Shielded Kennedy Files Hid Spies, Not Conspiracies

Newly unredacted documents reveal details about Cold War spycraft, not a second gunman on grassy knolls. The revelations have “nothing to do with who killed Kennedy,” one expert said.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump to gut Education Department

🤫 Plus: GOP wants Musk to 'shut up' about Social Security {beacon} It’s Thursday. Today is the first official day of spring and March Madness! 🏀 Who do you have winning your bracket? Email me ...

The Hill - 8h

Much of the country is bracing for the risk of severe weather

Intense storms with winds gusting up to 90 mph and hail the size of baseballs are forecast to strike a large area of the Midwest and the South on Friday, the National Weather Service warned.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Kentucky good with NCAA draw, Louisville not so much

Selection Sunday left the teams-coaches of greatest interest to us here in the Bluegrass with some mixed feelings as the NCAA Tournament draw was revealed. Kentucky as a three seed has a path in ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Paredes reacts to Roma’s loss to Athletic: “It hurts but we must move forward.”

Leandro Paredes spoke to Sky Sport at the end of the match in Bilbao where Roma suffered a 3-1 loss to Athletic.“We are disappointed and sad, we wanted to play a different game,” he said. “It’...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

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

‘It’s supposed to be intense’: inside the experimental film that ‘truly captures’ autism

It stars a roaming shapeshifter – and a cat-faced soldier fighting a zombie in a swamp. We go behind the scenes of The Stimming Pool, the first ever feature film to be made by autistic directors . ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Selection Sunday live updates: March Madness brackets what to know, how to watch

Who made it to the Big Dance? We're about to find out when the NCAA Tournament selection committee reveals brackets tonight on Selection Sunday.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Mock draft reactions, 2 new signings and positional needs for the Arizona Cardinals

Jess Root and Seth Cox talk about the Cardinals' last moves in free agency, two big mock drafts and more on the podcast.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Henderson embodies everything we want - Tuchel

England manager Thomas Tuchel says Jordan Henderson "embodies everything we want" and praises Marcus Rashford's impact at Aston Villa after selecting both players in his first squad.

BBC News - 6d

Cushing: We've shown we can compete

Nick Cushing says he's seen enough in City's League Cup final defeat to know we can present a real challenge to Chelsea in our upcoming fixtures.City had deservedly levelled just after the hour ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

'We will come straight back up' - Mills

Former Ipswich captain Mick Mills says his former side's inability to perform over the full 90 minutes will cost them but he remains confident they can bounce back next season. "The problem we ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Michigan basketball hangs on to beat Maryland, advances to Big Ten Championship Game

Our full recap of the Wolverines' big win in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Oracle shares turn lower as quarterly revenue miss overshadows cloud deals

Oracle Corp. shares fell in after-hours trading Monday, shaking off an initial gain as investors digested the software giant’s disappointing quarterly revenue, much of it from a cloud-services ...

MarketWatch - Mar. 11

Five Years On, Ghosts of a Pandemic We Didn’t Imagine Still Haunt Us

Time’s passage may have granted the illusion of distance, but we are living in a world that has yet to put the effects of Covid behind it.

The New York Times - 5d

Heading to Wichita for the Texas Tech game? Here’s what to see and do while there

March has madness, and Wichita has plenty of wonder. Here are the must-do activities while you’re in town to see Texas Tech play UNC Wilmington.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

Week 5 College Baseball Rankings: Where do the LSU Tigers rank?

LSU baseball is off to a 21-1 start. Where do the Tigers sit in all the major college baseball polls after week five?

Yahoo Sports - 13h

The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer | Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann

Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials. Some years ago in the pages of the Guardian, we sounded the alarm ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Spurs Clear the Air with Emphatic Win over Alkmaar

You might remember our cheesy article about the first fixture last week. Well, we had to shelve our dairy jokes after this match, because Tottenham actually bothered to show up in front of their ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Eye on America: A look inside a Catholic megachurch, and Deepak Chopra on AI and spirituality

In California, we visit the largest Catholic parish church in North America to see how some of their newly ordained priests feel about the dramatic decline in clergymen in recent years. And in New ...

CBS News - 5d

Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.

The New York Times - 4d

Metro 2033 Makes Killing Easy And Atrocity Quiet

Metro 2033 is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, March 16, 2025. Below, we examine how its subtle morality system helped to illustrate its broader points about humanity and violence. In ...

GameSpot - 4d

Juventus Not Changing Their Gaffer During the Break

Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli quickly nipped the rumors about a coaching change following the second collapse in a row. He spoke to Sky after the three-nil loss to Fiorentina.“We all have to ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

FAIR Plan secrets: Why California's insurer of last resort is so secretive (and why it could cost you)

There’s a lot we don't know about California's Fair Plan, and now people who don't have the insurance of last resort are on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. CBS New California Investigates "FAIR ...

CBS News - 2d

I've been a hospice nurse for 20 years. People often have 4 confessions on their deathbed—here's what they teach us

Hospice nurse and palliative care professional Suzanne O'Brien, RN, shares the most common "deathbed regret confessions" she has heard throughout her career. Here's what we can learn from them ...

CNBC - 2d

"We need the energy of Montilivi"

“Valencia are getting a better version of themselves. They have more control of the ball and are getting into the attacking area more easily. The keys to the game, as always, are to be ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Full interview: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 16, 2025.

CBS News - 4d

LGBTQ groups call on Democrats to 'do more' to protect their rights

LGBTQ rights groups are asking the Democratic Party to “do more” to protect the rights of gay and transgender Americans in the face of threats from the Trump administration and a growing divide ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

Putin praises Trump for ‘doing everything’ to improve US-Russia relations

Putin responds to Trump’s appeal to save ‘surrounded’ Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk though there is no evidence of encirclement. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin has ...

The Guardian - 6d

Secretary of State says airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis are "doing the world a favor"

One day after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran-back Houthi rebels in Yemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the U.S.is "doing the world a favor ...

CBS News - 4d

Friendship review – Tim Robinson spirals in a darkly hilarious comedy

SXSW film festival: The star of I Think You Should Leave brings a similar brand of comedy to this strange and genuinely funny film about a friendship breakup. Few adult experiences sting as much ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Barret's Shot and Today's Semifinals at Boys State Basketball

How about that, me and Barret Boesiger joined by fate. OK, not so much the wrong gym, I had a mission, but while our boy Barret was burying that three-quarters court game-winning field goal I was ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Rays pitched a plan to renovate Trop to stay in St. Pete through 2038

ST. PETERSBURG — While much of Tampa Bay seems to be vacillating between anger, disappointment and frustration over Stuart Sternberg’s decision Thursday to pull out of a new stadium deal, the Rays ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d