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Former soccer leaders Blatter, Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2M FIFA payment
Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges openedABC News - 3d -
Former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance to hit free agency after 5 starts in 4 years
Cowboys confirm they will let Lance walk.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25 -
Court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
The Organ Transplant List Is Being Ignored
Organ transplant waiting lists are designed to fairly distribute organs to the sickest patients in order of priority. Or so we thought. A New York Times investigation shows that the list leaves ...The New York Times - 4d -
Brazil's top court justice orders X to pay $1.4 million fine for non-compliance
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered X to pay 8.1 million Brazilian reais ($1.4 million) in fines for failing to comply with judicial ordersABC News - Feb. 20 -
Cyprus failed to effectively probe British teen's rape claims, Europe's top human rights court says
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Cyprus’ law enforcement authorities failed to live up to their obligation to thoroughly and effectively investigate a British teenager’s claims ...ABC News - Feb. 27 -
Japan's top court upholds ex-TEPCO leaders' acquittal on negligence over Fukushima nuclear crisis
Japan’s top court has found two former company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of dozens of elderly ...ABC News - 3h -
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo: 3 lessons on reaching the top of U.S. tech from a French fishing port childhood
Fidji Simo rose from a village childhood to Meta executive, taking Instacart public as CEO, and OpenAI board post. She shares some key lessons for success.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
xAI’s new Grok 3 model criticized for blocking sources that call Musk, Trump top spreaders of misinformation
The backlash over Grok 3 raises questions about whether xAI has sacrificed public safety and transparency for personal image control.VentureBeat - Feb. 24 -
2025 Cognizant Classic leaderboard: Jake Knapp still holds on top, Rickie Fowler remains in hunt after Round 3
The 18- and 36-hole leader is still in front after 54 holes at PGA National in South FloridaCBS Sports - 4d -
College baseball Week 3: Top 25 rankings, play of the week and what to watch
Here are the latest top 25 rankings, which feature a new No. 1 team, plus what we're watching this week.ESPN - 3d -
NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Monday, March 3 include Desmond Bane
SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for Monday, March 3CBS Sports - 2d -
Organizmo! The Colombian architects overturning colonialist ‘sustainability’ ideas
A 30-acre construction lab is helping reshape Colombia’s architecture with ancestral knowledge and direct ecological action. We head inside their smoking doughnut. A curious doughnut-shaped ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
House votes to overturn rule implementing methane fee
The House on Wednesday voted to overturn a Biden-era rule implementing a program that charges oil and gas companies for excess methane emissions. The vote was 220-206-1. Democratic Reps. Henry ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Use Apple Invites to Organize Your Next Event
Apple’s new event planning app lets you gather friends and family in one place—even if they’re on Android.Wired - 6d -
2025 Cognizant Classic free picks, odds, bets: Golf model reveals top 3 predictions, including 33-1 longshot
SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 Cognizant Classic 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour best bets as the Florida Swing gets underway at the PGA National ResortCBS Sports - Feb. 26 -
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational free picks, odds: Golf model reveals top 3 predictions, including 55-1 sleeper
SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour best bets for Bay HillCBS Sports - 1d -
Thailand bus overturns in ditch, killing at least 18 passengers
At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said.NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Kong gone wrong: the animals misrepresented in movies
After news that a film course is to consider the depiction of donkeys, what other species have been portrayed in a poor light?. Donkeys have featured in many films, from the Eddie Murphy-voiced ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Fraud conviction upheld for infamous tech CEO
A U.S. appeals court has upheld the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who is serving a more than 11 years for defrauding investors.ABC News - Feb. 24 -
LaLiga fan convicted of racist abuse of player
A Granada fan who racially abused defender Carlos Akapo during a LaLiga game three years ago has been given a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court.ESPN - Feb. 26 -
Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution
Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite ...ABC News - Feb. 19 -
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Greenpeace says a pipeline company’s lawsuit threatens the organization’s future
A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline goes to trial in North Dakota on Monday.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Wyden, Sanders: Federal layoffs threaten organ transplant system modernization
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are expressing concern to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that recent layoffs at U.S. health agencies are ...The Hill - 6d -
Mexico releases 29 high-level organized crime operatives into US custody
Prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited as Mexico faces pressure to show it’s tackling fentanyl trafficking. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our ...The Guardian - 6d -
'Many of them will die': Hammer drops on USAID with organizations left reeling
After a month of fits and starts, a final hammer came down on U.S. international aid Wednesday night.ABC News - 6d -
Trump administration labels Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations
The Trump administration has officially designated Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.CBS News - 2d -
US designates Yemen’s Houthi group as foreign terrorist organization once again
Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas war. US politics live – latest updates The US state department has reinstated ...The Guardian - 2d -
Breer details how Pats organization is ‘so far behind' rest of NFL
The MMQB's Albert Breer explains why the Patriots' problems won't be fixed just by simply adding talent via free agency and the NFL Draft.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Michigan teacher, students make blankets for organ donor families
A special education teacher at Huron High School gathered with students on Wednesday to make blankets for families of organ donors.CBS News - 16h -
3/3: The Daily Report
Lindsey Reiser reports on the continuing fallout of Friday's tumultuous meeting between President Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, new 25 percent tariffs on Canada and ...CBS News - 2d -
Bonmatí ‘has to believe’ change will happen after Rubiales conviction
Midfielder hopes the fight of Hermoso was not in vain Spain squad ‘thankful’ for support shown by England Aitana Bonmatí said she “has to believe” that change will happen and that the fight of ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Baltimore State’s Attorney to Withdraw Motion to Vacate Adnan Syed’s Conviction
The case of Mr. Syed, who has spent decades in prison for the murder of his high school girlfriend, was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Adnan Syed's murder conviction will stand as he seeks sentence reduction
BALTIMORE — Adnan Syed's murder conviction will remain in place after Baltimore City prosecutors withdrew a motion to vacate the conviction Tuesday.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
White Island volcano eruption: criminal convictions for island owners thrown out
Twenty-two people died in the 2019 New Zealand disaster, mostly US and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tour. The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and ...The Guardian - 6d -
Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out
Twenty-two people died and others were badly injured in the 2019 Whakaari/White Island disaster.BBC News - 6d -
Jury Convicts Landlord in Fatal Stabbing of Palestinian American Boy
Prosecutors in suburban Chicago said the killing of Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023 was motivated by hatred of Muslims.The New York Times - 5d -
Justice Department reviewing state election tampering conviction of Trump ally
The Justice Department says its reviewing the election tampering conviction of Trump ally.ABC News - 1d -
How rapist’s hidden camera footage of attacks led to conviction
Zhenhao Zou raped 10 women in the UK and China, but police fear it may be a fraction of his crimes.BBC News - 1d
