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State Dept. trying to evade refugee admissions court order, aid groups say
Refugee aid groups say the Trump administration seems to be trying to circumvent a court ruling blocking his efforts to suspend the nation's refugee admissions program.CBS News - 3d -
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns. Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations ...The Guardian - 3d -
Minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid, saying move harms UK's reputation
Dodds delayed her resignation until after Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump, saying he had needed a united cabinet.BBC News - 2d -
International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security | Emily Darlington
When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increases. National defence and international development are two sides of the same coin. Our ...The Guardian - 1d -
Israel halts all aid entry into Gaza as U.S. lifts partial arms embargo
Israel halted all entry of humanitarian aid and goods into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “further consequences” after Hamas refused to accept its proposal to extend the first phase of the ...NBC News - 1d -
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire
Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.CBS News - 1d -
Israel halts entry of aid to Gaza until Hamas agrees to new ceasefire deal
Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a new ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. “With the conclusion of the 1st stage of the hostages deal and ...The Hill - 22h -
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.NBC News - 6h -
Shakira resumes world tour with concert in Peru after canceling show due to illness
Shakira says that she will resume her world tour and perform in Lima, Peru, Monday evening, following the cancellation of a concert over the weekend due to a stomach illnessABC News - Feb. 18 -
'OK, I'm in my dream world now.' Lauren Halsey shares a vision for her neighborhood
The Summaeverythang Community Center is the kind of community work that has always been present in Halsey's art practice.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19 -
Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kiss
Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup finalABC News - Feb. 20 -
Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading
Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.VentureBeat - Feb. 20 -
Daniel Dubois pulls out of world title fight with Joseph Parker due to illness
British heavyweight was due to defend title on Saturday Martin Bakole steps in to face Parker as replacement Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his IBF world heavyweight title defence against ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup
The Norwegian world No 1 is in pole position at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapses. Magnus Carlsen’s dominance of online chess has continued this week as the world No 1 is in pole ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
'Queen Sugar' actor Kofi Siriboe dives into the art world with his first L.A. exhibition
The art exhibition on display from Feb. 21-23 at the Line Hotel in Koreatown explores themes of Black migration and movement via various art forms.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 21 -
A Great Big World singer on stepping away from group after multiple sclerosis diagnosis
Nearly 20 years after forming their musical duo, A Great Big World, Chad King and Ian Axel are back with "Then There Were Sparks." As their new EP debuts, King shares his decision to step away from ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
A Great Big World singer Chad King steps back from performing due to MS
A Great Big World is marking a new chapter as Chad King exits performing while Ian Axel continues.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
The Darwin-verse may be a maddening world for Slot but he needs to keep Núñez onside | Barney Ronay
Telling Núñez off in public feels unnecessary at this late stage, like shoehorning a needless car chase into a film’s third act. Stop getting Darwin Núñez wrong! At the very least, can we please ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Erin Jackson, Jordan Stolz win on speed skating World Cup in rivals' absences
Erin Jackson and Jordan Stolz each won the 500m in Poland.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21 -
German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings
Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroads. German election live – latest updates German voters go to the polls today but it ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Mikaela Shiffrin gets 100th World Cup race win, ties podiums record
Mikaela Shiffrin also tied an all-time World Cup record for men and women, as her 155th career top-3 finish matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup win one month after return to skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin crossed the finish line, looked up at the board and fell to the snow. Nearly three months after a much worse kind of fall cost her a large chunk of her season and put history on ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 23 -
Mikaela Shiffrin earns 100th World Cup win of her career with slalom success
American puts injuries behind her to win in Sestriere Shiffrin is first skier ever to reach 100 World Cup wins Mikaela Shiffrin secured the 100th Alpine skiing World Cup victory of her career ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup race win and ties record for most podiums
SESTRIERE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history book.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion
When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer, her family begged her to stop trainingABC News - Feb. 24 -
‘World-class talent’: how Tyler Dibling rose to be a shining light in Saints’ gloom
Teenager and people key to his ascent reflect on a journey that began in Devon and takes him to former club Chelsea this week. The mannequins stood no chance. After a two-hour drive from Wiltshire, ...The Guardian - 6d -
Comedian Mae Martin wrote a rock album. When the world's chaotic, 'So much of life doesn't have a punch line'
The nonbinary Netflix star's debut LP, 'I'm a TV,' nails elder-millennial indie vibes. In a revanchist backlash, music was a balm.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Each team's most pivotal player for 2025, featuring those who could shake up the Fantasy Baseball world
So much hinges on the way things shake out for these 30 players in particularCBS Sports - 6d -
The world is listening to Russia again. From the ruins of Ukraine, it makes me want to scream | Oleksandr Mykhed
The massacre in Bucha, the mass graves in Izium – it is as if these atrocities never happened. Now the truth is being taken out and shot. Orders and statements from the new US president come at us ...The Guardian - 5d -
Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.NBC News - 5d -
Premier League could be forced to have two summer transfer windows because of Club World Cup
Interim window planned for teams in competition League considering brief window at start of June The Premier League could be forced to operate two separate transfer windows this summer due to ...The Guardian - 4d -
Movie theater ceiling collapses during screening of 'Captain America: Brave New World'
Two moviegoers got an extra taste of action Tuesday night — and not just from their choice to view "Captain America: Brave New World."NBC News - 3d -
Dale Whitnell hits two holes-in-one during DP World Tour stop in South Africa
The odds of hitting two aces in a single round are estimated at 67 million to 1.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Watch as Dale Whitnell records two hole-in-ones in Friday's round of the South African Open on DP World Tour
Whitnell tallied a pair of aces at the Durban Country Club while trying to make the cutCBS Sports - 2d -
Armand Duplantis hits high notes before soaring to 11th pole vault world record
Olympic champion clears 6.27m at meet in Clermont-Ferrand Swede releases first song Bop under nickname ‘Mondo’ on same day Sweden’s Armand Duplantis soared 6.27 metres to shatter the world pole ...The Guardian - 2d -
Five years on from the pandemic, how has Covid changed our world? | The panel
We asked a group of experts on politics, trade, literature, psychology, work and more: what has been the most surprising or shocking consequence of Covid-19 in your field? Continue reading...The Guardian - 2d -
NBA star Jimmy Butler used to run the most exclusive coffee shop in the world. Now it's for everyone.
NBA star Jimmy Butler isn't only passionate about basketball. His love of coffee (and good conversation) is why he finally opened his first brick-and-mortar location of Bigface in Miami this year.NBC News - 1d -
'Beyond her years' - world record signing Girma, by those who know her
From playing in rented park spaces to becoming the world's most expensive. This is Naomi Girma's story from those who know her best.BBC News - 22h
