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Why this MVP race is actually fun and a Celtics-Cavaliers classic seems inevitable

Nobody can deny we are witnessing one of the great MVP races in modern history.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Thousands celebrate a chief who will only rule for eight years

Well-wishers cross the border from Kenya and flock from Addis Ababa to witness the spectacle.

BBC News - 2d

'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city

The BBC speaks to multiple witnesses who say M23 fighters hunted down and killed young men in Goma.

BBC News - 8h

Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’

Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrencies

Financial Times - 4d

Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America

People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future

American colleges and universities will lose their global preeminence, innovation will suffer, future scientists, doctors, artists and philosophers will not get trained and potentially ...

The Hill - 4d

FirstFT: ‘Canada will never ever be part of America’

Also in today’s newsletter, Ford to inject more than €4bn into its German subsidiary and shadow war in the Baltic Sea

Financial Times - 3d

Mark Carney: 'Canada never, ever, will be part of America'

Canada’s incoming prime minister, Mark Carney, is pledging to continue Justin Trudeau's legacy of standing up to President Trump and rejecting threats to make the nation part of the U.S. “The ...

The Hill - 3d

Canada’s parochial panic about Trump’s America is ridiculous

Much of the alarmist rhetoric in Canada stems from a fundamental failure to grasp the evolution of U.S. strategic thought.

The Hill - 3d

Trump means business for corporate America — but not 'business as usual'

If anyone other than the president himself claims to know what antitrust policy will be under Trump 2.0, be wary.

The Hill - 3d

A minerals agreement with Ukraine would be a bad deal for America

Giving Americans an “economic upside in the future of Ukraine” will never be worth the security downsides.

The Hill - 2d

Cracks are emerging in the idea of America's economic exceptionalism

The U.S. economy and equity markets may be underperforming this year due to a surge in policy uncertainty, a decline in consumer sentiments, a delay in business investment, and a gradual weakening ...

The Hill - 2d

How Europe can take up America’s mantle

The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy

Financial Times - 2d

The anywhere-but-America trade has been working. But there are limits.

Investors have been rewarded for investing outside the United States — but real headwinds are emerging that could limit the successful trade.

MarketWatch - 2d

What if Ukraine decides to fight on without America?

Although Kyiv has agreed to a potential ceasefire, most people in the country expect the war to continue and retain the will to keep battling

Financial Times - 1d

It Isn’t Just Trump. America’s Whole Reputation Is Shot.

What happens when a superpower goes rogue.

The New York Times - 11h

Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after wife died of rare respiratory virus

Cause of Betsy Arakawa’s death was hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease contributing. The actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes ...

The Guardian - 6d

Sunday with Nigel Havers: ‘We’ll take the dog for a walk, she’s a rare poodle-poodle’

The actor talks about breakfast, dinner, dogs and horses, and shares his tips on racing and learning lines. Up early? I like to listen to Paddy O’Connell at 9am on Radio 4. It’s a semi-political, ...

The Guardian - 5d

Christopher Bell seeks four wins in a row: NASCAR's hottest driver has chance at rare accomplishment

Only eight NASCAR Cup Series drivers, and none since 2007, have ever won four races in a row

CBS Sports - 3d

Arsenal into Champions League quarterfinals as Raheem Sterling and Oleksander Zinchenko get rare time to shine

Arsenal's depth was on display as they finished dominating PSV

CBS Sports - 1d

Mikal Bridges game-winner bails out Josh Hart after rare blunder nearly costs Knicks against Blazers

Bridges scored 33 points in what may have been his best game with the Knicks

CBS Sports - 1d

Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

CBS News - 1d

Mutated DNA Restored to Normal in Gene Therapy Advance

The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions.

The New York Times - 3d

Just asking: Is Rick Pitino the best coach in the history of college basketball?

Pitino is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the debate, but this much is true: He wins wherever he goes.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Elon Musk was right — Social Security is a Ponzi scheme

Social Security is unsustainable. The rare, brave soul who admits this truth can expect to suffer the consequences.

The Hill - 1d

White House withdraws nomination of vaccine-sceptic pick to head health agency

U-turn on candidacy of Dave Weldon to lead Centers for Disease Control a rare setback for Donald Trump

Financial Times - 16h

Japan’s Rice Shortage Sets Off Auction of Emergency Stockpile

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly unthinkable.”

The New York Times - 14m

What are ultraprocessed foods? Are they bad for you?

The Trump Administration's quest to “Make America Health Again” is targeting ultraprocessed foods

ABC News - 1d

Pardon Derek Chauvin? Not on your life, Mr. President.

If the president were to pardon Chauvin, it would be a knee to the neck of Black America.

The Hill - 17h

National analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds

ABC News - Mar. 6

First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds

ABC News - Mar. 7

Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state | Jonathan Freedland

The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour. Behold Donald Corleone, the US president who behaves like a mafia boss – but without the ...

The Guardian - 6d

Farmers are struggling in Europe — don’t let RFK Jr. do the same to America

Americans love to cite Europe for policy experiments, but not everything that happens on the old continent should be treated as secret knowledge which Americans lack.

The Hill - 5d

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says 'there’s going to be no recession in America'

Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said that Americans should "absolutely not" brace for a recession as President Donald Trump plans to implement far-reaching tariffs.

NBC News - 4d

What America is losing as Trump fires independent government watchdogs

President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and whistleblowers. Scott Pelley reports on what's happening to independent watchdogs.

CBS News - 4d