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On the road, full of grievance and bitter wit: A (fictional) woman for our era

Ariel Courage's debut novel, 'Bad Nature,' centers on a chaotic woman who takes to the road after receiving a terminal diagnosis, revenge on her mind.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 27

House comes to a halt after GOP lawmakers join Democrats in a bitter fight on remote voting

WASHINGTON — A band of Republican lawmakers sank an effort Tuesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents, a bitter dispute that ...

NBC News - 2d

'Nothing is left' - BBC witnesses earthquake destruction in Myanmar's capital

The BBC is in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw to see the destruction caused by the devastating earthquake.

BBC News - 4d

Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, witnesses say

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime. Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by ...

The Guardian - 2d

UFC's Esteban Ribovics 'a bit bitter' over Nasrat Haqparast loss, sees future rematch

Esteban Ribovics is not too happy with how things went down in his last UFC fight, but feels he'll get an opportunity to redeem himself in the near future. Ribovics (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) came up ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Are we witnessing the BEST Final Four EVER? and double standards we’re DONE with | College Basketball Power Hour

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Ice Young recap the biggest moments from the Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight and look ahead to the Final Four and Championship games in both the men's & women's NCAA ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

California man invites BBC to witness his death as MPs debate assisted dying

Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.

BBC News - 11h

Michael Hurley, singer-songwriter and 'Godfather of freak folk,' dies at 83

Hurley, a favorite of Cat Power and Lucinda Williams, was 'the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.'

Los Angeles Times - 8h

'The Golf 100' isn't so much a pecking order of greatest players. It's an index of lively profiles

Michael Arkush's 'The Golf 100' book ranks the greatest golfers the only way he can, with some sweet, some savory and a few bitter stories in bite-size pieces.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

GOP lawmakers sink Johnson’s effort to block new parents from remote voting

A band of Republican lawmakers sank Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.‘s effort to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who are new parents. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on the bitter dispute ...

NBC News - 1d

Political pendulum swings back toward Democrats

Embattled Democrats have new reason to hope. The party has spent the early months of the year soul-searching the causes of a bitter election defeat and fighting internally over how best to counter ...

The Hill - 22h

Oxford Dictionary Adds New Words, Including ‘Gigil’ for Extreme Cuteness

The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable.

The New York Times - 6d

After 44 seasons, Nick Nickson's retirement will mark end of an era for Kings

Nick Nickson, who has witnessed several different eras of the Kings during his 44 years as a team broadcaster, is planning to retire at the end of the season.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq

Witnesses and officials in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk say a man with an axe has attacked a new year parade by Assyrian Christians and wounded three people

ABC News - 2d

Sean Combs' attorneys seek to block psychologist from testifying at May trial

Lawyers for Sean Combs have asked a judge to prevent a clinical psychologist from testifying as an expert witness for the prosecution at his upcoming trial on charges of sex trafficking and ...

NBC News - 12h

CBS Reports presents "Reverb | Generation Climate"

A generation that grew up witnessing a world with a rapidly changing climate is coming of age. Now, Gen Z climate activists are bringing a sense of urgency to mobilizing social and political ...

CBS News - 6d

Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, George and Ringo

The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdom. Halfway through Maybe I’m Amazed , there’s a photograph of ...

The Guardian - 4d

How should this Ole Miss basketball team be remembered? Let them tell you.

OXFORD – A five-hour drive from Atlanta back to Oxford with a stop for gas provides a lot of time to think. And, given what I witnessed first-hand over the last week or so, I needed every minute of ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

The inside story of the 2024 election

{beacon} It’s Tuesday. It’s April Fools’ Day, so keep your wits about you. And send me any pranks you come across. 😉 In today's issue: Behind the scenes of Biden dropping out Booker’s 16+ hour ...

The Hill - 2d

Boebert appears to confuse Oliver Stone with Roger Stone during JFK records hearing

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) appeared to confuse Oliver Stone, an American filmmaker and a witness before House lawmakers on Tuesday, with political strategist Roger Stone during a hearing on the ...