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Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?
The quandary over the Yankees’ new technology is solvable, but first MLB must take it on the chin and usher in a temporary ban. In its brief moment of fame, the torpedo bat has made quite the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows
Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’. Economic models have systematically underestimated how global ...The Guardian - 2d -
California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree
Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state. Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning ...The Guardian - 1d -
Art World Celebrates the Frick Collection’s Long-Awaited Opening Gala
A joyous reunion for art lovers at the Frick Collection’s gala offered a private viewing of iconic works from the 14th through the 19th centuries.The New York Times - 1d -
Meet British world number one amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
The world-leading British amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.BBC News - 1d -
Analysis: Trump poised to reshape global economy and how world does business
The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam explains why a US tariff on goods imported into America is such a big deal for both consumers and countries.BBC News - 1d -
More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators
The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in Mexico. Voting is open! Choose your favourite here Imagine your body was the ...The Guardian - 23h -
Nintendo Switch 2 launches in June with new 'Mario Kart World' game
Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamersABC News - 20h -
Cade Cunningham: I think I can be the best basketball player in the world
"I think I can be tYahoo Sports - 18h -
Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump getting his revenge on the world – cartoon
Continue reading...The Guardian - 19h -
'Worst offenders' around world face tariffs of up to 50%
The president says the US has been "pillaged, raped and plundered" for years by international trade partners.BBC News - 7h -
Athletics world watching as 'Grand Slam Track' prepares for launch
What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track ...Yahoo Sports - 8h -
A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.The New York Times - 1h -
The Trade War Begins
We explain the sweeping tariff announcement and the world’s reaction.The New York Times - 22m -
ASK IRA: What would be the optimal play-in path for Heat?
Q: Ira, let’s play the play-in game. In order, who would the Heat least want to play in the play-in round. Go. – Hal. A: OK, I’ll bite, with the play-in field in the East basically set, in some ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions
Legal industry split over whether to join amicus brief against president’s order for fear of retaliationFinancial Times - 3d -
Organizations file suit challenging Trump's effort to overhaul election system
A group of advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order that seeks to overhaul the U.S. election system.ABC News - 2d -
Elon Musk Visits CIA to Discuss DOGE Cuts
A federal judge ordered the agency to reconsider its firings of employees who had been assigned to diversity recruiting.The New York Times - 2d -
Gary Glitter bankrupt after failing to pay victim damages
The convicted sex offender was ordered to pay a woman he abused when she was 12 more than £500,000.BBC News - 2d -
Analyst taps Vikings as trade partners with a former playoff opponent
The Minnesota Vikings need some extra draft capital soa trade could be exactly what the doctor ordered.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland
The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area.BBC News - 1d -
Ja Morant's diminished role was reportedly a 'primary motivator' for Grizzlies' coaching change
The Grizzlies’ more democratized offensive approach this season had diminished Morant’s standing in the team’s offensive pecking order.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
What Is ‘Liberation Day’? What to Know About Trump’s Next Wave of Tariffs
A new wave of tariffs become official this week, as President Trump tries to rewire the global economic order with a flurry of trade policies.The New York Times - 1d -
Tush push ban vote tabled; 16 NFL teams in favor
NFL owners have tabled voting on the Green Bay Packers' proposal to ban the tush push in order to have further discussion.ESPN - 1d -
‘Revenge Quitting’ Is a Rising Threat to Employers Despite Tightening Job Market
New polling data indicates nearly half of respondents have abruptly quit jobs in order to leave bosses short-handed.Inc. - 18h -
Trump's crusade against big law firms sparks fears of long-lasting damage
President Trump has signed a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting some of the nation's most prominent law firms.CBS News - 15h -
Fabric of UK at risk of ‘unravelling’ due to street crime, says attorney-general
Unpunished offences one of country’s biggest law and order challenges, warns Lord Richard HermerFinancial Times - 17h -
4/2: America Decides
President Trump signs order on reciprocal tariffs; Democrat-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court raceCBS News - 9h -
De minimis trade loophole that boosted Chinese online retailers to end May 2
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order shutting the de minimis trade loophole, effective May 2.NBC News - 7h -
Journalist Graydon Carter: ‘If there was another 9/11 this week, I don’t think the world would rush to support us’
The former Vanity Fair editor on how #MeToo changed Hollywood, what Christopher Hitchens would make of the US today, and the value of a handkerchief. Graydon Carter, 75, is a Canadian-born ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘My brain reaches for morbidity’: inside the unsettling world (and 700 Post-it notes) of artist Ed Atkins
He was a digital art pioneer, making himself an avatar in disturbing films. Now Ed Atkins has a new medium: the pandemic Post-it note. Ahead of a major Tate show, we meet the shapeshifting artist. ...The Guardian - 3d -
Maddie Feaunati the ‘Kiwi’ trump card England need to win Rugby World Cup
History and highlights packages will commemorate the seventh of England’s 11 tries as the most memorable of their 67-12 victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Maxim Naumov Gets Standing Ovation at World Figure Skating Championships as He Honors Late Parents: 'This Is for You'
The figure skater lost his parents Evgenia "Zhenya" Shishkova and Vadim Naumov in the Jan. 29 crash between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopterYahoo Sports - 2d -
Ilia Malinin is the man to beat and 5 other takeaways from figure skating worlds
Malinin's goal is to land seven quads in a free skate. Many skaters say they're already prepping for the 2026 Olympics.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC crash receives standing ovation at World Champs
Maxim Naumov's parents, who were both coaches at the Skating Club of Boston, died January in a plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
How to fight a fascist state – what I learned from a second world war briefing for secret agents | Zoe Williams
You can forget the advice on disguises, secret codes and spreading propaganda by dropping leaflets in train carriages. But there is something for us all here about the need for action. The SOE ...The Guardian - 2d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world crowd to its feet
Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedyABC News - 2d -
Monaco, AC Milan and Bayern Munich all sense an opportunity to sign potentially world class Chelsea man
Andrey Santos has had an excellent season, and took things up a gear once again on Friday night when he scored for Strasbourg against Lyon to open the scoring in a 4-2 win. That was his 10th goal ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Lions GM Brad Holmes: I always had more optimism than the outside world about Jared Goff
Holmes worked with Goff during their time in Los Angeles and made bringing Goff to Detroit his first move as Lions GM.Yahoo Sports - 2d
