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‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap

Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.

The New York Times - 2d

Honoring Emily Warren Roebling, who helped build the Brooklyn Bridge

This Woman's History Month, we're remembering the woman who brought the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge across the finish line.

CBS News - 3h

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 - 4d

Mikal Bridges drills perfect buzzer-beater to lift Knicks past Trail Blazers in OT

Mikal Bridges drained a clutch 3-pointer from the top of the key to stun the Trail Blazers late on Wednesday night.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

England score 10 tries to hammer Wales in Cardiff

Watch highlights as England score 10 tries to hammer Wales 68-14 in Cardiff and finish second in the Six Nations.

BBC News - 2d

Ranking Mike Breen's greatest double 'bang' calls: Knicks' Mikal Bridges joins exclusive list with epic game-winner in OT

Bridges' game-winner for the New York Knicks on Wednesday marked the 10th double "bang" call of broadcaster Mike Breen's career.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

The Guardian view on US-Europe relations: Britain is coming to a fork in the road | Editorial

For now Keir Starmer can say there is a middle way, but Donald Trump will soon force Britain to pick a side. No country can avoid the economic impact of Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. ...

The Guardian - 5d

Ukraine tries to bolster troops in Kursk as Putin's forces advance

Ukraine tries to reinforce troops in Russia's Kursk region as Putin's forces retake ground amid Trump's aid and intel pause.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Jeremiah Azu wins European Indoor gold for Britain in men’s 60m

23-year-old takes title one week after becoming father ‘It’s a huge moment becoming a European champion’ It took 6.49sec of staggering power and fluency for Jeremiah Azu to win the 60m European ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Is Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ a bridge too far?

It will take more than the president — no matter how serious his commitment — to fully deliver on a promise like this.

The Hill - 3d

Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices. Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed.

The New York Times - Mar. 9

Georgia winger Akaki Tabutsadze reaches 50 tries in test rugby

Georgia winger Akaki Tabutsadze became the seventh man in international rugby history to score 50 tries after bagging three in the Rugby Europe Championship final on Sunday. Tabutsadze is the ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Keir Starmer plans to reshape the Britain's ‘flabby’ state. But don’t compare him to Elon Musk

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won praise for his efforts to marshal international support for Ukraine as President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policies roil the world

ABC News - 4d

How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill

Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long term

Financial Times - Mar. 9

A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong is convicted of rioting

A social worker who tried to mediate during the peak of Hong Kong's mass anti-government protests in 2019 has been convicted of rioting at a retrial

ABC News - 6d

Cut 3 times, Noah Pratt finds starting role on Tri-County boys basketball

Tri-County guard Noah Pratt overcomes odds to become starter after being denied entry onto the varsity team three times.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Elon Musk could be a bridge between the U.S. and China — but for which country’s benefit?

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s financial interests in China have raised concern that they could influence his work as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.

NBC News - 1d

Plastic surgeon tried to kill colleague, jury told

The defendant has denied the attempted murder of Graeme Perks in Halam, Nottinghamshire.

BBC News - Mar. 10

Meta Tries to Bury a Tell-All Book

Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn’t stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.

Wired - 3d

‘It’s a place of healing’: the man on a mission to restore Britain’s ancient rainforest

Dealing with PTSD, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison retreated to his family farm in Cornwall. There, working to revive a rare fragment of rainforest, he found a way to heal himself. A straight-backed, ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Exclusive: Every McDonald’s in Britain warned of crackdown over staff sexual abuse

The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.

BBC News - 3d

How Britain's former top banker became Canada's prime minister

The former banker may not have been elected to office before, but his experience managing global economic crises will help.

BBC News - 3d

'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies

Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.

BBC News - 2h

Crusaders winger Macca Springer scores 5 tries to match Super Rugby single match record

Crusaders winger Macca Springer tied the Super Rugby single game try-scoring record Saturday when he scored five tries in his team’s 55-33 win over the Western Force. Springer matched the record ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Knicks' Mikal Bridges, the NBA's modern-day ironman, asks Tom Thibodeau to ease up on starters' minutes

Three of the Knicks' starters rank in the top 10 for minutes per game this season

CBS Sports - 4d

Chelsea’s victory over FC Copenhagen win fails to lift Stamford Bridge mood

Chelsea are through to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals, but their performance against FC Copenhagen did little to silence doubts about Enzo Maresca’s approach.A 1-0 victory at Stamford ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Alan Simpson, moderate GOP senator who bridged partisan gaps, dead at 93

Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines."

CBS News - 3d

England score seven tries in convincing win over Italy

England are best placed to take advantage of any final-day slip-up by Six Nations leaders France after a seven-try victory over Italy at Allianz Stadium.

BBC News - Mar. 9

It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency meant to stop unfair corporate practices.

ABC News - 6d

As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin both claimed that Ukrainian forces were surrounded. Ukraine’s top military commander vowed to “hold the line.”

The New York Times - 3d

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

The president and his allies accuse South Africa of discriminating against and killing white people, and warn that it could happen in America if attempts to promote diversity aren’t stopped.

The New York Times - 2d

I tried the viral $20 strawberry. It tasted like the end of the American empire

A single strawberry flown in from Japan is selling for $20 in a hip LA grocery store. Does it symbolize the worst of American excess, or is it simply delicious?. In Los Angeles, a strawberry – yes, ...

The Guardian - 2d

The C.F.P.B. Remains Alive as the Trump Administration Tries to Shut it Down

Court orders have paused, and at times reversed, the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down the consumer watchdog agency.

The New York Times - 2d

Britain's Matt Weston is the slider to catch at men's skeleton world championship in Lake Placid

Matt Weston’s lead in the men’s skeleton world championship grew to 1.65 seconds going into the fourth and final run later Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg

ABC News - Mar. 7

Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it. Imagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. ...

The Guardian - 19h

The ‘all in’ moments that transformed Jack Draper into Britain’s biggest superstar since Andy Murray

What a moment for British sport. After winning his maiden Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells on Sunday, 23-year-old Jack Draper has emerged as tennis’s fastest-rising star.

Yahoo Sports - 9h