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3 Years Ago, He Was an Air Force Cadet. Now, He’s a Face of Baseball.
“I thought I’d be flying jets,” Paul Skenes said. Instead, he is M.L.B.’s most exciting pitcher.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm over 130 years ago
Explorers have discovered the wreckage of the Western Reserve, a 300-foot freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1892, killing 27 people aboard.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago
Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterways. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
28 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Revealed This 1 Habit That Separates Winners From Everyone Else—It’s Still True Today
In his profound wisdom, Jobs called us back to what truly matters.Inc. - Mar. 14 -
10 years ago, Rafael dos Anjos blew up the brief 'Showtime Era' at UFC 185
In 2015, Anthony Pettis was riding high and had been for years. Pettis came to the UFC as the final WEC champion on the heels of his famed "Showtime Kick" against Benson Henderson. He was outworked ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to FijiABC News - Mar. 17 -
March Madness always delivers Cinderella upsets: Here's how Bucknell delivered one of the biggest 20 years ago
Kansas losing to Bucknell in 2005 shows what can happen in the Big DanceCBS Sports - Mar. 17 -
Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say
Lizards may have snacked on their raft of uprooted trees and plants on their months-long journey across the Pacific. Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji. Most modern-day iguanas ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
No second thoughts: Premier League defender’s decision to join Real Madrid was made long ago
Real Madrid appear to have secured a significant signing for next season, as Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is reportedly on his way to the Spanish giants. The English right-back has ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Napster pioneered music sharing over 25 years ago. It just got bought for $207 million
Napster is getting acquired by Infinite Reality for $207 million, the latest chapter for a company whose brand is synonymous with early music sharing.CNBC - 2d -
Vintage photos: Here's what baseball looked like in Rochester more than 50 years ago
As the 2025 season sets to open, here is a look back to what baseball in Rochester looked like during a different era.Yahoo Sports - 23h -
Fentanyl exposure among U.S. children spiked over the past decade: Study
The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Top 10 NHL Teams With The Most Wins Over The Past Decade
By Krishna Bhagnathsingh, The Hockey News InternYahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges
DDT use nearly wiped out the raptor by the 1970s. Now peregrine numbers are collapsing again in many countries and no one is quite sure why. For the past six years, Gordon Propp, who builds sets ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
How the storied Vienna Philharmonic returned to SoCal for the first time in a decade
The Vienna Philharmonic returned to Southern California in fine form, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin with Yefim Bronfman as soloist.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 15 -
Nottingham Forest Women: Their mission to return to the top a decade after nearly folding
Amber Wildgust’s early Nottingham Forest Women experience was almost biblical. In the beginning, there was Before the Centre of Excellence. That was a time when the women’s team (then called ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Newcastle sink Liverpool to savour taste of glory after decades of drought
The black-and-white-clad hordes had turned up wondering if it would finally be the day. There was optimism and yet massive apprehension, too. The Newcastle United support had lived on the ends of ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
They have run through heartache and grief, battling illnesses and injuries as their bodies have aged. Despite it all, the Los Angeles Marathon's Legacy Runners have stuck to their mission: finish ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
They have run through heartache and grief, battling illnesses and injuries as their bodies have agedABC News - Mar. 17 -
'Coward' paedophile who fled country for three decades convicted of 97 charges
Richard Burrows is convicted after spending nearly 30 years on the run, Cheshire Police say.BBC News - Mar. 17 -
Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison
The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.The New York Times - Mar. 19 -
Trump's move to dismantle education department was a conservative dream for decades
Conservatives in the US have long argued that control over education should lie with the states.BBC News - Mar. 20 -
Dealmakers reassess hopes for Trump bump as M&A slips to decade low
Stock market falls and policy uncertainty from president’s administration have held back longed-for revivalFinancial Times - 4d -
Holiday home owners threaten decades-old way of life for Norfolk fishers
Incomers claim use of a field for storing boats is creating too much noise and district council has sided with them. For the past 40 years, Richard Clarke has fished for lobsters, crab, herring ...The Guardian - 4d -
FirstFT: M&A at decade low as market uncertainty kills ‘Trump bump’ hopes
Also in today’s newsletter, Turkey’s main opposition leader formally arrested, and the new nuclear arms raceFinancial Times - 3d -
Former Baader-Meinhof militant goes on trial after decades on the run
Daniela Klette, the last female member at large of the 70s terror network, had been living quietly in Berlin. A former member of the Baader-Meinhof group, also known as the Red Army Faction, has ...The Guardian - 2d -
Thirteen years ago, Emma told me disability cuts nearly broke her family. Now, under Labour, it’s worse | Polly Toynbee
In families like hers, the devastating impact of the £5bn cuts will be felt most keenly. It is a stain Labour may never be rid of. Wrong, badly wrong, and it won’t easily, if ever, be forgotten or ...The Guardian - 6d -
Family and friends kept abuse by French doctor a secret, but his crimes spanned decades
Joël Le Scouarnec, a once highly respected surgeon, is now standing trial after being charged with raping and sexual abusing 299 people, many of whom were children.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
‘I’m all for strange’: Sister Midnight’s Karan Kandhari on his punk rock debut, two decades in the making
The director talks about his genre-trampling film Sister Midnight, the hilarious and gory story of a female force of nature stifled in an arranged marriage. One of the most powerful scenes in ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
How Stack Up is still saving lives of veterans through gaming after a decade
Stephen Machuga, CEO of charity Stack Up, believes video games can help veterans feel like they're part of society.VentureBeat - Mar. 16 -
Georgia fans thrilled after UGA basketball makes March Madness for first time in a decade
UGA fans are delighted after Georgia basketball made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
What Mike White said about Georgia basketball’s first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade
Georgia basketball gets an opportunity to dance in this year’s NCAA tournament. Here’s an inside look at the moment the call came inYahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
‘Something must have gone wrong with us’: David Cronenberg and Howard Shore on four decades of body horror
One is the master of gruesome horror, the other is the composer who scored his most famous films. They sit down to discuss their 46-year collaboration, and the unlikely source of their darkest, ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Undertale Sees New Peak For Steam Concurrent Players Nearly A Decade After Launching
It's hard to comprehend that Undertale will be 10 years old later this year. But new audiences apparently keep finding the RPG, as the game broke its own Steam record for concurrent players on ...GameSpot - Mar. 17 -
‘I think my fetish furniture hampered my career’: Allen Jones on decades of controversy
He wanted to remove sculpture’s safety valve – and blew up the 60s as a result. The great pop-pioneer looks back on an extraordinary career, from getting thrown out of art school to covering Kate ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
2025 NFL mock draft: Giants stick at No. 3 and take a QB; Packers break a drought of more than two decades
Predicting every first-round pick with the draft a little more than a month awayCBS Sports - Mar. 17 -
Playboi Carti: Music review – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait
(AWGE/Interscope) Already staggeringly popular since its long-awaited release on Friday, the Atlantan rapper shows off his almost mystical level of vocal range on his jaded, narcotised third LP. ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
John Marshall embracing underdog role in first state tournament in more than 2 decades
Mar. 17—ROCHESTER — It's undeniable the 2024-25 John Marshall boys basketball team will be remembered for years to come. As time expired in the Section 1, Class 4A championship game Friday night, a ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
NFL Draft 2025: What past decade says about moving up in first round for QB, plus trade hypotheticals
At least three quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round eight out of the last nine yearsCBS Sports - Mar. 18
