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All-Desert Empire League boys' basketball team announced: Three-way tie for MVP

The DEL ended in a three-way tie and so did the league's MVP race as Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage each had one honoree

Yahoo Sports - 2d

On the trail of myths and mirages, deep in the Egyptian desert

While most tourists stick to the Nile valley, Stanley Stewart heads west into a land of oases, temples, monks and miracles

Financial Times - 9h

A modern Stonehenge rises in Desert Hot Springs: Here are the standouts in Desert X 2025

The high-profile exhibition of large-scale art installations across the Coachella Valley has launched with fewer works this year. Here are the three standouts.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

How a tiny village in a deserted part of Spain became a centre for gay weddings

A couple of hours’ drive from Madrid, Campillo de Ranas has played a huge role in promoting same-sex marriage – and revived the fortunes of the ‘black villages’ of Guadalajara. Driving north-east ...

The Guardian - 4d

Tabitha Brown on new children's book and her growing empire

Social media sensation Tabitha Brown, known for her viral vegan cooking videos, is expanding her reach once again. She is now releasing a new children's book, "Hello There, Sunshine," inspired by ...

CBS News - Mar. 11

Elon Musk’s White House role weighs on business empire

Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration is complicating his business ventures, as the tech billionaire pushes forward with efforts to slash the federal government and budget in the face of ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

The Yankees Were the Evil Empire. These Days, Are They Just Another Team?

The team owner Hal Steinbrenner said that baseball essentially consists of two groups of franchises: the Dodgers and everybody else.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

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 - Mar. 15

Anthony Dolan, Speechwriter Who Gave Reagan ‘Evil Empire,’ Dies at 76

As a conservative presidential speechwriter, he also relegated communism to “the ash heap of history.” Earlier, he won a Pulitzer Prize as a young reporter.

The New York Times - 3d

Weekend Feature: How my grandfather defended Empire in Kenya

Yahoo News - 8h

Desert's Desirae Krawczyk falls one step short of mixed doubles final at Indian Wells

Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski, who have teamed up to win Wimbledon twice, fell in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open mixed-doubles event

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

NFL players score a shot at Hollywood through hands-on training sessions with filmmaker Deon Taylor

Filmmaker Deon Taylor has built a pipeline for pro athletes to transition into a filmmaking post career with the Hidden Empire Sports Collective

ABC News - Mar. 12

MLB's villains or its gold standard? How the Dodgers got here

Love them or loathe them, the defending champs built a new evil empire with a series of monumental moves.

ESPN - 3d

Mark Grossich, Who Opened Campbell Apartment and More Luxe NYC Bars, Dies at 74

His lounges in Manhattan settings like Grand Central Terminal and the Empire State Building conjured the elegance of a bygone era.

The New York Times - 16h

From Maid to Mortgage Mogul: How Patty Arvielo Built a Billion-Dollar Lending Empire

Patty Arvielo built her company, New American Funding, to weather uncertainty and she still finds time to pay it forward.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Armed with more eligibility and NIL, Diego Pavia's value could go from nonexistent to full-fledged empire

The Vanderbilt quarterback has become the face of a suddenly relevant SEC program

CBS Sports - Mar. 12

‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds

Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations. The red tape of government bureaucracy spans more than 4,000 years, according ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay

Two Italian cacti smugglers have been fined for illegally trading plants from Chile – and for the cost of restoring the environment. Conservationists hope more cases will follow. Chile’s Atacama ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee dies at 97

Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee, who led one of the biggest real estate empires in the former British territory, has died

ABC News - 5d

What to Know About Nowruz, the Persian New Year

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times - 1d

Donatella Versace steps down as head of Italian fashion house

Donatella Versace announced Thursday that she is stepping down as chief creative officer of Versace, ending her nearly 30-year-long stint at the Italian luxury fashion empire's helm.

NBC News - Mar. 13

La Cueva's Jim Ciccarello to become 10th New Mexican inducted into elite Hall of Fame

Mar. 13—Jim Ciccarello arrived in Albuquerque on a Greyhound bus 67 years ago, a Jersey City teenager with an interest in track and field but no particular knowledge of the New Mexico desert city ...