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The Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery and earns the No. 1 pick

Sports - ABC News - November 17

Dallas Wins No. 1 Pick in W.N.B.A. Draft Lottery, and a Shot at Paige Bueckers

The Wings are set up to draft a potential franchise cornerstone in 2025.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Where Valkyries will pick in 2025 WNBA Draft after lottery

The lottery for the 2025 WNBA Draft was held on Sunday. Here's the franchise who will be on the clock first.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

Paige Bueckers Isn’t the Only Prize at the Top of the W.N.B.A. Draft

The UConn star is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft, but there will be other coveted players available.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Thornton release highlights Patriots' awful drafting, lack of elite talent

Poor drafting is the No. 1 reason why the Patriots roster has severe lack of high-end talent, and the Tyquan Thornton release serves as further proof.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

2025 NFL mock draft roundup: Patriots have options with No. 6 pick

What options would the Patriots have if they don't land a top-five pick? Recent 2025 NFL mock drafts predict a wide range of results for New England.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Buffs two-way star Hunter 'for sure' entering draft

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, says he will be turning pro after the Buffaloes' season.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Which WNBA players might hear their name called in the Valkyries' expansion draft?

Every WNBA team can protect six players in Golden State's expansion draft on Dec. 6. We project which players will be protected on draft day.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Cop 29: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’ – as it happened

Text ‘decides’ on $250bn for developing countries by 2035 – but faces criticism from African Group of Negotiators. A new text of the Cop29 deal has yet to emerge, but civil society activists have ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

The best international prospects in next year's NBA draft: Scouting the top 10

Nolan Traore, a top prospect out of France, leads a group of international players in line for the 2025 draft. Let's project the range of the 10 best.

Sports - ESPN - 17 hours ago

AP Explains: What does a shocking parliamentary loss for Japan's long-ruling party mean?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring voters’ outrage over the party’s extensive financial scandals

World - ABC News - October 29

What the US election outcome means for Ukraine, Gaza and world conflict

Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet hears from leading experts about what's at stake ahead of the vote.

Small step or a giant leap? What AI means for the dance world

As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology’s possibilities and perils. ‘I think AI’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

The mysterious world of Two Shell: ‘Our pranks don’t mean we’re not sincere’

They promised us an in-person interview – then sent along two decoys. So who are the enigmatic musicians who make it so hard for fans to hear their thrillingly alien music?. Two Shell, a buzzy ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

'Unrwa means everything to us': Gazans fear aid collapse

People in war-torn Gaza are already struggling with a deep humanitarian crisis but now they fear it will get much more difficult.

What the presidential election means for gold, oil, natural gas and other commodities

The U.S. election outcome isn’t likely to have a big impact on commodities such as energy, metals and grains in the short run, but oil and natural gas could be influenced in the years to come by ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Trump: Newspapers pulling endorsements means 'I'm doing a great job'

Former President Trump took a victory lap Wednesday after several leading newspapers chose not to endorse Vice President Harris in next week's presidential election. “Do you notice the Washington ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Tight Race Means Election Results May Not be Clear on Nov. 5

Seven battleground states may have such close ballot results that the vote may not be decided by the time the last polls close on Tuesday.

Business - Inc. - October 31

A key inflation measure drops to 2.1%. Here's the interest rate impact.

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index eased to a 2.1% annual rate in September, close to the Fed's target.

A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?

Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research

Health - ABC News - October 31

As Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to hold on to tradition

Every year this time Mexico erupts in celebrations during the Day of the Dead

World - ABC News - November 2

We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction | Martha Gill

The catastrophic floods in Valencia remind us that the fate of human beings and animals is what is truly important. You may have heard of Cop29 , the global climate change conference that doesn’t ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

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