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How Chelsea Gray and Angel Reese powered the Rose to the semifinals

Chelsea Gray and Angel Reese have positioned the Rose to make a run at Unrivaled's inaugural title.

ESPN - 37m

The Williams Sisters Boycotted a Tournament for 14 Years. Now, They’re Back.

At the 2001 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Serena Williams won the title. Then she vowed never to return.

The New York Times - 1h

‘World’s hottest brand’: how Miu Miu defied sales plunge in fashion industry

As luxury firms struggle worldwide, the ‘knowingly cool’ label is posting record-breaking sales figures. While profits fall across the luxury fashion industry, one kooky Italian label is posting ...

The Guardian - 6d

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 - 4d

Manchester United reveals plans for the "world's greatest" soccer stadium to replace Old Trafford

Manchester United has unveiled plans to build the biggest stadium in the United Kingdom

ABC News - 3d

More than half of world’s most populated cities are getting wetter, research finds

Shift in weather patterns also sees cities such as Madrid and Hong Kong flip from wet to dry

Financial Times - 2d

Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas

The US president is making energy deals with Japan and Ukraine, and in Africa has even touted resurrecting coal. Donald Trump ’s repeated mantra of “ drill, baby, drill ” demands that more oil and ...

The Guardian - 2d

‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas

Facing Trump tariff threats, governments and companies are proposing major investments in American liquefied natural gas projects.

The New York Times - 20h

He can pull a train by the strength of his teeth. An Egyptian wrestler sets 3 world records

Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy task

ABC News - 20h

Dani Olmo reveals he could have played for Croatia at 2018 World Cup

Dani Olmo has a close relationship with Croatian football, having spent the first years of his senior career at GNK Dinamo – but he is very much Spanish. And that is a fact that he made clear seven ...

Yahoo Sports - 18h

Ollie Bearman: ‘You only get one shot in F1 – my ultimate goal is to be a world champion’

EXCLUSIVE: From a stunning Ferrari debut at 18 to a ‘dream’ two-year contract at Haas, it’s been quite the 12 months for the Chelmsford teenager with an Italian twang. He tells Kieran Jackson all ...

Yahoo Sports - 11h

MLB World Series winners since 2000 ranked 1-25: Which champ was best?

Some of MLB's champions were better than others this millennium.

Yahoo Sports - 6h

Apple’s Siri-ous Problem + How Starlink Took Over the World + Is A.I. Making Us Dumb?

In the A.I. era, does Apple need to get comfortable shipping less polished products?

The New York Times - 5h

'It's a money game now' — How LSU is using NIL to keep up in ever-evolving college football world

After falling short of expectations for three seasons, LSU drummed up as much as it could in fundraising to get the Tigers back in the national picture. Here's a deep dive into how that all works ...

Yahoo Sports - 4h

Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him | Marina Hyde

Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking. I am as shocked as I am confused that Mark ...

The Guardian - 4h

It's not just Jamaica with a 'Cool Runnings' story. There are sliders from all over the world now

There’s been a maybe dusting reported on rare occasions in parts of Thailand and Malaysia. It’s expected that some of the athletes from those nations, even without a sliding track in their ...

Yahoo Sports - 1h

Celtics vs. Lakers: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown show NBA's hottest new duo that title still runs through Boston

Boston's duo outplayed LeBron James and Luka Dončić to end the Lakers' streak

CBS Sports - 5d

I fled our $2.2M home due to domestic abuse. I’m on the loan, but we’re both on the title. My husband won’t sell. What now?

“He contributed a $1 million down payment. I mortgaged the rest in my name.”

MarketWatch - 4d

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies to align them with President Trump’s orders.

Wired - Mar. 6

In the subtly powerful 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,' stubborn wrongs linger during a funeral

The second feature of writer-director Rungano Nyoni ("I Am Not a Witch") shows her developing strongly with a story graced by buried trauma and female power.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7

Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development

ABC News - 4d

Alphabet aims to slash cost of new nuclear with small reactor deployments, CIO says

Alphabet's Google unit struck a deal last October to buy power from small modular reactors under development by Kairos Power.

CNBC - 3d

5 years later, long Covid is still a medical mystery. Here's what scientists have learned.

What causes long Covid? Scientists don't fully understand why some develop disabling chronic complications after recovering from the virus. Clues are emerging.

NBC News - 3d

FirstFT: ‘it feels nasty’ — US stock markets suffer heavy falls

Also in today’s newsletter, US-backed miner seeks to develop Ukraine lithium site and OpenAI forges near-$12bn contract with CoreWeave

Financial Times - 3d

French industrial giant Schneider Electric hails the significance of China’s ‘DeepSeek moment'

China's "DeepSeek moment" is likely to be good news in the global race to develop AI models, according to French power-equipment maker Schneider Electric.

CNBC - 2d

Roche takes big step in weight-loss field with $5.3 billion deal. Novo Nordisk shares fall.

Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday announced a major deal in the weight-loss category, agreeing to pay up to $5.3 billion to Zealand Pharma in a licensing and development deal.

MarketWatch - 2d

Chinese Companies Rush to Put DeepSeek in Everything

From video game developers to a nuclear power plant, companies across China are adopting DeepSeek’s AI models to boost stock prices and flaunt their national pride.

Wired - 2d

Roche shares pop 5% on $5.3 billion obesity drug deal with Zealand Pharma

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it had struck a deal worth up to $5.3 billion to develop Zealand Pharma's obesity drug candidate.

CNBC - 2d

'Pokémon Go' sells to Saudi-backed Scopely in $3.5-billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Nvidia unveils 50 Series upgrades like RTX Remix inside Half-Life 2 RTX demo ahead of GDC

Ahead of the Game Developers Conference next week, Nvidia shared more details on the power of its latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards.

VentureBeat - 1d

New technique helps LLMs rein in CoT lengths, optimizing reasoning without exploding compute costs

Carnegie Mellon University researchers propose a new LLM training technique that gives developers more control over chain-of-thought length.

VentureBeat - 21h

HUD Pauses Program for Energy-Efficient Upgrades in Affordable Housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it was reviewing all aspects of the Biden-era program to ensure it was carried out consistent with the agency’s core mission.

The New York Times - 19h

Rays not moving forward with new stadium plans

The Tampa Bay Rays will not proceed with the development of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said.

ESPN - 18h

The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump's minerals 'deal of the century'

The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector

BBC News - 15h