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Police detail over 20 years of abuse they say captive man suffered from stepmom
A severely emaciated Connecticut man was allegedly forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during two decades of captivity by his stepmother, police said Thursday.NBC News - 3d -
How Oklahoma's AG used a frontier-era law to charge Robert Morris in sex abuse scandal
Megachurch founder Robert Morris was indicted by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond after Cindy Clemishire publicly accused Morris of molesting her in the 1980sNBC News - 3d -
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal on racist abuse – “When people started saying Nico and I weren’t Spanish…”
Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal has revealed in a documentary that he pays little attention to what is said about him online, be it racist or not. The 17-year-old for the first time during a game ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Jury orders ex-NFL player Le'Veon Bell to pay $25 million in damages in sexual abuse case
Bell denied these allegations through his attorneyCBS Sports - 2d -
Trish Costello is Harnessing the Financial Power of Women
Trish Costello is the founder and C.E.O. of Portfolia, a women-focused investment platform that is fueling health care innovations aimed at improving women’s lives.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The announcement came amid fears that Pyongyang may be receiving crucial military technology from Russia in return for sending troops and weapons for its war against Ukraine.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Beyond the Paycheck: 7 Powerful Ways to Incentivize Employees
People need compensation, but they have other needs, too.Inc. - 3d -
‘Gender numeracy gap’ is hitting women’s earnings power
One in three UK women say they would not apply for jobs that require working with numbers or dataFinancial Times - 3d -
Have humans passed peak brain power?
Data across countries and ages reveal a growing struggle to concentrate, and declining verbal and numerical reasoningFinancial Times - 2d -
Power Rankings: Knicks slip while the Warriors climb
Our insiders assess all 30 teams with one month remaining in the regular season.ESPN - 2d -
Powerful storm barrels east across U.S.
The National Weather Service is warning of just about every kind of danger, including tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds as a large storm system moves across the U.S. ...CBS News - 2d -
Northern Ireland attests to the power of the transatlantic alliance
Washington’s continued engagement with Belfast is fundamental to the region’s stability and prosperityFinancial Times - 12h -
Community reacts with shock over Connecticut man allegedly held captive for over 20 years
Locals who lived near a Connecticut house where a man was allegedly held captive and abused by his stepmother for two decades remain stunned at the reported shocking hidden abuse that occurred in ...NBC News - 2d -
‘Etched in my mind’: witness to South Carolina firing squad execution describes killing
Brad Sigmon was executed on Friday for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001. A reporter for the Associated Press who watched as South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Andrew Gutman, Leonardo Barroso rally Fire to 3-1 victory in home opener for Dallas
Defenders Andrew Gutman and Leonardo Barroso scored two minutes apart late in the second half of Barroso’s league debut and the Chicago Fire spoiled FC Dallas’ home opener with a 3-1 victoryABC News - Mar. 8 -
NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run
N.C. State fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure coming less than a year after the Wolfpack’s improbable run to the Atlantic Coast Conference ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Fired special counsel: 'I don't think we have watchdog agencies anymore'
The ousted head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) said his removal by President Trump is among a series of firings that have taken a wrecking ball to oversight of his administration. Special ...The Hill - 6d -
DOGE’s AI App Replacing Fired Federal Workers Proves ‘About as Good as an Intern’
After mass firings at the General Services Administration, DOGE issued remaining staff an app to take up the excess work — but severely limited its use to a handful of repetitive tasks.Inc. - 6d -
Stepmom held man captive for decades until he set house on fire, officials say
A Connecticut man alleged to have been held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades escaped the small room he had been locked away in by setting their house on fire, ...NBC News - 4d -
Man says he was held in room 20 years, set fire to escape; stepmother charged
An emaciated man, 32, says he was held in his room for 20 years and set it on fire to gain his freedom, according to police. His stepmother was charged with cruelty and kidnapping.CBS News - 3d -
Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...CBS News - 2d -
Judges rule against mass firings and Tricare bills couple over $100K: Morning Rundown
Judges reverse Trump's federal mass firings. Keith Kellogg absent from Ukraine-Russia talks. Over $100,000 in denied medical bills. Supercharging gut health.NBC News - 2d -
Megastorm may bring blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and even fires across much of US: Where, when it will hit
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it ...The Hill - 2d -
White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers
The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...The Hill - 2d -
American Airlines plane catches fire on tarmac of Denver airport after emergency landing
After an American Airlines plane with 178 people aboard made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport Thursday night, the aircraft caught fire on the tarmac, causing chaos as the ...CBS News - 2d -
Hugo Cuypers scores winner late in 1st half as Fire defeat Toronto 2-1
Hugo Cuypers scored the go-ahead goal right before halftime and Chris Brady made it stand up for the Chicago Fire in a 2-1 victory over FC Toronto on Saturday. Cuypers took a pass from rookie ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
UNLV fires coach Kevin Kruger, one of the program's links to its glory-day past
Coach Kevin Kruger, who led UNLV to the Sweet 16 as the team's point guard in 2007 while playing for his father, Hall of Famer Lon Kruger, was fired by the Rebels on Saturday. Kruger went 76-55 in ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
French league game in Montpellier is abandoned after fans throw flares and start fire in a stand
A French league match between bottom side Montpellier and fellow struggler Saint-Etienne was abandoned Sunday when a fire broke out in a stand after flares were thrown by home fans. Montpellier ...Yahoo Sports - 9h -
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South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.The New York Times - 5d -
Former bishop jailed for sex attacks on boy
Anthony Pierce abused the boy over a five-year period while he was a priest in the late 1980s.BBC News - 4d -
Cricketer 'victimised' for speaking out on racism, report says
Majid Haq says he has faced abuse in the three years since speaking out about racism in cricket.BBC News - 3d -
Sara Sharif's dad should have sentence increased to whole life order, court hears
Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her body was found.BBC News - 3d -
Bumble Bee Foods Is Accused of Tolerating Forced Labor in Supply Chain
In a lawsuit filed in California, the plaintiffs said that Bumble Bee Foods was aware of and benefited from abuse by suppliers. The company declined to comment.The New York Times - 3d -
Sara Sharif's family denied sentence appeal bids
Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her death in Woking.BBC News - 3d -
US imposes restrictions on Thai officials for deporting Uyghurs to China
Trump administration makes first move to call out human rights abuses by BeijingFinancial Times - 2d -
Jurassic-era trees have grown in Tasmania for millions of years. Now they face their biggest threat: fire
Pencil pines grow for more than a thousand years each, and only in Tasmania. As lightning fires become more common, humans must mobilise to protect them – or lose these ancients forever. Get our ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles after U.S. and South Korea begin military drills
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, hours after South Korea kicked off its annual joint military drills with the United States. South Korea's military says it has ...CBS News - 6d -
Sierra Leone’s immigration chief fired after footage showed him with fugitive drug lord
President sacks Alusine Kanneh after video of him with Johannes Leijdekkers, one of Europe’s most wanted. Sierra Leone’s president has fired the head of the immigration service days after footage ...The Guardian - 5d -
Hawkeyes' worst season in 7 years prompts firing of Fran McCaffery, program's all-time wins leader
Iowa fired coach Fran McCaffery on Friday after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years. The 65-year-old McCaffery, who was under ...Yahoo Sports - 2d
