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Much of the country is bracing for the risk of severe weather
Intense storms with winds gusting up to 90 mph and hail the size of baseballs are forecast to strike a large area of the Midwest and the South on Friday, the National Weather Service warned.NBC News - 5d -
Millions of people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors
Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional sweets ...ABC News - 5d -
Women’s March Madness 2025 Selection Sunday: How to watch, who will be No. 1 seeds?
One of the most exciting times in sports is almost here. The 2025 NCAA Tournament starts next week with 68 teams readying for college basketball’s showcase event. South Carolina is looking to ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Bayern defender Kim ruled out against Union and maybe longer
Bayern Munich centre back Min jae Kim is the latest name at the Bundesliga leaders to suffer an injury. The South Korea international will be out for "the next couple of weeks" with an Achilles ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Penn State 2026 running back commit schedules an official visit to see Notre Dame
Notre Dame football is looking like they could flip Penn State running back commit Messiah Mickens, who has scheduled an official visit to South Bend.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Extreme weather and powerful winds predicted for 100 million Americans
Sprawling storm system to affect vast swath of territory from Canada to Texas with tornadoes threatening in south. The National Weather Service has predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of ...The Guardian - 5d -
How "The Cake Mix Doctor" Anne Byrn plans to represent a region in her latest book
Journalist, food historian and native Southerner Anne Byrn has spent the last three years working on a comprehensive book about an influential culinary tradition. "Baking in the American South" ...CBS News - 4d -
Marlin boys fall to Yankton in state tournament fifth-place game
Mar. 15—WATERTOWN, S.D. — The Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team fell to Yankton 7-4 in the fifth-place game at the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association state tournament on Saturday in Watertown. ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America's most Irish big city
It’s that time of year again when more than a million revelers fill the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day paradeABC News - 3d -
‘Fishing in Cornwall is like a metaphor for life’: photographer Jon Tonks on landscape, community and the perfect catch
Tonks spent 18 months documenting the fisherfolk of the south-west, learning about the community’s relationship with the sea, and how the future could be more sustainable for the fishers. Two ...The Guardian - 3d -
Quick Mofokeng brace helps Pirates sink leaders Sundowns
Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice inside the first five minutes to give Orlando Pirates a 2-1 win over leaders Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday in a South African Premiership top-of-the-table clash.No ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Area youth wrestlers earn state trips at Saturday's Region 3 meet in Wagner
Mar. 16—WAGNER, S.D. — The top Mitchell-area youth wrestlers earned trips to the South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association state tournament on Saturday, March 15 in Wagner at the SDWCA Region 3 ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket: UCLA lands overall No. 1 seed
Entering Sunday’s women’s NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, there was a looming question about who would be the field’s top seed. In a season full of parity, SEC tournament champion South Carolina ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Women’s March Madness bracket prep: Strengths, weaknesses for all 68 teams, outlooks and more
So, you want to be a No. 1 seed, do you? For only the sixth time, four teams ranked No. 1 throughout the regular season (South Carolina, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Texas). Any game. Any night. An upset ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Brennan hopes for improved away form following return
Ciaran Brennan hopes Newport County can replicate their strong Rodney Parade form when they play away from home. The Exiles beat Harrogate Town 3-0 in south Wales on Saturday to earn a 10th home ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
‘The Polynesians loved him’: the astonishing revelations that cast Paul Gauguin in a new light
He has been tarred as a French colonialist who spread syphilis to underage girls in the South Seas. But, writes the author of an acclaimed new book, fresh discoveries challenge this view of the ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘We grew up among drugs and violence. Dance kept us focused’: Oti Mabuse on Strictly, survival and self-belief
When Mabuse lost her brother, dance helped her grieve. Then it made her a star. She talks about her childhood in South Africa, life in Britain, and the ‘full-on’ training for her new tour. In news ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dozens of tornadoes leave path of destructions across 7 states
Parts of the Northeast were drenched in rain and hail after deadly storms and dozens of tornadoes ripped across seven states in the South and Midwest over the weekend, killing at least 40 people. ...NBC News - 2d -
At least 40 people dead after extreme weather slams parts of U.S.
At least 40 people have died across seven states in a storm system that brought high winds, rain, tornadoes and wildfires to parts of the South and Midwest. CBS News' Jason Allen has more.CBS News - 2d -
UCLA lands NCAA's No. 1 overall women's seed
UCLA, South Carolina and Texas, who all had a turn at No. 1 this season in the Associated Press poll, joined USC on Sunday as the top seeds in the women's NCAA basketball tournament, which will ...ESPN - 2d -
North American iguanas rafted 5,000 miles to colonize Fiji: Study
A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — having rafted some 5,000 miles from the West Coast of the faraway ...The Hill - 2d -
A ‘bridge to prosperity’? Guinea’s junta touts opening of mining megaproject
Vast Simandou complex has 2.8bn tonnes of iron ore deposits, but many worry about its environmental cost. Deep in the south of Guinea lies Simandou, an impressive mountain range with a lucrative ...The Guardian - 1d -
Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers
Some relatives of the 179 people killed in the worst aviation disaster in South Korea regularly return to the airport where it happened. “Only here can we cry,” one said.The New York Times - 1d -
Fear at isolated Antarctica base as man accused of attacking colleague, threats
South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleaguesABC News - 1d -
HPU women set sights on William & Mary in NCAA Tournament
HIGH POINT — For the second time in five years, High Point University will play in the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers, champions of the Big South women’s basketball tournament, will face William & ...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
High Point kept falling short of March Madness. Now the Panthers are finally getting their moment
Alan Huss knew High Point had been close. The Panthers had never been to the NCAA Tournament even after winning the Big South regular-season race five times previously, repeatedly being undone by ...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
After five-win season, young core leads Lyman boys back to Class B state tourney
Mar. 18—PRESHO, S.D. — In the best year-to-year turnaround story of March in South Dakota boys basketball, the Lyman Raiders are back in the Class B state boys basketball tournament. The turnaround ...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
Full Court Press: 30 facts for the 2025 state boys basketball tournament qualifers
Mar. 18—The top teams in South Dakota high school boys basketball will take the court this week for the state tournaments at three sites around the state. Class AA teams will play at Summit Arena ...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
CONMEBOL prez sorry for Tarzan's chimp remark
Alejandro Domínguez, the president of South American soccer body CONMEBOL, apologized Tuesday for his remarks the previous day comparing Brazilian clubs to a chimpanzee from Tarzan films.ESPN - 17h -
Rost flirts with perfection as Phoenix sweep doubleheader
COLUMBIA, Ky. — Cumberland rallied after a tough loss Thursday to take both games of a Friday doubleheader to win the Mid-South Conference series over Lindsey Wilson. The Phoenix erupted for three ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
CU esports Rocket League secures MSC championship for second straight year
Cumberland Esports Rocket League team secured the Mid-South Conference championship for the second year in a row. The team consisting of Dan Rees, Henri Krueger, Benjamin Eleby and Hamp Lackey ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Smoking rates in parts of England rise for first time since 2006, study shows
South-west sees biggest jump, up 17% between 2020 and 2024, while rate in southern England increases by 10%. Smoking rates in parts of England have increased for the first time in nearly two ...The Guardian - 17h -
Bangladesh security officials arrest commander of Rohingya armed group
Security officials in Bangladesh arrested the leader of a Rohingya insurgent group on charges of illegal entry, sabotage and terrorist activities in the South Asian nation, where there are more ...ABC News - 16h -
Double win boosts Scotland's play-off hopes
Scotland follow a defeat of United States with an "absolutely massive" win over Japan to move up to sixth in the round robin table at the World Women's Curling Championship in South Korea.Yahoo Sports - 9h -
Ex-Army recruiter blamed wife for his demotion. Did he kill her for revenge?
Cati Blauvelt was discovered in an abandoned South Carolina farmhouse in 2016 — a broken knife blade inside her body. Almost immediately, her friends had one suspect in mind: John Blauvelt, her ...CBS News - 4h -
Dolphins Deep Dive: First- and second-round picks to be gifted starting jobs? | VIDEO
In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss discuss if Miami’s first- and second-round picks in April’s NFL draft will be gifted ...Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Disney Teases Theme Park Integration With Disney X Fortnite Project
One year ago, Disney invested $1.5 billion into Epic Games to create a massive Disney x Fortnite experience that has yet to come to fruition. But at South by Southwest, one of Disney's Imagineers ...GameSpot - Mar. 10 -
‘I’ve been compared to Donald Trump’: how neighbour turned on neighbour over Scotland’s new national park
An ugly fight has ripped through Galloway in south-west Scotland, with rival campaigns complaining of dirty tricks and murky finances. How could the mere possibility of a new national park stir up ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Canadian man sentenced to prison for destroying energy facilities in Dakotas
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
‘We’re on the edge of chaos’: families with trans kids fight for care as bans take hold
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s executive order banning trans youth healthcare, but access remains uncertain. Aryn Kavanaugh was sitting in her living room in South Carolina when her ...The Guardian - Mar. 12