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'It hurts': Campbell, Lions see magical year end

Fresh off a disheartening 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round on Saturday night, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was emotional in illustrating his club's 15-win ...

ESPN - 1h

Germany is gripped by election fever … but Trump is pulling the strings

The machinations of Elon Musk and the incoming US president loom large in the minds of politicians and voters. A Donald Trump-shaped shadow is looming over the campaign for Germany’s snap elections ...

The Guardian - 6h

The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger

Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, reflects on a city, its mythology and a reckoning with disaster.

The New York Times - 12h

Honor Magic 7 Pro Review: Refined Flagship

Honor’s latest flagship phone is a refined marriage of hardware and AI-infused software.

Wired - 1d

Washington pulls off one of NFL's greatest playoff upsets in shootout win

The Commanders are moving onto the NFC title game for the first time since the end of the 1991 season.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Chiefs use signature late magic to pull away from Texans

Kansas City, seeking another Super Bowl victory, is moving on to its 7th straight AFC title game.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

Starry nights and magic mushrooms: pulling an all-nighter at London’s Van Gogh exhibition

As the National Gallery’s sell-out Poets and Lovers draws to a close, the Observer joins the crowd in the early hours of the morning. Forget Soho bars, Covent Garden eateries, King’s Cross clubs ...

The Guardian - 20h

Rescuers pull survivors and bodies from abandoned South Africa gold mine

A rescue team in South Africa has finished a recovery operation to find more than 200 miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.

CBS News - 1d

How a 1980s Orlando Magic song became a victory lap

Dating back to last season, the Magic have posted the same song on social media after every win.

ESPN - 1d

Rescuers pull more bodies from South Africa gold mine

Hundreds of people have reportedly been underground since a crackdown on illegal mining began last year.

BBC News - 4d

Daniels, Commanders continue late-game magic in win over Bucs

Washington proved one thing this season: It's ahead of schedule. It also knows how to win close games.

ESPN - 5d

TV bailiff accused in wife's shooting death: "I didn't pull the trigger"

Renard Spivey says he was trying to protect himself when he says his wife Patricia confronted him at gunpoint in their Houston home.

CBS News - Jan. 12

AI Isn’t Magic, and It Isn’t a Strategy Either

You can be strategic with artificial intelligence but don’t confuse it with having a strategy.

Inc. - Jan. 11

Scientists drill nearly 2 miles to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old

ABC News - Jan. 11

Banchero stars with 34 in return but Magic fall

Paolo Banchero, back in Orlando's lineup for the first time in almost 2½ months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle, gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic fell to the Bucks ...

ESPN - Jan. 11

Disney, partners pull the plug on Venu Sports streaming service

Venu was announced in 2024 as a slimmed-down streaming package carrying the channels that would have offered such channels as ESPN.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 10

Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice ...

NBC News - Jan. 9

Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’

Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Finding the Magic, Just in Time

Clare Cory was 59 years old and had been single almost her whole life. She thought her love story was over. Then everything changed.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

WATCH: Chinese city unveils magical ice and snow festival

China's city of Harbin unveiled its annual Ice and Snow Festival this week, which features sculptures, castles and even huge ice slides.

ABC News - Jan. 7

Iran Pulls Most Forces From Syria, in Blow to Tehran's Regional Ambitions

The withdrawal marks the demise of a yearslong effort in which Tehran used Syria as a hub in its regional strategy to spread influence and wage proxy war against the U.S. and Israel.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

'I'm Still Here' star Fernanda Torres pulls off Golden Globes' biggest upset

Brazilian performer Fernanda Torres won for female lead actor in a motion picture, drama, besting stars such as Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Pamela Anderson.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 6

Commanders pull Jayden Daniels in second half vs. Cowboys with NFC playoff seeding still on the line

Washington trailed 9-3 ahead of their first drive of the second half, so they are saving Daniels for the playoffs

CBS Sports - Jan. 5

Magic, Messi get Presidential Medal of Freedom

Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Lionel Messi received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony Saturday at the White House.

ESPN - Jan. 5

How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.

ABC News - Jan. 4

Moon’s magnetic pull lasted longer than thought, lunar rocks reveal

Yahoo News - Jan. 4

Lionel Messi and Magic Johnson Among Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Magic's Jalen Suggs leaves court in wheelchair, but the injury may not be as bad as it looked

A lot of fingers were crossed in Orlando after the way Suggs went down

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

Magic G Jalen Suggs exits game in wheelchair with back spasms

Suggs was clearly in a lot of pain.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4

Massie says he won't vote for Johnson: 'You can pull all my fingernails out'

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) affirmed his decision to not support Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the Speaker’s race, even if his colleague Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) would land a top spot on the House ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Neil Young confirms he will headline Glastonbury after ‘error in information’ prompted him to pull out

‘Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary,’ Young wrote, as Emily Eavis confirmed that Young and band the Chrome Hearts will headline the Pyramid stage. Neil Young has confirmed that he ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

The Memo: New Orleans mass killing gets pulled into partisan political battle

It took less than 48 hours for the mass killing in New Orleans to be pulled into the partisan debates that are roiling the nation. In the process, some of the political rhetoric ran roughshod over ...