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Retiring on a cruise ship? More Americans are making it a reality
With more than 4 million Americans turning 65 this year, some retirees choose to live on cruise ships instead of in traditional communities.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Sources: Steelers trading for star WR Metcalf
The Seahawks are trading DK Metcalf to the Steelers, who are signing the wide receiver to a five-year, $150 million contract, sources told ESPN.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
Saquon: Other star RBs also 'need to get paid'
Eagles star Saquon Barkley wants his two-year, $41 million extension to serve as a catalyst for what until recently was a depressed RB market.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
New York Jets to sign QB Justin Fields, according to reports
The New York Jets have their next quarterback in Justin Fields. The signing is a two-year, $40 million deal according to multiple reports.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Jags reportedly land C Robert Hainsey
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Robert Hainsey reached a three-year, $21 million deal with the Jaguars on Monday, according to the NFL Network.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Bengals to sign run-stopper T.J. Slaton
Former Green Bay Packers defensive tackle T.J. Slaton is joining the Cincinnati Bengals on a two-year $15.1 million deal, NFL Network reports.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Sources: Lions to sign CB Reed to replace Davis
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract with free agent cornerback D.J. Reed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.ESPN - Mar. 11 -
Sources: Bills bolster receiving corps with Palmer
The Bills have reached agreement with former Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer on a three-year, $36 million deal, sources told ESPN.ESPN - Mar. 11 -
Sources: Darnold to Seahawks on $100.5M deal
The Seahawks found their replacement for Geno Smith, agreeing to a 3-year, $100.5 million deal with QB Sam Darnold, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.ESPN - Mar. 11 -
Jones joins Colts, to battle Richardson for QB job
Free agent quarterback Daniel Jones is finalizing a one-year, $14 million contract with the Colts, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.ESPN - Mar. 11 -
Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe revealed in study
The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years old, researchers said.CBS News - 6d -
AAC requiring minimum $10M payout to athletes
The American Athletic Conference will require each member except Army and Navy to provide athletes with at least $10 million in additional benefits over the next three years.ESPN - 6d -
Edge rusher Jacob Martin agrees to terms with Commanders
Free agent edge rusher Jacob Martin is signing with the Commanders on a one-year deal with a max value of $3 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Ja'Marr Chase becomes highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL with Bengals extension
The Cincinnati Bengals and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase have agreed to terms on a four-year, $161 million contract extension, per reports.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
The pop-up megacity: how the Kumbh Mela prepared for 660m Hindu devotees
Hundreds of millions of pilgrims flocked to the Ganges for this year’s festival, housed in a sprawling temporary metropolis stretching across 4,000 hectares of the floodplains of Prayagraj in Uttar ...The Guardian - 2d -
How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism
Among international tourists, only the British visit New York City more than Canadians, who spent $600 million there last year.The New York Times - 2h -
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 -
How Americans are spending their retirements at sea
The U.S. is seeing a surge of retirements as more than 4 million people will turn 65 this year. Some are choosing a life at sea for their golden years. CBS News' Nancy Chen has more.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Sources: Mack returns to Chargers on $18M deal
The Los Angeles Chargers and Khalil Mack, former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, have agreed to a one-year fully guaranteed $18 million deal, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan
Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it. Imagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. ...The Guardian - 2d -
Swiss police rescue two dogs kidnapped for over $1 million ransom
Swiss police say they have solved a kidnapping involving two dogs and a demand for ransom of about $1.135 millionABC News - Mar. 8 -
Report: Broncos DL Zach Allen seeking $25 million per season
Broncos DL Zach Allen wants a big contract extension in the neighborhood of $25 million per season, according to the Denver Gazette.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Start the Steal: Cowboys reunite with $68 million edge who had 10 sacks for DC in 2024
Dallas signs Commanders edge Dante Fowler to $8 million deal.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Substack surpasses 5 million paid subscriptions
Substack has reached more than 5 million paid subscriptions for the first time, the company said this week. The updated audience total comes just four months after the digital journalism and ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Omeda Studios launches update for Predecessor MOBA as players surpass 2 million
Omeda Studios has announced its player count has crossed two million as it launches a new 1.4 update for the MOBA Predecessor.VentureBeat - Mar. 7 -
Halliday raises $20 million to build AI agents that operate safely on blockchain
Halliday secures $20 million to develop secure AI agents for blockchain, solving critical safety challenges for enterprise applications with immutable guardrails and automated workflows.VentureBeat - 1d -
I keep fantasising about living in total solitude in a forest
Maybe your isolation vision reflects a need to escape from the weight of responsibility that life inevitably brings. The question I am a woman in my early 30s and about two years ago, I moved ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Crumble, cookies and madeleines – recipes of hope for Iran’s jailed women
Sepideh Gholian’s diary of prison life came out four years ago. Next month, she will publish a cookbook to honour her fellow inmates. Maziar Bahari used to feel sceptical when people talked of the ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source
Pfas are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enough. Sign up for our Detox Your Kitchen newsletter Several years ago, I made a ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
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 -
William S Burroughs’s art: ‘He said, I killed the only woman I loved. Then broke down sobbing’
Notorious for his drug-fuelled literary experiments and the fact that he shot his partner, beat writer Burroughs also made art inspired by the climate crisis. One day 51 years ago, out in the wilds ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
12:30 Report — New Senate retirement rocks Democrats
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Can you believe it was five years ago this week that COVID-19 began to shut down the world? Walt Disney World closed on March 12 and the first batch of ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say. Bone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Whistleblower sheds light on Trump's purge at Justice Department
Stacey Young, an 18-year veteran of the Justice Department who resigned a few weeks ago, is now leading a group of former officials helping those still inside the department facing demotions or ...CBS News - 6d -
Latest on missing American college student in the Dominican Republic
Authorities are expanding their search for American college student Dudiksha Konanki, who went missing in the Dominican Republic nearly a week ago. The 20-year-old was last seen with friends at a ...CBS News - 6d -
‘Finding time for pleasure’: what orcas taught me about sex in midlife
Female killer whales lead playful sex lives as they age – and are also celebrated for their matriarchal wisdom. How much do you spend on health and wellness a month? Four years ago, I was ...The Guardian - 6d -
CDC's airplane testing seeks to prevent another pandemic
Five years ago, COVID-19 touched down on U.S. soil when a man from Washington state flew home after a trip to Wuhan, China. But for days, officials didn't know he was carrying the virus because the ...CBS News - 5d -
La Cueva's Jim Ciccarello to become 10th New Mexican inducted into elite Hall of Fame
Mar. 13—Jim Ciccarello arrived in Albuquerque on a Greyhound bus 67 years ago, a Jersey City teenager with an interest in track and field but no particular knowledge of the New Mexico desert city ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Mark Gastineau Claims $25M in Damages in ESPN, NFL Lawsuit
Retired New York Jets DE Mark Gastineau has sued ESPN, the NFL and other defendants for allegedly using unauthorized video of him confronting retired Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre at a ...Yahoo Sports - 5d
