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Cora noncommittal on Bregman's defensive spot

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Saturday that it's too early to make any concrete decisions on where Alex Bregman plays defensively for the team.

ESPN - 4d

Blackhawks' Worst Defensive Pair This Season

Chicago's worst pairings have stayed together for too long now.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

The Magical Metric You’re Probably Missing

All metrics are vanity metrics without context, so be absolutely sure you’re paying attention to this one above all.

Inc. - 6d

The Eagles Gambled on a Defensive Overhaul. Then They Stopped Patrick Mahomes.

Philadelphia made a two-time reigning champion that only lost two games all season look like losing was all it ever did, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 10

Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval

Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

Hegseth Takes Aim at Domestic Enemies as Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

No Tubman, No Rainbows: Defense Schools Prepared for Hegseth’s Wife

The American schools at the NATO headquarters were scrambling to comply with Trump diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks. An expected visit from Pete Hegseth’s wife intensified that effort.

The New York Times - 6d

NASA's asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth's defense

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are ...

The Hill - 5d

Getting defensive: Hunter enters combine as DB

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, a two-way player, is listed as a defensive back for the NFL scouting combine.

ESPN - 5d

Vance delivers a historic defense of free speech in Europe

At the Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance confronted European leaders over their attacks on free speech, calling out their hypocrisy and challenging them to re-evaluate their values and defense ...

The Hill - 4d

At least 30 missing after China landslide

Hundreds of emergency workers are searching for survivors, officials say, in Jinping village, Sichuan province.

BBC News - Feb. 8

Coast Guard locates wreckage of missing plane in Alaska

The Coast Guard has located the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that went missing in Alaska just before its scheduled landing. Three people were reported to be deceased inside, while the ...

NBC News - Feb. 8

Missing Alaska flight found with no survivors: What to know

A small commuter aircraft that crashed in western Alaska Thursday was found on sea ice on Friday, with officials announcing that all 10 individuals aboard died. This incident marks one of the most ...

The Hill - Feb. 8

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Philadelphia's defense denied Kansas City a three-peat. And Democrats are struggling to keep up with the pace of Trump’s executive orders.

NBC News - Feb. 9

Family 'heartbroken' as missing sailor named as London father

Charles Todd issued a mayday call from his yacht as Storm Herminia hit the Bay of Biscay.

BBC News - Feb. 11

Bodies found in river in Aberdeen confirmed as missing sisters

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti - both 32 and originally from Hungary - disappeared in Aberdeen on 7 January.

BBC News - Feb. 11

Church missed opportunity to hear victims, says bishop

The Church of England's governing body rejected a fully independent safeguarding model on Tuesday.

BBC News - Feb. 12

Man missing for 20 years found in Utah reservoir

Steven Willard Anderson, 46, who went missing in 2004 has been found inside a submerged car in a Utah reservoir.

CBS News - Feb. 12

Akanji to have surgery and miss up to 10 weeks

Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji will undergo surgery on a thigh injury on Saturday and is expected to be absent for up to 10 weeks.

BBC News - 5d

Body found in search for missing Colorado college student

A search is underway for missing University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell who was last seen on Feb. 9.

ABC News - 3d

Sources: Amad Diallo could miss rest of season

Amad Diallo has suffered an ankle ligament injury in training with Manchester United and could miss the rest of the season, sources have told ESPN.

ESPN - 3d

Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Firings get messy — and hit several sectors President Donald Trump’s administration continued its string of firings across several federal agencies, including the departments of Transportation and ...

NBC News - 3d

Democrats Fear They Are Missing the Moment to Remake the Party

As President Trump steamrolls over their priorities, Democrats say they could miss the opportunity to learn lessons from their defeat and undertake needed reform.

The New York Times - 2d

Medtronic’s stock drops on inventory hiccup and revenue miss

Medtronic said it is “starting to see the results” of its investment in new products.

MarketWatch - 1d

British journalist Charlotte Peet reported missing in Brazil

The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in Brazil says it is concerned over her disappearance.

BBC News - 18h

British journalist missing in Brazil for 11 days

Foreign correspondents’ association urges authorities to step up search for Charlotte Alice Peet, 32. A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for 11 days, a foreign correspondents’ ...

The Guardian - 14h

Anduril in talks to raise money at $28 billion valuation as defense-tech booms

Anduril has signed a term sheet to raise up to $2.5 billion at a valuation of $28 billion, according to sources close to the company.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for defense pact to boost joint military exercises

The Canadian ambassador says his country and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold larger military drills

ABC News - Feb. 8

From bridges to oil refineries and defense, robots fix on aging U.S. infrastructure

Artificial intelligence-enabled robots are helping repair, maintain and monitor the health of critical infrastructure, helping to have money and lives.

CNBC - Feb. 8

Georgia Tech hires Texas assistant Blake Gideon as defensive coordinator

Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the Longhorns and was promoted to associate head coach for defense at his alma mater last year.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8

Dominant Eagles defense ends Chiefs' 3-peat bid

The Eagles rode a dominant defensive performance to a 40-22 Super Bowl win over the Chiefs.

ESPN - Feb. 10

Vic Fangio: Defensive effort exceeded my hopes and expectations

The Eagles had Vic Fangio working as a consultant when they lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, but he agreed to move on to become the Dolphins' defensive coordinator before the team knew ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

Leaders of Indonesia and Turkey hold talks on defense and economic ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday for talks aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties between the two Muslim-majority nations

ABC News - Feb. 12

Trump administration considering using defense funding to ramp up deportations

Tapping into DoD funding to hire contractors would vastly expand the scale and scope of immigrant arrests and deportations in the U.S.

NBC News - Feb. 12

Modest UK growth reprieve leaves Reeves on defensive ahead of Spring Statement

Figures do little to dispel broader concerns about weakness of the economy and its impact on public finances

Financial Times - 6d

Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved

Shares of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were under pressure after President Donald Trump raised the idea of large cuts to defense spending.

CNBC - 6d

Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership

There is a guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi to ...

ABC News - 5d

Vance meets with Zelenskyy after demanding NATO allies boost defense spending

Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday after Vance demanded that the NATO alliance step up defense spending. CBS News' Anna Noryskiewicz and ...

CBS News - 5d

Takeaways from Modi, Trump meeting: Cooperation on trade, defense and mutual praise

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Donald Trump have spoken about easing tariffs and resolving trade concerns between the two countries, while also shoring up ...

ABC News - 5d

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