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Alice Weidel doesn’t fit the profile of a far-right politician. The German AfD is willing to look past it.

MUNICH — She has two children with a Sri Lankan-born woman, speaks Chinese and previously worked at global financial institutions — an unconventional profile for the leader of a male-dominated ...

NBC News - 1d

Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement | Sidney Blumenthal

Gestures of servility from administration members and world leaders alike are sickeningly common in the mad king’s court. Sycophancy is the coin of the realm. In Donald Trump ’s court, flattery is ...

The Guardian - 1d

England score seven tries in convincing win over Italy

England are best placed to take advantage of any final-day slip-up by Six Nations leaders France after a seven-try victory over Italy at Allianz Stadium.

BBC News - 1d

Mark Carney, ex-central banker, to become Canada's next prime minister

Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S.

NBC News - 22h

Mark Carney to become Canada’s next prime minister after Liberal Party vote

Canada’s Liberal Party chose its next leader in Mark Carney, and he will soon replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the country. The exact date for Carney, 59, to take office is uncertain, ...

The Hill - 22h

Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of the civil war

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days

ABC News - 17h

Everyone Has a Plan For Gaza. None of Them Add Up.

Since President Trump suggested expelling the territory’s population, Middle East leaders have rushed to propose options for postwar Gaza. Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both.

The New York Times - 8h

Everyone Has a Plan for Gaza. None of Them Add Up.

Since President Trump suggested expelling the territory’s population, Middle East leaders have rushed to propose options for a postwar Gaza. Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both.

The New York Times - 4h

Iran Signals Openness to Limited Nuclear Talks With U.S.

Iran’s U.N. mission said it would be willing to discuss its nuclear program if talks were restricted to military concerns, after its supreme leader appeared to reject President Trump’s offer to ...

The New York Times - 1h

New open-source math model Light-R1-32B surpasses equivalent DeepSeek performance with only $1000 in training costs

Companies can freely deploy Light-R1-32B in commercial products, maintaining full control over their innovations.

VentureBeat - 5d

Alibaba’s new open source model QwQ-32B matches DeepSeek-R1 with way smaller compute requirements

While DeepSeek-R1 operates with 671 billion parameters, QwQ-32B achieves comparable performance with a much smaller footprint.

VentureBeat - 4d

KTLA taps Melvin Robert to take over 'Morning News' post of the late Sam Rubin

Journalist Melvin Robert says he is 'overjoyed and humbled' to join the KTLA family as he fills the post held by longtime anchor Sam Rubin, who died last year.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Democrats slam GOP campaign committee labeling New York lawmaker an ‘illegal immigrant’

Rep. Adriano Espaillat touts himself as a “former undocumented immigrant turned progressive Congressman.”

Politico - 4d

Democrats slam GOP campaign committee labeling New York lawmaker an ‘illegal immigrant’

Rep. Adriano Espaillat touts himself as a “former undocumented immigrant turned progressive Congressman.”

Politico - 4d

Anthropic just launched a new platform that lets everyone in your company collaborate on AI — not just the tech team

Anthropic launches upgraded Console with team prompt collaboration tools and Claude 3.7 Sonnet's extended thinking controls.

VentureBeat - 4d

Mistral releases new optical character recognition (OCR) API claiming top performance globally

Mistral AI enables businesses to extract, analyze and interact with their documents in more intelligent ways.

VentureBeat - 3d

Errol Morris' new Charles Manson documentary presents alternative theories about killings

Errol Morris' 'Chaos: The Manson Murders' explores alternative theories to the 'Helter Skelter' narrative, including possible government ties to Charles Manson.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Pirates ace Paul Skenes is working on 2 new pitches. Does he really need them?

Skenes thrives, more than many other arms, on creating a sense of total discomfort for the hitter. More pitches mean more decisions, and more decisions mean more discomfort.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

NFL reveals massive salary cap increase for 2025 season with new league year kicking off March 12

Teams will have a much bigger allowance this upcoming season

CBS Sports - 2d

Bruins decided to trade Brad Marchand to Panthers after 'gap' in talks for new contract

Marchand reportedly wanted a three-year deal but for more money than the Bruins were offering.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Saints, Derek Carr alter contract, signaling QB will remain in New Orleans in 2025, per report

Carr, who will get all his $40M owed in 2025, is reportedly converting most of his salary into a signing bonus

CBS Sports - 1d

Mrazek, Smith Pick New Numbers and Take First Practice Since Joining the Red Wings

On Sunday afternoon, the newest two newest Detroit Red Wings—Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith—took part in their first practice since being traded to the team Friday. Both players were full participants ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho's new film, 'Mickey 17,' off to a slow box office start

The sci-fi thriller is director Bong Joon Ho's first film since the Oscar-winning "Parasite" in 2019. But it has had a slow start at the box office.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Florida State hires Seminole alum Luke Loucks as new head basketball coach, succeeding Leonard Hamilton

Loucks played for outgoing Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton from 2008-12, making the NCAA tournament in each of his four seasons.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Seahawks trade D.K. Metcalf to Steelers: Fantasy Football fallout, where to draft, new outlooks, more

Metcalf is entering a precarious quarterback situation

CBS Sports - 20h

Bills QB Josh Allen gets new deal with reported record $250 million guaranteed

NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded Sunday with a contract extension that is reportedly worth $330 million, which would make him among the league’s highest-paid players.

NBC News - 17h

Canada's new PM: The 'anti-Trump' numbers man who may force the UK to take a side

The incoming Canadian PM has made standing up to his US counterpart a big part of his campaign.

BBC News - 12h

A New Study Says People Who Make Decisions Like This Wind Up Happier in the End

You probably make a lot of decisions in your business. Here’s how not to regret the bad ones.

Inc. - 11h

Google Says Its New AI Mode Will Help You Find Better, Deeper Information

The move to make search more efficient with generative AI is a clear shot at OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine.

Inc. - 11h

Bills reward Allen with new contract after NFL MVP season. Deal is worth $330M, AP source says

NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players

ABC News - 8h

Call Of Duty: Warzone's OG Map, Verdansk, Returns Very Soon; See A New Trailer Now

Call of Duty: Warzone launched five years ago this month, and to celebrate the anniversary, Activision is going back to where it all began. On April 3, Warzone will bring back the OG map: ...

GameSpot - 7h