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World Boxing adds China's powerful federation, 5 more to its growing membership

World Boxing has added China to its growing list of members

ABC News - 5h

Reality Games raises $4.7M for location-based Monopoly World

Reality Games has closed a $4.7 million seed round to accelerate the development of its location-based real-world Monopoly game.

VentureBeat - 2d

Take a look inside the world's largest 3D printed housing development

The world's largest 3D printed community is now open and mostly sold. Take a look inside the homes and hear from residents about what it's like to live there.

CNBC - 3h

Nottingham Forest beats ailing Man City 1-0 to strengthen chances of Champions League qualification

Nottingham Forest’s improbable bid for Champions League qualification was boosted by a 1-0 win over ailing Manchester City in the Premier League with Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the goal in the 83rd ...

ABC News - 4d

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices

An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.

The New York Times - 4h

Mexico Beach mayor reprimands city administrator

Yahoo News - 22h

Trump creates 2026 FIFA World Cup task force

"I think it's going to make it more exciting," Mr. Trump said of playing the World Cup amid sharp rhetoric between leaders of the host nations amid the on-again, off-again tariffs.

CBS News - 5d

England match like Wales' World Cup final - George

England vice-captain Jamie George says the Six Nations finale in Cardiff will be like a "World Cup final" for Wales as they seek to end a 16-match losing streak.

BBC News - 2d

Italy's Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title

Italian veteran Dominik Paris has prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race

ABC News - 5d

Infinite Realms turns fantasy books into living, breathing game worlds with help of AI

Infinite Realms wants to turn beloved fantasy books with big followings into living, breathing game worlds.

VentureBeat - 5d

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins all 6 gold medals at cross-country skiing world championships

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first cross-country skier to win six gold medals at one worlds.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Dodgers, Dave Roberts agree to contract extension to take World Series manager through 2029

Roberts has taken his club to the playoffs in all nine seasons at the helm, including two World Series titles

CBS Sports - 21h

2025 World Series betting, predictions, odds, bets: Best longshot MLB futures picks include Red Sox, Cubs

SportsLine MLB expert Nick Stellini has revealed his 2025 World Series longshot picks and MLB future predictions

CBS Sports - 4h

What will a tripolar world look like?

It will not go down well for US markets or for relations with traditional allies

Financial Times - 2d

Funeral held for Slimming World founder

Yahoo News - 2d

World Of Tanks Studio's Next Game Will Enter Early Access In April

Wargaming, the developer behind World of Tanks , confirmed that its new mech shooter Steel Hunters will enter early access on April 2.. Steel Hunters was revealed at The Game Awards 2024. It's ...

GameSpot - 1d

Reflecting on five years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world

On this day five years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, shutting down daily life, crippling the economy and reshaping public health. More than 1.1 million ...

CBS News - 1d

Britain's Matt Weston is the slider to catch at men's skeleton world championship in Lake Placid

Matt Weston’s lead in the men’s skeleton world championship grew to 1.65 seconds going into the fourth and final run later Friday at Mount Van Hoevenberg

ABC News - 5d

Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup podiums record, taking 3rd place in slalom race

Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom.

NBC News - 3d

Around the world in 60 hours: Nigerian aims to set travel record with ‘low-mobility’ passport

Alma Asinobi wants to break Guinness world record for shortest time to visit seven continents. In 2019, Alma Asinobi, a Nigerian postgraduate architecture student, gave herself an ambitious goal ...

The Guardian - 4d

Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt

Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one ...

ABC News - 4d

FIFA, Infantino can have a World Cup halftime show: Just end it in 15 minutes

I don't mind FIFA adding a Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final -- as long as they don't mess with the most important thing in soccer: halftime can't be longer than 15 ...

ESPN - 3d

Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump have taken the 2026 World Cup for themselves | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The tournament will be leveraged for the glorification of a leader to a degree not seen since Benito Mussolini dominated the 1934 World Cup in Italy. Two men held a press event in the Oval Office ...

The Guardian - 13h

Chiefs restructure Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones contracts to clear nearly $50M in 2025 cap space, per report

A big reworking of the checkbook in Kansas City

CBS Sports - 8h

Tuesday Briefing

World markets fall.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump’s SBA Is Going After Collections, Moving Offices From Sanctuary Cities

Small Business Administration’s new boss, Kelly Loeffler, shared a list detailing her 15 priorities as she settled into the new job. The agency is about to look very different compared to Biden’s SBA.

Inc. - 5d

Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand

Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation. As measles cases continue to grow in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an ...

The Guardian - 4d

UCL dream is on: Forest beat City to make major statement

The defending English champions have now lost nine times in 28 Premier League games.

ESPN - 4d

Deadly floods engulf Argentine city after fierce storm

Eight hours of rainfall hit Bahía Blanca, killing at least 13 people and leaving many areas under water.

BBC News - 3d

LB Nick Bolton staying in Kansas City on three-year deal

Nick Bolton won't become a free agent after all.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

For #MeToo Movement, Mayor’s Race in New York City Poses a Test

Three mayoral candidates have been accused of sexual misconduct. They deny wrongdoing. Will it be a deciding issue for Democratic voters?

The New York Times - 2d

Texas city's first foreign-born police officer turns trauma into triumph

Fidele Sebahizi escaped war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, survived a refugee camp attack, and arrived in the U.S. with little English. Now, he's a police officer in Texas, a Ph.D. ...

CBS News - 2d

DC officials protest House stopgap, claiming billion-dollar impact on city

Politico - 2d

Market alarms are flashing, and Citi’s latest downgrade adds fuel to the fire

Like other Wall Street banks, Citigroup is worried about the state of the U.S. economy, and recommend putting money elsewhere. For now.

MarketWatch - 1d

Will Gareth Taylor’s Manchester City sacking turn out to be a masterstroke?

Results and off-pitch changes contributed to coach going days before a cup final and months after all seemed rosy. On a cold Manchester night last November, as Gareth Taylor watched his team secure ...

The Guardian - 9h

'Pokémon Go' sells to Culver City-based Scopely in $3.5 billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - 56m

Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98

She and her husband were the first people to travel the length of the Americas in an amphibious vehicle. But he was recognized for their accomplishments long before she was.

The New York Times - 5d