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These NBA teams are more pretenders than contenders

Philadelphia and Milwaukee were both expected to challenge Boston, but instead of dominating an underwhelming conference, they're bringing up the rear.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are

If we haven’t learned our lesson now, when will we learn it?

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Trump’s Biggest Con: Pretending He’s on the Side of Working Men and Women

He’s even more antilabor and pro-plutocrat than orthodox Republicans.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Florida woman outwits alleged attacker by calling 911 and pretending to order a pizza

A woman in Florida helped direct authorities to a field in Volusia County where she was being held by calling 911 and pretending to order a pizza.

Trick or treat: Which of the NFL's division leaders on Halloween are contenders vs. pretenders?

Making the call on clubs with sterling records

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

A Loathsome Colleague Died. Why Is Everyone Pretending She Was So Great?

A reader smells hypocrisy in his co-workers’ proclamations of mourning and wants no part of it. Is he obligated to attend her funeral if his heart isn’t in it?

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 13

NFL contenders and pretenders: Sorting which current playoff teams are legitimate threats to win Super Bowl

Which NFL teams are the real deal and which are frauds at the halfway point

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Snyder's Soapbox: Combined no-hitters aren't real and we have to stop pretending they count the same

A no-hitter is about one pitcher shutting down an offense and we've let that rule go

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

12-team playoff is already BROKEN + Heisman contenders & pretenders | College Football Power Hour

Caroline Fenton & Jason Fitz react to the second edition of the 2024 College Football Playoff Rankings, discuss Heisman pretenders vs. contenders and preview the biggest matchups of Week 12.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

Let's stop pretending the Bulls' Josh Giddey is a real point guard. He's a power forward

There's more evidence to suggest Giddey should seek to switch positions.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Sharing More Than a Last Name

Haley Cohen and Jason Cohen met briefly as children, then matched on an app as adults. “It just seemed like fate,” the groom said.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 2 days ago

More questions than answers for England in defeat

Why Liverpool will be happier with a point than Arsenal

MOTD2 pundit and ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock explains why Arsenal will be "bitterly disappointed" not to have beaten Arne Slot's side on Sunday.

UBS reports better than expected profits

Swiss bank’s markets business helped by increase in volatility

Business - Financial Times - October 30

More than 60 die in Spanish floods

Worst European flooding since 2021 raises questions about how residents were alerted to forecasts of intense rain

World - Financial Times - October 30

Canadiens Worth More Than A Pretty Penny

Sportico has released its NHL franchises valuations and the Montreal Canadiens are on the podium.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Tech - Wired - November 1

Campaign 2024: 100 days is more than enough

The 2024 presidential campaign was a brief and refreshing change from the usual two-year campaigns, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris only campaigning for 107 days, and proving that shorter ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Trump’s tariff obsession is worse than before

Trying to close current account deficits with trade tools could cause serious damage

World - Financial Times - November 7

Dean Phillips: Trump 'more than a passing fad'

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) argued that President-elect Trump is “more than a passing fad” who has become a “historical” political figure and created a movement that Democrats did not see coming. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Brazil’s global balancing act is trickier than ever

President Lula has sought to maintain ties with the US, China and Russia. But even before the re-election of Donald Trump, that diplomatic space was shrinking

World - Financial Times - November 13

Even His Parents Were Younger Than I Was

No matter. We were crazy for each other.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 15

Children in Need raises more than £39m

Stars and the public came together to raise money for disadvantaged children across the UK.

Cynthia Erivo defies more than gravity

Cynthia Erivo knows who she is and owns it proudly -- as does her 'Wicked' character Elphaba

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

More than ever, Europe needs growth champions

The companies on the first FT-Statista ranking of European companies by long-term revenue growth show what is possible

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Conservative populism’s political potential is bigger than Trump

Big as Trump’s victory was, he did not fully tap conservative populism’s full potential.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

'Being stalked was worse than being held at gunpoint'

Just five Stalking Prevention Orders were issued in 2023, despite more than 8,000 reports.

Why gold is a better bet than stocks for 2025

Sentiment readings currently don’t suggest a major top is near.

Business - MarketWatch - 22 hours ago

The Slender Parrot Snake Can Grow to More Than 5 Feet Long

World - Yahoo News - October 25

More in US concerned about Trump aligning with radicals than Harris: Gallup

Americans are more concerned about former President Trump’s ties to radicals than Vice President Harris's, a Friday poll released by Gallup shows. Forty-one percent of participants said they were ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Millennium considers launching first new fund in more than three decades

Fund would invest in less liquid assets including private credit

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared

The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.

Health - The New York Times - October 25

Federal judge orders Virginia to reinstate more than 1,500 to voter rolls

A federal judge ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,500 people to the state’s voter rolls Friday after the Biden administration sued, claiming the removals took place too close to the upcoming ...