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Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail
Gangs control most of the capital but the attack seems to suggest they are expanding to other towns.BBC News - 2d -
Cleveland Cavs Jarrett Allen blocks Karl-Anthony Towns at the rim
Karl-Anthony Towns drove to the rim with a full head of steam. Jarrett Allen met him at the rim and won the battle.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
International visitors pour into Japan — to the delight and dismay of its ski towns
Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as domestic demand falters.CNBC - 2d -
A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent
A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidateABC News - Mar. 28 -
Icelandic town and Blue Lagoon spa evacuated after volcanic eruption
Those who have not already left Grindavík warned nearby eruption could be much bigger than previous 10 since 2021. The Icelandic town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist attraction have ...The Guardian - 2d -
Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich: Resilient Town get much-needed victory
Ipswich Town finally secure their first league win of 2025, with boss Kieran McKenna rightly delighted with a superb team performance that sees them grind out a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Authorities in Iceland evacuate town, Blue Lagoon spa over fear of volcanic eruption
Iceland’s Met Office says a volcano is erupting in the southwestern part of the country, hours after a nearby town and a geothermal spa were evacuatedABC News - 2d -
Panthers to host Browns for joint practice this preseason
The Browns will be coming to town.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Building bridges: How Congress can shift town halls from conflict to collaboration
Rep. Gus Bilirakis held town hall meetings in Florida where constituents engaged in bipartisan discussions about trade-offs and priorities to reduce projected deficits by $1 trillion to $6 trillion ...The Hill - 1d -
Man United eye £40 million release clause of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap
Manchester United reportedly want to sign Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap in the summer and he has a £40 million release clause in the event the Tractor Boys get relegated at the end of the season.The Re...Yahoo Sports - 23h -
How a Crypto Craze Swept An Argentine Town
In San Pedro, Argentina, 16,000 people, a fifth of the population, signed up for a cryptocurrency exchange where everyone won. Until they didn’t.The New York Times - 6d -
'Greedy landlords are cashing in and forcing us out of town'
The construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast is a key part of the government's growth programme, but some residents in the area say it's causing a housing problem.BBC News - 4d -
FHSAA Softball Rankings: Pace and Jay rank within top 10 of entire state
District leaders, as of now, Pace (6A), Pine Forest (4A), West Florida (3A) and Jay (Rural). The Royals are also the top team in the entire Rural class.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Weather tracker: Heavy rain alerts in Queensland as floods cut off towns
Wettest March day for 15 years in some parts of northern Australian state, while storms and hail hit Mediterranean. More heavy rain has hit Queensland, Australia, just weeks after the devastation ...The Guardian - Mar. 28 -
A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis
Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.The New York Times - 6d -
This small Alabama fishing town hopes to catch a break with Trump’s tariffs
Amid a flood of cheap imports, shrimpers in Alabama's Bayou La Batre are pleading with the Trump administration for steep tariffs.NBC News - 2d -
How Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty
An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs.The New York Times - 5d -
Buying a home in the countryside? Don’t bury your head in the sand about UK planning reforms
Housebuilding and sustainable infrastructure targets are set to reshape rural Britain. Homeowners are steeling themselves for unintended consequences — and buyers are significantly upping their due ...Financial Times - 1d -
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.The New York Times - 4h -
Watch: Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke after erupting
People are being evacuated as a volcano erupts in south-west Iceland, threatening a town.BBC News - 2d -
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help
Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses ...ABC News - Mar. 21 -
The full comté: quest to make a semi-hard cheese is French cinema’s breakout hit of the year
Holy Cow is a film about underdogs and a bid to make a prize-winning cheese, set against a rural backdrop of sozzled fetes and demolition derbies. Director Louise Courvoisier talks about shooting ...The Guardian - 2d -
Secrets of Success: the church that served a plantation remains a monument of resistance
Amid the site in rural Jamaica that once belonged to a Guardian financier may lie a treasure trove of artefacts that tell the story of Britain’s history of colonisation and enslavement. Standing ...The Guardian - 1d -
Deaths of British couple in France being treated as murder-suicide
Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr were found dead in their home in Les Pesquiès in Aveyron on 6 February. The deaths of a British couple who were found in their renovated rural home in Aveyron, ...The Guardian - 19h -
Five best NBA prop bets, odds for Sunday, March 30: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Green predictions, odds and more
SportsLine's computer model has revealed five free NBA prop picks for Sunday after evaluating the latest NBA oddsCBS Sports - 4d -
‘Women give birth on the ground’: Congolese forced to return home find devastation
Residents of Sake – given 72 hours by M23 rebels to leave camps in Goma – find a ghost town with homes in ruins and no way to make a living. Congolese people forced to return to their home town ...The Guardian - 2d -
Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland
The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area.BBC News - 2d -
Myanmar quake: Imam's grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing
Scores of Muslims in the town died when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.BBC News - 2d -
Iceland Volcano Eruption Near Grindavik Prompts Closure of Blue Lagoon
The eruption began near Grindavik, a small town long threatened by volcanic disruptions, and prompted the closure of a popular tourist destination.The New York Times - 2d -
New Hancock football coach Greg Cartrette aims to 'make a difference' with the Panthers
A few months after moving to Hancock, Greg Cartrette became the head coach of the town's high school football team.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
A man has shot and killed a Catholic priest at his parish rectory in northeast Kansas
Church officials say a Catholic priest has been shot and killed in the northeastern Kansas town of SenecaABC News - 5h -
A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train
On a trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, a reporter grapples with the whiplash of traveling through South Africa’s two worlds, from majestic mountains to struggling shantytowns.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
Report: Arsenal eye forward who could be available at cut price in summer
Arsenal are reportedly in talks over the possibility of signing Liam Delap, with it thought that the young striker is ready to leave Ipswich Town in the upcoming summer transfer window.The Gunners ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
When A Rangers Reporter Became The Team's Goalie
When Frank Brown patrolled the Rangers beat for the New York Daily News in the 1980's and 1990's he was the top hockey scribe in town.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Spartanburgers' baseball park opens tonight with Wofford vs. USC Upstate, 'historic moment'
USC Upstate and Wofford will meet for a cross-town baseball rivalry tonight in Spartanburg's new downtown baseball stadium, Fifth Third Park.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
How Makosso is helping Luton get their mojo back
BBC Three Counties sports editor Geoff Doyle cites young defender Christ Makosso as one of the reasons for Luton Town's resurgence.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich: Cherries winless league run continues
Bournemouth suffer a fifth successive Premier League loss as struggling Ipswich Town hold on to leave Vitality Stadium with three points and a 2-1 victory.Yahoo Sports - 1d
