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How a Basketball Player’s Dreams Shifted From the N.B.A. to the Academy Awards

About a decade ago, a professional basketball career would have been the highlight of RaMell Ross’s life. Now he’s a rising name in filmmaking.

The New York Times - 1d

‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Sponsor Shifts Boardroom Diversity Targets

State Street installed the famous “Fearless Girl” statue as part of a campaign to increase gender diversity in business.

Inc. - 1d

UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled back. The UN human rights chief has warned of a “fundamental shift” in the US and ...

The Guardian - 17h

Renée Fleming to make directing debut at Aspen Festival this July in Mozart's 'Cosi fan tutte'

Soprano Renée Fleming will make her directing debut in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” at the Aspen Festival with three performances from July 21-26

ABC News - Feb. 19

Trump to sign more executive orders today, despite legal pushback on several of his directives

Trump is slated to sign more executive orders this afternoon. Several of his directives have already faced pushback during his first month in office.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Arizona AD apologizes for offensive chants directed at BYU players during Wildcats' controversial loss

Saturday night's game in Tucson got tense late, and ended with a dust-up

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

Neymar scores stunning Olimpico: Brazilian star quiets the crowd with huge goal direct from corner for Santos

Neymar celebrated the goal with a shrug, acting like the moment was commonplace for the star

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Rapids-LAFC game halted after derogatory term allegedly directed at Chido Awaziem

Colorado Rapids defender Chido Awaziem has alleged that an opponent used a derogatory term towards him on the field during his team’s Concacaf Champions League second leg match at Los Angeles FC on ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

CONCACAF investigating LAFC's Sergi Palencia for allegedly directing derogatory comment at Chidozie Awaziem

Tuesday's Champions Cup match was halted late in the second half after the alleged incident happened.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Jeff Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit

David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.

The New York Times - 5d

Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers

The order by Judge William Alsup, who called the OPM directive "illegal," does not reinstate any recently dismissed government employees, but it could affect future attempts at firings.

NBC News - 4d

How U.S. foreign policy is changing under Trump after Hegseth's Russia directive

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, signals a shift in foreign policy under the Trump ...

CBS News - 13h

NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy

In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

Justin Ishbia scraps pursuit to buy Minnesota Twins, shifts focus to Chicago White Sox, per report

The billionaire could try to become the successor of White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

Ukraine and Russia mark 3 years of war amid major shift in U.S. policy

A group of European leaders and Canada's prime minister are in Kyiv to support Ukraine's president. He faces a shift in U.S. policy as President Trump moves to end the war by negotiating one-on-one ...

CBS News - Feb. 24

Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift Releases On 4K Blu-Ray This Week - Save 30% At Amazon

Stephen King's Graveyard Shift on 4K Blu-ray $31.49 (was $45) | Releases February ...

GameSpot - Feb. 24

‘I know their names, what they eat’: tracking polar bears on Svalbard’s shifting icescapes

For more than 20 years, scientists have followed the animals in Norway’s Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts. When Rolf-Arne ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

The radical shift in US policy that shut Ukraine out amid talks to end war

The first month of President Donald Trump's second term has already delivered a radical American pivot on Russia's offensive war against Ukraine.

ABC News - 6d

BP to ramp up oil and gas output in major shift away from green goals

Fossil fuel firm will cut more than $5bn from low-carbon investment plan in ‘fundamental reset’. Business live – latest updates BP is dropping green goals, ramping up oil and gas production ...

The Guardian - 5d

Friedrich Merz was the most pro-US politician in Germany – his shift could be historic for Europe | Jörg Lau for Europe |

The lifelong Atlanticist was frank after his election victory: Nato is on the brink, and Germany must reassess its core beliefs on defence. It is hard to overstate the importance of Friedrich ...