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Sports - ESPN
'Larger than life' Mutombo, 58, dies of brain cancer
Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.17 minutes ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Based on a True Story, or a True Story? In ‘Baby Reindeer’ Lawsuit, Words Matter.
A defamation suit against Netflix boils down to how the company presented its story about Martha Scott, a fictionalization of what the show’s creator has described as a real-life stalking incident.3 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
UN extends Haiti mission mandate after dropping push for larger peacekeeping effort
The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously renewed a multinational security support mission (MSS) in Haiti to combat armed gangs after the U.S. dropped a push to enlarge the effort ...3 hours ago - United Nations -
Top stories - BBC News
Duran's rise from 'Quarry of Heroes' to Aston Villa
You speak to people instrumental in Aston Villa strikerJhon Duran's career and some common themes come up - a raw, supremely talented footballer, a family man - and somebody who needs to be guided.3 hours ago -
Sports - The New York Times
Calvin Johnson Is Back in Detroit, Where He Remains Larger Than Life
The Lions players who weren’t teammates with Johnson still understand what he means to local fans.5 hours ago -
Sports - CBS Sports
Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58: Integral part of Georgetown's legacy of big men was 'larger than life'
Along with Patrick Ewing before him and Alonzo Mourning after, Mutombo was part of a run of Hoya centers who dominated college basketball5 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Kris Kristofferson’s Stories Were Wonderfully Larger Than Life
The singer, songwriter and actor, who died on Saturday at 88, found his way into situations and tales that underscored his role as a conscience for country music.6 hours ago -
Entertainment - ABC News
Book Review: 'The Last Dream,' short stories scattered with the seeds of Pedro Almodovar films
The seeds of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s later cinematic work are scattered throughout the pages of “The Last Dream,” his newly published collection of short writings8 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the power of stories, new book, "The Message"
Acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new book, "The Message," and about the banning of his work in South Carolina.10 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Helene Has Killed More Than 110 People. Here Are Some of Their Stories.
After the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast and pummeled the Southeast, some victims’ portraits were coming into focus.12 hours ago -
World - Financial Times
This Tory conference reads like a familiar story, risking a longer spell in opposition
Leadership frontrunners appear to prescribe moving the party closer to its activist base, but this approach rarely pays off17 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Baby Reindeer was wrongly billed by Netflix as a ‘true story’, judge finds
Fiona Harvey, the inspiration for Martha, can proceed with defamation lawsuit after judge agrees the show suggested she was convicted for stalking creator Richard Gadd. A US judge has ruled that ...22 hours ago - Netflix -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
Museum at FIT Tells the Story of the African Diaspora Through Its Fashions
By examining the work of designers of African descent, a new exhibition in Manhattan finds common threads and, more interestingly, divergences.4 days ago -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Had a Second Chance’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.5 days ago