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Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian ruleABC News - 1d -
Countdown crowns first female winner since 1998
Fiona Wood, from Kinross, won after correctly identifying "lassitude" as the final conundrum.BBC News - 1d -
All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech in 2025
To wrap up 2024, this week on Uncanny Valley we talk about the tech products we most fear and love.Wired - 3d -
The Papers: 'Senseless attack' and 'stagflation' fears continue
Amie Gray's killer is found guilty of her murder, while financial experts worry over borrowing costs.BBC News - 3d -
Fear and euphoria in Damascus
Raya Jalabi describes life in the Syrian capital after the fall of AssadFinancial Times - 3d -
The retailers living in fear of violent shoplifters
One retailer in Edinburgh's plush Morningside district was knocked to the floor and throttled by a thiefBBC News - 4d -
‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation
Undocumented immigrants whose children or spouses are U.S. citizens are feeling particularly vulnerable to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to push them out.The New York Times - 5d -
A Constitutional Convention? Some Democrats Fear It’s Coming.
Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue. Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the ...The New York Times - 5d -
Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad's Alawite heartland
Quentin Sommerville is on patrol with HTS in Latakia, as they pledge to protect minorities.BBC News - 5d -
Syria’s Kurds fear US betrayal under Trump
President-elect has criticised Washington’s support for the Kurdish groups now fighting Turkish-backed rebelsFinancial Times - Dec. 13 -
Childish Literature — reflections on the joys and fears of parenting
Alejandro Zambra explores the ups and downs of fatherhood in this collection of essays, poems and storiesFinancial Times - Dec. 13 -
Democrats fear more IRS cuts in funding fight with GOP
The White House and congressional Democrats are fighting to protect $20 billion in funds for the IRS as the tax collection agency faces significant changes next year. As bipartisan funding talks ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’
Making his Broadway debut as the show’s Emcee, the singer is reveling in what he calls “a thinking piece of musical theater.”The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
UnitedHealth shooting sparks security fears for execs — but fixes are expensive and complicated
Security company executives have seen a dramatic increase in inquiries for services after the murder of Brian Thompson.MarketWatch - Dec. 11 -
Former England rugby star feared dead in flood during Storm Darragh
Northumbria Police says a search is continuing where Tom Voyce's car was found near Alnwick.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
Omar: Trump vow to end birthright citizenship will create 'outright fear'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) late Monday said President-elect Trump’s threats to deport millions and to end birthright citizenship will spark “outright fear” across the country. She warned that in the ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
The Actors Roundtable: The fear factor behind great art
Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Colman Domingo, Peter Sarsgaard, Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong dive into their films, truth-telling and acting alongside your director.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 10 -
Fear and Loathing on the Tennis Court
Conor Niland’s book, “The Racket,” is a document of haves and have-nots. It just won a prestigious sports award — and earned him more than his best career result in the process.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
'Pain was sickening' - Ex-players on heading fears
Former Premier League players Steve Howey and Gary Pallister tell the BBC of their health fears after years of heading footballs.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
US will fear the vacuum that could replace Assad
Washington worries that the overthrow of Syria's president could lead to a power grab by Islamist groups.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
How the Assad family built an empire of fear in Syria
Hafez and his son Bashar killed countless people over five decades and oversaw the country’s descent into kleptocracyFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
'It will probably cripple me': Pub landlords fear Guinness shortage
Pubs say they're trying to find alternative stouts as wholesalers put limits on how much Guinness they can get.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
BBC reporter: 'First time I've come to Syria without fear of arrest'
A Syrian herself, Lina Sinjab says this is the first time she's entered the country "without fear of detention".BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Vonn finishes 24th in first race since unretiring
Lindsey Vonn finished 24th in a lower-level FIS downhill race in her return to competition since coming out of retirement after nearly six years.ESPN - Dec. 7 -
Five dead, more feared missing after The Hague flat explosions
Police say a car drove away "at very high speed" shortly after the explosions.BBC News - Dec. 7 -
As India-Bangladesh Tensions Rise, So Do Fears of Tit-for-Tat Violence
A diplomatic dispute over claims of persecution of Bangladeshi Hindus threatens to upend Bangladesh’s interim government.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Three climbers feared dead on New Zealand's tallest mountain
Police believe the two Americans and one Canadian fall while crossing a ridge on Aoraki Mt Cook.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Childcare bosses fear for future amid rising costs
Costs at one nursery are up 40% in recent years, and it faces an annual shortfall of over £30,000.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Protests outside of Supreme Court capture growing fears for transgender Americans
ABC News spoke with protesters, including Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, about the Supreme Court case concerning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.ABC News - Dec. 5 -
BioShock Meets The Thing In Deepest Fear, A New Single-Player Horror Game
From the PC Gaming Show, the team behind the Twin Peaksy adventure game Virginia and Annapurna's Last Stop has revealed Deepest Fear, a first-person horror-action game that blends an intriguing ...GameSpot - Dec. 5 -
The Thing: Remastered Review - Cold Fear
For my money, there isn't a better horror monster than The Thing's shape-shifting alien organism. Even 42 years later, Rob Bottin's practical effects are still incredible, capturing each freakish ...GameSpot - Dec. 5 -
Trump moves spark fear of brain drain at environment agencies
The incoming Trump administration is sparking fears that agencies tasked with protecting public health and the environment could suffer a "brain drain" — and that more pollution and other harms ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Fear, fury and triumph: Six hours that shook South Korea
A recap of a dramatic night that saw South Koreans rush to overturn the president's shock martial law order.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Murdered teen's mum fears more lives will be lost
Holly Newton's mother reacts to new survey findings about coercive control in young relationships.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
‘We’ve seen this before’: residents of rebel-held Aleppo fear regime onslaught
Syria’s second largest city braces for possibility of president Bashar al-Assad revisiting brutal tactics used in civil war. A billboard of the Syrian president that once overlooked a central ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Missing woman looking for cat may have fallen into sinkhole, police fear
Family of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, of Marguerite, Pennsylvania, say she has not been seen since Monday. Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Inside Aleppo: Family reunions, nervousness at rebel rule and fear of war
Syria's second city has been captured by the armed rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from government forces.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Welsh residents displaced by sinkhole fear they may not return by Christmas
Further cracks appear in street as hole that opened up in village in Merthyr Tydfil continues to expand. People who have been evacuated from homes perched precariously close to a large – and ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
This move by the stock market’s ‘fear gauge’ is historically bullish for the S&P 500
Traders have been rushing in to buy stocks in the final hour of trading over the past two weeks, while a gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility has dropped sharply in the wake of the presidential ...MarketWatch - Dec. 2