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Old-Fashioned Train Heists Yield Modern-Day Loot: Nike Air Jordans

Transnational gangs have been targeting sneakers, wireless gaming headsets and other modern merchandise transported by rail, according to federal prosecutors.

The New York Times - 13h

Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange Bybit in biggest-ever heist

Theft deals blow to an industry that has been reinvigorated by Donald Trump’s re-election

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange in ‘biggest digital heist ever’

Bybit platform appeals to ‘brightest minds’ in cybersecurity for help after attacker transfers Ethereum currency . The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has called on the “brightest minds” in ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Crypto sleuths join hunt for $1.5bn stolen in biggest ever heist

ByBit is offering financial rewards to anyone who can spot criminals attempting to launder the stolen crypto.

BBC News - 5d

Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.

CNBC - Feb. 22

Who Pulled Off the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? Signs Point to North Korea

Yahoo News - Feb. 24

Thieves fake seizure, steal bulldog puppies worth over $8,000 in videotaped pet store heist

A trio of thieves staged a seizure to divert attention as a pair of valuable bulldog puppies was snatched from a Denver-area pet store over the weekend, authorities said.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Bulldog puppy stolen in fake seizure heist is found and returned to Colorado pet store

A good Samaritan returned one of the two bulldog puppies stolen last week from a Denver-area pet store in a brazen heist caught on camera, authorities said Tuesday.

NBC News - 6d

Ohtani to make spring training debut vs. Angels

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will make his first spring training appearance of the year Friday night against his old team, the Angels.

ESPN - 5d

Man City's Rodri returns to individual training

Rodri is back in training at Manchester City, completing an individual workout at the club's Etihad Campus on Friday.

BBC News - 3d

Tonal 2 Review: Smarter Strength Training

If you're all-in on digital weight training, you'll want to splurge on this fancy slab for sweating.

Wired - 1d

CalArts launches D.R.E.A.M.S. program to train students in location-based entertainment

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has launched the D.R.E.A.M.S. (Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling) Initiative supported by a gift from Tom Dolan and the Dolan ...

VentureBeat - Feb. 20

A train struck an elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals

A passenger train has hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka and killed six of the animals

ABC News - Feb. 21

Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals

A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said Thursday.

NBC News - Feb. 21

St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany

The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.

BBC News - Feb. 21

A train through Germany: is Europe’s powerhouse going off the rails?

In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to talk to voters. Creaking, overcrowded, neglected, Germany’s railways, once a source of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Mets' Juan Soto homers in first spring training at-bat with new club

Soto signed a record $765 million deal with the Mets this past offseason

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

How Verlander made immediate impact at Giants spring training

Justin Verlander wasted no time ingratiating himself with his new San Francisco Giants teammates and coaches.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

TfL boss calls for new cash to replace 50-year-old trains

Andy Lord tells FT he has written to the UK chancellor for long-term funding to stop network from falling into disrepair

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Sharp rise in UK young people not in work, education or training

Figures are uncertain but suggest men in particular are struggling to enter slowing labour market

Financial Times - 4d

Greeks hold mass protests demanding justice after train tragedy

Fifty-seven people died in the disaster and protests are being held across Greece and beyond.

BBC News - 4d

Strike Brings Greece to a Halt: No Trains, No Planes and Huge Protests

Two years after the country’s deadliest rail disaster, many are still demanding greater safety and accountability.

The New York Times - 3d

Rage in Greece as second anniversary of train disaster prompts mass protests

Hundreds of thousands demonstrate amid outpouring of anger over state’s handling of Tempe tragedy. Two years to the day since 57 people died and dozens were injured in Greece’s worst train crash ...

The Guardian - 3d

Shohei Ohtani homers in 1st at-bat of Dodgers spring training ... against the Angels

Shohei Ohtani picked up where he left off in his 50-50 2024 campaign.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Violence up at German train stations, with Berlin top of the list

Yahoo News - 3d

Eye on America: Exclusive look inside the intense training of U.S. Marshals

In Pennsylvania, we get an exclusive look at how the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force trains to apprehend some of the country’s most wanted criminals. And in Texas, we learn how lawmakers and ...

CBS News - 2d

Rodri returns to Man City training after ACL injury

Ballon d' Or winner Rodri has returned to individual training with Manchester City, boosting his prospects of returning to action this season after suffering an ACL injury in September.

ESPN - 2d