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‘They killed him in cold blood’: the cycle of revenge in north-west Syria

Over 1,000 people – including 745 civilians – were killed in attacks last week that mostly targeted Alawite minority. Sipping tea on an unusually warm February afternoon on his veranda that ...

The Guardian - 1h

Sam Darnold introduced as Seahawks new QB, GM Schneider speaks on off season moves

The Seattle Seahawks’ new starting quarterback Sam Darnold was introduced at the team’s headquarters at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Thursday.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Who scored and who qualified for Oregon on first day of NCAA Track & Field Championships?

The Oregon track and field teams both got on the board Friday during the opening day of the NCAA Indoor Championship meet in Virginia

Yahoo Sports - 6h

New UK planning rules aim to halve approval time for major projects

‘Radical evolution’ is needed to streamline system, housing minister Matthew Pennycook says

Financial Times - 6d

Roki Sasaki's splitter already looks like one of the best pitches in baseball

Meet the pitch so weird it's giving MLB's pitch-tracking system problems.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Sun Home Luminar Sauna Review: No Steam

For $10,000, you get a small, warm room with a sound system and party lights!

Wired - 17h

Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House

The new administration has created a system for awarding clemency that underscores the president’s grievances about what he sees as the political weaponization of the justice system.

The New York Times - 6d

Power dining in Lagos: an insider guide

The restaurants that really mean business in west Africa’s finance hub

Financial Times - 4d

Jaren Jackson Jr. injury update: Grizzlies star (ankle) nears return as Ja Morant 'can't wait' to be reunited

Only one team in the West has a better record than Memphis

CBS Sports - 15h

Seattle Seahawks sign former Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp

Cooper Kupp stays in the NFC West, signing with the Seattle Seahawks

Yahoo Sports - 10h

High school track athlete facing battery charge after viral video of competitor hit with baton

A Virginia high school track athlete is facing a misdemeanor charge following a viral video of her at a meet where her competitor gets struck in the head with a baton.

NBC News - 1d

Texas Tech track and field teams put top-10 rankings to test at NCAA championships

Texas Tech men's track and field won the 2024 NCAA championship. The Tech men are No. 6, women No. 8 going into NCAA indoor in Virginia Beach

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Spending bill divisions spill out at House Democratic retreat

Friday was the last of a three-day House Democratic retreat in Virginia, but it was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's support for the Republican funding bill that was on the minds of many. CBS ...

CBS News - 10h

Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s DEI Crackdown to Proceed, but Judges Debate DEI Merits

Three judges on a Virginia appeals panel agreed to let the Trump administration orders move forward but were sharply divided on the values of diversity, equity and inclusion.

The New York Times - 8h

Switch 2 Won't Sell As Well As Original Due In Part To Backward Compatibility - Analyst

The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year is expected to be a big moment in the video game industry, and many are wondering how the system is going to sell. Nintendo has not published ...

GameSpot - 18h

1 dead and several injured as tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast

Officials say flooding rains will continue for days to lash a region of the Australian east coast even though it avoided its first tropical cyclone in 51 years

ABC News - Mar. 8

Newcastle close in on top four after Guimarães pounces to see off West Ham

. This was Newcastle United dealing with a routine chore with maximum efficiency. The exciting stuff, they hope, comes when they return to London with hopes of ending their long wait for silverware ...

The Guardian - 4d

Bracketology Bubble Watch: North Carolina in action, Mountain West trio fight for NCAA Tournament lives

A look at the bubble teams in action during Thursday's conference tournaments, including a double-bubble game

CBS Sports - 1d

2025 NBA playoff picture: Standings, projections, who's clinched as Thunder lock up spot in West

The NBA regular season has just one month to go

CBS Sports - 17h

Former Rams WR Cooper Kupp to sign with NFC West rival after 8 years in LA

Cooper Kupp is heading home to Washington. He's expected to sign with the Seattle Seahawks and will likely get $15 million or more.

Yahoo Sports - 10h

West York battles to bitter end in loss to Hershey in PIAA 5A state quarterfinals

The Bulldogs' magical run in the PIAA state tournament came to a close with a loss to Hershey in the 5A quarterfinals on Friday night.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems

ABC News - 4d

Atlant 3D raises $15M to build materials and devices atom by atom

Atlant 3D has raised $15 million as demand grows for its manufacturing system that builds materials and devices atom by atom.

VentureBeat - 3d

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

The New York Times - 3d

Why student-loan borrowers ‘are going to feel the brunt’ of the Education Department layoffs

The cuts come during what was already set to be a period of mass upheaval for the student-loan system.

MarketWatch - 2d

The Papers: 'Benefits turmoil' and 'deal or no steel'

A backlash over proposed reform to the welfare system leads many papers, as does news of Trump's tariffs beginning.

BBC News - 2d

Researchers Propose a Better Way to Report Dangerous AI Flaws

After identifying major flaws in popular AI models, researchers are pushing for a new system to identify and report bugs.

Wired - 1d

Starmer to abolish NHS England

PM says move will slash bureaucracy and bring health system ‘back into democratic control’

Financial Times - 1d

James Reason, Who Used Swiss Cheese to Explain Human Error, Dies at 86

Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster.

The New York Times - 1d

Tornado Reported in Los Angeles Area as Storm Batters California

Parts of the city had been urged to evacuate as a powerful system brought rain and snow up and down the state.

The New York Times - 1d

The South and Midwest Face Threats of Hail, 100 M.P.H. Winds and Tornadoes

A system over the northern part of the U.S. is expected to fuel severe weather across large areas of the country until Monday.

The New York Times - 16h

Forecasters Issue Highest Risk Alert for Tornadoes in the South

An intense storm system has brought damaging strong winds and tornadoes across the Midwest, and dust storms and wildfires to the Plains.

The New York Times - 1h

A Sensitive Complex Housing a CIA Facility Was on GSA's List of US Properties for Sale

Plans to redevelop a Northern Virginia warehouse site have long been complicated by the area’s worst-kept secret—the presence of a CIA facility. The GSA put the site up for sale anyway.

Wired - Mar. 6

WATCH: High school runner hit in head with baton during race

Junior Kaelen Tucker was running the second leg of the 4x200 relay in the Virginia State High School League Championships when another athlete struck her in the head with a baton.

ABC News - 4d

Missing college student was last on beach with people she met on trip, authorities say

As the nearly weeklong search for the University of Pittsburgh student who vanished while on spring break in the Dominican Republic continues, Virginia authorities said she was last seen on the ...

NBC News - 3d

House Democrats hold annual retreat under specters of shutdown and Trump

House Democrats are spending three days in Leesburg, Virginia, for their annual retreat to plan their path forward as a partial government shutdown looms and Republicans advance President Trump's ...

CBS News - 1d