House Dems Still Offer No Promises to Help Gop Avoid Shutdown

The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (March 9)

The "Sunday Morning" book reviewer offers his picks for the best new titles among fiction and non-fiction releases.

CBS News - 6d

Employers grapple with what makes a desirable workplace

Job candidates cite pay as a priority but the highest-ranked companies also seek to offer a sense of purpose

Financial Times - 5d

Hinge Health to go public as soon as April, source says

Hinge Health could file for an initial public offering as soon as next week, CNBC has learned.

CNBC - 5d

Fantasy Baseball: Top infield sleepers (1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base & shortstop)

Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don offers up some underrated infielders to consider in drafts.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

OpenAI strikes $12bn deal with CoreWeave

Contract is a boost to the cloud computing provider ahead of its $35bn initial public offering

Financial Times - 4d

Desperate times call for a Rodgers-Steelers marriage

At this point, Rodgers to the Steelers seems inevitable. The veteran QB is looking to finish his career on a high note, and Pittsburgh offers that potential.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Steve Kornacki: The voter trends shaping the first big battleground state race of 2025

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1 will offer an early test of the political environment after November's presidential election.

NBC News - 4d

The SEC Has a Lone Democrat, Caroline Crenshaw

Caroline Crenshaw, the lone Democratic commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is offering dissenting views at the regulatory agency reshaped by President Trump.

The New York Times - 3d

More than a quarter of UK care visas went to ‘rogue’ employers, Home Office admits

Many of those arriving found they were underpaid, mistreated or not given as much work as they had been offered

Financial Times - 3d

Is Starmer finally getting to grips with being PM?

Lord Blunkett offers his assessment and Amol talks to new Today presenter Anna Foster.

BBC News - 2d

Players tend to like games that give them rewards, Almedia study shows

Almedia’s latest report shows that mobile gamers respond very positively to games that offer real-world rewards

VentureBeat - 2d

This Company Posted a $104K-$194K Salary Range—Then Said the Job Paid $120K Max

Offering a wide — and inaccurate — salary range for an open position will alienate great candidates and could create legal risks.

Inc. - 2d

3 Ways to Optimize Your Supply Chain for Omnichannel Retail

To offer shoppers the convenience of both in-person and online retail, you’ll have to make sure your supply chain is well-coordinated.

Inc. - 2d

Vornado Sensa Cribside Heater Review: An Accurate Thermostat

A space heater designed for babies offers a real solution to the no good, very bad thermostats on most portable heaters.

Wired - 2d

Wholesale inflation flattens out in February in another sign of easing inflation

Wholesale prices were unchanged in February, offering more evidence that inflation pressures eased somewhat in early 2025.

MarketWatch - 2d

6 Spectacular North American Train Trips

The trains are destinations in themselves, offering a mix of spectacular sightseeing, onboard dining and glorious open-air observation cars.

The New York Times - 2d

Cohere targets global enterprises with new highly multilingual Command A model requiring only 2 GPUs

Command A from Cohere offers faster speeds, a larger context window, improved multilingual handling, and lower deployment costs.

VentureBeat - 2d

Google levels up Android graphics with Vulkan API in time for GDC 2025

Google announced it is leveling up its multiplatform game offering in time for GDC with graphics improvements leading the way.

VentureBeat - 2d

Trump urged to appoint special envoy to China

Senator Steve Daines offers to act as intermediary in effort to secure meeting with President Xi Jinping

Financial Times - 2d

Ukraine war briefing: Mandatory evacuations on border with Kursk as Putin mulls ceasefire

Moscow offers heavily qualified support for US-Ukraine proposal as Russia regains more of Kursk region Continue reading...

The Guardian - 1d

Men denied life-extending prostate cancer drug

NHS England says it cannot afford to offer abiraterone, which is available in Scotland and Wales.

BBC News - 1d

Is a $100,000 home equity loan a good idea now?

For some homeowners, a $100,000 home equity loan offers an advantageous way to borrow a large sum now. Here's why.

CBS News - 1d

Fintech Klarna files for IPO at a weak point for public debuts

The fintech company thinks it can offer investors more than just its buy-now-pay-later products.

MarketWatch - 23h

Few may mourn NHS England's demise, but what comes next is uncertain

The decision to scrap the organisation could offer a new chance to examine how patients are dealt with.

BBC News - 20h

Scouts weigh in on DBacks prospects after Spring Breakout game

Rival scouts offered their opinions on the Diamondbacks prospects who were in action on Friday night in the Spring Breakout game.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Trump Gave Us a Piece of His Mind

The official and unofficial languages of the White House, decoded.

The New York Times - 5d

Arteta warns Lewis-Skelly after early sub in UCL

Mikel Arteta has urged Myles Lewis-Skelly to "learn his lesson" and avoid becoming a "liability" again at left-back following his first-half substitution in Tuesday's 7-1 thrashing of PSV Eindhoven.

ESPN - Mar. 8

The Guardian view on US-Europe relations: Britain is coming to a fork in the road | Editorial

For now Keir Starmer can say there is a middle way, but Donald Trump will soon force Britain to pick a side. No country can avoid the economic impact of Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy. ...

The Guardian - 3d

Water Balloons and Bollywood, India covers itself with color on Holi festival

NEW DELHI — There's no way to avoid getting smeared with colored powder, hosed with water guns or hit with sparkle-filled water balloons if you venture out of your home in India on Friday.

NBC News - 1d

How a New Zealander working from her mum’s kitchen started a news service read by Madonna

The success of Shit You Should Care About has been down to Lucy Blakiston’s focus on social media at a time where news avoidance is growing . Lucy Blakiston, the 27-year-old founder of a thriving ...

The Guardian - 21h

McGregor eyeing derby redemption

Callum McGregor says Celtic are determined to avoid a repeat of the previous Glasgow derby when Rangers travel to Parkhead on Sunday. The champions suffered a 3-0 new year loss at Ibrox to ...

Yahoo Sports - 7h

Barca's Flick demands 'focus' ahead of crunch Atletico clash

Hansi Flick warned his Barcelona stars they need to focus to avoid crumbling against Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga as they have in their previous two meetings this season.Atletico Madrid ...

Yahoo Sports - 2h

'He's got it': An oral history of the NBA's COVID-19 shutdown -- and how it changed sports forever

On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.

ESPN - 4d