Trump Calls Meeting with Macron An Important Step in Ending Russiaukraine War

FirstFT: US drives UN resolution on Ukraine war with Russian backing

Also in today’s newsletter, US companies left out of defence stock rally and BP abandons pledge to cut oil and gas output

Financial Times - 16h

World reacts to U.S. resolution on Ukraine-Russia war at United Nations

There have been strong reactions to a United Nations General Assembly resolution drafted by the U.S. that was void of key language on the war between Ukraine and Russia. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab ...

CBS News - 7h

US breaks with UN and G7 allies over Ukraine war measures

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go ahead next week as planned

Financial Times - 7h

New Star Wars Game Seemingly Unaffected By Major NetEase Shakeup

Quantic Dream, the developer behind the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse, has apparently been unaffected by the recent shakeup over at NetEase.. "We want to reassure everyone that our studios in Paris ...

GameSpot - 6h

Rumored God Of War Remasters For PS5 Could Be Revealed In March

Remasters of the classic God of Wars games are reportedly in development, and it's rumored that they could be revealed next month, just in time for the 20th anniversary of the franchise.. According ...

GameSpot - 6h

Star Wars Boss Is Reportedly Retiring This Year, Which Could Be A Major Shakeup

There might be a great disturbance in the Force, as a new report claims that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will retire later this year. The executive has overseen the Star Wars and Indiana ...

GameSpot - 4h

Kobe Bryant greets Laker Luka Doncic in new L.A. mural based off 2019 meeting at game

Arutyun Gozukuchikyan's new mural of Kobe Bryant and Luka Doncic captures them embracing each other at a Lakers game in December 2019, a month before Bryant died in a helicopter crash.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 18

A home game for San Antonio, a homecoming for Kevin Durant when Suns and Spurs meet in Austin

Kevin Durant went back to the Bay Area last weekend

ABC News - 6d

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.

The New York Times - 5d

G20 meeting of foreign ministers gets underway in South Africa amid tensions with US

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. ...

ABC News - 5d

U.S. vs. Canada hockey game could set tone for potential USMNT vs Canucks meeting in Concacaf Nations League

The Americans and Canadians may just meet on March 23 in soccer, potentially for the Concacaf Nations League title

CBS Sports - 4d

The Fantasy Baseball Numbers Do Lie: There's more to these 2024 stats than meets the eye

Context and historical data matter when it comes to statistics. Let's dive into some good and bad numbers that we find highly questionable.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Liverpool draw PSG, Arsenal face PSV, Villa meet Club Brugge in last 16

Liverpool will face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16, while Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa will play Club Brugge.

BBC News - 4d

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Yahoo News - 3d

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a ...

ABC News - 3d

Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – Europe live

Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on Tuesday. Donald Trump’s shocking and mendacious attack this week on the Ukrainian president, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Kings coach Christie reportedly meets with starters after embarrassing loss to Warriors Friday

Doug Christie started 10-2 as Sacramento's coach, but has gone 5-8 since, and the team sits as the No. 10 seed in the West.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Yankees' Devin Williams helped change team's facial hair policy by meeting with team owner Hal Steinbrenner

Williams was concerned enough about the Yankees' rules about beards that he approached Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

'Unbelievable gentleman' - 100-year-old veteran meets Marines and has them in fits of laughter

Veteran who earned his Green Beret in 1942 is described as an "unbelievable gentleman".

BBC News - 2d

Rob Manfred calls Athletics’ new park in Sacramento charming but still expects to be in Las Vegas by 2028

Rob Manfred recently visited the 14,000-seat minor league stadium in West Sacramento, California, and said the owners of the Triple-A River Cats and Athletics have provided players with “as close ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Kim Kardashian called him a Texas death row inmate on Instagram. He wasn't, and he's suing

Kim Kardashian confused a Texas death row inmate with a New York resident who is not a double murderer. He's now suing for defamation.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members

Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.

CNBC - 4d

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at fake injuries, but primitive call-and-review process needs fixing first

Give refs a chance to say 'I don't know'

CBS Sports - 4d

Al Michaels reveals which sport he actually wanted to call before 'Miracle on Ice' assignment

USA's upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics was only the second hockey game Michaels had ever called.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Joseph Parker vs. Martin Bakole results: New Zealander lands thunderous blow as Bakole's corner call it off

Bakole steps in on 48 hours' notice after Daniel Dubois fell ill

CBS Sports - 2d

'Greyhound racing cost my pet its leg - this so-called sport should be banned'

The Welsh government says it will ban greyhound racing in what would be a first for the UK.

BBC News - 2d

‘We’re healing this common body we call a nation’: the plays assessing Kenya’s present by retelling its past

The series of shows draws on threads of Kenyan history, tackling disenfranchisement, colonialism and oppression while inspiring the country’s young people to participate in its future. On a recent ...

The Guardian - 2d

Crucial penalty call befuddles Islanders in loss to Stars: 'We thought it was a clean hit'

A controversial major penalty assessed to Islanders forward Casey Cizikas led to two Dallas Stars power-play goals in New York's 4-3 loss on Sunday.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Jamie Dimon calls U.S. government 'inefficient' and says Elon Musk's DOGE effort 'needs to be done'

In the wide-ranging interview, Dimon addressed his push to have most workers in office five days a week and his views on Ukraine, tariffs and the U.S. consumer.

CNBC - 1d

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.

Wired - 10h

Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2025: Sleepers by model that called Willy Adames' strong season

SportsLine simulated the entire MLB season and identified 2025 Fantasy baseball sleepers

CBS Sports - 7h

Cold calling patients with bad news can be excruciating. At those times, instinct is all I can rely on | Ranjana Srivastava

Difficult news conveyed compassionately and sensitively doesn’t alter the facts but does change the patient experience. “Can I get your professional opinion?” my friend asks. In the 30 years since ...

The Guardian - 7h

Despite his critical condition, the Pope continues daily calls with Gaza’s embattled Catholic parish

Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to the strip's only Catholic parish.

NBC News - 7h

3 red flag phrases 'gaslighters' use in romantic relationships: Gaslighting is 'extremely hard to call out,' psychologist says

"The behavior is intended to control the other person and ultimately make them more dependent on the gaslighter for reassurance or security," one expert says.

CNBC - 6h

Trump Calls Meeting with Macron An Important Step in Ending Russiaukraine War

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