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Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled
Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri borderABC News - Sports -
Carnegie Museum Exhibit Explores Pittsburgh’s Legacy of Steel
At the Carnegie Museum of Art, an installation by the artist Marie Watt celebrates the region’s industrial history with I-beams and glass.The New York Times - Business -
Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano has erupted for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash more than a mile into the sky, closing an airport and peppering nearby villages with debrisABC News - Tech -
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
A Taliban-run tourism and hotel management institute has opened its doors to studentsABC News - World - Afghanistan -
Japanese government spent $35bn to prop up yen, BoJ figures suggest
Central bank data all but confirms Monday’s market intervention, as currency resumes slide against US dollarFinancial Times - World -
A 19-Year-Old Japanese Phenom Is Forging His Own Path to M.L.B.
Rintaro Sasaki is not your typical Stanford baseball recruit. And his journey to become eligible for the M.L.B. draft has almost no precedent.The New York Times - Sports -
Flooding in a Kenyan Natural Reserve Forces Tourist Evacuation
The heavy rains that pounded East Africa for weeks, killing hundreds, have spilled into the Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife national reserves.The New York Times - World -
The second coming of Ed Miliband
Labour’s shadow energy secretary could be among the most powerful — and radical — of Starmer’s close alliesFinancial Times - Business -
Comings and goings for 2024-25
Your guide to all of the personnel changes for the top conferences and programs.ESPN - Sports -
'The Contestant' tells the bizarre story of a Japanese man who lived a real-life 'Truman Show'
A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
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Kenya floods: Tourists and staff stranded in Maasai Mara game reserve
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Tourist camps swept away as Kenya floods hit renowned game park
Kenya's Red Cross says it helped rescue dozens of people from the Maasai Mara game park as deadly floods spreads across the region.CBS News - Top stories -
Tourist camps swept away as Kenya floods hit renowned game park
Kenya's Red Cross says it helped rescue dozens of people from the Maasai Mara game park as deadly floods spreads across the region.CBS News - World -
Celtics 'learning from our mistakes,' close out Heat
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.ESPN - Sports - NBA -
Self-Driving Trucks Are Coming to U.S. Highways This Year
Tractor-trailers with no one at the wheel are no longer in a distant future, but are expected on American roads by the end of 2024.Inc. - Business -
How do Cicadas Know When to Come Out?
Scientists are making computer models to better understand how the mysterious insects emerge collectively after more than a decade underground.The New York Times - Science -
Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Coming To iPhone And iPad In June
Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Mirage will come to iPhone and iPad devices on June 6. In order to play it, the phone model must be an iPhone 15 Pro powered by the A17 Pro chip. iPads with the M1 chip or later can also play it.. These ...GameSpot - Tech -
The Lakers Are Out of the Playoffs. Now Come the Questions.
Los Angeles’s unflattering finish leaves the head coach’s future in serious peril, and LeBron James’s options open.The New York Times - Sports -
Fight over Johnson’s fate heats to a boil as Democrats vow unprecedented rescue
The simmering debate over the fate of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reached a rolling boil on Tuesday when top Democrats vowed to shield the embattled GOP leader from a conservative coup — and immediately prompted the coup’s ringleader to pledge a ...The Hill - Politics -
Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece's emergency response planners are shifting tactics this summerABC News - World -
UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty took fire from both sides of the aisle Wednesday during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of his company. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden ...The Hill - Politics -
Follow live: Celtics look to finish off Heat in Game 5
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Sweet revenge: Celtics storm into second round with rout of Heat
After dropping Game 2 at home, Boston won the next three games with ease and ousted the defending Eastern Conference champs.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NBA -
Summer heat waves already deadly in Asia, and it's still spring
Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history."CBS News - Top stories -
To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
A town in Japan is building a large black screen to block the view of the country’s iconic Mount Fuji, in an effort to fend off misbehaving foreign tourists.NBC News - Top stories -
Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains
Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the countryABC News - World -
Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains
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Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks
Kenya Red Cross rescues more than 90 people from hotels and lodges as heavy rainfall continues. Scores of tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded ...The Guardian - World -
Star Wars 4v4 Hero Shooter Is Coming To Switch And Mobile In June
Over three years since its first gameplay trailer and nearly six since the deal between Disney and Zynga was announced, Star Wars Hunters--the 4v4 multiplayer hero shooter featuring new characters to the Star Wars lore--will finally launch on ...GameSpot - Tech -
Batman: Arkham Shadow Announced, Coming Exclusively To Meta Quest 3
Almost a decade has passed since Rocksteady Studios wrapped up its Dark Knight trilogy in Batman: Arkham Knight, but at long last, a new game set in that universe has been revealed for Meta Quest 3. The Caped Crusader will be swinging back into ...GameSpot - Tech -
Swiss Franc Could Rise in Coming Weeks Due to Position Squeeze
The Swiss franc could appreciate in the coming weeks as extensive short positions—or bets on the currency falling—could result in a squeeze that pushes the currency higher, BNP Paribas said.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Sins of a Solar Empire II is coming to Steam following Epic early access
Sins of a Solar Empire II is finally coming to Steam a year-and-a-half after it launched on the Epic Games Store.VentureBeat - Tech -
Democrats signal further increases to defense funding could come at cost for GOP
Prominent Democrats said Wednesday that any increases to defense spending beyond the budget limits agreed to as part of a bipartisan deal last year must also be met with parity for domestic programs. In remarks to the press on Wednesday, Senate ...The Hill - Politics -
Trump's potential VP picks and major Republican donors are coming to Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump is set to fly from New York to Florida this weekend to mingle with Republican donors and potential running mates.CNBC - Business - Donald Trump -
Treasury Yields Decline Amid U.S. Jobs Resilience
Treasury yields fell as markets coalesced around the idea that the Fed might cut interest rates only once or twice this year, depending on the data.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Universal Music artists coming back to TikTok after licensing deal
TikTok and Universal Music Group struck a new licensing deal that will return the record label’s artists and their songs to the popular video-sharing app, ending months of disagreements over pay.MarketWatch - Business - Tiktok -
Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Traitor?
Reality stars and other people with some degree of fame are making no secret of their hopes to join the next cast of the hit show “The Traitors.”The New York Times - Lifestyle -
We are hiking our price target on Eaton as demand for AI computing power heats up
Results under the hood were a bit mixed, but the positives far outweighed the negatives.CNBC - Business