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Meloni visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Unannounced trip comes at politically sensitive time for Italian prime minister
Financial Times - Jan. 5
MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands in the new year

Although there are still free agents to be signed, let's reassess the standings now that we're in the middle of the offseason.
ESPN - Jan. 5
Liverpool v Manchester United goes ahead as planned despite heavy snow

Amber alert in Liverpool and Manchester for Sunday Weather hits more of Sunday’s programme in England Sunday’s Liverpool v Manchester United Premier League match will go ahead despite the ...
The Guardian - Jan. 5
New York becomes the first U.S. city with a congestion charge despite opposition

Motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods will now have to pay up to $9 in congestion charges, as New York City’s first-in-the-nation Congestion Relief Zone officially launched Sunday.
NBC News - Jan. 5
As the Taliban open their doors to tourism, they are closing windows on women | Catherine Bennett

Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid. Having denied Afghan women jobs, education and free movement, ordered them to be totally covered, banned them from ...
The Guardian - Jan. 5
US set for IPO comeback as private equity firms seek to offload holdings

Bankers hope strong 2024 gains for Wall Street equities and pro-business policies will drive listings rebound
Financial Times - Jan. 5
Steep costs of Irish reunification deter Dublin despite tax windfall

Ending division between north and south could lead to €20bn bill every year for two decades
Financial Times - Jan. 5
CFP won't flip dates of semis despite SEC inquiry

The College Football Playoff will not flip the dates and times of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and the Capital One Orange Bowl after SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said he asked about the ...
ESPN - Jan. 4
The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline
ABC News - Jan. 4
Justice Department resolves investigation of Antioch Police Department over racist texts

The Department of Justice announced on Friday it has resolved a biased policing investigation of California's Antioch Police Department, where racist texts allegedly sent by officers sparked ...
NBC News - Jan. 4
Where Giants reportedly stand with three prominent free agents

The San Francisco Giants reportedly still are in contention for three remaining star MLB free agents.
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 4
Chiefs open practice window for starting cornerback Jaylen Watson, per report

Watson was placed on injured reserve after an injury in Week 7
CBS Sports - Jan. 3
Source: Chiefs open return window for CB Watson

The Chiefs opened the practice window for cornerback Jaylen Watson, who has been out with a broken ankle.
ESPN - Jan. 3
European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, part of a flurry of Western outreach.
The New York Times - Jan. 3
Chinese cyber firm linked to botnet attack sanctioned in US

The federal government hit Chinese cyber group Integrity Technology Group with new sanctions on Friday, citing alleged computer intrusion incidents against those in the U.S. At the direction of the ...
The Hill - Jan. 3
Johnson's future as speaker in question despite efforts to sway undecided Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican holdouts to his bid to retain the gavel in the new Congress one day before the House convenes for the election.
ABC News - Jan. 3
Star-studded transfer window on tap with free agency pending for Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, more

Elsewhere in today's edition of the Golazo Starting XI, will Christian Pulisic return for Milan?
CBS Sports - Jan. 3
Smart stands by 'aggressive' playcalls in CFP loss

Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he doesn't regret aggressive offensive playcalls that backfired during the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
ESPN - Jan. 3
Top EU diplomats visit ousted Assad regime's prison of horrors in Syria

The French and German foreign ministers are the most senior Western officials to visit Syria since longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels.
CBS News - Jan. 3
France's Barrot pledges support to Syria on visit to Damascus

Yahoo News - Jan. 3
‘The hair stands up’: citizen archaeologists unearth ancient treasures in Scotland

Members of the public are helping to sustain digs across the country, even as volunteering declines. They were moving forward in a line across the 10 sq metre trench, volunteer excavators elbow to ...
The Guardian - Jan. 3
EU foreign ministers visit Syria's notorious Sednaya prison

Yahoo News - Jan. 3
‘Just a dishonest window cleaner’? Britain’s history of audacious cat burglars

£10m north London heist was a reminder of a time before security cameras when cat burglars were at work in high society. It was one of the stories of Christmas: the audacious theft of more than ...
The Guardian - Jan. 3
UK heading for tax rises despite return to growth, economists say

The FT’s annual poll forecasts better performance than France and Germany
Financial Times - Jan. 3
Cheney gets standing ovation as Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal

President Biden honored former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and several other Americans Thursday with the Presidential Citizens Medal to recognize their service to the country. Cheney was recognized ...
The Hill - Jan. 2
Ukraine aims to step up exports despite war

Yahoo News - Jan. 2
Premier League January transfer window opens

The Premier League transfer window opened on Wednesday, giving clubs the opportunity to improve their squads for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
ESPN - Jan. 2
Musk is standing in the way as Bezos reaches for orbit

Though the Amazon founder has ground to make up, he is unlikely to be short of customers for his space project
Financial Times - Jan. 2
Syrian delegation makes first official visit to Saudi Arabia

Yahoo News - Jan. 2
Live ones go in paper bags, dead ones in the freezer: the volunteers saving birds that fly into windows

Across Toronto, a team sets out at dawn to rescue migrating birds that have collided with buildings, and keep a record of the thousands each year that don’t make it. Every morning at dawn, a dozen ...
The Guardian - Jan. 2
South Korea police search Jeju Air and airport operator over fatal plane crash

South Korean police said they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday’s crash that killed 179 people.
NBC News - Jan. 2
Federal authorities on heightened terror alert despite no known threat

The FBI confirmed that an ISIS flag was on the vehicle used in the deadly New Orleans truck ramming attack that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others. It comes as the FBI says the ...
NBC News - Jan. 2
Waters stands by viral quote after career night vs. Pelicans

First-year Golden State Warriors forward Lindy Waters III doubled down on his viral "I got a strap on me" quote with NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole on the latest episode of "Dubs Talk."
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 1
Green-Energy Firms' Pitch to Trump: You're Going to Need a Lot of Power

Instead of touting projects as “clean and affordable,” renewables firms are highlighting their projects’ ability to meet energy needs.
The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1
What happens during a transfer window? And are there any rules?

BBC Sport looks at the January transfer window. What happens during a transfer? Who gets the money? When does the window for English clubs open and close?
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 1
Many great prime ministers overcome a shaky start – but Keir Starmer’s window is closing fast | Anthony Seldon

Successful PMs learn on the job, and Labour’s leader needs to start 2025 by showing his party and the country he has done so. The dismissive verdicts and dire polls after Keir Starmer’s first few ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1
The Most Inspiring Houses We Visited in 2024

From a tiny French fisherman’s cabin to a hexagonal home in Hawaii.
The New York Times - Dec. 30

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