Prankster sends Glasgow runners on lengthy detour
About 30 runners in the Castlemilk trail race were sent in the wrong direction by someone posing as a marshal.
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Tom Robbins, literary prankster-philosopher, dies at 92
Tom Robbins, the literary prankster-philosopher who charmed, enlightened and addled millions of readers with such adventures as "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Jitterbug Perfume," has diedABC News - Feb. 10 -
Littler wins Premier League night two in Glasgow
World champion Luke Littler defeats world number one Luke Humphries 6-5 in a last-leg decider to win night two of the Premier League in Glasgow.BBC News - 6d -
Flight detours around Ukraine war mean 1% rise in aviation emissions
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Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
A look at the conservative leader who broke a German taboo by accepting support from the AfD.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Director Sean Baker doesn't know he's the front-runner with 'Anora'
After his sweep of the PGA and DGA awards, we catch up with the "Anora" writer-director in the upper offices of the Aero Theatre, where things seem a little surreal.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 13 -
Will Europe Send Troops to Ukraine?
Leaders have been meeting in Paris to discuss a peace deal.BBC News - 2d -
U.S. sending "low-risk" migrants to Guantanamo, despite vow to send "the worst"
While the Trump administration has highlighted transfers of dangerous criminals to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, "low-risk" migrants.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
‘Less Star Wars – more Blade Runner’: the making of Mass Effect 2’s Bafta-nominated soundtrack
A blind audition, a fruitful collaboration, a tense creative fallout: composer Jack Wall’s journey through the Mass Effect universe was as epic as the player’s. Mass Effect is some of the best ...The Guardian - 6d
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Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza
Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends.BBC News - 1h -
Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined €10,800.BBC News - 4h -
James Bond's long-serving producers give control to Amazon
Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson step down after decades of tight family control of the franchise.BBC News - 4h -
Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.BBC News - 4h -
Army mishandled sex assault before soldier's death, coroner says
Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanged in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December 2021.BBC News - 1h
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Senate to vote on Kash Patel's nomination to lead FBI
If confirmed, Patel will be the 18th Cabinet official approved by lawmakers since President Donald Trump’s inauguration one month ago.ABC News - 7m -
Hasbro says it's taking steps to offset China tariff effects
Toy and gaming giant Hasbro took an optimistic tone Thursday on the potential effect of Chinese tariffs on its business, as executives said the company is shifting manufacturing away from China.NBC News - 9m -
NBA star expected to miss rest of season after blood clot diagnosis
Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, the San Antonio Spurs announced.CBS News - 13m -
Trump 2nd term live updates: Vance again criticizes European leaders at CPAC
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday lost its appeal to lift a nationwide injunction against his executive order on birthright citizenship.ABC News - 13m -
With Coffins and Taunts, Hamas Hands Dead Hostages to Israel
Shiri Bibas, an Israeli woman, and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were said to be among those returned. A senior U.N. official called the Hamas display “abhorrent and cruel.”The New York Times - 16m