The Papers the Pain Will Never Leave and No 10 Crisis

Pien Meulensteen: ‘Commentary was never something I thought I was going to get into’

Daughter of former manager René Meulensteen on overcoming her doubts and the growth of women’s game. Clipboard in the centre, teamsheet at the front and Rowntree’s Randoms to the right. Pien ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

The Papers: UK to freeze Syria asylum claims and 'Red card for Coote'

The fallout from the demise of the Assad regime and the sacking of referee David Coote lead the papers.

BBC News - Dec. 10

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Biotechnologist Sebastian Cocioba started hacking plants to put himself through college. Now, from his home lab on Long Island, he wants to bring the tools of genetic engineering to the masses.

Wired - Dec. 9

'Pain was sickening' - Ex-players on heading fears

Former Premier League players Steve Howey and Gary Pallister tell the BBC of their health fears after years of heading footballs.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Landslide residents want to leave their homes

After a coal tip landslide narrowly missed their homes, residents worry about the risk of another.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Papers report on 'delight' in Syria but warn of uncertainty ahead

Most of Monday's papers lead on the rebels toppling the Assad regime, as Syrians celebrate its fall.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Turkey: will Erdoğan emerge as the big winner of the Syria crisis?

A decade of backing Syria’s armed opposition could pay off while reshaping the region’s balance of power

Financial Times - Dec. 9

‘Delight in Syria’: what the papers say about the end of the Assad regime

Coverage of the extraordinary events in Syria has filled the front pages in the UK, US and Australia. Newspapers covering the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his subsequent flight to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

UnitedHealthcare shooting highlights US insurance crisis

The choice is clear: reform the system now, or watch as public trust continues to erode, taking with it any hope of preserving the institutional legitimacy necessary for healthcare to function in a ...

The Hill - Dec. 8

Here’s the one thing you should never outsource to an AI model

While it might be tempting, betting on gen AI to take over your R&D will likely backfire in significant, maybe even catastrophic, ways.

VentureBeat - Dec. 7

Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis

Once one of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Ghana has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflation. Millions of Ghanaians have headed to the polls in a presidential election after a ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

S.Korean President Apologizes---and Vows to 'Never' Declare Martial Law Again

Yoon Suk Yeol said his imposition of emergency powers was made out of desperation.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6

For South Koreans, martial law declaration brought back painful memories

When South Koreans came out to defend democracy in the face of a surprise martial law declaration by their president, history was weighing on their minds.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Owner of Los Angeles Times says paper will employ AI-powered ‘bias meter’

Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong also wants to include more conservative voices in paper’s opinion section. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times , has announced plans to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

Celebrating the end of the 100th anniversary Year of Czech Music, an event held every decade in the year ending in 4, Semyon Bychkov is conducting through pain in leading the Czech Philharmonic on ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

Never Before Have So Many Sailors Been Abandoned at Sea

The Covid-19 pandemic led to a surge in abandoned crews, then sanctions on Russia caused another increase.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6

The Papers: PM's 'pledges' and NHS faces 'quad-demic'

Keir Starmer's "plan for change" speech and rising cases of winter viruses in hospital lead the front pages.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Macron to address France as political crisis deepens

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended

A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

YMCA has never been gay, says the song’s lyricist and singer

Victor Willis of Village People says the hit is an anthem to Black male friendship – and his wife threatens to sue those who say otherwise. If you thought that YMCA by Village People was a gay ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Simona Halep: It is very painful to be treated differently to Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner

Of all the people shocked by tennis’s recent doping cases – and especially by the lenient sentences handed to Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek – nobody has expressed more self-righteous fury than that ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Democracy in crisis in South Korea

The president faces impeachment after imposing martial law.

BBC News - Dec. 5

‘You Can Never Look Back’: How ’70s Rockers Rebooted for the ’80s

The year 1984 was a watershed in pop music. The stars who’d made it big the previous decade had to embrace new instruments and MTV or risk being left behind.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a mere 40 light-years away.

Wired - Dec. 5

The Papers: 'Long Starm of the law' and France 'in turmoil'

Keir Starmer's pledge to restore neighbourhood policing and a political crisis in Paris lead the front pages.

BBC News - Dec. 5

France's political crisis deepens as lawmakers topple government

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

France plunges into political crisis as Barnier's government ousted

Yahoo News - Dec. 4

Why Another Stalker 2 Delay Was Never An Option For Its Ukrainian Developer

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl --the long-awaited sequel to developer GSC Game World's 2007 classic --was delayed several times during development, with an initial announcement in 2010 and a launch ...

GameSpot - Dec. 4

Amazon Never Suggested Cutting Secret Level's Concord Episode

Sony's ill-fated multiplayer shooter Concord is the focus of an episode of Prime Video's video game anthology series Secret Level, and, because the game itself has been shuttered, it could be one ...

GameSpot - Dec. 4

Guardian and Observer journalists go on strike over sale of Sunday paper

Their first strike in more than 50 years concerns the proposed sale of the Sunday title to Tortoise.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Suns' Durant leaves win with sprained left ankle

Kevin Durant left shortly before halftime of Phoenix's 104-93 NBA Cup win over San Antonio on Tuesday because of a sprained left ankle

ESPN - Dec. 4

The Papers: 'Turmoil in South Korea' and 'Letby quizzed' in jail

A failed attempt to declare martial law and a killer nurse being investigated over baby deaths feature in the headlines.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Arts Galas Show That Extravagance Never Goes Out of Style

They are costly, labor-intensive and seemingly dated, but cultural organizations say black-tie dinners remain essential to pleasing donors and paying the bills.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

The 10 Best Books of 2024

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible

ABC News - Dec. 3

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Apple Books charts for week ending Dec. 2

ABC News - Dec. 3

I escaped Rwanda genocide as a baby. I returned to find my generation has buried its pain | Ornella Mutoni

My Guardian documentary, The Things We Don’t Say, focuses on complex stories of healing in a country where many are putting on a brave face. Watch The Things We Don’t Say I was six months old ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3