A Walk through the Light and Dark of Edinburgh History

Purim in Casablanca: Celebrating in Gaza’s shadow

For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence of diaspora Jewish communities throughout history and the world.

The Hill - 1d

Restrictions Ordered for Helicopters Near Reagan Airport After Plane Crash

The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near collisions between helicopters and airplanes near the nation’s capital.

The New York Times - 14h

Cavs win 15th straight for 2nd time this season

The NBA-leading Cavaliers rallied from 18 down in the third quarter to beat the Nets and match the longest winning streak in franchise history.

ESPN - 9h

House Republicans unveil spending bill boosting defense and trimming all else

Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it through. US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies ...

The Guardian - 3d

WATCH: Golden retriever takes 'retriever' identity very seriously

Brooks the golden retriever loves collecting sticks and is determined to carry a massive stick home through the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.

ABC News - 5d

SXSW 2025: Brandon Sklenar, H.E.R., Aaron Paul and more in the L.A. Times studio

Check out photos of all the stars coming through the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival in Austin, Texas this weekend.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

College football's best, worst coaching contracts: Buyer's remorse with Mike Norvell at Florida State?

Is Deion Sanders actually undervalued at Colorado? We sift through the Power Four financials

CBS Sports - 3d

Bills sign DE Greg Rousseau to four-year extension worth reported $80M with $54M guaranteed

Rousseau, who is now with the Bills through the 2029 season, 'couldn't be any happier'

CBS Sports - 3d

Not so demure any more: The rise of 'free the nipple' fashion

Stars like Charli XCX have made see-through outfits all the rage at big events, but not everyone's a fan.

BBC News - 3d

Meet Formula 1’s biggest rookie intake in years. Some already are targeting the podium.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli once hid in a stack of tires to get through security and into the Formula 1 paddock.

NBC News - 1d

House to vote on government funding bill as shutdown deadline approaches

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, days before Friday's shutdown deadline.

CBS News - 23h

Meet Formula 1's biggest rookie intake in years. Some already are targeting the podium

Kimi Antonelli once hid in a stack of tires to get through security and into the Formula 1 paddock

ABC News - 23h

Vice President JD Vance urges GOP to fall in line as shutdown looms

House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill that would fund the government at current levels through September 2025.

ABC News - 19h

OpenAI unveils Responses API, open source Agents SDK, letting developers build their own Deep Research and Operator

OpenAI is also making its web search, file search and computer use tools available directly through the responses API.

VentureBeat - 20h

Gerrit Cole injury: Yankees unlikely to look outside organization for pitching help, says GM Brian Cashman

With Cole out for the season and Luis Gil down through at least April, the rotation has already been hit hard

CBS Sports - 16h

Trump wants to end this GOP maverick’s political career. He’s not too worried.

Rep. Thomas Massie has been through it all before: “It’ll blow over.”

Politico - 16h

Ranking top 10 MLB players who changed teams this offseason: Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Max Fried and more

Through free agency and trades, teams spent the winter upgrading. Who helped themselves the most?

CBS Sports - 7h

Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba

Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.”

ABC News - 4d

Warriors star Stephen Curry reaches 25,000 career points

Stephen Curry became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points, reaching the milestone during the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 115-110 win against the Detroit ...

ABC News - 3d

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair. At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the ...

The Guardian - 3d

Curry's latest achievement: 25K career points

Stephen Curry became the 26th player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points, reaching the milestone during the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors' 115-110 victory over the Detroit ...

ESPN - 3d

Bills quarterback Allen agrees record £255m contract extension

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen agrees a new contract extension until 2030 worth up to a reported $330m (£255m) that will make him one of the highest paid players in NFL history.

BBC News - 2d

A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not

This past weekend’s sectarian violence was possibly among the bloodiest 72 hours in the modern history of Syria after 14 years of civil war — and it threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeance

ABC News - 1d

Trump says he's going to buy a Tesla as more Americans say they won't

After one of the worst single day sell-offs in Tesla’s history, President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, vowing to buy one of his cars

ABC News - 1d

Sources: Panthers' Horn gets historic deal for DB

Jaycee Horn has reached a four-year deal that averages $25 million per season, making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 22h

Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags

On May 28, Southwest Airlines will start charging most of its customers for checked bags for the first time in its history. Flyers who are part of the company's A-List Preferred program and those ...

CBS News - 21h

L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato review – dazzling opening to London Handel festival

St George’s, Hanover Square, London Jonathan Cohen and his crack baroque ensemble Arcangelo seized upon the colourful pastoral with relish, lighting up Handel’s own parish church. This year’s ...

The Guardian - 2d

Blackhawks' Prospect Nick Lardis Scores 70, Joins Incredible Company

The Chicago Blackhawks must be loving what they're seeing from one of their prospects, Nick Lardis. This 19-year-old 2023 third round pick has been absolutely lighting up the OHL this season and ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

‘You are free again’: farewell letters of executed Belgian resistance fighters found, 80 years on

Last words shed new light on the lives and deaths of the ‘ordinary people’ who stood up to Nazi regime. Christel Van Iseghem was sitting in a radio studio when she heard the last words of her great ...

The Guardian - 2d

Johnson looks to pass stopgap as government shutdown deadline looms

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to lock down the votes to pass his stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as he works to keep the lights on in Washington ...

The Hill - 2d

Lady Gaga strikes a chord: The superstar singer rekindles passion for music with new album 'Mayhem'

Lady Gaga rediscovered her passion for music through self-discovery, channeling her personal transformation into her new album “Mayhem.”

ABC News - 6d

Customer Service Could Help Grow Your Business. Here’s How

Quality customer service not only retains customers, but also turns them into an exceptional marketing ally through word-of-mouth, loyalty, and trust.

Inc. - 5d

Trump and the end of American soft power

Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategy

Financial Times - 4d

‘I’m an endless honey pot’: My wife and I are in our 70s. We gave our son $40,000 for his L.A. wedding. Now he wants more.

“We have four sons. We financed three of them through college, so none of our kids have student loans.”

MarketWatch - 4d

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