Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone
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Australians in some east coast areas urged to evacuate ahead of ‘very rare’ cyclone
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.NBC News - 22h -
Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Alfred updates – public transport to halt in south-east Queensland as Crisafulli urges residents to prepare
Thousands without electricity in Byron Bay region and in Queensland as waves top 10m in Tweed area. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tropical Cyclone Alfred yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast
BoM says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay and is tracking slowly south through Coral Sea. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Cyclone Alfred Sends Cooking Surf to Australia’s East Coast
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Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
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Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
An Australian warship rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.NBC News - 3d -
Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
Pilot error played a role in most of the high-profile plane crashes and close calls in the last few weeks, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.NBC News - 6d -
Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in ‘firing line’ when Cyclone Alfred heads towards coast
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Ocean rower Aurimas Mockus stranded by cyclone off Australia’s east coast safely rescued
Lithuanian rower’s two-day wait to be rescued off Queensland comes to an end. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - 3d -
South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
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South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapseABC News - Feb. 21 -
Ukraine says it is close to signing critical rare earth mineral deal with U.S.
Ukraine and the United States have prepared a draft agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s rare-earth minerals in exchange for unspecified security guarantees, the Ukrainian ...NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication. James Harrison, the Australian known as “the man with the golden arm” ...The Guardian - 2d -
Ukraine is close to signing rare earth minerals deal with U.S., White House official says
Beneath the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine lies a hidden treasure -- rare earth minerals used to power the world's most advanced technologies. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Bay Hill has made a noticeable change on one of its closing holes
The par-3 17th hole looks decidedly different for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational – and it could play different, too.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
A whale caught in fishing nets has been freed off Poland's Baltic coast
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A whale caught in fishing nets has been freed off Poland's Baltic coast
Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts have successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a popular Baltic Sea resort in PolandABC News - Feb. 26 -
Variety is the spice that has Alex Ovechkin fast approaching Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin is already the career leader in power-play goals in the NHLABC News - 19h -
John Oliver has no plans to stop poking fun at his adopted homeland
John Oliver has been unleashing his searing, satirical take on the U.S., his adopted homeland, for years. The comedian plans to continue for "as long as America has systemic problems."CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Flow of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Has Nearly Stopped and May End Completely
The Biden administration saw the $67 billion in military assistance it provided to Kyiv as essential. Trump sees any further aid as leverage.The New York Times - 5d -
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has been diagnosed with 'early form' of prostate cancer, school announces
The school said that Freeze is expected to make a full recovery and will continue his regular coaching duties.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
The Grizzlies' magic trick: How an offense borrowed from a DIII school in Maine has Memphis moving differently
Inside the unconventional system that is 'radical in its simplicity'CBS Sports - 17h -
Pasadena high school seniors, Steve Carell has a surprise for you: Free prom tickets
'Despicable Me' star Steve Carell announced some SoCal high school students affected by the wildfires won't have to worry about prom tickets this year. 'It's a pretty good deal,' he says.Los Angeles Times - 13h -
Putin plays the long game. He has punished Ukraine – and he won’t stop there | Yaroslav Hrytsak
Like a judo master, the Russian aggressor wears down his opponents until they break. Then he comes back for more. I have a friend, an American author, who writes about war. Over the past decades, ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
Trump’s tariff push has spooked investors. Here’s what it would take for him to step in to stop the selling.
The latest wobble in the U.S. stock market has been fairly modest so far, with the S&P 500 still within 4% of its record closing high from last week. But that hasn’t stopped some on Wall Street ...MarketWatch - 6d -
Warren Buffett: You don't need to attend college to be a great CEO—'I never look at where a candidate has gone to school'
When Warren Buffett selects CEOs for Berkshire Hathaway-owned companies, he doesn't care about where they went to college, he wrote in a shareholders letter.CNBC - Feb. 26 -
Is Zelensky’s Approach to Trump Hurting Ukraine?
Through three years of wartime leadership, Ukraine’s president has mostly played weak hands wisely. But his approach has fallen flat with the Trump administration.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
Intense Cyclone Garance to hit Reunion
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How shocking is Trump's Ukraine approach?
President Trump has long signaled changes to the U.S. approach on the Russia-Ukraine war. Max Bergmann, the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center in ...CBS News - 5d -
Brisbane, Australia, Braces for Powerful Cyclone
The tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of southeastern Queensland, including the country’s third-largest city.The New York Times - 4h -
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Air India partners with this Australian airline to enhance connectivity
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Australian treasurer seeking tariff exemption in talks with Bessent
Australia’s treasurer, Jim Chalmers, will continue to push for steel and aluminum tariff exemptions in his discussions with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week. Chalmers traveled to ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Australian 'fiasco' ferry ordered to leave Edinburgh
The Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked in Leith due to issues at the Tasmanian port.BBC News - 3d -
Australian great Stolle dies aged 86
Australian tennis great Fred Stolle, who won two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 doubles titles, dies at the age of 86.BBC News - 3h -
Elon Musk's approach to government spending sparks debate
As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has taken an aggressive approach to budget cuts. Economist Oren Cass weighs in on whether this strategy is reform or reckless ...CBS News - Feb. 25
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