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Aus-Eng 150th anniversary Test will be day-night match
The 150th anniversary fixture between England and Australia to celebrate the first Test match will be a day-night contest at the MCG.BBC News - 1d -
Trump is throwing away America’s Cold War victory
Russians may soon be triumphantly celebrating VA Day — Victory Over America DayThe Hill - 22h -
Watch: 'You can't skate - you're too old' - the woman who took up skateboarding aged 61
Meet the mums who are on a mission to make skate boarding more accessible for older women.BBC News - 4d -
What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Five years after the WHO declared COVID to be a pandemic, questions remain including how many people have died.ABC News - 1d -
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 - 8h -
Bella Ramsey Relied On A Classic Meme Song To Get Through TLOU Season 2's Darkest Scene
After two years, The Last Of Us Season 2 premieres on April 13, and some of the actors are doing their best to cope with the more difficult scenes. Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, took comfort in ...GameSpot - 2d -
Noem says DHS is polygraphing staffers suspected of leaking immigration raid plans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says polygraph tests are being used to find staffers in the department who may be leaking information about impending immigration raids. CBS News chief White ...CBS News - 2d -
No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence. Poor Hunter Biden. His dad, who issued him an unconditional pardon as one of his last acts as US president, ...The Guardian - 1d -
US will be ‘central’ to climate fight even without Trump, says Cop30 president
André Corrêa do Lago suggests US organisations can play a constructive role even if government limits participation. The US will be “central” to solving the climate crisis despite Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump pick for Washington US attorney made derogatory and racist comments
Revealed: rhetoric by interim US attorney for DC includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris ‘self-identified’ as Black. Donald Trump ’s appointee as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia ...The Guardian - 1d -
What US, Russia and Europe are thinking ahead of fresh Ukraine talks
BBC correspondents weigh in as US and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia.BBC News - 3d -
Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity
The move is in retaliation to Trump's tariff threats on Canada, and is expected to raise energy costs for 1.5 million US homes.BBC News - 1d -
Tulsi Gabbard pulls security clearances for top Biden officials and those who went after Trump
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Monday she has stripped security clearances from dozens of former national security officials, the Manhattan district attorney who secured a felony ...NBC News - 1d -
Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction
Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcoholABC News - 5d -
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, lawyer says
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney.NBC News - 2d -
Search continues for college student who vanished during spring break in Dominican Republic
The search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished last week while on a spring break trip in the Dominican Republic.NBC News - 1d -
A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong is convicted of rioting
A social worker who tried to mediate during the peak of Hong Kong's mass anti-government protests in 2019 has been convicted of rioting at a retrialABC News - 1d -
Kenya-based content moderators mourn Nigerian colleague who 'was desperate to go home'
Technology workers in Kenya have held a vigil for a colleague who died in unclear circumstances after she was unable to travel to her home in Nigeria for two yearsABC News - 6h -
Who’s Got Trump’s Ear on Tariffs? Lutnick or Navarro?
Corporate leaders and investors continue to be caught off guard by the president’s trade policy, especially as deal talks heat up.The New York Times - 6d -
How a journalist saved a woman who walked into the sea
Linda Sinclair has been recognised by the Royal Humane Society and Police Scotland for the rescue in Orkney.BBC News - 3d -
Who Won the Trade for N.F.L. Star DK Metcalf?
The Steelers got one of the best wide receivers in the league. But it comes with risk.The New York Times - 1d -
Who are Johnson's remaining GOP holdouts on the spending bill?
Politico - 1d -
Who is Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister?
Canada's Liberal Party has chosen former central bank leader Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau as the country's next prime minister. The 59-year-old economist won with nearly 86% support in a ...CBS News - 1d -
Who are the early winners and losers of NFL free agency?
A flurry of moves to kick off free agency included good news for Tom Brady and Cam Ward. Meanwhile, it was a little rough for Aaron Rodgers and the Bengals.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Barça 'determined' to win for team doctor who died
Barcelona forward Raphinha said the passing of team doctor Carles Miñarro made the players even more intent on putting on a show against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.ESPN - 2h -
We Still Don’t Know Who Built the Monolith
The authorities have little to say about a mysterious metal object that appeared, then swiftly vanished, in a remote part of the Red Rock Country region of Utah in 2020.The New York Times - 4h -
US judge denies ex-Rosneft chief's claim to $300m seized superyacht
In a win for US justice department, judge rules ex-leader of Russian oil and gas company lacks plausible claim to yacht. A US judge on Monday ruled that a former chief of the Russian state oil and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Russia demands details from US before decision on Ukraine ceasefire
Marco Rubio confirms US will talk to Moscow on Wednesday about results of US-Ukraine talks. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The Kremlin has declined to commit to an immediate 30-day ...The Guardian - 1h -
FirstFT: ‘it feels nasty’ — US stock markets suffer heavy falls
Also in today’s newsletter, US-backed miner seeks to develop Ukraine lithium site and OpenAI forges near-$12bn contract with CoreWeaveFinancial Times - 1d -
The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?
Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.The Hill - 1d -
New Mexico judge who presided over Alec Baldwin's trial is set to retire
A New Mexico state district judge who presided over the widely publicized trial of actor Alec Baldwin for a fatal movie set shooting is getting ready to retire from the benchABC News - 5d -
Italy's top court orders government to compensate migrants who were stranded at sea for days
Italy’s highest appeals court has ordered the government to compensate a group of migrants who were stranded at sea for days on a coast guard vessel in 2018 due to then-Interior minister Matteo ...ABC News - 5d -
Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s war. A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student ...The Guardian - 2d -
ICE arrests activist who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University
ICE has arrested a Palestinian activist who helped lead last year's student encampment protests at Columbia University in New York City. CBS News correspondent Michael George reports.CBS News - 2d -
Simon Fisher-Becker, British actor known for 'Doctor Who' and 'Harry Potter,' dies at 63
'Doctor Who' and 'Harry Potter' actor Simon Fisher-Becker has died at age 63. He was 'always kind, gracious and interested in everyone,' his agent said.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison
A former British soldier who pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home north of London has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from ...ABC News - 23h -
Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense
US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...The Guardian - 3d -
‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs
US president downplays recent stock market volatility that followed his ducking and weaving over tariff policy. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump on Sunday refused to rule out the ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘Everyone knew who he was’: James Hamilton, the ‘eccentric aristo’ who catalysed British club culture
He outed Norman Cook as Fatboy Slim, imported turntablism and made BPM a staple of dance journalism. Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold remember a pivotal figure. Norman Cook can remember the first time ...The Guardian - 2d -
The US economic trump card
There is huge scope for householders to tap home equity lines of creditFinancial Times - 2d