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Larry Bird gets a shot off for Indiana State against West Texas

He wasn’t what he would be, but even at this early age, Bird was a great player.

100 Days to go till Paris 2024: Gear up for an Unforgettable Olympic Experience

As we hit the milestone of 100 days until the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the excitement within the global hockey community is reaching new heights! With all teams knowing their pools and schedules, athletes fine-tuning their skills and fans rallying behind their teams, the anticipation for what promises to be a spectacular showcase of top-tier hockey talent is palpable.

Having a device in their hands is all Gen Z has ever known. They have grown up downloading games, streaming movies, and posting pics.

The family of a Christian Pakistani teenager is seeking justice after she was abducted from her home and forced into a marriage with a Muslim man.

Sun, whose blown-up animals populated the streets of Shanghai ahead of Louis Vuitton's Shanghai Voyage Show, is China's rising 'it' artist.

In the continuous grief of watching Israel's bombardment of Gaza, I have begun reimagining what a Palestinian future looks like.

A new study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has concluded that a strain of disease-resistant carp has a higher chance of survival when infected with cyprinid herpes virus and is also less likely to pass on the disease than conventional strains.

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If you lost one or both left and right pieces of your Nintendo Switch controller or simply want an upgrade in your Switch gaming’s style and function, this deal is for you. Save 27% when you order this Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch, which features RGB lights, while it’s on sale for only $30.99 (reg. $42).

This controller’s new chip technology offers a more responsive, connected experience. It’s also made with durable, non-slip ABS material so your controllers can keep up with your play style... Читать дальше...

[Editor’s note: This is a recap of Fallout episode seven. The recap of episode eight publishes April 19.]

Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.

Tipsy Scoop serves up sweet treats like spiked mint chip and vanilla bean bourbon that are meant to deliver a pleasant, light buzz similar to a dessert cocktail. But for years now, fans of the New York-based chain have been yearning for something that hits, well, a bit differently. Through a first-time collaboration with a...

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From kava to “sleepy girl mocktails,” can anything ever take the place of booze?

Composting is one of several ways people can help take better care of the environment, and what makes it better is the ease of doing it.

So is the road, the vehicle,
the painted line, the shoulder.
So are the clouds, the gaps between,
the labor below, the trenching, the depth
and what we worked and what
we found. So is the time it took
to strike bedrock, to step
on the shovel, dig the spade,
to forge the ditch, to lay the trough
so water will flow across the pasture.
So are the wildflowers, the clearing,
the copse, the wells. So are the bulls
lumbering over and bowing down.
So is the thirst that opens their throats.

Each must act for his or her own reasons. The wind
falters at nightfall but there’s fury in dry leaves.

On April 1, the Israeli military repeatedly struck a humanitarian relief convoy from World Central Kitchen, the beloved charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, killing seven foreign aid workers. The airstrike shocked the world, and accomplished what more than 30,000 Palestinian deaths apparently could not: President Joe Biden finally called up Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and told him to stop killing so many civilians.

Last year, a team working for Navin Nayak, president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the advocacy arm of the liberal nonprofit Center for American Progress, or CAP, reviewed a database containing every press release, tweet, and Facebook post from every House and Senate Democrat during the midterm election year of 2022. These added up to 570,000 individual communications. The goal was to quantify how frequently congressional Democrats addressed the economic concerns of working-class voters... Читать дальше...

How do the suburbs feel? Does climbing the stairs of your split-level ranch amid other, similar homes and neighbors create comfort and hope, a feeling of possibility? Or does that home contain a quiet, persistent threat, a feeling of dread?

A parade of GOP “leaders” have abandoned their principles to enter the Shameless Bootlickers Hall of Fame.

The “Sleeping Beauties” catalog, which features a terrarium dress from Undercover’s spring 2024 runway, catalog is custom-made for unboxing.

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The votes have been tallied, and the results are in. The winner of the 11th Breakthrough Technology, 2024 edition, is … drumroll please … thermal batteries!  While the editors of MIT Technology…

With Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg thought to be on his way out of Tottenham Hotspur this summer, the latest reports from Italy suggest the midfielder could be...

NRL Team List Update: Round 7 | Eels  Parramatta Eels

Ed Westwick, John Hannah, Alanah Bloor Join Turkish Star Can Yaman in ‘Sandokan’ TV Series Reboot as Production Starts (EXCLUSIVE)  Variety

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The Penguins’ season has come to a bittersweet end.