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Women’s Elite Eight: South Carolina Keeps Its Perfect Season Intact

The Gamecocks beat Oregon State to return to the Final Four for the fourth consecutive year. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ch7MEGY

King Charles III Attends Easter Service After Cancer Diagnosis

The family has been thrown off balance by health crises, including cancer diagnoses for the king and Catherine, Princess of Wales. She and her husband, Prince William, did not appear. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/50Exkrd

The ‘Bill Walton-Esque’ Donovan Clingan Leads UConn Back to the Men’s Final Four

The 7-foot-2 Husky “terrorized” college basketball’s second-ranked offense in Illinois to the point where it actually looked broken, a columnist for The Athletic writes. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/1Mhruv3

AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records

Nearly eight million customers and 65.4 million former account holders were affected by the data breach, the company said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/p6MsvaV

How the Peace Sign Went From Powerful Protest Symbol to Lifestyle Motif

For a younger generation, the once-powerful protest symbol packs about as much of a punch as a smiley face. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0PCVrgu

Lizzo Says ‘I Quit’ on Instagram, Citing Online Criticism

The Grammy Award-winning singer said on Instagram that she was “starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cRG4SQb

How Climate Change Is Changing Heatwaves

Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4FPts3p

New Jersey Ballot Design for Senate Primary Challenged by Federal Judge

The ruling is expected to abolish a practice that has allowed the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines to flourish. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/s9DweZm

Justice Thomas Is a Kind Man. But His New Hire Raises Disturbing Questions.

Did his law clerk say she hates Black people? She needs to answer clearly. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3tNwA6g

Man Charged With Murder in the Fatal Shooting of Police Officer Jonathan Diller

Guy Rivera killed Officer Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop, the police said. Mr. Rivera was also charged with attempted murder for aiming his gun at a second officer, the authorities said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hRYGI67

Berkeley Will Repeal Its Landmark Ban on Natural Gas in New Homes

The decision, which came after a legal challenge, throws into question the fate of dozens of similar measures across the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Q1sAgkK

A New Law Would Remove Many Architectural Protections in Miami Beach

Lawmakers say preservationists held too much power over decisions on whether buildings should be demolished and what should be allowed to replace them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9THKLsp

4 Kyoto Gardens to Find a Moment of Zen

The city’s dry gardens seem timeless, but as these relatively new versions show, their design is still evolving. They offer spots for quiet contemplation in an increasingly overtouristed city. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ImRvSO4

Big Ships Collide With Bridges Far Too Often

But there are better ways to protect a bridge like the one that collapsed in Baltimore. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ojMpsLO

The State Had One Woman’s Unclaimed Funds. It Turned Out to Be a Windfall

A financial firm told an account owner that it had turned over her money to the state. When she filed a claim, something strange happened. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OK6YHZ5

Some Couples Are Choosing to Skip Sex and Go Straight to I.V.F.

Well aware of how difficult conception or carrying a baby to term can be, some couples who hope to exercise a bit of control over an unpredictable experience are opting to do in vitro fertilization first. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Cf1whMl

The Real Royal Scandal Is on Us

What will it take for a culture sick with its own wolfish appetite for self-exposure to try to get better? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zdVNgCT

Elon Musk Is Preoccupied With Something He Doesn’t Understand

Beyond the surface-level nonsense of the “great replacement” theory lies a more subtle issue. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fWl9bxu

Gunmen Kill 40 at Moscow Concert Hall, State Media Reports

There was no report of who might be responsible for what could be the deadliest attack in Russia in decades. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/EGqPWuD

Does the Mormon Church Empower Women? A Social Media Storm Answers.

A church Instagram post tapped into a long-running seam of discontent among some women, who have chafed at restrictions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zcCsxbE

Is Germany Heading for Humiliation at the Euros?

A nation that was soccer’s gold standard a decade ago is now trying anything and everything to find its way. The clock is ticking. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Fr5wE0q

Princess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis: A Timeline of the Last Few Months

After months of speculation about her whereabouts, Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced that she is being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/e8uVdhl

The English Soccer Prodigy Who Became a Cocaine Conspirator

Jamie Cassidy was tipped for stardom at Liverpool but now faces 13 years in jail — how did it come to this? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/wr8uemq

Once a Dark Art, This Pitch Is Primed to Take Over Baseball

The long-forbidden pitch known as the splitter is returning to the mainstream. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/DpGxygO

A British Woman Bought a Brooch for 20 Pounds. It Sold for Nearly £10,000.

Flora Steel, an art historian living in Rome, bought the brooch 36 years ago at an antiques fair. She realized its value only last year while watching YouTube. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BnuWKxq

U.S. Debt Races Toward Record This Decade, C.B.O. Warns

Recently passed spending limits have slightly improved the nation’s fiscal outlook. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/tZzdl5e

Hairstyles That Shined at Fashion Weeks in Paris, New York, Milan and London

Wet waves, curly mullets and all sorts of braids commanded attention without camouflaging other features. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9gVhpP0

Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

The Apollo-Soyuz mission, amid the Cold War, broke new ground in space cooperation when an American capsule docked with a Soviet craft 140 miles above the earth. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ak6p0cU

In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It Needs

Health care systems and affordable housing developers have a mutual financial interest in helping communities live healthier. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/w6c79Jo

These Senior Skiers Are Still Chasing Powder in Their 80s and 90s

For the Wild old Bunch of Alta, Utah, getting older means more time for the mountain. And anyone over 80 skis free. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/RA2WBcw

3 People Fatally Shot in Falls Township, Pa., Police Say

The authorities lifted a shelter-in-place directive in Falls Township, Pa., on Saturday after the gunman fled to Trenton, N.J., where the police have surrounded a house. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/exOuCpT

750-Pound Alligator Seized From Hamburg, N.Y., Home

The alligator, Albert Edward, had been with his owner for 34 years. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jB6h7zi

Shabab Militants Lay Siege to Hotel in Somali Capital

The attack in the capital, which left three dead and 27 injured, points to Al Shabab’s ability to continue terrorizing the country, despite a Somali government offensive and American airstrikes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4nI0A9p

Orban Endangers Hungary’s Status as an Ally, U.S. Diplomat Says

The U.S. ambassador to Budapest raised the temperature in a long-running standoff, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russia, anti-U.S. stance and opposition to supporting Ukraine. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Q4rsNU1

Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds

A large analysis in Canada finds that teenagers who had babies were twice as likely to die before age 31. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2OjhaI4

Olivia Munn Had Double Mastectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Munn said she was given the diagnosis last April, two months after negative results on a test that checked for 90 cancer genes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YfrGTcW

Avalanche Expert’s Death Shows Dangers of Backcountry Skiing

Nick Burks, 37, an avalanche forecaster and experienced backcountry skier, was killed while skiing in the Elkhorn Mountains in northeastern Oregon last week, the authorities said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/N7rUoP8

Four Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Are Audiences Back?

Covid brought live performance to a halt. Now the audience for pop concerts and sporting events has roared back, while attendance on Broadway and at some major museums is still down. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kmfoTU2

Marcia Fudge Steps Down as Housing Secretary

Marcia Fudge, who has led the Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early days of the Biden administration, announced her resignation, citing family concerns. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/paNHSos

Coming Soon to Manhattan, a Brand-New Tiny Forest

Pocket-size forests filled with native plants have been embraced worldwide for their environmental benefits. Now one is planned for New York City. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BJi2qRH

Your Grilled Cheese Needs Toum

Just as your leeks need miso, and as your barley soup could use some kielbasa. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4kG70sy

A Sudden Turn in Voter Sentiment Helped Quash Changes to Ireland’s Constitution

The vote against the changes dealt a blow to a government that had hoped for an easy victory. But the outcome does not necessarily reflect a turn toward a more conservative electorate. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YFaZTwP

The Surprising Left-Right Alliance That Wants More Apartments in Suburbs

The YIMBY movement isn’t just for liberals any more. Legislators from both sides of the political divide are working to add duplexes and apartments to single-family neighborhoods. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vXPZ5y2

‘Manifesting’ Is a Modern Version of a Centuries-Old Idea

Americans have long been attracted to the idea that we can shape reality with our will. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wd8CBNp

Review: In ‘Doubt,’ What He Knows, She Knows, God Knows

Liev Schreiber and Amy Ryan star in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s moral head spinner about pride, the priesthood and presumptions of pedophilia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0ZK2Dud

Daniel Ings on Playing a British Rogue in Netflix’s ‘The Gentlemen’

Daniel Ings has built a career playing charming, posh men. His latest role is a chaotic aristocrat in Guy Ritchie’s series “The Gentlemen.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OiysnGp

NTSB Says Boeing Has Not Provided Key Information in 737 Max Inquiry

The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to get the plane maker to turn over documentation and provide the names of employees, the safety board’s chairwoman told a Senate committee. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SrfvWmz

Adam Sandler’s ‘Spaceman’ Has an Identity Crisis, Like Many Space Movies

With the release of Adam Sandler’s odd, middling and expensive new Netflix film, a look at space movie misfires of the past and how history repeats itself. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KeGbdA7

He’s Accused of Smuggling, but Not Drugs or Guns: It’s Greenhouse Gases

In a first, a California man was charged with sneaking banned gases, used in outdated fridges and air-conditioners, into the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/73uhl21

Is Playing Out From the Back Worth the Risk in Soccer?

To some, it’s a tactically and statistically proven method of starting a high-value sequence of play. To others, it creates needless jeopardy. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/wNJz6RG

Lampang: a Thai City With Charm and Without the Crowds

Centuries-old wooden temples, a graceful river and an unexpected chicken fixation make Lampang, in Northern Thailand, a delightful destination away from the crowds. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Y9DCJZn

Texas Judge Blocks Paxton’s Request for Transgender Minors’ Records

An L.G.B.T.Q. organization had sued after the state’s attorney general asked for documents on children receiving gender-affirming care. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/paXxWgB

Go Big With Bibimbap

It’s a showstopping kaleidoscope of bulgogi, shiitakes, bean sprouts, spinach, carrots and cucumbers, all drizzled with a spicy gochujang sauce. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/GrHWMDQ

CVS Fined $1.5 Million by Ohio Over Staffing Issues

The penalty is part of a settlement of 27 cases involving safety concerns revealed during inspections of nearly two dozen stores, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gwQSCkG

Surrealism Is 100. The World’s Still Surreal.

Exhibitions around the world are celebrating the art movement’s centennial and asking whether our crazy dreams can still set us free. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OCBYhil

Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on A.I. Research From Microsoft

In his lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, Mr. Musk relies on a provocative paper from the start-up’s closest partner. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/or3AC7y

Report Helps Answer the Question: Is a College Degree Worth the Cost?

The analysis found that former students at most colleges had an annual income higher than high school graduates a decade after enrollment. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vulCwNf

He’s Probably in Your House, Lurking on Your Bookshelf

The Museo Bodoniano in Parma, Italy, is a mecca for one of the world’s most enduring, and ubiquitous, typefaces. Meet Giambattista Bodoni, the “prince of typography.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FLu0W5Z

California’s Economy Pinched by Unemployment

Tech layoffs, fallout from Hollywood strikes and an uptick in rural joblessness challenge a state with one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/khy6wlC

Nuclear Power Bill Passed by House, Support Grows in Congress

A big bipartisan vote in the House is the latest sign that nuclear power, a once-contentious source of energy, is now attracting broad political backing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cIAixwj