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Several national title contenders will make their case that they belong in the tournament’s second weekend. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/G4ZMVDc via IFTTT

Eight games on Sunday will determine the final contenders who will advance to the round of 16, which begins Thursday. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/oGd23ew via IFTTT

Jon Kreamelmeyer, whose right leg was amputated last year, prefers to see it as a transformation rather than a disability. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/qZgdJoM via IFTTT

The board of the global megachurch, which got its start in Australia, apologized “unreservedly” to two women who had accused Mr. Houston of inappropriate behavior. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/B0FZQqy via IFTTT

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‘We tend to think of travel in terms of distance, but I think travel is really a lifestyle, a state of mind,’ says Aziz Abu Sarah of Mejdi Tours, which explores both sides of longstanding conflicts in places like Belfast and Jerusalem. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/a8Jrn2Y via IFTTT

If you’re looking for underdogs to root for, plenty of teams playing on Saturday are looking for their first taste of tournament glory. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/DR1UFBN via IFTTT

The round of 32 begins on Saturday, and some first-round underdogs are back on the court. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/NPvVWdB via IFTTT

It was the long-shunned Syrian leader’s first trip to an Arab country since his nation’s civil war erupted in 2011. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wvZ4UMC via IFTTT

A scramble of diplomatic efforts bears little fruit as Russia intensifies its attacks, including with a bombardment into a relatively unscathed part of western Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lyhzF9O via IFTTT

“Can I do that? Yeah,” Verlander said, matter-of-factly, when asked about reaching 300 wins. An “aberration” among modern pitchers, it would be unwise to bet against him. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Jucga5U via IFTTT

The Brazilian Supreme Court has vowed to fight disinformation ahead of this year’s presidential elections. Banning the popular messaging app is its most drastic step yet. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/581GboB via IFTTT

The New York City Half Marathon is scheduled to be run on Sunday for the first time in three years, and a number of prominent names will be at the starting line. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Gqe9QAW via IFTTT

Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained on drug charges in Russia since mid-February and is now expected to remain in custody until at least May. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/VDKhRsa via IFTTT

The virus found us, and we’re doing just fine. I think. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/c0P2UA6 via IFTTT

A day after President Biden’s remark, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he agreed. Experts warned of hurdles to a successful prosecution. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/mI1NqYC via IFTTT

President Biden’s visceral reaction to the horrifying images coming out of Ukraine also reflects a broader effort to isolate the Russian leader. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/u7EMpf1 via IFTTT

The language of Russia’s invasion has been dominated by the word “Nazi” — a puzzling assertion about a country whose leader is Jewish. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wu2kTJh via IFTTT

Russia continues to devastate cities and hit civilians, as Ukrainian forces strike back and peace talks drag on. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2jqlfB6 via IFTTT

More than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed in less than three weeks of fighting, according to conservative U.S. estimates. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/PU368na via IFTTT

Jane Campion’s comment about Venus and Serena Williams reminded our critic of his own night of ‘botched fanciness’ and racial slights. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/s8P7evQ via IFTTT

The ship was impounded in the Spanish port of Tarragona pending an inspection to establish its exact ownership, Spain’s transport ministry said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/YSk1NLW via IFTTT

He was traded to New York in 1973, when they were an awful expansion team, but became part of a fast-improving franchise that won its first two Stanley Cups in 1980 and ’81. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/sdPZyBt via IFTTT

A clandestine visit by European leaders to Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/pDJM0IS via IFTTT

The leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia “fear nothing,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, and he urged other leaders to make similar visits. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AURBEcv via IFTTT

The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic traveled to the capital of Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the embattled country. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/4X7r3zV via IFTTT

President Alejandro Giammattei said he would veto the bill days after his allies pushed it through the legislature, a move that surprised analysts, human rights activists and officials. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3dKstgD via IFTTT

The same mandate that has kept Kyrie Irving out of the Nets’ home games will bar local M.L.B. players from Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/QjsT1DC via IFTTT

The organization, Europe’s main institution governing human rights, voted to expel Russia as a member. The decision came hours after Russia had given formal notice that it would withdraw from the group. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JLCKdtD via IFTTT

The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia made the trip as a show of solidarity, but it also bared divisions with other European Union members. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/qbvnQow via IFTTT

Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson all made decisions that shifted plans around the league and reinforced the value of having a franchise quarterback. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/PXFl6Er via IFTTT

Irving is not allowed to be with the Nets at Barclays Center because he has not been vaccinated against Covid-19. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2Rmpauj via IFTTT

Ukraine and Russia held a new round of talks, and agreed to resume them on Tuesday, as the United States warned China about helping an increasingly isolated Kremlin and expanding the conflict. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ljJ7vuY via IFTTT

With civilian areas coming under fire and an estimated half the population having fled, the avenues of the Ukrainian capital, under siege by Russian forces, are almost deserted. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CEdaRFO via IFTTT

Christopher Wynne’s company controls the franchise agreements for the 190 Papa John’s locations in the country. “At the end of the day, they appreciate a good pizza,” he said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Qr9aWbe via IFTTT

The N.B.A. star is unvaccinated and subject to private-sector vaccine mandates in New York City. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/dA2Fx4f via IFTTT

With candidates for the Naismith Award and nine teams headed to the N.C.A.A. tournament, the league hopes for a better showing than last year’s. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Mv0j2tO via IFTTT

Tens of thousands of demonstrators across Germany, including 60,000 in the capital, Berlin, called for an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ue864ML via IFTTT

The winning quarterback of seven Super Bowls, Brady said on social media that he would play again next season, after he had announced his retirement in February. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/u5qYOKP via IFTTT

The 16th-century monastery is one of the three most sacred sites in Ukraine for Orthodox believers. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JthXTPB via IFTTT

The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback had announced his retirement in February. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/2xuWI85 via IFTTT

Residents of a town near Poland’s border awoke to frightful sounds and an awareness they were no longer safe. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hBjroam via IFTTT

The 68-team field for the tournament will be revealed during a selection show that begins at 6 p.m. Eastern on CBS. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/buIaTOv via IFTTT

Russia’s war in Ukraine has finally led the British government to go after ultrawealthy Russians in London. But curbing the flood of corrupt money will require going after more than the big names. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/DAiC13e via IFTTT

“To be honest, I’ve gotten heckled before, and it didn’t really bother me,” said Osaka, who otherwise had ample support from the crowd. But, she added, “I don’t know why, but it went into my head.” from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/HXjDCeL via IFTTT