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Affichage des articles du mars 5, 2023

What to Expect on Selection Sunday

The Big 12 should dominate the men’s bracket, while women’s teams will all want to avoid South Carolina’s region. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/lYRymaf via IFTTT

Macron Welcomes Sunak to Paris, Hinting at a New Chapter

The rapport between Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain hints at a mending of their countries’ relationship. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cw1M8dI via IFTTT

Ja Morant’s Impact Can Be Bigger Than Basketball

The high-flying Memphis Grizzlies star has excited N.B.A. audiences with his play. But accusations of violent behavior have troubled the communities that need him most. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/rJGZ0bi via IFTTT

Iran-Saudi Pact Is Brokered by China, Leaving U.S. on Sidelines

The agreement negotiated in Beijing to restore relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran signaled at least a temporary reordering of the usual alliances and rivalries, with Washington left on the sidelines. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CJ3KsW5 via IFTTT

Biden Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska

The decision would allow an enormous $8 billion drilling project in the largest expanse of pristine wilderness in the United States. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/X2EfBdb via IFTTT

Otis Taylor, Star Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dies at 80

An acrobatic player, he was the prototype for the big receivers who succeeded him. He caught a memorable touchdown in the Chiefs’ upset win in Super Bowl IV. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Vq8pePd via IFTTT

Canadian Supreme Court Judge on Leave During Review of Altercation in Arizona

The judge denied instigating the episode, which an oversight council has been investigating for several weeks. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/yzEORQX via IFTTT

Kansas Coach Bill Self to Miss Big 12 Tournament With Health Issue

Self, 60, is being treated at a hospital for an illness, the school said. An assistant will lead Kansas, the reigning Division I champion that is once again at the top of the sport. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/WqKejVv via IFTTT

Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities, Including Biggest Use of Advanced Missiles

Of 81 missiles fired, six were hypersonic weapons, among Russia’s newest and most advanced, which are all but impossible to shoot down. The attacks killed at least nine people. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8VsibrP via IFTTT

Shawn Kemp, Former N.B.A. Star, Released From Jail After Shooting

Mr. Kemp was arrested following reports of a shooting in a parking lot. Prosecutors decided not to file charges on Thursday. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/C9IejiO via IFTTT

Police Investigate After Deadly Shooting in Germany

Several people were dead and several more were injured in a shooting in a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg, Germany. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/2yP6cQr via IFTTT

Satellite images show widespread destruction after heavy fighting in Bakhmut

New satellite pictures of the eastern Ukrainian city, where a brutal battle has been raging for months, showed bridges over a strategically important river had been destroyed. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/75pfqEy via IFTTT

Your Thursday Briefing

Criticism in the U.S. of Israel’s judicial overhaul plan. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/E59Gjty via IFTTT

Russia Lacks Firepower to Keep Advancing, U.S. Intelligence Chief Says

While both Ukrainians and Russians say the pitched battle for the city of Bakhmut could determine whether Russia can pursue more of an offensive, Western officials are skeptical. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/G2EQmfu via IFTTT

G.O.P. Inquiry on Afghan Withdrawal Opens With Searing Witness Accounts

The first House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan featured emotional and graphic testimony from two American service members who lived through it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/cUgiq5R via IFTTT

Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Plan Ignites Debate Among American Jews

Jewish American leaders are denouncing a proposal by the country’s right-wing government to weaken the power of the country’s judiciary, in ways that some call unusually forceful. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iDy5k2s via IFTTT

U.S. Military Repatriates Saudi Engineer Who From Guantánamo Bay

Ghassan al-Sharbi had been held by U.S. forces for more than two decades without trial. Prosecutors abandoned early efforts to charge him. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/U4SBvYy via IFTTT

In Western Ukraine, Far From the Battlefield but Not the War

It has been more than a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and life continues on. Babies are born. Children go to school. Some families go skiing. And a reporter is paying attention. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CTYyqer via IFTTT

Yuriy Lutsenko, Who Played a Key role in Trump’s First Impeachment, Loses His Military Command

Yuriy Lutsenko’s assignment as the commander of a platoon of drone operators near the embattled city of Bakhmut was short lived. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kJ6uvqV via IFTTT

Chelsea Saves the Day; Saving the Season Can Come Later

Beating Dortmund in the Champions League will ease the pressure on Graham Potter and his team, but it won’t end the questions about where they are headed. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/4XzdtQO via IFTTT

Deadly Israeli Raid in West Bank

An Israeli military operation to arrest a suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers ended in a deadly firefight, killing six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, authorities said. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vcaLwxB via IFTTT

Unions Vow to Bring France to a ‘Standstill’ Over Macron’s Pension Plan

Travel, schools and services were expected to be disrupted by nationwide strikes for a sixth time as the battle for public support intensified. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/b20qYt9 via IFTTT

Could the Next Blockbuster Drug Be Lab-Rat Free?

Alternatives to animal testing are gaining momentum. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/jiytNYf via IFTTT

China’s Leader, With Rare Bluntness, Blames Troubles on U.S. Containment

Xi Jinping criticized what he called a U.S.-led campaign of “encirclement and suppression.” His new foreign minister said it was impossible for China not to fight back. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/51O6JgV via IFTTT

Fire Engulfs Refugee Camp in Bangladesh

A large fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sunday, displacing over 12,000 people. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/v0RGADU via IFTTT

Ukraine’s helicopter brigades defy odds to remain operational.

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Maryse Condé, at Home in the World

Throughout her four-decade literary career, the Guadeloupean writer has explored a global vision of the Black diaspora, and placed Caribbean life at the center. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/MzIdZRD via IFTTT

Estonia Election Delivers Vote of Confidence for Ukraine Aid

The party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who has pushed the West to send more weapons to Kyiv and impose tougher penalties on Moscow, took about double the tally of the second-place finisher. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/IpCrgjs via IFTTT

Ukrainian Soldiers, Nearly Encircled, Push Russians Back

The battle for Bakhmut is not over — at least not yet. Ukrainian assault brigades offered Moscow a bloody reminder of that over the weekend. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GNb1zBd via IFTTT

Your Monday Briefing

The fight for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/dOQVTzi via IFTTT

Televised Slap Fighting? What Are We Becoming?

Slap fighting competitions have drawn the support of Dana White and Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with national TV audiences. But, our columnist writes, the so-called sport is indefensible. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/V4Oioa2 via IFTTT

South Korea Offers a Resolution to Wartime Labor Dispute With Japan

Seoul said it would create a fund to compensate Koreans who were forced into labor by Japanese companies during World War II, an issue Tokyo says was settled long ago. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ZGIYfU1 via IFTTT

Bahrain Grand Prix: Time, TV and Talking Points

Max Verstappen and Red Bull will open the 2023 Formula 1 campaign where they ended the last one: as the favorite. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ihtZ0J5 via IFTTT

How A.I. Is Being Used to Detect Cancer That Doctors Miss

Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Bi0TvDN via IFTTT

Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for Ales Bialiatski in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/KzSA49C via IFTTT

After China’s Winter of Discontent, Xi Jinping Sets Sights on Growth and Power

China’s government said it expected the economy to grow “around 5 percent” this year. A meeting of the top legislature will reinforce Mr. Xi’s grip on power. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/kKGmxdQ via IFTTT