The US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife Usha are due to touch down in Greenland on Friday in a drastically scaled down trip after the original plans for the unsolicited visit prompted an international diplomatic row. The visit to Pituffik, a remote ice-locked US military base in northwestern Greenland, will be closely watched by…
With the Dodgers favored to repeat, is the MLB becoming too top-heavy? Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques discuss whether or not the MLB is lacking parity and could be facing a potential problem in the future. Sports Seriously LOS ANGELES − It wasn’t a domestic season-opener Thursday at Dodger Stadium, it was a Hollywood premiere….
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met with the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, in Manila saying the two countries must stand “shoulder to shoulder” in the face of the threat represented by China. Hegseth’s meeting at the presidential palace comes as he opens a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a…
Should the NCAA transfer portal open before the end of March Madness? Rick Pitino, John Calipari, and even J.J. Watt sound off on the transfer portal opening during the NCAA tournament. Sports Seriously The men’s NCAA Tournament continues in the Sweet 16 with a Cinderella of dubious origin. Can a John Calipari-coached team truly be…
King Charles required hospital observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side-effects” as part of his continuing medical treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace has said. The 76-year-old monarch underwent scheduled treatment for cancer on Thursday morning, which required “a short period of observation in hospital”, according to a palace statement. “His majesty’s afternoon engagements were therefore…
How do I navigate the fear, anger and uncertainty of this political moment? Eleanor says: A long and distinguished tradition in philosophical thinking about emotions and politics, from Aristotle to Henry David Thoreau and through to Amia Srinivasan and Myisha Cherry, asks exactly this question. Anger and fear are really enervating. How are we meant…