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Edward C. Johnson III, 91, Dies; Made Fidelity an Investment Giant
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2022 23:06
Mr. Johnson's exceptionally long tenure -- he presided over Fidelity into his 80s -- coincided with a huge expansion of his industry.
Inside Nicolas Cage's wild animal menagerie--including a two-headed snake
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 00:24
The movie star has owned an octopus, a two-headed snake and a talking crow that calls him "Ass."
Aliyah Boston Wants People to Forget That Moment Against Stanford
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2022 21:21
Her move to Massachusetts from the Virgin Islands at age 12 exposed her to a world of basketball possibilities. Now she's leading top-ranked South Carolina into the round of 16.
Step inside Next Door, a new speakeasy in East Boston
Boston - 24 Mar 2022 06:13Questions swirl over whereabouts of Russia's defense minister
CNN - 24 Mar 2022 17:25
Speculation mounted over the whereabouts of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday as the Kremlin spokesperson declined to comment on media reports that he had health problems.
7 kids sent to hospital after sleeping pill overdose at Virginia home
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 06:05
Seven young children -- including an infant and three toddlers -- overdosed on sleeping pills that were handed out by a 7-year-old at a Virginia home on Wednesday night, a report said.
'We Are Sleepwalking to Climate Catastrophe'
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2022 17:42
Readers respond to a dire climate warning from the U.N. secretary general. Also: Factors in college success; a signing in the N.F.L.; Botox follies.
Supreme Court Rules Expands Death Row Prisoners' Religious Rights
Time - 24 Mar 2022 17:52
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Texas death row prisoner likely has the right to have his Baptist pastor touch and audibly pray over him as he is put to death. The state of Texas had said the request was a s...
Iowa teens used baseball bat to murder Spanish teacher
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 05:31
Graber's body was discovered with trauma to her head "under a tarp, a wheelbarrow and railroad ties," previously released court records showed.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes neocons -- not national conservatives -- look bad
The Week - 24 Mar 2022 18:14
There is a growing sense in some quarters that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a setback for national conservatism. Many on the right instinctively see the Kremlin's war differently than the nascent populists do...
Kyrie Irving appears set to play home games in New York again, with mayor expected to lift athletes' vaccine mandate
CNN - 24 Mar 2022 15:20
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving's six-month prohibition from playing home games over his vaccination status appears to be coming to an end.
Arrest made in mass shooting at Arkansas car show
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 02:28
Arkansas cops arrested a man Wednesday in connection to a massive shootout outside a car show over the weekend that left one dead and multiple wounded.
'Incredibly homophobic' man accused of stabbing Vegas man because he didn't like LGBTQ people and wanted to 'kill a homosexual': police
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2022 16:47
Dontay Gray, who is on parole from California, is charged with attempted murder, battery, robbery and committing a hate crime.
China's Push to Isolate Taiwan Demands U.S. Action, Report Says
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2022 15:36
Chinese officials are ramping up a campaign to force United Nations agencies, governments, companies and even schools to say Taiwan is a part of China.
US to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
CNN - 24 Mar 2022 15:15
The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia's aggression, a senior administration official announced Thursday.
4 dead, 1 injured, after apparent fall from Swiss building
ABC News - 24 Mar 2022 14:44
Swiss police say three adults and a child have died and a teenager was seriously injured in a fall from a seven-story residential building in the lakeside town of Montreux
Biden, Western allies in Brussels for summits on Russian war against Ukraine
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2022 14:43
Over the course of Thursday, the European diplomatic capital is hosting the emergency NATO summit, a gathering of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and a summit of the European Union. Biden will attend all three ...
Witnesses take center stage on last day of SCOTUS confirmation hearing
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 14:40
More than a dozen witnesses will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to argue for and against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation.
Ukrainian girl, 5, who fled war fatally mowed down by driver in Italy
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 14:16
Five-year-old girl Tasia was out with her cousin when a Fiat Diablo driven by an 18-year-old man accelerated toward the group and plowed into them on March 20, 2022.
UK's Boris Johnson says 'basic facts of biology' are key in transgender debate
New York Post - 24 Mar 2022 14:13
British leader Boris Johnson has waded into the transgender debate, telling parliament that the "basic facts of biology remain overwhelmingly important" in distinguishing men from women.
The post-Cold War era is over. Biden's Europe trip will shape what comes next
CNN - 24 Mar 2022 06:10
President Joe Biden is in Europe to inaugurate the post-, post-Cold War era.
Tencent stock drops after its slowest quarter on record as China crackdown hits growth
CNN - 24 Mar 2022 05:40
Tencent's stock suffered a sharp drop after the company reported its slowest-ever growth thanks to a bruising crackdown by China on the country's tech sector.