• The Guardian view on the Sahel and its crises: the west can still make a difference

    The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solutionTwo apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta revoked a security pact – just six years after a new $110m military base opened. Meanwhile, a record heatwave is the latest deadly extreme weather event.The US...

  • Giants-Pirates Series Preview - April 2024: Giants take on a heap of former Giants

    The older I get, the more my dying brain cements around the idea that fans invoke “small sample size” primarily when they don’t like the results. In a small sample size, Joey Bart is doing very nicely as a new member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who’ve come to play the San Francisco Giants this weekend in a 3-game series. He’s 7-for-23 with a trio of dingers, a double, and 8 RBI to go with 5 walks against just 8 strikeouts. That’s a triple slash of .304/.429/.739 in a measly 28 PA. Now, it’s not...

  • If Apple loses against China so will the West

    It has been a long time since the West dominated shipbuilding, or steel making. We are already aware that we…What to read next: The rusting Philippine ship raising US-China tensions | The West must stand behind Israel after Iran’s attack | Rishi Sunak loses another minister | The Bank of England can’t blame IT for its dodgy forecasts

  • How you can prioritize debt and still take a vacation

    By planning a vacation fund, you can make progress on debt and still enjoy some of the fruits of your labor.

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    Tyler Glasnow roughed up as Dodgers lose to Nationals

    In his worst start since joining the Dodgers, Glasnow allows six runs in five innings in a 6-4 loss. The Nationals’ eight hits off him included four doubles and two home runs.

  • Tyler Glasnow roughed up as Dodgers lose to Nationals

    In his worst start since joining the Dodgers, Glasnow allows six runs in five innings in a 6-4 loss. The Nationals’ eight hits off him included four doubles and two home runs.

  • Tyler Glasnow roughed up as Dodgers lose to Nationals

    In his worst start since joining the Dodgers, Glasnow allows six runs in five innings in a 6-4 loss. The Nationals’ eight hits off him included four doubles and two home runs.

  • Can Joel Embiid Still Save the Sixers’ Season?

    If you’re the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday night’s Game 2 collapse yielded devastating news, but also one pretty good reason to feel cautiously optimistic about the rest of the first-round series against the New York Knicks. Let’s start with the bad first. Up five with 27 seconds to go, Philly gave up a corner 3 to Jalen Brunson and then, instead of calling timeout to advance the ball, turned it over in chaotic fashion as Madison Square Garden physically shook. “The first thing is obviously they...

  • Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran

    The Biden administration is breathing a sigh of relief that it has so far avoided a wider regional war between Israel and Iran. But that self-congratulation should be tempered with realization that it was a close call and that the incentives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hawkish governing coalition to provoke one are still present. The Biden administration’s rhetorical outrage at Iran’s forewarned and well-choreographed symbolic missile and drone attacks on Israeli...

  • Yes, you can still get stung through a bee suit

    In general, honeybees are gentle creatures who rarely sting unless provoked or feel their hive or queen are under attack.

  • Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?

    Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.

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    Trump's stock is sliding. Here's why he can still cash in bigly.

    This has to be a tough start to the week for Donald Trump. After a flurry of Hail Marys failed to delay District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case, the former president now sits in a New York City courtroom as his hush money/election interference trial gets underway. To make matters worse, his beloved social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), is getting pummeled in the stock market. Three weeks ago, DJT began trading, and anyone — from MAGA supporters to foreign sovereign wealth...