Old-Fashioned Train Heists Yield Modern-Day Loot: Nike Air Jordans
March 4, 2025
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Old-Fashioned Train Heists Yield Modern-Day Loot: Nike Air Jordans

It sounds like something out of the Wild West. In recent months, well-organized bandits have jumped on trains rolling through the Mojave Desert in Arizona and stolen their…

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A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City
March 3, 2025
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A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City

Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their seventh graders, and then flicked off…

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Jordan Spieth ‘Bummed’ to Miss Arnold Palmer But Has Positive Spin on Wrist Injury
March 3, 2025
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Jordan Spieth ‘Bummed’ to Miss Arnold Palmer But Has Positive Spin on Wrist Injury

Jordan Spieth fell short of his hopes for a strong finish at the Cognizant Classic that would open the door to the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He did finish…

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Social Security Checks of up to $5,108 To Be Paid Out This Week
March 3, 2025
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Social Security Checks of up to $5,108 To Be Paid Out This Week

Some Social Security beneficiaries will be getting their payments directly into their bank accounts on Monday. Why It Matters Social Security benefits provide essential income for approximately 72…

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Celebrities Excluded from Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Sparks Fury
March 3, 2025
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Celebrities Excluded from Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Sparks Fury

By Megan Cartwright is Newsweek’s Deputy Entertainment Editor, based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. pop culture and entertainment news stories. Megan joined Newsweek in 2022…

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Morgan Freeman Honors Gene Hackman at Oscars
March 3, 2025
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Morgan Freeman Honors Gene Hackman at Oscars

Morgan Freeman honored Gene Hackman at the Academy Awards on Sunday, opening the telecast’s in memoriam segment by saying that the film community had “lost a giant.” Last…

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Conan O’Brien Pokes Fun at Top Movies and Stars in Oscars Monologue
March 3, 2025
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Conan O’Brien Pokes Fun at Top Movies and Stars in Oscars Monologue

Conan O’Brien was literally born to host the Oscars. After a pretaped sketch on Sunday in which O’Brien emerged out of the back of Demi Moore, the star…

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Evacuation Orders in Place Amid Massive South Carolina Wildfires
March 2, 2025
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Evacuation Orders in Place Amid Massive South Carolina Wildfires

Massive wildfires across the Carolinas have forced evacuations of multiple neighborhoods, particularly in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where a fire has grown to…

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Sadhguru Asks Americans: Joy Or Misery?
March 2, 2025
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Sadhguru Asks Americans: Joy Or Misery?

Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation’s mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing…

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Israel Halts Aid to Gaza and Proposes New Cease-Fire Framework
March 2, 2025
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Israel Halts Aid to Gaza and Proposes New Cease-Fire Framework

Israel announced on Sunday that it was immediately halting the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into Gaza, trying to strong-arm Hamas into accepting a temporary extension…

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