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Fans love watching an underdog cause an upset. The problem is that unbeaten teams are unbeaten for a reason A classic narrative, dating back to the classic matchup of David v Goliath, is the underdog v the favorite. The only problem is that the underdog is an underdog for the reason. Sure, everyone loves it … Read more

The US president is using the language and the strategy of authoritarians once again There’s nothing completely new in Donald Trump’s latest attacks on reporters. But they’re more extreme now and ever more indicative of what he wants: a docile press that provides propaganda – not factual journalism – for everything he does, including for … Read more

Trump pick for homeland security secretary followed firing of Kristi Noem amid blowback for anti-immigration tactics A Senate committee on Wednesday will consider Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which Democrats have forced into a partial shutdown until their demands for guardrails on immigration enforcement are met. Donald Trump nominated … Read more

Sara Brannon alleges high school overseen by the Roman Catholic archdiocese was negligent in treatment of her 17-year-old son A suburban New Orleans woman whose teenaged son died by suicide hours after his Catholic school expelled him in the wake of what he termed a shoving match with a campus bully is pursuing a wrongful … Read more

Senate Republicans dug in for the long haul as they embarked on their floor takeover and signaled that the hours of debate that crept well beyond the upper chamber’s usual twilight business hours were just the beginning. The GOP launched its plan to control the Senate floor earlier Tuesday and spent the ensuing hours lauding … Read more

Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economics Donald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the one he thinks. The attack on Iran was meant to be a dazzling display of military supremacy. It has instead illuminated chinks … Read more

A 2006 Guardian interview with Iran’s slain security chief now reads as a grim warning of the conflict that killed him Deep down, Ali Larijani always believed that the western powers were bent on destroying Iran’s revolutionary regime, for which he had fought on the battlefield. The prescience of that inner conviction has now been … Read more

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Tuesday sought to defend his social media post comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Tuberville shared a post last week that juxtaposed a photo of the terror attack on the Twin Towers with an image of Mamdani, who appeared to be … Read more

Harris lifts Howard to first NCAA win in history UMBC rally falls short in tense First Four loss Mark buzzer-beater sends Texas past NC State Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, … Read more

Aircraft carrier has been participating in strikes on Iran, after previously taking part in the operation to seize Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro A fire onboard the USS Gerald R Ford, injuring sailors and destroying 100 beds, is the latest mishap to plague the world’s largest aircraft carrier on a marathon deployment some argue has sapped … Read more