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"Nice clean interview from Kayla Thornton to close this one out, 92-82 Valkyries." -Jordan Kent, GSV play-by-play Salaün: 21 pts, 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT Thornton: 21 pts, 6-10, 4-7 3PT Kiah Stokes: 7 pts, 7 reb, 2 blk #Valkyries #WNBA #GSV #Ballhalla

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Magnus Lehnsherr@i-magnus.bsky.social · 3d ago

Matt Lively: "Tip Hayes, she just moved into 28th in the #WNBA all-time scoring list. What's it like to have a teammate like her? Janelle Salaün: "She's fucking good, what can I say? She makes everybody better." Matt Lively: "Apologies for that..." cr: @mattblively.bsky.social #Valkyries #GSV

Repost @mickydolenz: This month in 1967, @themonkees released “Pleasant Valley Sunday.” Written by the extraordinary Gerry Goffin and Carole King, the song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 in the U.K. And somehow, it still feels just as much fun to sing all these years later.

THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

About Pete Hegseth’s talk about testosterone for service members … Rep Becca Balint (D-VT): “There are so many people in this Administration that have some weird, intense homoerotic feelings toward men, while also being homophobic”…

Writing headlines is hard. You have to compress an article into a phrase or two. And you have to fit an exact and usually inconvenient line space. Two images below: What the NYT is running on line. (h/t @jaywillis.net for calling this one out.) And what would fit exactly the same space, by me.

Two headlines:
As published. ( By NYT.)
Opportunities Narrow for Women as 
Hegseth Blocks More Promotions

Would exactly fit the same space. (By me)
Hegseth Narrows Opportunities for
Women, Blocking More Promotions

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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Roger Waters and Palestinian musician Mona Miari have released a reimagined version of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. This new interpretation introduces Arabic verses, offering a fresh perspective on a classic composition while preserving its signature haunting atmosphere.