Andrew Berry has often referred to Travis Hunter as a unicorn. On Thursday, the Browns general manager went one step further and compared the Heisman Trophy winner to reigning National League MVP and baseball two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani. Many are expecting Tennessee to take Miami QB Cam Ward with the first overall pick, which would…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron says he will set up a commission to study French-Haitian history and the impact of a huge debt imposed on Haiti in exchange for its independence exactly 200 years ago. Macron said the panel of French and Haitian historians would make recommendations to help build a more “peaceful future”. Haiti gained…
Mahjong, which has seen a surge in interest across the U.S., is spilling out of classrooms and living rooms and into Dallas restaurants. It makes sense — mahjong is an easy-to-learn social game that requires a group of four (or three with some modifications), and can be played while drinking or snacking. For restaurants with…
The former England cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has promised to share “what actually happened” in the horrific Top Gear crash in December 2022 that left him with life-altering injuries. In the trailer for a Disney+ documentary about his life and career, which will air next Friday, he says of the accident: “I remember everything about…
Social media is rife with claims about experimental and expensive ways to hack your way to a longer life, from supplements to sleep coaching. But experts quoted in an April 10 New York Times article suggest that simple, science-backed strategies are still the best option. These include: getting regular aerobic exercise—at least 150 minutes per…
The Swiss ski resort of Zermatt was cut off and tourists and residents were told to stay indoors in the French resort of Tignes because of heavy snow in the Alps on Thursday. Tignes Mayor Serge Revial said there was a high risk of avalanches and “we had to make a decision to protect people”,…
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert may be on to Act 2 of his NFL career. The Eagles are fielding trade offers and are “open” to moving the seven-year tight end, according to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz. Goedert is entering the final season of a four-year, $57 million deal with the Eagles. He could be…
Research on health equity issues—such as identifying families in communities most affected by housing and food insecurity—is key to improving health, according to Logan Beyer, MD/PhD candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. In an April 15 opinion piece in STAT News, Beyer wrote that the National Institutes of…
Emma Davies/BBC Protesters in front of a Tenerife hotel on Thursday Holidaymakers heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands are warned to prepare for disruption as hotel workers take part in strikes at the start of the Easter bank holiday weekend. Organisers say workers on the island are striking on Thursday and Friday in a…
Trans women arrested on Britain’s railways will in future be strip-searched by male officers in an updated policy after a landmark ruling by the supreme court. The British Transport Police said same-sex searches in custody would be conducted “in accordance with the biological birth sex of the detainee” under updated guidance for public bodies. Under…
