Posts by Susan Darwin
T20 World Cup: Australia add Steve Smith to their squad before crucial Sri Lanka match
Batter Steve Smith has been added to Australia’s T20 World Cup squad in time for Monday’s crucial match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. Smith, 36, travelled to Sri Lanka as cover after captain Mitchell Marsh was hit in the groin area last week and suffered “testicular bleeding”. Smith was not officially added to the squad,…
Read More‘Grind mode’? ‘Routine maxxing’? Social media debates the ‘best’ full-on approach to work
A viral X post from late last year pitted images depicting two hustle-culture lifestyles side by side: tech bro hoodie and Notes app icon on one side, a business suit and a copy of Cal Newport’s Deep Work on the other side. “Left guy will most likely beat the right guy,” it concluded. “Guy on…
Read MoreSix Nations 2026: Five talking points from round two
These are tough times to be a Wales fan. The hardest in living memory for a generation who grew up with regular Six Nations success and a team full of stars such as Sam Warburton and Alun Wyn Jones. There are many issues at play in Welsh rugby, but by any measure, recent results are…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about buying a car on Amazon
If you’ve been dreaming of adding a mid-sized SUV to your cart alongside a bulk pack of granola bars and a new air fryer—well, we’re not quite there yet. But that day is getting closer: Amazon has officially rolled out its car-buying program. But before you prepare your driveway to make room for a two-ton…
Read MoreIce and flood warnings for parts of northern UK as cool weather continues
More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain. Source link
Read MoreWhat is behind the spike in pothole related call-outs?
I was driving on the B653 – a well-used country road – when the pothole loomed. The road was too narrow to swerve, and we heard a nasty clunk. I put on the hazard lights – as did the driver in front, and the two vehicles behind. Four cars with busted tyres, thanks to a…
Read MoreHow George Washington’s mistakes in Pennsylvania’s wilderness provided valuable leadership lessons
This Presidents’ Day, I’ve been thinking about George Washington—not at his finest hour, but possibly at his worst. In 1754, a 22-year-old Washington marched into the wilderness surrounding Pittsburgh with more ambition than sense. He volunteered to travel to the Ohio Valley on a mission to deliver a letter from Robert Dinwiddie, governor of Virginia,…
Read MoreWinter Olympics 2026: Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins record ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway’s king of cross-country skiing, became the Winter Olympics’ outright most successful athlete with a record ninth gold medal. Klaebo led his nation to the top of the podium in the men’s 4×7.5km relay – alongside team-mates Emil Iversen, Martin Loewstroem Nyenget and Einar Hedegart – for his fourth title of the…
Read MoreWhere mortgage rates are headed in 2026, according to 21 experts
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Economic forecasting has never been easy, and it becomes even more challenging in the face of unprecedented events like COVID-19 lockdowns and extraordinary levels of fiscal and monetary intervention. This was followed by a rapid cycle of interest rate hikes, adding further complexity.…
Read MoreThese plain-text websites will simplify your internet experience
Here’s the sad truth about sports score apps: Most of them aren’t all that interested in actually telling you the score. After all, where’s the money in providing straightforward information like that? The modern sports score app has to do more. It must bombard you with banner ads and betting odds, implore you to create…
Read MoreLabour think tank commissioned firm to investigate journalists, the BBC understands
In a contract addressed to Simons, seen by BBC News, APCO Worldwide agreed to investigate “the sourcing, funding and origins” of the Sunday Times reporting, as well as the journalist, Paul Holden, who has since published a critical book on Starmer and his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, and Matt Taibbi, an American reporter.…
Read MoreWhy U.S. healthcare is still the most expensive in the world
In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of healthcare. As a physician and professor studying the intersection of business and health, I know that the challenges in reforming the sprawling U.S.…
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