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Orlando Magic lose at home to the Dallas Mavericks, 101-92, despite game-high 35 points from Paolo Banchero

Create: Fri, 03/28/2025 - 03:09
Author: Sera King
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Final Score Mavs beat Magic / Headline Surfer
Photo courtesy Orlando Magic / Paolo Banchero. The player shown above scored a team-high 35 points and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough to stave off the Dallas Mavericks' high-powered offense.

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Greenlanders outraged by JD Vance’s controversial visit

FRANCE 24 English / Mar 28, 2025 / 'He is not welcome to Greenland,' 'Humans are not for sale.' JD Vance’s visit to Greenland, including a stop at the Pituffik Space Base, has sparked outrage among the local population. Many Greenlanders view the visit as an unwelcome display of U.S. power and interference, fuelling resentment over perceived disregard for their sovereignty. Greenland's Prime Minister, Múte B. Egede, condemned the visit as a "highly aggressive" demonstration of power.

Heads of NPR, PBS face congressional hearing as Republicans accuse US public media of bias

DW News / How much trust is there in public broadcasting? Here in Europe and also in the United States the news media, which once enjoyed high levels of trust by the public, have seen those levels drop dramatically. And there are calls to defund and dismantle public broadcasters entirely. On Capitol Hill in Washington this week, the heads of PBS and NPR found themselves in the line of fire at a Congressional hearing entitled "Anti-American Airwaves." America's polarized politics were on display. Republicans accused public broadcasters of political bias.

Obituary: Wanda Binz, 69, of Port Orange, loving mother, grandmother & devoted member of the Ponce Inlet community Henry Frederick Sat, 03/29/2025 - 03:19
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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Wanda Binz, 69, of Port Orange, Florida, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and friends in her final days.

US Vice President JD Vance accuses Denmark of under-investing in Greenland’s security

DW News / The US Vice President JD Vance has made a controversial one-day visit to the Danish territory of Greenland. Speaking at a US military base on the Arctic island, he accused Denmark of not doing enough to keep the people of Greenland safe from China and Russia.

Ukraine’s Zelensky cautious on new mineral deal proposal from the US

FRANCE 24 English / The US sent Kyiv a new and 'entirely different' version of the draft minerals deal proposal on Friday, which would grant the US access to Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for further military support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The president added that Ukraine has yet to accept the deal, which requires further assessment by lawyers. France24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani says, 'The new deal seems to be a mix of previous proposals but is largely less favorable to Ukraine than the last version of the deal.

PBS News Weekend full episode, March 29, 2025

PBS NewsHour / Saturday on PBS News Weekend, rescue workers in Myanmar and Thailand race against time to find survivors as the death toll from the devastating earthquake there soars. Then, what do new cuts at the nation’s leading health agency mean for millions of Americans who rely on their services? Plus, the women lighthouse keepers who kept shoreline beacons illuminated for generations.