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soccer

Report: Inter offer Akanji two-year deal as permanent move from Manchester City beckons

By Yahoo Sports | | 5/2/2026 1:25 PM

Manuel Akanji is set to make his move to Inter permanent, with the Nerazzurri ready to secure the defender on a two-year deal following a successful loan spell from Manchester City.Read Football Itali... ... Read full Story

metro

Deranged social media veterinarian posts clips performing deadly medical procedures on pets

By New York Post | Nina Joudeh | 5/2/2026 1:22 PM

Multiple animals suffered serious health problems because of her alleged actions and needed emergency veterinary care. ... Read full Story

soccer

Newcastle beat Brighton 3-1 to dent Seagulls’ European bid

By Yahoo Sports | | 5/2/2026 1:20 PM

Newcastle United defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 in the Premier League at St. James’ Park on Saturday.The visitors made a lively start and nearly struck within two minutes, with Nick Pope denyin... ... Read full Story

food

The 10 Best Wendy's Menu Items, According To Customers

By The Daily Meal | staff@thedailymeal.com (Kate Row) | 5/2/2026 1:19 PM

Wendy's has longtime loyal fans -- and here's a list of menu items customers love and appreciate. ... Read full Story

finance

Spirit Airlines made this critical mistake that drove its demise

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 5/2/2026 1:12 PM

Spirit has canceled all future flights and is immediately shutting down. ... Read full Story

metro

New School strips funding for Hillel chapter, alleging ties to international law violations: ‘despicable’

By New York Post | Gabrielle Fahmy | 5/2/2026 1:08 PM

In its a 38-page report, the student government alleged Hillel's participation in programs that send students to volunteer on military bases in Israel makes the entire student body complicit in law violations. ... Read full Story

baseball

Catcher Torrens celebrates 30th birthday with 2-year extension from Mets

By MLB.com | Anthony DiComo | 5/2/2026 1:05 PM

... Read full Story

music

Every Song That Topped the UK Chart for 8 or More Weeks, But Didn’t Make the Top 10 on the Hot 100

By Billboard | Paul Grein | 5/2/2026 12:58 PM

"Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is now in its ninth week at No. 1 in the U.K., but it’s been slower breaking through on the Hot 100. ... Read full Story

metro

Less than a third of Jewish NYC voters think Mamdani is doing a good job, new poll shows

By New York Post | Rich Calder | 5/2/2026 12:44 PM

The poll also shows a whopping 82% of Jewish voters – including two-thirds who voted for Mamdani – are “very” or “somewhat” concerned about the rise in antisemitism. ... Read full Story

metro

DMV forces ultra-Orthodox NYC woman to remove head covering against her faith

By New York Post | Kathianne Boniello, Doree Lewak | 5/2/2026 12:40 PM

"Forcing Ms. Fellig—or any married, ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who wears a head covering—to remove [their] head covering in public is akin to forcing a secular person to strip naked in front of strangers, carrying all the same shame, humiliation, and abasement," she said in the court papers filed against the New York State Department of... ... Read full Story

nation

Defense minister: U.S. troops reduction in Germany was 'foreseeable'

By upi.com | | 5/2/2026 12:39 PM

The Pentagon announced Friday that the U.S. would draw down 5,000 troops from Germany. Germany said Saturday it wasn't surprised by the move. ... Read full Story

metro

Newark man arrested in fatal New Jersey Chick-Fil-A shooting

By New York Post | Katherine Donlevy | 5/2/2026 12:39 PM

The arrest comes nearly three weeks after the fatal gunfire. ... Read full Story

food

3 Foods To Avoid From Costco's Meat Department

By The Daily Meal | staff@thedailymeal.com (Bobby Lewis) | 5/2/2026 12:39 PM

Generally, along with its good prices, Costco has quality food items. There are, however, three things in the meat department you may want to avoid. ... Read full Story

auto

Kids Can Learn A Lot From Parents, Including Bad Driving Habits

By carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale | 5/2/2026 12:30 PM

There's no better time to shape up your driving than when you have kids. ... Read full Story

metro

LA Mayor Karen Bass slammed for ‘despicable’ attack on Palisades Fire victim Spencer Pratt

By New York Post | Ross O'Keefe | 5/2/2026 12:29 PM

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing the wrath of the internet after attacking Palisades fire victim Spencer Pratt for "exploiting" the "grief" of his fellow victims. ... Read full Story

politics

US military signals Qatari jet on track for Air Force One use

By The Hill | Sophie Brams | 5/2/2026 12:23 PM

The U.S. Air Force signaled on Friday that a luxury jet donated by Qatar is on track to be temporarily used as Air Force One as soon as this summer. The service announced in a news release that it has finished modifying and testing the Boeing 747, which is currently being repainted in President Trump’s... ... Read full Story

upstate

Cohoes CSD appoints next high school principal

By NEWS10 ABC | Kristina Handy | 5/2/2026 12:16 PM

The Cohoes City School District appointed its next high school principal during a board of education meeting on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

metro

Staggering number of speed demons cited for driving over 100 mph during California crackdown

By New York Post | Nina Joudeh | 5/2/2026 12:16 PM

The California Highway Patrol launched its “maximum enforcement period” Tuesday morning, sending officers statewide on a mission to hunt down dangerous drivers. ... Read full Story

technology

Not a supernova, but a binary system hits 100 TeV, stuns particle physics

By Interesting Engineering | Rupendra Brahambhatt | 5/2/2026 12:12 PM

For years, scientists have searched for the sources of the most energetic particles in our... ... Read full Story

lifestyle

Emotional LeAnn Rimes shares difficult health update: 'It breaks my heart'

By Hello! Magazine | Kate Thomas | 5/2/2026 11:58 AM

LeAnn Rimes has revealed the real reason why she was forced to cancel her Spokane and Seattle shows, revealing she has Covid and "severe laryngitis" ... Read full Story

animal

Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes

by Science News | Apr 30 2026

auto

Nick Tandy on His Record-Setting Porsche Career and Racing 'Rexy'

by Car and Drive | May 03 2026

basketball

The Magic are about to go into a critical offseason with almost no idea how good they actually are

by CBS Interactive Inc | May 03 2026

beauty

Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

by The List | Mar 02 2025

book

Shelf Life with Matt Haig: He likes bookstore cats (don’t tell his dog!)

by BookPage | May 03 2026

connecticut

How much more state money will your town get?

by CT Mirror | May 03 2026

health

Heart Failure Couldn’t Stop This Couple from Saying ‘I do’ in the ICU

by Healthline.com | May 03 2026

how_to

F1: How to Watch the 2026 Miami Grand Prix

by CNET | May 03 2026

knowledge

Here’s Why Spring Air Smells Funkier Than You Remember

by Reader's Digest | Apr 29 2026

mental

10 Signs You’re More Resilient Than You Think, According to Experts

by thehealthy.com | May 03 2026

music

Olivia Dean’s ‘The Art of Loving’ Tour Will Be 2026’s Hottest Ticket: 5 Best Moments from London’s O2 Arena

by Billboard | May 03 2026

opinion

Spirit Airlines’ death is entirely on the Biden administration — and specifically faux-populism

by New York Post | May 03 2026

retirement

Trump signs order aiming to help expand access to retirement accounts

by Fox News | Apr 30 2026

technology

Largest Viking Age coin hoard ever found in Norway astonishes archaeologists

by Interesting Engineering | May 03 2026

wellness

Want to Live Longer? Start Flossing Your Teeth

by Self.com | Apr 22 2026

Word of the Day

métier

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 3, 2026 is:

métier • \MET-yay\ • noun

Métier, sometimes styled metier, is a formal word that refers to something that a person does very well.

// After trying several careers, she found her true métier in computer science.

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Examples:

“Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, [Thomas] Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical.” — Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025

Did you know?

Over the centuries, English has borrowed several French words related in some way to work or working, among them oeuvre (“a substantial body of work of a writer, an artist, or a composer”) and travail (“work of a laborious nature, toil”). Métier (pronounced /MET-yay/) is another. It is sometimes translated from its original French as “job” or “career” but in that language it more accurately refers to the trade or profession in which one works (it traces back to the Old French mistier, meaning “duty, craft, profession”). In English we tend toward a narrower meaning for métier, referring either to a job for which one is perfectly suited or a particular field in which one is extremely skilled. This makes it a synonym of another French borrowing, forte.

Report: Inter offer Akanji two-year deal as permanent move from Manchester City beckons

Deranged social media veterinarian posts clips performing deadly medical procedures on pets

Newcastle beat Brighton 3-1 to dent Seagulls’ European bid

The 10 Best Wendy's Menu Items, According To Customers

Spirit Airlines made this critical mistake that drove its demise

New School strips funding for Hillel chapter, alleging ties to international law violations: ‘despicable’

Catcher Torrens celebrates 30th birthday with 2-year extension from Mets

Every Song That Topped the UK Chart for 8 or More Weeks, But Didn’t Make the Top 10 on the Hot 100

Less than a third of Jewish NYC voters think Mamdani is doing a good job, new poll shows

DMV forces ultra-Orthodox NYC woman to remove head covering against her faith

Defense minister: U.S. troops reduction in Germany was 'foreseeable'

Newark man arrested in fatal New Jersey Chick-Fil-A shooting

3 Foods To Avoid From Costco's Meat Department

Kids Can Learn A Lot From Parents, Including Bad Driving Habits

LA Mayor Karen Bass slammed for ‘despicable’ attack on Palisades Fire victim Spencer Pratt

US military signals Qatari jet on track for Air Force One use

Cohoes CSD appoints next high school principal

Staggering number of speed demons cited for driving over 100 mph during California crackdown

Not a supernova, but a binary system hits 100 TeV, stuns particle physics

Emotional LeAnn Rimes shares difficult health update: 'It breaks my heart'

Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes

Nick Tandy on His Record-Setting Porsche Career and Racing 'Rexy'

The Magic are about to go into a critical offseason with almost no idea how good they actually are

Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

Shelf Life with Matt Haig: He likes bookstore cats (don’t tell his dog!)

How much more state money will your town get?

Heart Failure Couldn’t Stop This Couple from Saying ‘I do’ in the ICU

F1: How to Watch the 2026 Miami Grand Prix

Here’s Why Spring Air Smells Funkier Than You Remember

10 Signs You’re More Resilient Than You Think, According to Experts

Olivia Dean’s ‘The Art of Loving’ Tour Will Be 2026’s Hottest Ticket: 5 Best Moments from London’s O2 Arena

Spirit Airlines’ death is entirely on the Biden administration — and specifically faux-populism

Trump signs order aiming to help expand access to retirement accounts

Largest Viking Age coin hoard ever found in Norway astonishes archaeologists

Want to Live Longer? Start Flossing Your Teeth

Word of the Day

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