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sports

Sources: Giannis (knee) to miss at least 1 week

By ESPN Inc. | Jamal Collier | 3/17/2026 9:39 PM

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be reevaluated in one week after tests revealed he has a hyperextended left knee and a bone bruise, sources told ESPN. ... Read full Story

sports

USC women land third '26 5-star in forward Okeke

By ESPN Inc. | Shane Laflin | 3/17/2026 9:39 PM

Sara Okeke announced her commitment to USC on Tuesday, becoming the third five-star recruit to join the Trojans for next season, vaulting them to No. 1 in ESPN's 2026 class rankings. ... Read full Story

sports

Minnesota fires women's hockey coach Frost

By ESPN Inc. | | 3/17/2026 9:39 PM

Minnesota dismissed women's hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program's last national championship. ... Read full Story

soccer

Manchester City’s failure to conquer the real kings of Europe raises a huge Pep Guardiola question

By Yahoo Sports | | 3/17/2026 9:39 PM

Manchester City 1-2 Real Madrid (1-5 aggregate): Bernardo Silva saw red as Real Madrid knocked Pep Guardiola’s side out for the third season running ... Read full Story

world

Shinsegae, U.S. firm to build Korea’s largest AI data center

By United Press International, Inc. | | 3/17/2026 9:36 PM

S. Korea's Shinsegae Group has partnered with U.S. AI firm Reflection AI to build the country's largest AI data center, marking a major step in Korea. ... Read full Story

politics

Ex-Planned Parenthood board member beats out former congressman, state senator for Dem House bid

By Fox News | | 3/17/2026 9:22 PM

Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller won the Democratic primary for an Illinois congressional seat, defeating Jesse Jackson Jr. and Robert Peters in a competitive race. ... Read full Story

lifestyle

Chris Pratt makes shocking revelation about family life with Katherine Schwarzenegger and children

By Hello! Magazine | Faye James | 3/17/2026 9:15 PM

Chris Pratt shared unexpected insight into family life with his four kids, Jack, Lyla, Eloise and Ford. See details. ... Read full Story

finance

The ‘smart money’ on Wall Street hates these bonds — but they may be a golden buying opportunity for you

By MarketWatch.com | Brett Arends | 3/17/2026 9:15 PM

Three important — and potentially useful — things leap out of the latest BofA fund-manager survey. ... Read full Story

music

KCON LA Announces 2026 Dates & Venues

By Billboard | Annie Harrigan | 3/17/2026 9:12 PM

The annual festival will return to Crypto.com Arena & the Los Angeles Convention Center for three days this August. ... Read full Story

soccer

Arsenal’s season has passed a turning point – and the best could still be to come

By Yahoo Sports | | 3/17/2026 9:00 PM

Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen (3-1 on aggregate): The Gunners have felt a release as they continued chasing a quadruple by marching into the Champions League quarter-finals ... Read full Story

soccer

Fernandez uncertain over his Chelsea future

By Yahoo Sports | | 3/17/2026 9:00 PM

Enzo Fernandez says he does not know whether he will remain at Chelsea next season following their Champions League exit. ... Read full Story

soccer

Trevoh Chalobah suffers concerning ankle injury as Chelsea exit Champions League

By Yahoo Sports | | 3/17/2026 8:56 PM

The centre-back is thought to have sprained ankle ligaments during the final minutes of Chelsea’s Champions League defeat by PSG ... Read full Story

music

Labrinth Lashes Out at Music Industry in New Post: ‘Fake Ain’t a Good Business Plan’

By Billboard | Annie Harrigan | 3/17/2026 8:54 PM

This is not the first time the singer & producer has aired grievances on the social media platform this week. ... Read full Story

metro

Stunning hypocrisy of LA City Council chief who cried racism over police stop is exposed

By New York Post | Jamie Paige | 3/17/2026 8:50 PM

New details place the powerful Los Angeles City Council president Marqueece Harris-Dawson’s traffic stop saga, exactly where he has spent years sounding the alarm, on one of the city’s most dangerous stretches of road. ... Read full Story

metro

‘Not the Gavin Newsom story’: California officials lay out plans for state’s $19M PR push

By New York Post | Pierce Sharpe | 3/17/2026 8:46 PM

Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting benched from California’s flashy new PR push. ... Read full Story

opinion

Trump’s global endeavors upend the world of impotent elites — and there’s no going back

By New York Post | Martin Gurri | 3/17/2026 8:42 PM

At the start of his second term, President Trump surveyed the slowly rotting swamp that was the post-Cold War landscape, and he did not like what he saw. ... Read full Story

music

Madonna Teases Return to Acting on Venice Set of ‘The Studio’ Season 2: ‘The Italian Job’

By Billboard | Annie Harrigan | 3/17/2026 8:42 PM

This would mark Madonna's first live-action acting gig in more than two decades. ... Read full Story

upstate

Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr. to perform in Kingston

By NEWS10 ABC | Natalie St. Denis | 3/17/2026 8:41 PM

Two American rock bands will take the stage at the Ulster Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 10. Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. will co-headline the summer show. ... Read full Story

lifestyle

'Diminished' Dick Van Dyke seen looking frail in wheelchair after celebrating 100th birthday

By Hello! Magazine | Faye James | 3/17/2026 8:40 PM

Dick Van Dyke has been spotted in a wheelchair during a rare outing, offering a poignant glimpse into life at 100th after he celebrated his birthday in December. See photos ... Read full Story

game

Subnautica 2 Will Get Early-Access Release In May Following The Latest Court Ruling

By GameSpot | Blair Marnell | 3/17/2026 8:39 PM

beauty

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

by The List | Mar 02 2025

book

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale

by BookPage | Mar 17 2026

connecticut

In deal to sell Aquarion Water Co., lawmakers introduce a new wrinkle

by CT Mirror | Mar 18 2026

finance

Social media is eroding young people’s happiness. Low-income teens may be most at risk.

by MarketWatch.com | Mar 18 2026

health

This Hospital Worker Had 3 Attacks in 4 Days. ‘Listening’ to His Body May Have Saved His Life

by Healthline.com | Mar 18 2026

knowledge

Ew! This Part of the Airplane Is Crawling with Germs—And You’re Going to Touch It

by Reader's Digest | Mar 18 2026

mental

Brie Larson’s Self-Care Secret Weapon for Party Hosting Success

by thehealthy.com | Feb 26 2026

nutrition

Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry Says the NFL Is “90%” Mindset: “We Know What Comes with the Job”

by thehealthy.com | Feb 03 2026

opinion

After Michigan attack, Jewish teens show antisemitism won’t define them

by Opinion on Fox News | Mar 18 2026

real_estate

Billionaire financier secretly sells $47M Beverly Hill mansion amid investigation into Epstein ties

by NY Post | Mar 18 2026

retirement

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

by Fox News | Feb 11 2026

science

Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?

by LIVE SCIENCE | Mar 18 2026

shopping

Honda’s Next Most Important Car Might Not Be What You Think

by Gear Patrol | Mar 18 2026

technology

AI resurrects Val Kilmer on-screen as Hollywood tests limits of creative legacy

by Interesting Engineering | Mar 18 2026

wellness

The Unexpected Mental Health Effect of GLP-1 Medications

by Self.com | Mar 18 2026

Word of the Day

jejune

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 18, 2026 is:

jejune • \jih-JOON\ • adjective

Jejune is a formal word that means "uninteresting" or "boring." It is also used as a synonym of juvenile to describe things (such as behaviors, attitudes, etc.) that are immature, childish, or simplistic.

// The movie adaptation employed surreal visual effects to tell the story, making the plot, jejune in the novel, archetypal rather than artless.

// The professor made rude and jejune remarks about the students' artwork.

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Examples:

"While [author Helen] Garner has journaled most of her life, she burned her early diaries in a bonfire having deemed them too embarrassing or jejune." — The Irish Times, 29 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

Starved for excitement? You won't get it from something jejune. The term comes to us from the Latin word jejunus, which means "empty of food," "hungry," or "meager." When English speakers first used jejune back in the 1600s, they applied it in ways that mirrored the meaning of its Latin parent, lamenting "jejune appetites" and "jejune morsels." Something that is meager rarely satisfies, and before long jejune was being used not only for meager meals or hunger, but also for things lacking in intellectual or emotional substance. It's possible that the word gained its now-popular "juvenile" or "childish" sense when people confused it with the look-alike French word jeune, which means "young."

Sources: Giannis (knee) to miss at least 1 week

USC women land third '26 5-star in forward Okeke

Minnesota fires women's hockey coach Frost

Manchester City’s failure to conquer the real kings of Europe raises a huge Pep Guardiola question

Shinsegae, U.S. firm to build Korea’s largest AI data center

Ex-Planned Parenthood board member beats out former congressman, state senator for Dem House bid

Chris Pratt makes shocking revelation about family life with Katherine Schwarzenegger and children

The ‘smart money’ on Wall Street hates these bonds — but they may be a golden buying opportunity for you

KCON LA Announces 2026 Dates & Venues

Arsenal’s season has passed a turning point – and the best could still be to come

Fernandez uncertain over his Chelsea future

Trevoh Chalobah suffers concerning ankle injury as Chelsea exit Champions League

Labrinth Lashes Out at Music Industry in New Post: ‘Fake Ain’t a Good Business Plan’

Stunning hypocrisy of LA City Council chief who cried racism over police stop is exposed

‘Not the Gavin Newsom story’: California officials lay out plans for state’s $19M PR push

Trump’s global endeavors upend the world of impotent elites — and there’s no going back

Madonna Teases Return to Acting on Venice Set of ‘The Studio’ Season 2: ‘The Italian Job’

Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr. to perform in Kingston

'Diminished' Dick Van Dyke seen looking frail in wheelchair after celebrating 100th birthday

Subnautica 2 Will Get Early-Access Release In May Following The Latest Court Ruling

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

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale

In deal to sell Aquarion Water Co., lawmakers introduce a new wrinkle

Social media is eroding young people’s happiness. Low-income teens may be most at risk.

This Hospital Worker Had 3 Attacks in 4 Days. ‘Listening’ to His Body May Have Saved His Life

Ew! This Part of the Airplane Is Crawling with Germs—And You’re Going to Touch It

Brie Larson’s Self-Care Secret Weapon for Party Hosting Success

Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry Says the NFL Is “90%” Mindset: “We Know What Comes with the Job”

After Michigan attack, Jewish teens show antisemitism won’t define them

Billionaire financier secretly sells $47M Beverly Hill mansion amid investigation into Epstein ties

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?

Honda’s Next Most Important Car Might Not Be What You Think

AI resurrects Val Kilmer on-screen as Hollywood tests limits of creative legacy

The Unexpected Mental Health Effect of GLP-1 Medications

Word of the Day

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