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Human skeletal remains have been discovered near the Hoodkroft Country Club golf course in Derry, New Hampshire, according to Attorney General John Formella, Derry Police Chief George Feole and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark Hall.The remains were discovered on Wednesday after authorities received a tip and conducted a search of the area.Although the cause of death, person’s identity, age and biological sex are unknown at this time, the discovery comes shortly after a news release put out by the Derry Police Department highlighted the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Amanda Grazewski. HUMAN REMAINS FOUND INSIDE FREEZER OF MICHIGAN TOWNHOME: ‘SMELL…

Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more.Welcome to The Athletic’s fourth annual MLB Position Player Tiers, where we rank the top 100 position players in baseball based on their expected all-around hitting, fielding and baserunning value for the 2025 season and group them with similarly ranked players in the following six tiers:• Best of the best• MVP contenders• All-stars• Steady and solid• 30-something regulars• 20-something regularsPlayers are not ranked individually within each tier, so they’re listed in alphabetical order. We’ll leave any additional…

TAIPEI: Taiwan will give pay rises to some service members in a bid to tackle manpower shortages, officials said on Friday (Mar 21), as the island faces intensifying military pressure from China. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring the self-ruled island under control. It regularly deploys fighter jets and warships around the island and has held several major military exercises since President Lai Ching-te took office in Taipei last year. Lai announced the pay rises while visiting a military camp in the capital on Friday and vowed to “continue…

When Dr. Shoo Lee, one of Canada’s most renowned neonatologists, wrote an academic paper in 1989, he never imagined it would one day help convict a British nurse of murder.But more than three decades after his paper was published, that is what happened.Lucy Letby, a former nurse in a neonatal unit in northern England, was found guilty in two trials in 2023 and 2024 of the murder or attempted murder of 14 babies in her care, and sentenced to life in prison, where she remains today.The case rocked Britain, seeming to expose a remorseless serial killer who, prosecutors said, used…

TEMPE, Ariz. – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – champions of the left – repeatedly targeted President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk as they kicked off a three-day swing through three electorally important western states.But Sanders, and especially Ocasio-Cortez, also trained some of their fire on the Democratic Party, with the best-known member of the so-called “Squad” of diverse and progressive House members urging her own party to have “the courage to brawl” against Republicans.Trump has been on a tear since returning to the White House two months ago, flexing…

Fremantle midfielder Neil Erasmus will play his first game for the season as the Dockers made three changes ahead of Sunday’s clash with Sydney.Liam Reidy and Karl Worner have been dropped following the Dockers’ shock 78-point loss to Geelong last week in their season opener, while Sam Switkowski has been ruled out with a groin injury.Erasmus, who played just four senior games last year after falling out-of-favour, will return to the 23 alongside Patrick Voss and Shai Bolton as the club host a desperate Swans outfit at Optus Stadium on Sunday.Star recruit Bolton was already confirmed to make his club…

President Trump on Thursday instructed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin shutting down her agency, a task that cannot be completed without congressional approval and sets the stage for a seismic political and legal battle over the federal government’s role in the nation’s schools.Surrounded by schoolchildren seated at desks in the East Room of the White House, Mr. Trump signed a long-awaited executive order that he said would begin dismantling the department “once and for all.” The Trump administration has cited poor test scores as a key justification for the move.“We’re going to shut it down, and shut it down…

As the City of Saskatoon deals with an “unprecedented” number of overdoses, the city’s only safe consumption site is temporarily closing down. Prairie Harm Reduction said the trauma from responding to overdoses every day is becoming too much and staff need time to recover.For the next 11 days, their doors will be closed.Ashley Greyeyes, the site’s drop-in supervisor, took to Facebook to share the news.“Our team provides food, clothing and support, but more than anything we offer the one thing that’s too often withheld: dignity,” Greyeyes post reads.“We respond to overdose after overdose, each one a tragic reminder of the…

TAIPEI: Beijing on Thursday (Mar 20) demanded protections for Chinese students in the US after a congressional panel asked six American universities to hand over a large amount of detailed information on their Chinese students, citing national security concerns. A letter sent to the universities, including Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, alleged that the Chinese government was embedding researchers in top American institutions to gain direct access to sensitive technologies. In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Chinese students account for about one-quarter of all international students in the US and that their activities have promoted “the economic prosperity…

The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists.An eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located in the southeastern part of Flores Island, spewed ash clouds more than 8km (5 miles) into the air, disrupting flights and raising emergency warnings to the highest level for residents and tourists. Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation warned locals and visitors on Friday against activities within a radius of 7-8km (4.4-5 miles) in the southwest and northeast sectors of the eruption. “The ash column was observed grey to black with thick intensity,”…