Wednesday, 18 February 2026

A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that

If you're looking for someone to debate the new "Wuthering Heights" movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She's a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Bronte sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition of "Wuthering Heights."
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Kyrie Irving won't play this season for the Mavericks as he continues recovery from knee injury

Kyrie Irving won't play this season as the star guard for the Dallas Mavericks continues his recovery from a knee injury sustained almost a year ago.
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Cuban says NBA should embrace tanking, criticizes recent punishments for teams

Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social media that the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks criticized the league for punishing teams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing a high pick in the draft.
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Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Warren Buffett's company invests in the New York Times six years after he sold all his newspapers

Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times on Tuesday.
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Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking and criticizes recent punishments for teams

Mark Cuban wrote in a pair of lengthy posts on social media that the NBA should embrace tanking, and the minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks criticized the league for punishing teams that appear to be losing on purpose to improve their chances of landing a high pick in the draft.
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Saturday, 14 February 2026

Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said he is not ruling out a 2028 presidential campaign.
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Jazz owner claps back at NBA's $500,000 tanking fine with eye roll emoji

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for keeping players off the court, a move the league called "overt" tanking to land a better draft position.
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