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Oscars 2026: Winners list in full (updating live)

BBC Entertainment Mar 15, 2026

Find out which films and stars have won the famous golden statuettes as the ceremony gets under way.

Selection Sunday: Duke gets men's top overall seed, women's teams still on deck

NPR Mar 15, 2026

Duke was named the top overall seed in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. The undefeated UConn Huskies could lead the women's tournament.

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Oscars red carpet: Stars and fashion in pictures

BBC Entertainment Mar 15, 2026

Hollywood's biggest stars turn on the style as they walk the red carpet for the glittering ceremony.

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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes

NPR Mar 15, 2026

A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.

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Oscars 2026: How are the winners decided?

BBC Entertainment Mar 15, 2026

Kate Razzle looks at how the winners will be chosen for Sunday night's Oscars, where several cateorgories are too close to call.

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How the U.S. is using AI in the war in Iran

NPR Mar 15, 2026

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lauren Kahn of Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology about the role of artificial intelligence in war.

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Texas's state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home

NPR Mar 15, 2026

Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

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Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4

NPR Mar 15, 2026

Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said.

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'We never asked for a ceasefire,' says Iran's foreign minister, as war keeps raging

NPR Mar 15, 2026

Israel announced a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while Iran's foreign minister said the country has not asked for a ceasefire as President Trump had claimed.

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DNA testing could clear a dead man’s name — and point to a serial killer

Washington Post Mar 15, 2026

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.

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Stellar showing and ultimate defeat increases intrigue around England

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

England put in a superb showing against France, only adding to the intrigue around a dismal Six Nations campaign overall

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Unbalanced Man City cling to faint title hopes as Haaland struggles

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

Saturday evening, when Arsenal earned a dramatic late win over Everton before Man City were held at West Ham, felt as if it could be pivotal in the Premier League title race.

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Banknotes, beavers and a very British backlash

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

Politicians are furious Churchill will be replaced on banknotes. The RSPCA wants rats and pigeons to feature.

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My letter to my dead daughter - after forgiving the man who killed her

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

The mother of Ann Grosmaire, 19, who was shot dead by her boyfriend, explains why she chose restorative justice.

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An eccentric new friend entered her life. Then things took a strange, expensive turn

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

What began as a dog-sitting favour ended with boutique owner Bridget Hutchcroft being owed more than £1.6m.

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A finale worthy of the greatest Six Nations ever

BBC Front page Mar 15, 2026

History, records, upsets, high-scoring classics - and a thrilling finale. The 2026 Six Nations is likely to go down as the best edition in the tournament's history.

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