BBC Business
Fifa Fires COO Who Dared to Point Out the Obvious About Infantino's Plan
Fifa fires COO Kevin Lamour after he criticised Infantino's aborted FFE plan - because nothing says 'unity in football' like silencing dissent.
BBC Business
NASA
Curiosity Marks 14 Years on Mars by Doing Science, Because That's What It Does
Curiosity celebrates 14 years on Mars by doing what it does best: climbing mountains, analyzing rocks, and making geologists very happy.
ScienceDaily
Tiny 1.7-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Could Reveal How Complex Life Began
Scientists are digging up 1.7-billion-year-old fossils to figure out when complex life began - and maybe find aliens in the process.
BBC World
Mushroom Murderer Erin Patterson Appeals Conviction, Cites Jury Hotel Mishap and Questionable Evidence
Australia's mushroom murderer Erin Patterson appeals her life sentence, citing dodgy evidence and a jury that shared a hotel with the prosecution - because nothing says fair trial like cohabitating with the other side.
The Guardian
Burnham Scraps Disabled Bus Pass Curfew, Because Disabled People Apparently Don't Exist Before 9:30am
The government finally realizes disabled people have places to go before 9:30am, rolls out 24/7 free bus travel for all of England starting April 2027 - because apparently, that needed a national committee.
BBC Health
Cancer Survivor's Next Battle: An £8,000 Bill for a Chance at Motherhood
Erin Lavery beat cancer, but now faces an £8,000 fertility treatment bill that the NHS won't cover - because she survived.
NASA
NASA's Air Pollution Study in Ethiopia Reveals Soot Levels That Make LA Look Like a Health Spa
NASA's MAIA mission finds Addis Ababa's air is three times dirtier than EPA standards, with soot levels that dwarf U.S. cities - but hey, at least Ethiopia banned gas cars.
Pitchfork
Columbia House Finally Calls It Quits After 71 Years of Selling Music Nobody Asked For
The mail-order music club that defined '90s nostalgia (and billing disputes) is finally calling it quits after 71 years, proving that even the most stubborn business models eventually hit their final track.
The Good Times
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