Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war Joe Kent, when he was campaigning as a Republican congressional candidate in 2022, resigned citing his opposition to the Iran war. Nathan Howard/Getty Images...

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 3, #526 Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 3, No. 526. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally...

Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?Robert PlummerBusiness reporterAFP via Getty ImagesVenezuela has the world's largest oil reserves, but the industry has been starved of investmentAfter US President Donald Trump oversaw the seizure of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro last month, he vowed to tap the country's oil reserves – the world's largest.But for the US...

‘Pokémon Pokopia’ is even better than ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ On Friday night, my boyfriend and I sat on the couch for a refreshing evening of doing nothing together. We tuned into a baseball game, he picked up my guitar, and I eagerly booted up “Pokémon Pokopia,” the thirty-year-old franchise’s new cozy, life simulator game, which is unlike anything we’ve seen from Pokémon before. I...

Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new India and Asia-focused funds. The firm, which now manages more than $10 billion in assets, is sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence and cross-border bets amid intensifying competition for deals in the region. The capital will be...