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The Denver Broncos announced Monday that they will release Russell Wilson next week, officially acknowledging their disastrous decision to trade the former Super Bowl quarterback in 2022.After giving up five draft picks and three players to acquire Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks, the Broncos signed the quarterback to a massive five-year, $242.6 million extension before he even participated in practice Contract. In two seasons, Wilson appeared in 30 games, had an 11-19 record, and never made the playoffs. He was benched in late December, in part due to poor performance, but also because of financial implications and concerns that Wilson…

This article is part of our Women and Leadership special report that coincides with global events in March celebrating the accomplishments of women. This conversation has been edited and condensed.Lynne Hughes, 59, a Detroit-area native, lost both of her parents by the time she was 12 years old. When she was 9, her mother died from a blood clot, and three years later, her father followed when he had a heart attack. Without any grieving resources for children to turn to for support, Ms. Hughes, who now lives in Richmond, Va., said that she coped with her loss largely alone.Following…

Inflationary pressure and presidential politics President Biden and Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, setting the stage for a rematch of the 2020 election. One topic that’s high on the agenda for voters: Inflation.That means all eyes will be on Jay Powell, as the Fed chair makes a two-day appearance on Capitol Hill this week, for any sign of what’s next on rate cuts.Inflation is kryptonite for any politician, and especially for Biden. Trump again pounded the president on high prices, an issue that’s lifting the Republican in polls even as a range of indicators show that the economy is performing…

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a Broadway production of “Othello” next year, setting up what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the 2024-2025 theater season.Kenny Leon, who won a Tony Award in 2014 for directing a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” that starred Washington, will direct the production — the 22nd Broadway staging of “Othello” since 1751, according to the Internet Broadway Database. Leon also directed Washington’s Tony-winning performance in a 2010 production of “Fences.”Washington, an enormously successful film actor with two Academy Awards, for “Glory” and “Training Day,” has starred…

Josette Molland, who died at 100 in France on Feb. 17, was a young member of the French Resistance during World War II when she was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Nazi forced-labor camps for women. She survived, after witnessing and enduring repeated episodes of brutalities. Later, after her return to France, she would speak to students about her experiences.In her 80s, however, worrying that her story wasn’t getting through to them, she concluded that telling them of her camp life was not enough. She would have to show them. So she set about painting, from painful memory,…

Since the 1992-93 season, 94 teams have been relegated from England’s top flight, but only a handful have ranked among the “worst Premier League teams ever”.The series will soon include Sheffield United for the 2023-24 season. Their season hit a new low on Monday night when they suffered a 6-0 defeat at Arsenal, becoming the first club in English league history to lose three consecutive home games by five or more goals. Let’s not forget that their season also included an 8-0 home defeat to Newcastle. Tell me a sad story in four words or less: Bramall Lane scoreboard.But Sheffield…

What led you to apply to the Air Force Academy?“I heard it was a great institution to not only get a stellar undergraduate education but also put you on the track to become a pilot or maybe an astronaut,” she told a reporter for the Air Force Institute of Technology.Ms. Marsh recently suggested a career as an astronaut may no longer be of interest. Her goals are to serve as a role model for girls, an educated and prepared military leader and advocate for cancer treatment policy.Tell us about your focus on pancreatic cancer.“My biggest passion is pancreatic cancer advocacy…

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said on Wednesday that he thought the central bank would begin to lower borrowing costs in 2024 but that policymakers still needed to gain “greater confidence” that inflation was conquered before making a move.“We believe that our policy rate is likely at its peak for this tightening cycle,” Mr. Powell said during testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. “If the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year.”Mr. Powell’s comments on economic policy were largely in line…

“Ricky Stanicky,” a sloppy shock comedy by the director Peter Farrelly (of the Oscar-winning “Green Book”), is named for an imaginary friend conjured up by three childhood pals (Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler and Andrew Santino). As kids, the lads made their fictional buddy take the fall for a Halloween prank gone wrong.Decades later, they’ve rebranded Ricky as a heroic figure who lives in Nairobi, returning to the States only when the guys want an excuse to ditch their significant others for a bros-only vacation. After one weekend trip goes awry, the longtime liars are forced to prove that Ricky exists.That’s…

Haiti’s security crisis is reaching a breaking point. An alliance of armed gangs is pressing the country’s prime minister to resign, placing the United States in the middle of a power struggle gripping the country. Aiming to ease the standoff, the Biden administration is increasing pressure on Prime Minister Ariel Henry to enable a transfer of power.The United States was not actively “calling on him or pushing for him to resign,” Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the State Department, said. But, he added, “we are urging him to expedite the transition to an empowered and inclusive governance structure.”The impasse points…