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Trump DHS using unverified figures to attack election officials on non-citizen voting
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A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan
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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled artist Christy Brown in the 1989 film "My Left Foot"
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California AG Rob Bonta says a CNN spin-off wouldn’t resolve Paramount–WBD lawsuit
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Brenda Fricker, Oscar-winning Irish actress and ‘Home Alone’ Pigeon Lady, dies at 81
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Rory McIlroy looks to have done enough to make it to the weekend at Royal Birkdale
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To get in the spirit for the 2026 World Cup final between Argentina and Spain, The Associated Press has made a themed playlist
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The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years
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What Trump’s newly declassified documents do – and don’t – say about threats to US elections
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A federal appeals court sided with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in a case brought by The New York Times over the Pentagon's
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President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets
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Tourist helicopter hit flock of birds before crashing into the Hudson River last April, NTSB says
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed the U.S.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says the remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people
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Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases
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President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration addressed a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday
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Myles Garrett has been the NFL’s dominant defensive player for years, leading to his record-setting campaign with 23 sacks last season before being traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams
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The most expansive season in NHL history gets underway Sept. 29 and runs through April 10 before the playoffs begin a couple of days later
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Trump’s teleprompter operator under investigation for insider trading, sources say
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Patricia Lockwood wins this year's Gabe Hudson Prize for her novel “Will There Ever Be Another You.”
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Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb is set to open the Venice International Film Festival
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Ava DuVernay has announced a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, and which has come under legal attack from President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump is making a primetime address to the nation that's expected to include discussion of election issues
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After the colonists declared their independence, designing a government was next. Three of the founding generation said the new government needed to account for the flaws in human nature.
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Debates are stirring over Thailand’s safety regulations after a deadly fire at a Bangkok music bar killed more than 30 people and injured over 70
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Four acting members of Greece's parliament were among 22 people indicted on Thursday by the European Public Prosecutor's Office over an investigation into alleged farm
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The agent for Sam Neill says the actor died from pneumonia
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The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy
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Local media are reporting that authorities in Hong Kong have raided two bookstores and arrested five people for allegedly selling seditious publications
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An 18-year-old swim team member drowned at a Texas lake. 2 teens face charges of evidence tampering – but a family wants more
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George Santos has worn many hats: Serial swindler, congressman, expelled congressman, federal prison inmate, clemency recipient, podcast host, online betting influencer under investigation by the federal government
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Argentina faces England in a World Cup semifinal match that pits soccer great Lionel Messi against the young superstar Jude Bellingham
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The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday the agency will vote to rescind the 85-year-old rule that bars broadcasters from
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FCC moves to deliver long-sought win for Trump-aligned broadcasters
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Paramount and Warner Bros. expect a delay in closing the deal
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The drama-filled Wimbledon final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova over the weekend was ESPN’s most-watched women’s championship match at the grass-court Grand Slam
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Sakolsky Forest: How a Pennsylvania teacher’s good deed 27 years ago grew into a 50,000-tree forest in China
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Visitors to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s hometown can see the composer — and his dog — in miniature as Salzburg celebrates the 270th anniversary of his birth
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Former President Joe Biden plans to publish his memoir, "Promise Me, America," this fall
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Stories about young queer people coming of age and finding love have touched people across age and identity, bringing healing after the AIDS crisis and harsh upbringings.
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Philadelphia produced some of the most popular and longest-running local children’s shows in television history.
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European shares ended Wednesday with slim gains as a strong rebound in luxury stocks countered weakness in telecom and
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When Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food movement in Rome in 1986 to protest the arrival of Italy's first McDonald's, Edward Mukiibi was not yet born.
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The death toll from an explosive fire at a Bangkok live music pub has risen to 32 after two people died from their injuries, the Police Hospital said on Wednesday, as
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This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum
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The Writers Guild of America has become the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros
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Pat Oliphant, one of the most influential political cartoonists, has died at 90
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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her Netflix show
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Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" franchises, is exploring a sale and has attracted takeover
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Tom Cruise has launched an early promotional tour — and preview of a potential Hollywood awards campaign — for his next film
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Fender, the U.S. maker of the iconic Stratocaster electric guitar played by Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, has widened its legal
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The Writers Guild of America sued on Tuesday to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying the deal would
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The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked Paramount CEO David Ellison if he or the company were pressuring CBS News to air
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President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah
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A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction
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Subaru of America is recalling over 541,000 Crosstrek, Forester and Ascent vehicles in the U.S. due to an inaccurate label
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July 14 - U.S. states suing to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery argue that the deal could squeeze local movie theaters, which are still struggling to sell as many tickets as they
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Scottie Scheffler had to figure out what to do with himself after missing the cut in the Scottish Open for the first time in four years
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FIFA has announced a star-studded lineup for the closing ceremony of the World Cup
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The head of baseball's players' union criticized management for its salary cap campaign
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AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to breach: the poem.
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E. Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5M from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation judgment
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Will Ferrell stops by King of Prussia Netflix House to promote new comedy series "The Hawk"
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Frisco "furry" sentenced to 20 years in prison for transporting a child to Georgia for sexual exploitation
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Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
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Non-traditional little free libraries are growing in Baltimore neighborhood
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While discord exists over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, Americans strongly believe there is more that unites the country than divides it.
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Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
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The death toll from a devastating fire at a live music pub in Thailand's capital climbed to 30 on Tuesday, officials said, as
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A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister's resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on
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This haunting portrait reveals the suppressed history of marriages long considered taboo
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Trump says Reflecting Pool has been drained and will be ‘put back into service soon’
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Fans and fellow actors are mourning the passing of Sam Neill, who died after being diagnosed with a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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4 people have been killed this year in shootings by federal agents linked to Trump’s immigration crackdown
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California and 11 states sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
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Argentina court recognizes two goldfish as sentient beings with rights
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Twelve states are suing to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros
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States sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
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Sam Neill, the elegant and versatile actor who moved from art films to blockbusters like “Jurassic Park” and “The Hunt for Red October,” has died at 78
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Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
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Conor McGregor has disclosed his plan for surgery, rehabilitation and another fight following his knee injury in his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway
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From Ohio to Taylor Swift’s wedding: Local art studio's creation gifted to the newlyweds
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Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian anti-war politician who attempted to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election, said on Monday he had been released from
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California and 11 states are suing to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
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A judge has ruled that a Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims
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A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after midnight
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Could the next World Cup have even more teams? FIFA is considering it
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Trump’s latest leak hunt against The New York Times is deeply personal
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ARC Guitar teaches the rare craft of building acoustic guitars
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London-listed Watches of Switzerland Group has held talks in recent months over potential offers to take the luxury watch retailer
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Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
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Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.
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A survivor of the fire at a Bangkok bar that killed at least 27 people on Sunday night described escaping the blaze by seconds after she stepped out for
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A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records — and possibly disappear forever
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VFW cartoon showing veterans facing a firing squad sparks calls for an investigation
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Sam Neill, star of ‘Jurassic Park,’ has died, family says
July 13, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays
July 13, 2026
New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday aged 78 after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement on Monday.
July 13, 2026
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park" and whose career included
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New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday aged 78 after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement on Monday.
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Ryan Blaney emerged from a three-wide battle on the final lap of overtime to cap a dominant victory in the weather-delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta
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Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” opens July 17 amid international anticipation and controversy over its casting
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Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last
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Butter and margarine are both made up of long fatty acid chains, but some slight chemical differences mean differences in how they melt.
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Long-held phone-free policy at bar proves to be ahead of its time
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 for his second consecutive Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam overall
July 12, 2026
Disney's live-action “Moana” may be the top movie at the box office, but it didn't make a big splash in its first weekend
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Emotional video shows owner finding paralyzed dog spooked by fireworks in ravine
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Is a celebrity ‘sex pass’ ever a good idea?
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The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact
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20 years after his wife fell to her death in Utah, a youth pastor’s story unravels
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The legislation is the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
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The New York Times said on Saturday that the U.S.
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A Democratic senator says whistleblowers have alleged numerous problems with rushed reconstruction of the Kennedy Center
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The Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak
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Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon
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Trump’s DC beautification push navigates troubled waters
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Avant-garde gardens, singular debuts and vampire brides: A dispatch from Paris Haute Couture Week
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, returned to Wimbledon for the women’s final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova on Saturday as part of a Royal Box contingent that included tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King
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Michigan Democrats are angry at their party. Abdul El-Sayed thinks he knows why
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Daniel Dae Kim and three Michelin‑starred chef Corey Lee explore how researchers in Seoul are working on Korea’s most iconic dish... in a lab. K-Everything: a CNN Original Series streams in the U.S. on the CNN app and globally on HBO Max.
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Did Cristiano Ronaldo cry? The hotly debated answer cost millions of dollars
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A week after Taylor Swift’s star-studded wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, fans still have not seen verified photos of the ceremony, Swift’s dress or the celebration inside
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If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
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A philosopher of sport guides readers through the ethics of Diego Maradona’s most celebrated goal – and his most controversial.
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The New York Times in a court filing on Friday accused the U.S.
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The newest Air Force One is flying, but is it ready to deal with all the threats a president faces?
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Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after she released her 2024 sophomore album, “Memoir of A Sparklemuffin.”
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Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline
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Baptisms, heat, MAHA: A look back at 16 days of Trump’s Great American State Fair
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A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after a dispute delayed its debut
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Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said on Thursday night that there were no divisions within Cuba’s leadership, days after "USA Today" published an
July 11, 2026
Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat seven-time winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon final and gain some revenge after Djokovic won their last meeting at this year’s Australian Open
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American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar were among the celebrities at Wimbledon on Friday to watch defending champion Jannik Sinner play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court
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British actor Micheal Ward has been acquitted of rape and other charges in a London court
July 10, 2026
WATCH: Phoenix piano teacher celebrates student who beat the odds to make history
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Look of the Week: Zendaya’s nailing her ‘Odyssey’ press tour looks. Is anyone surprised?
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East Nashville neighbors launch mural project to replace white nationalist graffiti on historic silo
July 10, 2026
Campari is stepping up efforts to defend Aperol, the driving force behind its growth in recent years, as copycat spritzes and rival aperitifs vie for a
July 10, 2026
Dead-of-night operation brings famed Bayeux Tapestry back to Britain after nearly 1,000 years
July 10, 2026
In the year since the Sudanese army recaptured the capital Khartoum from a paramilitary force that had seized it at the outset of civil war in 2023,
July 10, 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry has returned to England for the first time in nearly 1,000 years
July 10, 2026
China's submarine-fired ballistic missile test into the southern Pacific on Monday gave its military leadership an opportunity to examine some of the most
July 10, 2026
Sikh organizations and local activists are organizing community screenings in India’s northern Punjab state of a movie set during its bloody insurgency
July 10, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline has won initial approval from a key federal agency
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Bonnie Tyler sings 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' to CNN's John Berman in 2017.
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A microchip rebound on Thursday helped investors look past roiling Middle East tensions and the potential of renewed hostilities fueling longer-term
July 10, 2026
Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died
July 10, 2026
Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
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Hero runs into flames to save man from burning truck in Wisconsin
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