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Arlington sentinel rebukes Pete Hegseth entourage for laughter near memorial

Yella Beezy sentenced to life for arranging rapper Mo3’s murder

Kylie Jenner employee describes closet ordeal and pepper-spray incident

Xi Jinping Urges Unity and Reunification at Sun Yat-sen Anniversary

Synchron Halts Clinical Trials of Second-Generation Brain Implant Due to Performance Issues

Authorities to identify Montauk Mary and five other Long Island cold-case victims

Davante Adams injury deepens Los Angeles Rams receiver shortage

Barbie sequel negotiations stall over reported $25 million pay packages

João Franco’s earlier post draws attention after arrest over fatal Turkey brawl

Bath & Body Works launches buy-one-get-one-free candle offer

Itlu Arjuna receives U/A certificate ahead of theatrical release

Dhananjaya de Silva guides Sri Lanka to 221-4 against Pakistan

Niraj Kumar earns Los Angeles Olympic quota with 50m rifle bronze

Delhi gold loses Rs 800 while silver falls Rs 5,000

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Ghim maintains one-shot lead at PGA's John Deere Classic

Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for an eagle for the second straight day on Friday, adding three birdies in a three-under 68 to maintain a one-shot lead in the US PGA Tour John Deere Classic.

Bayern Club World Cup clash with PSG a 'perfect storm': Kompany

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said his team's Club World Cup quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday will be an enthralling encounter because of their similar "extreme" styles of play.

Al Hilal showed Saudi league not just about money, says Koulibaly

Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal bowed out of the Club World Cup on Friday, after a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense, but after an unexpected run to the last eight they have left their mark on the global stage.

PSG 'dead' unless they keep improving: Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Friday his team will keep adapting and improving to pursue future success and if they failed to do so they would be "dead".

MLB Cubs smash team-record eight homers to crush Cardinals

Michael Busch smacked three home runs and the Chicago Cubs belted a team-record eight homers to defeat visiting St. Louis 11-3 on Friday at historic Wrigley Field.

Mark Snow, composer of 'X Files' theme, dead at 78

Mark Snow, a composer of music for television -- including the distinctively eerie theme for "The X Files" -- has died at age 78, his agent confirmed.

Trump signs 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day

US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a pomp-laden White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by.

US sprinter Richardson seeks to kickstart season after February injury

Sha'Carri Richardson is looking to ignite her World Championships season at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on Saturday, revealing an injury in February set back her 2025 campaign.

West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised

Early strikes by Jayden Seales in the second innings left the second Test evenly poised with Australia stuttering to 12 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada on Friday.

Bosnia ends warrant for Bosnian Serb leader after questioning

Bosnian authorities on Friday dropped an arrest warrant against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik after he agreed to be questioned over accusations of making secessionist moves in the divided Balkan nation.

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