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Westminster Council Unanimously Rejects Green Party Motion in 'Zionism is not racism' Vote

Below Deck alumnus João Franco and brother arrested after fatal Turkey fight

Ole Miss inquiry expands after video and monkey-noise allegations

General Hospital actor Randall England dies at 75

Bunnie XO artwork taken down from Jelly Roll’s Nashville bar

London museum removes Russell Brand hair exhibit after rape conviction

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

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

RFK Jr's medical panel to revisit debunked vaccine claims

A vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will revisit long-settled science and spotlight rare risks linked to childhood immunizations in a meeting beginning Wednesday, raising fears that fringe theories could seep into national policy.

Sean Combs trial: Takeaways from testimony

Both parties have rested in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, and now lawyers will address jurors directly with marathon closing arguments.

Messi and Miami relishing reunion with PSG and Enrique

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano is hoping that Lionel Messi's memories of his unhappy time at Paris Saint-Germain will fire him up for Sunday's clash between the two teams in the Club World Cup.

At least 10 dead in Colombia landslide

A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 10 people and injured eight others Tuesday near the Colombian city of Medellin, government officials said.

Extreme heat, storms take toll at Club World Cup

Furnace-like heat and the threat of thunder and lightning are wreaking havoc at the Club World Cup -- and more of the same is likely at the 2026 World Cup.

France's Versailles unveils AI-powered talking statues

Visitors to France's famed Palace of Versailles can now strike up a conversation with talking statues instead of listening to a traditional audio guide, as part of a new collaboration with artificial intelligence companies, the palace has said.

Child vaccine coverage faltering, threatening millions: study

Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.

Club World Cup winners team who handles weather best: Dortmund's Kovac

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said Tuesday the team who copes best with the summer heatwave in the United States will win the Club World Cup.

FIFA launch probe into Rudiger racism allegation

FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Pachuca's Gustavo Cabral after allegations he made a racist comment to Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, the global football governing body said Tuesday.

Trump rattles NATO allies as he descends on summit

US President Donald Trump swept into NATO's Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them.

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