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Houthis say hit Saudi base after renewed fighting with Yemeni govt forces

Rybakina triumphs in US Open, denies Sabalenka three-peat

Gilbert Arenas questions Jonathan Kuminga's decision to join Minnesota

Akron fan's honorary play-calling stint ends with opening-drive fumble

Cristian Mungiu's Fjord examines a family's conflict with Norwegian child authorities

Louisiana's developing roster faces USC as Trojans enter as heavy favorites

United States beats Spain 76-66 to set up World Cup final against France

Christa Pike seeks clemency before September 30 execution in Tennessee

Queens residents seek renewed enforcement along Roosevelt Avenue

Utah hosts Arkansas as both programs begin seasons under new coaches

Marmot research gains over $140,000 from meme-coin fees alongside wildlife contest

Maryland groups seek statewide data center pause after local moratoriums spread

Roadless Rule repeal proposal raises concerns over Midwest forests and fire risk

Winston County trash-debt prosecutions face challenge from civil-rights lawyers

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Potter welcomes Chelsea's goalkeeper conundrum

Chelsea boss Graham Potter is in "no rush" to declare Edouard Mendy his number one goalkeeper despite the Senegal international's return from injury.

Allegri 'happy' at Chiesa's return to team training ahead of Maccabi clash

Federico Chiesa's injury nightmare is nearly over as he is back in team training, Massimiliano Allegri said Tuesday as his Juventus team prepare for the Champions League visit of Maccabi Haifa.

Power blackouts hit 130 million people in Bangladesh

At least 130 million people in Bangladesh were left without power on Tuesday after a grid failure caused widespread blackouts, the government's power utility company said.

The Nobel winners who helped prove quantum 'spooky action'

Physicists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger developed experimental tools that helped prove quantum entanglement -- a phenomenon Albert Einstein famously dismissed as "spooky action at a distance" -- is real, paving the way for its use in powerful computers.

Quantum entanglement: the 'spooky' science behind physics Nobel

This year's physics Nobel prize was awarded Tuesday to three men for their work on a phenomenon called quantum entanglement, which is so bizarre and unlikely that Albert Einstein was sceptical, famously calling it "spooky".

Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution

Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution.

Loretta Lynn, country music luminary and songwriting pioneer, dies at 90

Loretta Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died. She was 90 years old.

Donald says Ryder Cup can 'unify' golf despite LIV split

Luke Donald said Tuesday that next year's Ryder Cup will "unify" golf despite the sport descending into civil war over the mega-rich breakaway LIV tour.

Micron unveils new $100 bn New York semiconductor plant

Micron announced Tuesday it will invest up to $100 billion to build semiconductors in New York state, capitalizing on US policies to boost domestic manufacturing of key goods.

'Wagatha Christie': Vardy told to pay £1.5 mln of Rooney's costs

A UK judge has ordered England footballer's wife Rebekah Vardy to pay £1.5 million ($1.7 million) towards Coleen Rooney's legal costs following her failed "Wagatha Christie" libel suit, the High Court in London said Tuesday.

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