Trump pardons three-time World Series champ Strawberry
US President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry, the three-time World Series champion and the White House said Friday.
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Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks
Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as the prolonged US government shutdown dragged on investor sentiment, along with worries about an AI bubble dismissed by President Donald Trump.
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Verstappen suffers setback in push for fifth title
Max Verstappen's late bid for a fifth drivers world title suffered a setback on Friday when he qualified only sixth for Saturday's sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
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Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and without confronting this reality the climate fight will be lost.
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Wales boss Tandy expects Rees-Zammit to make bench impact against the Pumas
Steve Tandy heads into his first game as Wales coach confident he has done the right thing by recalling Louis Rees-Zammit to a replacement role rather than throwing the wing straight into the starting side for Sunday's clash with Argentina in Cardiff.
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James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97
James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died, his former lab said Friday. He was 97.
Read moreMedical all-clear after anti-Trump package opened at US base
Seven people briefly felt ill after a suspicious package was opened on Thursday at the military base near the US capital that is home to Air Force One, the presidential jet, a base spokesperson said Friday.
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Sabalenka beats Anisimova in pulsating WTA Finals semi
World number one Aryna Sabalenka had to dig deep to overcome fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a high-octane semi-final at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Friday.
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Iran unveils monument to ancient victory in show of post-war defiance
Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign enemies -- a show of defiance toward Iran's modern-day foes in the wake of its recent 12-day war with Israel.
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MLS Revolution name Mitrovic as hew head coach
Marko Mitrovic, who coached United States teams to the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics and this year's FIFA under-20 World Cup, was named coach of the New England Revolution on Friday.
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