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Pirates, after thrilling win, look for repeat victory vs. Dodgers

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) A dream game years in the making for Tyler Callihan has the host Pittsburgh Pirates...

First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves lost three consecutive games in the first...

Ritwik, Sharandeep shine as Jharkhand T20 League kicks off

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 11 (ANI): The opening day of the inaugural Jharkhand T20 Cricket League, which is being conducted...

With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again

(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images) Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit a career-high 35 homers last season. He seems intent on setting...

MLB roundup: Giants cap rally from 8-run deficit with walk-off slam

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning...

Phillies hit 3 homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays

(Photo credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images) Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies...

Tyler Callihan's first career homers deliver Pirates win over Dodgers

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) On a night Shohei Ohtani pitched, Tyler Callihan stole the show, hitting the first...

Phillies OF Adolis Garcia exits with pulled shoulder muscle vs. Jays

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Phillies outfielder Adolis Garcia left Philadelphia's 7-4 road win over the Toronto Blue...

Phillies hit three homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays

(Photo credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images) Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies...

Tyler Callihan's first career homers get Pirates comeback win over Dodgers

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) On a night Shohei Ohtani pitched, Tyler Callihan stole the show, hitting the first...

Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts

(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images) Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia...

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Jared Kushner’s luxury resort project in Albania in eye of storm

Jared Kushner’s luxury resort project in Albania in eye of storm

TIRANA, Albania: Thousands of people in Tirana protested this week against a plan to build a luxury resort on a sensitive stretch of...

Pirates, after thrilling win, look for repeat victory vs. Dodgers

Pirates, after thrilling win, look for repeat victory vs. Dodgers

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) A dream game years in the making for Tyler Callihan has the host Pittsburgh Pirates...

First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season

First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves lost three consecutive games in the first...

With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again

With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again

(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images) Minnesota's Byron Buxton hit a career-high 35 homers last season. He seems intent on setting...

MLB roundup: Giants cap rally from 8-run deficit with walk-off slam

MLB roundup: Giants cap rally from 8-run deficit with walk-off slam

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning...

Phillies hit 3 homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays

Phillies hit 3 homers off Max Scherzer, down Blue Jays

(Photo credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images) Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run Wednesday night and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies...

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Boots owners weigh sale as London IPO plans fade

Boots owners weigh sale as London IPO plans fade

LONDON, U.K.: British retailer Boots is discussing a potential $10 billion (£7.5 billion) sale with prospective buyers, a move that...

Existing home sales jump as buyers return to housing market

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose to their strongest pace of the year in May, signaling renewed...

Iran war, latest CPI, undermine Wall Street, Nasdaq loses nearly 2%

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday as the latest CPI reading showed inflation in the United States has surged to...

OpenAI joins Anthropic in move toward blockbuster IPO

SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, becoming the latest artificial intelligence...

Meta told to give competing AI chatbots WhatsApp access

BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for competing artificial intelligence...

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Belfast unrest after stabbing prompts Starmer crackdown warning
Belfast unrest after stabbing prompts Starmer crackdown warning

BELFAST, Northern Ireland: Keir Starmer said he would use the full force of the law after a night of racist violence in Belfast that...

Netanyahu to run again, party confirms after Trump doubts claim
Netanyahu to run again, party confirms after Trump doubts claim

TEL AVIV, Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu will run for re-election this year, his party said on June 10, after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo
Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: A bear that wandered into Utsunomiya, a city just north of Tokyo, and frightened residents was captured on June 9 after...

After retaliatory strikes, Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’
After retaliatory strikes, Trump warns Iran will ‘pay the price’

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Even as the United States carried out airstrikes on Iran early on June 10, and Iran responded by attacking countries...

8 killed in historic Lebanese city of Tyre in Israeli airstrike
8 killed in historic Lebanese city of Tyre in Israeli airstrike

DUBAI/BEIRUT: Israel carried out an airstrike on the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on June 9, killing at least eight...

Kenyan protestors teargassed at US Ebola quarantine facility
Kenyan protestors teargassed at US Ebola quarantine facility

NANYUKI, Kenya: On June 9, Kenyan police used tear gas to break up protesters in the central town of Nanyuki. The protesters were opposing...

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