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Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles
Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles

FRANKLIN, Tennessee: Hundreds of thousands of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles are being recalled across the United States due to a potential...

Mitch Keller, Seth Lugo go toe to toe for struggling Pirates, Royals
Mitch Keller, Seth Lugo go toe to toe for struggling Pirates, Royals

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) With their respective teams sitting below .500, Kansas City's Seth Lugo and Pittsburgh's...

Giants score twice in 8th to get by Phillies
Giants score twice in 8th to get by Phillies

(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images) Matt Chapman had three hits and scored twice and the San Francisco Giants, scoring all...

Royals smack 4 HRs to back strong pitching in win over Pirates
Royals smack 4 HRs to back strong pitching in win over Pirates

(Photo credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images) Bobby Witt. Jr. clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs, as Kansas City went deep four...

Hawks officially bring in F/C Kristaps Porzingis, waive F David Roddy
Hawks officially bring in F/C Kristaps Porzingis, waive F David Roddy

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images) The Atlanta Hawks officially welcomed Kristaps Porzingis on Monday while waiving forward...

Kyle Lowry to play 20th NBA season with hometown 76ers
Kyle Lowry to play 20th NBA season with hometown 76ers

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Veteran guard Kyle Lowry, who spent parts of the last two seasons playing in his hometown...

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TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale
TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale

CULVER CITY, California: TikTok is preparing to roll out a separate version of its app for U.S. users, as efforts to secure a sale...

Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur
Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump claimed he was unaware that the term shylock is regarded as antisemitic when he used it in...

Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job
Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job

PARIS, France: A strike by French air traffic controllers demanding improved working conditions caused significant disruptions during...

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals
Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

OMAHA, Nebraska: With Congress considering cuts totaling around US$1 trillion to Medicaid over the next decade, concerns are rising...

Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape
Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape

ROME, Italy: Quick thinking by emergency responders helped prevent greater devastation after a gas station explosion in southeastern...

Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars
Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump is drawing praise from his core supporters after halting key arms shipments to Ukraine, a...