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In Liberia’s version of baseball, there are no bats and no men
It was a perfect pitch. The ball sped straight across home plate, where it was met with an equally powerful kick. Perryline ...
Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in ...
Trump’s tariff pressure pushes Asia toward American LNG, but at the cost of climate goals
Asian countries are offering to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas in negotiations with the Trump administration as a way to ...
Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after ‘Citizen Kane’ sled goes for $14.75 million
A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” that once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at ...
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska, didn’t have much time to reflect on Congress, 4,000 ...
Asian shares mostly advance after Wall Street cruises to more records
Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the ...
Hong Kong tightens prison rules, allowing visit restrictions on national security grounds
Hong Kong tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits, including those by certain lawyers and religious ...
New Jersey teacher gifted scratch-offs wins $500,000: ‘Life-changing’
The scratch-offs sat in the teacher’s car until they played one of them while getting gas, hoping they had won some cash to ...
Chinese university expels female student after relationship with a foreigner
A Chinese university announced the expulsion of a female student for “damaging national dignity” after she was accused of ...
House Republicans grasp for response to demands for transparency in Epstein case
House Republicans were grasping late Thursday to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in ...
WNBA All-Stars dazzle fans with stunning fashion on the Orange Carpet
The WNBA All-Stars tipped off the weekend by showing off their best fashion fits Thursday, turning the orange carpet into ...
The EU targets Russia’s energy revenue and shadow fleet with new sanctions over the war on Ukraine
The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas ...