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The result didn’t matter but Dalton Knecht’s play does as the Lakers rookie was the best player on the floor on opening night in Las Vegas.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 26 points to tie her season high, Skylar Diggins-Smith tied a career high with 12 assists to go with 10 points, and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-63 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak in the series.

The tourists look to the level the series at Eden Park.

There are real reasons to believe that black Americans are ready to break with the left.

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday it had enough funds to continue operating through September, following a pledging conference for the embattled body where UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for help from donors.

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals star Nolan Arenado worked a full count against Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks in the seventh inning Friday night — the last at-bat before Hendricks left the game — but Arenado never quite looked comfortable.

In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a grain terminal from being built in their historic Black neighborhood. The Greenfield Wallace Grain Export Facility would take in and export grain byproducts via trucks, trains and barges. Some residents are concerned construction and pollution from the facility will destroy the historic Black community of Wallace. Other residents hope it will bring jobs and revitalize the town. Читать дальше...

In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a grain terminal from being built in their historic Black neighborhood. The Greenfield Wallace Grain Export Facility would take in and export grain byproducts via trucks, trains and barges. Some residents are concerned construction and pollution from the facility will destroy the historic Black community of Wallace. Other residents hope it will bring jobs and revitalize the town. Читать дальше...

The paddleboarding community is buzzing with excitement after the recent Dam 2 Dam event, which raised an impressive $70,000 for cancer support programs. At the heart of this success is Megan Cynowa, the owner of The Goat Boater, who played a pivotal role in organizing and executing the event.

KUALA LUMPUR: National shuttler Justin Hoh captured his second title of the season at the Saipan International today.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city…

The 41st Jerusalem Film Festival will open with the comic revenge film Thelma and will honor American-Jewish actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Check out the other movies being screened.

PM Anthony Albanese has fired a salvo at Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli, who he said would “roll over” and allow nuclear power in the state should Peter Dutton get the keys to The Lodge.

In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Ashley Judd called on Joe Biden to “voluntarily, gracefully step aside” so that a “talented, robust Democrat” can run for the presidency. She wrote that Biden demonstrated during the debate he was “incapable of countering Trump, while he, unchecked, gushed a firehose of galling lies.” Judd visited the […]

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Hamas-run Gaza’s civil defence agency said it found around 60 bodies after Israeli troops withdrew from parts of Gaza City on Friday, as heavy fighting gripped the Palestinian territory.

Jackson Rutledge struck out six in his first major league start, Jesse Winker hit his 11th home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.

President Joe Biden is on a public and private blitz to shake off concerns about his cognitive capacities.

1. Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican National Convention  The Associated Press
2. Republican National Convention speakers: Big-name GOP politicians, businessmen and a few celebrities to endorse Trump in Milwaukee  Yahoo! Voices
3. RNC, DNC are no longer a 'done deal,' Fox News anchors say. Here's what to expect.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
4. Milwaukee’s Democratic mayor helped land the RNC. He’s ready for the spotlight.  WPR

As the space for expression in China narrows, a growing diaspora of young activists is giving voice to defiance against Beijing’s totalitarian rule.

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. And advocates for the 150-year-old lighthouse in the middle of Hudson River are urgently trying to save it. Turbulence from passing commercial ships is speeding the deterioration of its wooden supports below. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. The threat is so great the National... Читать дальше...

HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The race is on to save a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River. Wooden…

children tied to tree gagged thrashed in UP for plucking mangoes from orchard

Rain lashed parts of Delhi early Saturday, bringing relief from the humid weather and lowering the temperature. The weather department predicts a generally cloudy sky with light rain throughout the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle at around 34 degrees Celsius.

Such a broadening in the winners’ list has been sought for years by market skeptics lamenting an equity melt-up whose momentum has been generated by a tiny cohort of asset-light firms. But it’s a less obvious blessing in the short term for passively managed investors. They’ve stashed one in every four ETF dollars in just five funds — products that are now perilously exposed to the fate of the Magnificent 7.

Lina Boussaha joined a team in Saudi Arabia so she could wear her head scarf while playing the sport she calls “a part of my soul.”