At least 35 people were killed and dozens of others injured in the Persian Gulf country of Kuwait when fire broke out on Wednesday in a building that housed scores of low-income workers, many of them Indian immigrants. The fire began during the morning in a coastal area called Mangaf, about half an hour’s drive […]
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One of the talking points of the Ravens offseason is how the acquisition of running back Derrick Henry will benefit Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson during the 2024 season. Jackson’s never played alongside a back as accomplished as Henry, but Henry offered a different view of what the partnership might bring to the field for the
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Daniel Radcliffe may always be known best for his star-making role as “Harry Potter,” but now he’s also a Tony-nominated actor. Radcliffe stars alongside Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez in the revival of “Merrily We Roll Along.” The Stephen Sondheim musical tells the story of friendship between a songwriting duo and a theater critic friend
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Jin, the oldest member of the South Korean pop sensation BTS, completed his mandatory national service on Wednesday, leaving a military barracks in fatigues — free to resume his musical career. Jin, 31, whose legal name is Kim Seok-jin, is the first of the seven-person K-pop group to complete his military service in South Korea.
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For National Symphony Orchestra violinist Desi Alston, discipline goes a long way. He likes early mornings, long runs, regular practice and a daily thermos of hot chocolate. It’s discipline that’s gotten him over the finish line of more than 50 marathons and several international triathlons. And it’s the same discipline that’s delivered him to the
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Hezbollah fired what it said were dozens of rockets and artillery shells into northern Israel early Wednesday in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike the night before that killed a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon. At the funeral, Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine vowed to increase operations “in intensity, strength, quantity and quality” in retaliation. The
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A United Nations commission investigating the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza has accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the panel said that Israel’s conduct of the war included crimes against humanity. In a report released on Wednesday, the three-person commission — led by
Why Eagles rookie corners relish getting thrown in the deep end originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles defensive Vic Fangio threw a lot at his players this spring as they try to learn the entirety of his defensive system. That could be overwhelming for rookies. But the Eagles’ top two picks — Quinyon Mitchell
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Somewhere in the disorienting swirl of the past decade — an era of American life that has felt not unlike the fated flushing of some cosmic toilet — the “song of the summer” stopped being something worth talking about. As a concept, it had been made obsolete by our siloed smartphone culture diets, by our
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