In India, a powerful leader wins another term but sees his party’s majority vanish. In South Africa, the governing party is humbled by voters for the first time since the end of apartheid. In Britain, a populist insurgent barges into an election that is shaping up to be a crushing defeat for the long-ruling Conservatives. […]
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Major League Soccer (MLS) stands distinct from other global soccer leagues due to its centralized ownership model, calendar-year season, and egalitarian transfer system. These attributes set MLS apart from Europe’s top leagues, and have enabled the league to grow into one of North America’s most geographically diverse major sports leagues, featuring a wider variety of
In a lopsided preparation match for the 2024 Copa Amrica, Uruguay embarrassed Mexico’s El Tri 4-0 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The South Americans, led by a stellar performance from Liverpool forward Darwin Nez, demonstrated their superiority over a messy Mexican side. Mateo Messi plays American football with his friends on
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Football teams are always looking for bargains. The Steelers found one in cornerback Cameron Sutton. Even if they had to hold their noses a little bit when it comes to the aroma of off-field misconduct committed by the player. The Steelers apparently also had to trim a little footage from the end of Sutton’s media
War has pushed Sudan toward the abyss My colleague Declan Walsh and the photographer Ivor Prickett spent three weeks in Sudan, where few foreign reporters have had access in the past year. Since conflict erupted there in April 2023, millions of people have been displaced, and a looming famine threatens the lives of hundreds of
The news was featured on MSN.com: “Prominent Irish broadcaster faces trial over alleged sexual misconduct.” At the top of the story was a photo of Dave Fanning. But Mr. Fanning, an Irish D.J. and talk-show host famed for his discovery of the rock band U2, was not the broadcaster in question. “You wouldn’t believe the
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Federal regulators have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, in the strongest sign of how regulatory scrutiny into the powerful technology has escalated. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission struck the deal over
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Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia spoke publicly for the first time since being shot three weeks ago, blaming the opposition in a video released on Wednesday for what he described as a politically motivated assassination attempt. In the recorded video address, which was posted to the official Facebook pages for Mr. Fico and his
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Warner jokes he’s ‘aging like fine wine’ entering seventh 49ers season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL can take its toll on even the best of athletes, but 49ers linebacker Fred Warner is feeling fresh as ever ahead of his seventh season in the league. The All-Pro didn’t take part in on-field
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How Warner is supporting Greenlaw through ‘lonely’ Achilles rehab originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — While Dre Greenlaw is recovering from successful Achilles surgery, Fred Warner has been making sure his 49ers teammate feels supported. On Wednesday, the All-Pro linebacker shared why making an effort to be present for Greenlaw has
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