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Masked wrestlers flood Mexico's World Cup streets as fans embrace lucha libre fever
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (761+ words) It was simply fantastic, we enjoyed it immensely," said Andy Winston, a Manchester native who has traveled with his family to all three World Cup host countries " Canada, the United States and, now, Mexico " while supporting England. You can't come…...
Major global news moments of June, in AP photos
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Heavyweight boxing enters a new era after Usyk vacates his belts. Here's where they're all headed
23+ hour ago (893+ words) Heavyweight boxing is entering a new era after Oleksandr Usyk's decided to stand down as unified champion and sent his belts to different parts of the world. That's given a bunch of globally unheralded fighters the chance to emerge from…...
Why are World Cup refs giving red cards to players covering their mouths when confronting opponents?
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (413+ words) World Cup players were warned before the tournament about a new rule that would result in an immediate red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player. Officials are actively enforcing that rule change. The latest incident…...
Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 as Turner hits a 3-run homer
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (319+ words) Skenes (6-8) lasted four innings, allowing six hits and a season-high seven earned runs. He has not won in his last nine starts, losing six decisions in that stretch. The defending NL Cy Young Award winner's first loss in this slide…...
Harry Kane sends England into the round of 16 of the World Cup after 2-1 win against Congo
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (804+ words) Harry Kane ensured England avoided an early exit from the inaugural 48-team World Cup by scoring two second-half goals in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Congo in the round of 32 on Wednesday. The late victory, England's second ever at the World…...
The Pac-12 basketball tournament is returning to Las Vegas as 7 new members join
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (184+ words) The Pac-12 men's and women's basketball tournaments are returning to Las Vegas. The Pac-12 announced the return to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday, the official relaunch of the conference with seven new members. "Bringing the next era of the…...
Fire breaks out in hospital in northern Germany, leaving 2 dead, report says
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (92+ words) Midland Reporter-Telegram The two who died were patients at the hospital in Ludwigslust, northwest of Berlin, the agency said, citing a spokeswoman for the Ludwigslust-Parchim district Initial reports indicated the fire started in a patient's room, the report said It…...
US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (843+ words) The next meeting will be scheduled "at the earliest possible time" after the funeral of Iran's previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, said on X. The funeral is set to start…...