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Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald Trump will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. The Canadians called the talks “productive” and said there would be further discussions but one official said the Americans remain fixated on the U.S. […]
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Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The suit against the state of Louisiana follows a multiyear investigation into what federal officials say is a pattern of “systemic overdetention” that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers […]
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Geno Auriemma became the winningest coach in NCAA college basketball history, earning his 1,217th victory as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 on Wednesday night.Auriemma broke a tie with retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer for the most victories all-time. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the men’s record with 1,202. Auriemma began his journey […]
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A development most expected was met with a handful of important questions from Padres fans.Roki Sasaki is expected to sign in 2025: why is that so important to San Diego?Evan Drellich, senior baseball writer for The Athletic, reported Wednesday that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred expects the 23-year-old righty to be part of next year’s international […]
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Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled.Thirty-eight people have been placed under investigation, including six in Spain, France and Belgium. Italian authorities say the network could have […]
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The best hitters of the 2024 MLB campaign got their recognition. MLB on Tuesday announced the winners for the Silver Slugger awards, given to the season’s strongest batters.Finalists were named for all individual positions on Nov. 4. Managers of all 30 clubs and three coaches from each decided on the winners. An Offensive Team of […]
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Joey Logano won his third NACAR Cup Series championship Sunday with a relentless drive at Phoenix Raceway that gave Team Penske its third major motorsports title in less than a month. Logano held off Penske teammate Ryan Blaney over the final 20 laps to beat him for the series title by 0.330 seconds. Blaney was […]
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It’s an upset New York won’t soon forget.The No. 7-seeded Red Bulls on Sunday eliminated reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew 2-2 (5-4 penalties). The last penalty of the shootout came down to 21-year-old midfielder Daniel Edelman, who won it for New York. PANDEMONIUM AT RED BULL ARENA @NewYorkRedBulls // Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/qIoRDy2gf3— Major League […]
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A Florida mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the artificial intelligence company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teenage son and encouraging him to take his own life.Megan Garcia’s 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, began using Character.AI in April last year, according to the lawsuit, which says that after his final conversation with a […]
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Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president may boost voter registration beyond Democrats’ “wildest dreams.“The General Services Administration, which oversees the website, confirmed to NBC News that as of 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, 337,826 people have visited a custom URL that Swift posted on Instagram when she announced she was endorsing Harris.The […]
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