A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.

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Maduro has built a system in which the only people who can truly tear down the dictatorship are the ones with the most to lose from its demise.

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The 6.3-magnitude quake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

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A judge in Oregon said she would issue a final ruling on the matter by Friday. But she suggested that she would ultimately make the block permanent.

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The Nets are stuck in their longest losing skid to start a season since dropping the first seven 10 years ago. It’s the third worst in team history.

But since moving up to the third line with Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee, Simon Holmstrom has transformed into one of the Islanders’ most productive players, averaging a point per game over his last seven, including the game-winning goal with 38 seconds to go Sunday night against the Blue Jackets.

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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As the actor approaches his 90th year and publishes an autobiography, he reflects on his early years on stage, being inspired by Laurence Olivier, becoming a Hollywood star and conquering his demons

‘What’s the weather like over there?” asks Anthony Hopkins as soon as our video call begins. He may have lived in California for decades but some Welshness remains, in his distinctive, mellifluous voice – perhaps a little hoarser than it once was – and his preoccupation with the climate. It’s a dark evening in London but a bright, sunny morning in Los Angeles, and Hopkins is equally bright in demeanour and attire, sporting a turquoise and green shirt. “I came here 50 years ago. Somebody said: ‘Are you selling out?’ I said: ‘No, I just like the climate and to get a suntan.’ But I like Los Angeles. I’ve had a great life here.”

It hasn’t been all that great recently, actually. In January this year, Hopkins’ house in Pacific Palisades was destroyed by the wildfires. “It was a bit of a calamity,” he says, with almost cheerful understatement. “We’re thankful that no one was hurt, and we got our cats and our little family into the clear.” He wasn’t there at the time; he and his wife, Stella, were in Saudi Arabia, where he was hosting a concert of his own music played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They’re now in a rented house in the nearby neighbourhood of Brentwood. “We lost everything, but you think: ‘Oh well, at least we are alive.’ I feel sorry for the thousands of people who have been really affected. People who were way past retirement age, and had worked hard over the years and now … nothing.”

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Meghan Markle faces backlash over "staged" World Series celebration video with Prince Harry. Critics slam royal couple's Dodgers victory reaction as fake performance.

But so far, this season promises something different. From the jump, he has looked the most comfortable in Brown’s system. And every night, it manifests itself in a new way.

President’s remarks, made during CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in Caribbean

Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the South American nation but saying its leader Nicolás Maduro’s days were numbered.

The president’s remarks, made during a CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in the Caribbean and has conducted multiple strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, killing dozens.

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NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth made a sly government shutdown joke on Sunday night as the Seattle Seahawks pulverized the Washington Commanders.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels left the team's 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with a horrific arm injury in the fourth quarterback.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a brutal arm injury during the fourth quarter of the team’s game against the Seahawks on Sunday night. 

After 33 years underground, tattoo artists celebrate a landmark law as prosecutions continue

Outside Seoul’s northern district court on Friday, Kim Do-yoon stepped into the cold air after another hearing in his appeal.

His crime: tattooing a satisfied client.

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California farmers and the state Farm Bureau are speaking out against Prop 50, warning it could dilute rural influence as Democrats seek to redraw congressional lines.

"We've seen problems at L.A., in Dallas, in D.C., Boston, Atlanta. And so I think it's only going to get worse," Duffy said Sunday on CBS News's "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan.

A weak economy is pushing more New Zealanders across the ‘ditch’ in hope of a better life – and higher wages

When Hayden Fisher moved to Sydney from Wellington a year ago, the financial gains were immediate.

In New Zealand, Fisher was “putting groceries on Afterpay” and would regularly spend half of his wages on the weekly food shop. In Australia, he’s spending about a quarter of that amount.

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Denise Richards channels her iconic Playboy past with a sultry Halloween bunny costume, complete with bodysuit and ears, delighting fans on social media.

The Chiefs (5-4) have lost five straight regular-season meetings against Buffalo. But they're 4-0 when facing the Bills in the playoffs since the 2020 postseason, including a win in last season's AFC championship game.

Republicans smirking at how Democrats have lost touch with most voters' values should think again — because having a sizeable minority of the population at odds with the rest is bad for the entire country.

Glassboro police say two men threw a chair at an officer’s head during a wild Saturday morning Domino’s brawl in New Jersey caught on surveillance video.

Yes, Rachel Sennott can identify with her character's crashout over birthday plans in the first episode of I Love LA. 

President Trump agreed that Maduro's days as Venezuela's president are numbered amid escalating U.S. military operations in Caribbean waters targeting drug trafficking vessels.