His vision for how to ship packages overnight led to not just a new company, but also a new sector of the world economy and a now-familiar English verb.

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He refers to his splitter as his “gift pitch.” 

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Rick the Ruler

Has Rick Carlisle gotten enough love? I don’t think so. The Pacers head coach who led the Dallas Mavericks to an upset Finals victory over LeBron’s and Wade’s Miami Heat in 2011 is on the verge of turning the trick for a second time. You don’t have to convince Thunder coach Mark Daigneault that Carlisle is amongst the elite NBA head coaches, he called coaching against him “humbling.” You can add intensity to that list of adjectives. Up 28 points in Game 6, a pretty comfortable lead, Carlisle roasted Obi Toppin for failing to close out a three point shot. “You cannot do that shit”, or something like that. Toppin was subsequently removed from the game.

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The recent bombings by the United States on Iran are leaving WWE's Night of Champions event in question.

Keegan Bradley rallied from three shots behind with four holes to play and birdied the 18th hole before a delirious home crowd Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Travelers Championship. 

From protein paranoia to microwave slander, Beeson shared six nutrition myths you can safely throw in the trash.

With Iran's nuclear threat off the table, the Abraham Accord approach of friendship with America and Israel is already bringing peace and stability to the nations that have signed on.

Bradley Beal’s future in Phoenix may be coming to an end. 

NYC lefty “it boy” Zohran Mamdani is one clear leader of the pack: “Donald Trump ran for president promising to end wars, not start new ones,” the failed rapper posted on X.

“American deterrence is back,” proclaimed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “When this president speaks, the world should listen” — because the US military “can back it up.”

Paul Goldschmidt has done a lot in what’s been a 15-year career in the majors, but Sunday’s appearance was a first for him — and he made it worthwhile. 

Several major league teams played through a second straight day of muggy conditions as dangerously hot temperatures dominated parts of the United States during a June heat wave

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"There's a right way and a wrong way to do immigration. Americans will be supportive of doing it the right way."

A Tennessee judge has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be allowed to go free

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Oleksandr Syrsky says ‘we will not just sit in defence’; ‘massive’ drone attack on Kyiv . What we know on day 1,216

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Authorities in Kyiv said early on Monday the Ukrainian capital was being subjected to “another massive attack” by Russian drones, reporting at least one person wounded. “Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly several waves of enemy drones,” said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration that urged people to stay in shelters.

Ukraine’s top military commander has vowed to increase the “scale and depth” of strikes on Russia in remarks made public on Sunday, saying Kyiv would not sit idly by while Moscow prolonged its three-year invasion. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled in recent weeks. The last direct meeting between the two sides was almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks have been scheduled. “We will not just sit in defence. Because this brings nothing and eventually leads to the fact that we still retreat, lose people and territories,” Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky told reporters including AFP.

In wide-ranging remarks, Syrsky conceded that Russia had some advantages in drone warfare, particularly in making fibre-optic drones that are tethered and difficult to jam. “Here, unfortunately, they have an advantage in both the number and range of their use,” he said.

About 10,000 Russian soldiers are fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, about 90 sq km (35 sq miles) of which is controlled by Ukraine, Ukraine’s top military commander said. “We control about 90 sq km of territory in the Hlushkov district of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, and these are our preemptive actions in response to a possible enemy attack,” Oleksandr Syrsky said without elaborating, in remarks released by his office for publication on Sunday.

This month, Russia’s wartime toll of dead and wounded reached a historic milestone: according to the British Ministry of Defence, more than one million Russian troops have been killed or injured since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022. Since the start of its war in Ukraine, Russia’s military casualties have remained a closely guarded state secret. But the signs of devastation are unmistakable – from the booming funeral industry to the rising number of veterans returning home without arms or legs.

Russia’s defence ministry claimed forces had taken control of two villages in Ukraine – Petrovske in the eastern Kharkiv region and Perebuda in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine said on Sunday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran were justified to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, praising the military intervention as a “clear signal”. “Ukraine is convinced that Iran’s nuclear programme must be stopped so that it never again poses a threat to the countries of the Middle East or any other state,” the Ukrainian foreign ministry said.

Meanwhile a senior Russian official said on Sunday that Trump had started a new war by attacking Iran that would only strengthen Tehran’s leaders by consolidating society around supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The Kremlin, which has a strategic partnership with Iran and also maintains close links to Israel, had repeatedly cautioned Washington that US strikes on Iran would plunge the entire region into the “abyss”.

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• English golfer three-putts on 18th while Bradley birdies it

• American Ryder Cup captain wins by one shot

The US Ryder Cup captain, Keegan Bradley, birdied the final hole of the Travelers Championship and soared past England’s Tommy Fleetwood to win the tournament in a stunning finale in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Bradley shot a two-under-par 68 for a four-round total of 15 under to win by one stroke over Fleetwood (72) and Russell Henley (69).

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President’s Sunday afternoon Truth Social post appears to upend administration’s stated position

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A poor Nations League and an injury troubled buildup has taken the shine off Marko Saloranta’s side after an impressive qualifying campaign

This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2025 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 16 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two teams each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 2 July.

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The study analysed earnings data spanning all early-career workers in England, covering more than 11 million individuals.

A year since launching, Essex-based Amstrad Digital has generated a turnover of around £600,000.

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Research by Reunite Families and Coram found that British citizens face exile

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Around 29% of the adult population in the UK is obese

Hampshire County Council approved plans to ban campervans and motorhomes from staying overnight at the south coast beauty spot of Keyhaven

Many people favour security processes on their account over ease of access, a survey for TransUnion indicates.

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People who have weekly nightmares are three times more likely to die early, new research suggests

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Hundreds of young Big Issue vendors have accessed support from the magazine for issues including health and wellbeing.

Billions of pounds of tax and VAT payments are set to be covered by credit and financing arrangements this year, according to Premium Credit.

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President celebrated the attack, but many fear an escalation

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The Englishman had been defending a three-shot lead heading into the final round.

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Dental professionals shared the following tips to prevent tooth loss and boost overall health.

Trump provides updates on Operation Midnight Hammer involving over 125 aircraft striking Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting potential regime change if Iran cannot "make Iran great again."

So what would have seemed implausible, say, two months ago is, in fact, where they are.

The Liberty’s starting lineup took another hit Sunday.

Severe thunderstorms contributed to three deaths in central New York and dumped up to 5 inches of rain on Sunday, prompting a rare Flash Flood Emergency as floodwaters covered roads and entered homes.

The couple had dinner at Italian restaurant Torrisi on Friday night after spending the past month in Florida.

• Lee finishes with 72-hole four-under 284 total in Texas

• She becomes just third Australian to win three different majors

Cementing her greatness, Australian golf superstar Minjee Lee claimed a historic third career major with a steely victory at the big-money Women’s PGA Championship in Texas.

Lee had her four-shot overnight lead slashed in half early in the final round before hanging on, then surging gamely for a three-shot triumph in more extremely trying conditions at PGA Frisco’s windswept Fields Ranch East course.

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The chaos sent many diners running.

The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran

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The budding friendship between Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham has become a storyline that WNBA fans have fallen in love with.

They’re on a mission to put the city’s vermin problem to bed.