A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

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It's a touchdown for the NFL and ESPN, and it came just as the frenzy of Super Bowl LX in San Francisco is set to begin this week.

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Jarrell Miller won his boxing bout Saturday night — but lost his toupee in the process.

Baseball player insurance concerns potentially could cause one country to drop out of the World Baseball Classic.

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"It's very dirty, it's higher than a car."

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the question “the one remaining item” in Abu Dhabi peace talks. Russia disputed that.

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Plaintiffs in case say they were lured from Japan, exploited for labour and cut off from families for generations

It has been more than six decades since Eiko Kawasaki left Japan to begin a new life in North Korea. Then 17, she was among tens of thousands of people with Korean heritage who had been lured to the communist state by the promise of a “paradise on Earth”.

Instead, they encountered something closer to a living hell. They were denied basic human rights and forced to endure extreme hardship. Official promises of free education and healthcare plus guaranteed jobs and housing had been a cruel mirage. And to their horror, they were prevented from travelling to Japan to visit the families they had left behind.

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The idea of immortality is no longer confined to science fiction

Voters should be able to force parliamentarians who change parties to face the electorate

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Democrats have struggled to raise money, as is often the case for the party out of power, but the depth of their financial hole against the Republican National Committee is noteworthy.

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Mick Cronin said his players should have known what was coming in the final seconds of a game thirsting to end.

An estimated 30,000 fans poured into Chavez Ravine for the 2026 Dodgers FanFest.

Democratic runoff decides Texas special election for vacant congressional seat, shrinking Republican House majority to razor-thin margin of control.

• Miller’s hairpiece knocked loose during middle of fight

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Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller was involved in one of the more unusual moments in recent boxing history on Saturday night when his hairpiece was dislodged during his heavyweight victory over Kingsley Ibeh on the undercard of the Teófimo López–Shakur Stevenson card at Madison Square Garden.

The incident occurred late in the second round as Ibeh landed a flurry of punches along the ropes. One shot snapped Miller’s head backward and caused his hairpiece to lift from the front, briefly exposing a large bald patch before the wig folded backward. The sequence drew gasps and laughter from the crowd.

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Without protection for the Kurds and other ethnic minorities, Syria will never be stable.

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