NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as an "act of war" and vowed to protect New Yorkers.

Iran protests prompted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to call demonstrators "enemy mercenaries" and "rioters" in his first public speech since nationwide unrest began seven days ago.

Quality craft coffee thrives in unexpected places as coffee shops set up inside gas stations across America, creating unique destinations for coffee lovers.

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I was just afraid of losing. Afraid of what people might think of me. What if I lose this game? What are my parents going to think of me? And that’s when it started. Dartitis, with me, was just being afraid to fail. And that was because I wasn’t confident in myself, not in darts, not in my personal life.

This piece, on Gian van Veen’s struggle with dartitis among other things, is well worth a read. As somebody who has had a form of writer’s block for almost a decade, I have immense admiration for Van Veen’s ability to overcome something even more debilitating.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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President Donald Trump ordered a “large scale strike" in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, drawing reactions from political figures and the PGA Tour's Jhonattan Vegas.

Milwaukee Brewers president Matt Arnold says the team is unaware of its players' status in Venezuela after U.S. military strikes and Nicolás Maduro's capture.

The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly landed Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto on a $60 million deal as the team continues to be aggressive in free agency.

Nebraska's perfect season continued with a victory over the No. 9 Spartans, but players made an unusual plea to fans about celebrating these wins differently.

According to Nasa, a supermoon occurs when the moon, due to its proximity to Earth, appears up to 15% larger and 30% brighter than a regular full moon

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Ohio police officers smashed through a sunroof to rescue a trapped driver from a burning car after a crash. Dramatic body camera video shows the rescue.

Nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix students and staff were affected by a data breach involving Social Security numbers and financial information.

A Gmail address change feature lets users replace their @gmail.com email while keeping inbox history, Google Drive files, photos and purchase data intact.

Russell Westbrook made NBA history, surpassing Oscar Robertson as the all-time scoring leader among point guards during the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Phoenix Suns.

President Donald Trump revealed in a "Fox & Friends Weekend" interview that U.S. forces captured Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in a "fortress"-like house.

Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine provides details about high-stakes military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that was planned for months.

The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure

Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s oil industry has been hollowed out by economic collapse under President Nicolás Maduro.

Billy Ray Barnes, a Philadelphia Eagles legend who helped the team win the 1960 NFL Championship, died at age 90 in North Carolina Wednesday.

Venezuelans erupt in celebration after President Donald Trump announces Nicolás Maduro's capture, with celebrations in Miami, Chile and Spain.

Price tag for winger’s move to Manchester City would make headlines in any other country but not in England

Antoine Semenyo, it seems likely, will soon join Manchester City from Bournemouth for a fee of £65m. Given how well Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden have played from the right this season, it is not immediately obvious why City need him, but the modern game is the modern game, the rammed calendar makes large and flexible squads essential and Pep Guardiola may have some esoteric plan for the Ghanaian anyway. But perhaps what is most striking about the deal is the fee – or, more precisely, how little attention it has drawn.

English football has become inured to big transfers. The fee feels about right. Semenyo is 25. He has four and a half years left on his contract. He is quick, skilful, intelligent and works hard. He is disciplined, but has the capacity to do the unexpected. Of course a player of his ability costs that much. Yet £65m would make him the third-most expensive player in Bundesliga history. He would be the seventh-most expensive in Serie A history, the 14th-most expensive in La Liga history. Only nine non-English clubs have paid a fee higher than that. Even in Premier League terms, Semenyo sneaks into the top 25.

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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro's capture deals devastating blow to Iran's Western Hemisphere interests, experts say, weakening Tehran's anti-American alliance in South America.

President Donald Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine, and used it to justify strikes in Venezuela and the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro.

Arsenal’s revenge mission this week has been a dish best served cold. After Unai Emery’s Aston Villa felt the force of the Premier League leaders in a 4-1 thrashing, this time it was Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth who were vanquished despite being gifted the opening goal by Gabriel Magalhães.

The Brazilian promptly equalised before Declan Rice capped his return from injury with two goals as Arsenal moved six points clear at the top, even if they had to survive a nervous last 16 minutes after the substitute Eli Junior Kroupi pulled one back.

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© Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

A large-scale U.S. attack on Venezuela triggered Caribbean flight cancellations. Airlines are offering waivers; 16.8 million Americans visit the region annually.