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His return to Yankee Stadium — more than a season in the making — would’ve been a spectacle even without the added context. 

Tyler Ferguson learned the hard way to be careful what you wish for. The Athletics’ pitcher had told a local TV station last year that he wanted to strike out Aaron Judge.

A Missouri factory worker tragically died after becoming trapped in an industrial oven, according to officials.

In news that might make you want to do a little happy dance, expectant moms are changing up their approaches to gifts at baby showers. 

He reverted to the form Sunday that caused concern during his minor league rehab assignment. 

Multiple "heroic" firefighters were attacked while responding to a fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday. Authorities said they were "actively taking sniper fire."

Angel Reese continues rebounding dominance with 16 boards and season-high 24 points in the Chicago Sky's win over the Los Angeles Sparks, extending her double-double streak to four games.

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe.

Paul Simon cancelled multiple East Coast concerts due to chronic and intense back pain requiring minor surgery, with hopes to resume the summer tour.

Contrary to Judge’s Chambers belief, Judge can’t do this alone. Can’t carry the Yankees on his back, even when it isn’t barking.

"It has been advised that the debris may be either a fragment of a meteor or potentially space debris, commonly referred to as 'space junk.'"

The “Desperate Housewives” alum confidently flaunted her curves as she soaked up the sun in Marbella.

Caitlin Clark's biographer and USA Today sports columnist, Christine Brennan, hinted that the WNBA superstar could start her own league if she really wanted to.

Prosecutor says the bodies in Ciudad Juarez had not been cremated, and that relatives of the dead have been given ‘other material’

Police have found 381 corpses piled up in a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, the local prosecutor’s office has said , attributing the grisly find to negligence.

“Preliminarily, we have 381 bodies that were deposited irregularly in the crematorium, which were not cremated,” Eloy Garcia, spokesperson for the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office, told AFP.

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Jake Retzlaff intends to leave BYU football, as he faces potential suspension for an honor code violation despite denying sexual assault allegations in a lawsuit filed by a woman in May.

Shelter-in-place alert sent to Coeur d’Alene residents after multiple people were shot at while controlling fire

A sniper ambushed firefighters responding to a blaze in an Idaho mountain community on Sunday, according to local law enforcement killing at least two people and unleashing barrages of gunfire over several hours in an attack the governor called a “heinous” assault.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said crews responded to a fire at Canfield Mountain about 1.30 pm and gunshots were reported about a half hour later.

Sheriff Bob Norris told reporters officials didn’t know if anyone else was shot.

“We don’t know how many suspects are up there, and we don’t know how many casualties there are,” Norris said. “We are actively taking sniper fire as we speak.”

People are still coming off the mountain, the sheriff said, so it “would be safe to assume” that others are still up there.

The state’s governor Brad Little said “multiple” firefighters were attacked.

“Multiple heroic firefighters were attacked today while responding to a fire in North Idaho,” Little wrote on Facebook. “This is a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters. I ask all Idahoans to pray for them and their families as we wait to learn more.”

A large number of law enforcement vehicles flooded the area, including US marshals, according to a photograph posted on social media by the news director of the local broadcaster KXLY.

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Here are three potential options for the Nets in free agency.

This summer, Knicks president Leon Rose doesn’t have as much money to spend and simultaneously is conducting a coaching search.

The burst of gunshots – which are still ongoing – erupted around 2 p.m. local time as first responders arrived at the scene of a fire at Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

CNN host Michael Smerconish said that the second Trump administration has proven very consequential if taken with an open mind over the last two weeks.

For most of the year, his spot in the rotation has been in flux.

Iranian Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Shirazi issues fatwa condemning Trump and Netanyahu as "enemies of God," calling on Muslims to oppose them amid tensions with Israel and the US.

A historian believes he's found the location of Jesus Christ's first miracle – and has newfound evidence to back it up.

No coach yet, but free agency must go on. 

Zohran Mamdani sure is good at putting a pleasant face on hate.

Fourth of July travelers are in for traffic and flight delays this week as a cold front pushing across the U.S. is forecast to bring storms to the eastern half of the country, which could culminate in a washout on July Fourth for the Southeast.

Florida wildlife authorities have released a new report on a vicious May alligator attack that took the life of a Michigan woman.

Members of Public and Commercial Services Union are also protesting against the closure of six work locations

Civil servants will begin indefinite industrial action on Monday in protest against office closures and moves to make them work from the office.

Public sector workers in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in offices, including in the capital, will take action short of a strike from Monday.

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Treasury committee questions whether tax-free savings product is subsidising wealthier first-home buyers

Regulator unveils plans for ‘targeted support’ to help individuals get better returns

• Last 16: Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich

• Gerson 33, Jorginho 55pen; Pulgar 6og, Kane 9 73, Goretzka 41

A World Cup is a better place for the Brazilians, but this one has lost two in 24 hours. The day after Botafogo fell to Palmerias, Flamengo departed too, cut down by Harry Kane.

That sea of red and black will be missed and their team will too: the side who beat Chelsea showed that was not by chance, as they made a game of this one, scoring twice at the Hard Rock Stadium, their fans banging drums and their coach declaring his pride at how they had played. But it was Bayern Munich who progressed.

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Ex-NBC host Chuck Todd described the Democratic Party as a "collection of people that don't like Trump" during an interview on Thursday, speaking to the party's identity crisis.

• Antonelli ends world champion’s race with first-lap collision

• Verstappen now 61 points behind Oscar Piastri’s McLaren

The Red Bull motor sport adviser, Helmut Marko, described Max Verstappen’s elimination from the Austrian Grand Prix as a “black day”, admitting the world champion’s title ambitions were all but over. The remarks were echoed by the team principal, Christian Horner, who conceded the title fight was now a two-horse race.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri achieved a dominant one-two, but Verstappen played no part in proceedings after he was struck by the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli at turn three on the opening lap, knocking both cars out of the race.

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Statement condemns comments made by London punk duo while police confirm investigation is under way

• Glastonbury 2025 – live

The organisers of Glastonbury have said they are “appalled” by comments made by Bob Vylan after the punk duo appeared to incite violence, something the festival said went against its ethos of “hope, unity, peace and love”.

At the West Holts stage on Saturday afternoon, the London group led a chant of “death, death to the IDF”, referring to the Israel Defense Forces.

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Minister Pat Conroy says Chinese ‘branding’ of multilateral development projects to bolster its influence in the region is a consistent frustration

• Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now it wants to reopen it

• A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience

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China is bolstering its geopolitical influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded in significant part by Australian taxpayer dollars – as Chinese projects, the Australian government says.

On the island of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea to Australia’s north, the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation has begun work to strengthen the runway at Kieta-Aropa, on the outskirts of the largest city.

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The reviled foreign project could be key to Bougainville’s prosperity in independence. But some say the island risks repeating the mistakes of the past

• ‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific

• A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience

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Noah Doko rubs absent-mindedly at a scar slashed across his forearm. The former rebel fighter sits amid the crumbling remains of the former Panguna village in Bougainville, beneath the hills that were the hideout and battleground of his youth.

As a teenager, he was shot by the Papua New Guinea defence force: ostensibly by his own military, by a fellow citizen. In the aftermath of the Bougainville civil war, he was elected to parliament to represent veterans.

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Police say firefighters were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community

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Firefighters were responding to a fire call when the shooting erupted, a sheriff said, adding that it was not clear how many might be wounded.

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