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Trump’s Travel Ban Could Shake Up International Sporting Events

The proclamation said exemptions could be made for athletes and coaches participating in “major” competitions in the United States.

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Haiti played Mexico in a Concacaf Gold Cup game in Arizona in 2023. This year’s tournament begins June 14 and will be played at sites across the United States (and one in Canada).
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Courtroom Nods Draw Warning From Judge

Bryana Bongolan accused the mogul of holding her over a 17th-floor balcony, but his lawyers said he was on the East Coast at the time of the alleged Los Angeles encounter.

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On Thursday, a lawyer for Sean Combs pointed to discrepancies between the testimony of Bryana Bongolan, a friend of Cassie Ventura’s, and what she previously told the government.
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In Puerto Rico, a Rise in Detentions Under Trump Creates Unease

Federal authorities on the island have recently detained hundreds of Dominicans, who often share the same ethnic background, language and culture as Puerto Ricans.

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Juan Vega, who migrated from the Dominican Republic in 2021, was detained by immigration agents in January and held for nearly two months in Miami.
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George Romero’s Zombies Lurch On, in Three Family Projects

George Romero’s daughter, ex-wife and widow are each working on movies rooted in his legacy, even as they wrestle with their memories and a contentious split.

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Tina Romero’s new movie is not about generating dread, in keeping with her father’s ethos: “I don’t think my dad was interested in terrifying people.”
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Red Sea Remains No-Go for Ships Despite Cease-Fire With Houthis

Traffic through the Suez Canal is down about 60 percent since 2023, even after Trump-ordered attacks on the Houthis and now a cease-fire.

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The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower was deployed last year in the Red Sea to counter the Houthi militia in Yemen. Shipping companies say they have no plans to return to the Red Sea soon.
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Meathead feds target California movers over nonexistent age discrimination: ‘Weaponization of government’

Which would you be more likely to hire: a moving company whose ads feature energetic, youthful workers or one that highlights its less sprightly, aged employees? That’s a no-brainer — even a meathead could answer such a simple advertising question. Yet the federal government has spent about a decade investigating California-based, family-owned Meathead Movers for age...

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Vasiliy Lomachenko retires from boxing aged 37 after glittering career

  • Lomachenko retires with 18-3 pro record and 12 KOs

  • Two-time Olympic gold medalist ends storied career

  • Ukrainian star thanks fans in emotional farewell video

Vasiliy Lomachenko, a three-division world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the greatest amateur boxer in history, announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 37.

“I’m grateful for every victory and every defeat both in the ring and in life,” the Ukrainian said in a video on Instagram Thursday morning. “I’m thankful that as my career comes to an end, I’ve gained clarity about the direction a person must take in order to achieve true victory, not just in the ring.“

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© Photograph: Richard Wainwright/EPA

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Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton to reprise role in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Felton to make Broadway debut in play set 19 years after events of the final book in JK Rowling’s fantasy series

Tom Felton is to reprise his role as Draco Malfoy for the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play.

The actor, who starred in all the film adaptations of JK Rowling’s fantasy novels, will make a comeback as Harry Potter’s school bully on Broadway at the Lyric theatre in New York later this year.

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© Photograph: Manuel Harlan/PA

© Photograph: Manuel Harlan/PA

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