Venezuelans around the world are celebrating a historic baseball victory after Venezuela captured its first-ever World Baseball Classic title. The team defeated the United States 3–2, with Eugenio Suárez breaking the tie in the top of the ninth inning. The win comes at a time of political turmoil for the country following the US government’s […]
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The US central bank is moving cautiously, despite pressure from the president to cut interest rates.source
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US actor Sean Penn has been gifted an Oscar-shaped award made from war-damaged rail metal by Ukraine, after he skipped Sunday’s ceremony to visit the war-torn country. Penn, 65, won his third Academy Award for his supporting actor role in political thriller One Battle Another but was absent from the ceremony. In a video posted […]
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St Patrick’s Day brought bagpipes, drums, and plenty of Irish pride to the streets of American cities like Boston and New York City. Meanwhile, over the weekend the Chicago River was dyed a bright emerald green, a tradition that begun in 1962. Organised by local plumbers, the eco-friendly, secret-formula powder turned the water green for […]
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Reopening the department amid the partial government shutdown, potential growth of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) centres across the US, and ICE’s use of judicial warrants all came up during the three-hour hearing. Mullin is vying for the job as the DHS enters its fifth week without funding, and concerns surrounding a lack of pay […]
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Just weeks after returning to office as president, Donald Trump issued an executive order to close the broadcaster which his officials accused of left-wing bias. Trump also ordered outlets such as Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. source
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National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump “started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”.source
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Jessie Holmes has won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. The former reality TV star completed the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) course in nine days, seven hours, and 32 minutes. As this year’s winner, Holmes received an $80,000 prize. He also earned an additional $5,500 in cash and $4,500 in gold […]
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Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.source
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“Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis,” Wiles, 68, said in a statement on Monday. “Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks.” source
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