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Vance says Musk making a ‘huge mistake’ in going after Trump but also tries to downplay the attacks
Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after President Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a ...
Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem
Critics in the past year called for more transparency and vetting of the procedures used to estimate billion-dollar disasters. But that’s not going to happen, because NOAA in May 2025 ...
Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain he won’t play at the Club World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of soccer’s ...
Trump’s tariffs could pay for his tax cuts — but it likely wouldn’t be much of a bargain
The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The president has a patch handy, though: his sweeping import ...
Sinner bids for his first French Open title against defending champion Alcaraz
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his opponent in Sunday’s final, has ...
Brothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in Boston
For the first time in nearly 70 years, boxing is returning to Boston’s famed Fenway Park. The 11-fight card is the culmination of years of effort by twin brothers and longtime public ...
As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse — and better — times swirl
David Perry recalls being young and gay in 1980s Washington D.C. and having “an absolute blast.” He was fresh out of college, raised in Richmond, Virginia, and had long viewed ...
UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court
Lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England, a judge has said — warning that attorneys could be prosecuted if they don’t check ...
Wildfires force another 1,000 residents from their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba
Wildfires forced a further 1,000 people to flee their homes in Manitoba, one of two Canadian provinces under a state of emergency that has led to thousands of ...
A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return
A top Taliban official said on Saturday that all Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the former Western-backed ...
Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials ...
A ball thrown from the stands causes moment of confusion in Braves-Giants game
An overexuberant fan had people seeing double during the game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. A ball was thrown on the field from the stands on a ...