Parity, Bigger Field Mean There Could Be Surprises at the Women’s World Cup

There could be some surprises at the Women’s World Cup. Sure, the U.S. is still considered dominant, and those elite European teams have developed even more with the rise of …

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Hollywood Striking Actors Seek Fair Wages and AI Protection

Hollywood actors walked off the job Friday, striking for higher pay, an improved residuals policy and protections against the use of artificial intelligence. Hollywood writers have been on strike since …

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Pipestone Carvers Preserve Native Spiritual Tradition on Minnesota Prairie

Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into …

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‘Mission: Impossible’ $80M Debut Ignites Box Office but Misses Expectations

After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 million over five days, though it came in shy …

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Canadian Wildfires’ Smoke Creates Unhealthy Conditions in Large Swath of US

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted air quality alerts Sunday for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio because of smoke blowing in from Canadian wildfires. “Air Quality alerts are …

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Actress and Singer Jane Birkin Dies, France Loses an ‘Icon’ 

British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76. The French Culture Ministry said the country had …

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‘We Cannot Work’ — Why Gulf Summer Feels Even Hotter Than Usual

As much of the world swelters in record temperatures, spare a thought for Issam Genedi, who ekes out a living washing cars in one of the planet’s hottest regions, the …

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Musk Says Twitter Is Losing Cash Because Advertising Is Down and the Company Is Carrying Heavy Debt

Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash …

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UK Immigration Health Fee Hikes Face Criticism

The U.K.’s oldest medical union Saturday hit out at government plans to increase the amount migrant workers pay to use the state health care service, to cover public-sector wage increases.   …

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UN: Sudan Health Care Near Collapse Due to Conflict

United Nations agencies said Friday that millions of Sudanese cannot obtain treatment for emergency and chronic health conditions because fighting has brought the country’s fragile health system to near total …

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Pianist André Watts Dies at Age 77 of Prostate Cancer

Pianist André Watts, whose televised debut with the New York Philharmonic as a 16-year-old in 1963 launched an international career of more than a half-century, has died. He was 77. …

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Vegas Could Break Heat Record as Tens of Millions Across US Endure Scorching Temperatures

Visitors to Las Vegas on Friday stepped out momentarily to snap photos and were hit by blast-furnace air. But most will spend their vacations in a vastly different climate — …

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Actors’ Strike Shuts Down Major Hollywood Studios 

Thousands of actors, from A-list celebrities to those struggling to break into the entertainment industry, voted to go on strike this week, plunging Hollywood and the broader film and television …

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Sources: US Chip CEOs Plan Washington Trip to Talk China Policy

The chief executives of Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc are planning to visit Washington next week to discuss China policy, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The executives …

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Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Exploited Code Flaw to Steal US Agencies’ Emails 

Microsoft says hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other clients.  In a blog post published Friday, the company said that Chinese hackers …

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UAE’s COP28 President Lays Out Plan for ‘Brutally Honest’ Climate Summit

Countries at this year’s U.N. climate summit must face up to how far behind they are on climate change targets and agree to a plan to get on track, the …

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Exodus of Doctors, Nurses Threatens Universal Health Coverage in Zimbabwe

Health care providers in Zimbabwe are leaving the country in droves for better work abroad. The government is scrambling to fill the gaps by better equipping hospitals, as Columbus Mavhunga …

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WHO: Occasional Artificial Sweetener Intake Poses Low Risk of Cancer

Leading global health agencies report consumers who limit their intake of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are at little risk of getting cancer. “The occasional level of exposure, which is …

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Long Flight to the Women’s World Cup? US Players Have a Plan for That

The U.S. national team, like most of the rest of the field, faces a long flight to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Already seasoned travelers, the …

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India Launches Second Moon Landing Attempt

An Indian rocket hurtled into space Friday to land a robotic rover on an unexplored area of the moon – a challenging feat India was unable to accomplish on a …

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Coroner’s Report: Lisa Marie Presley Died From Small Bowel Obstruction

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiners’ office says Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of the iconic musician Elvis Presley, died earlier this year as a result of “a small …

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India to Launch Moonshot Friday

India is set to launch a spacecraft to the moon Friday. If successful, it would make India only the fourth country to do so, after the U.S., the Soviet Union, …

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