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Self-funders dominate airwaves in Philadelphia mayoral primary
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‘It’s a scary time’: Alex Goode on state of Premiership after worrying year
After 15 years as a Saracens player, Alex Goode knows Premiership rugby inside out. At the age of 35, he is also among the league’s most respected and perceptive voices. Accordingly, his blunt assessment of the 2022-23 campaign to date has real resonance. “It’... More »
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17 Best Slides for Men in 2023: Stylish Sandals From Adidas, Gucci, and Nike
Shower shoes have officially graduated from the locker room. These are our favorites.By The Editors of GQMay 12, 2023All products featured on GQ are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an... More »
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Liam and Olivia continue to reign atop Social Security’s top baby names in the U.S.
WASHINGTON -- Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they're no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year.The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on... More »
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South Africa summons US ambassador over weapons for Russia allegations
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa's foreign ministry summoned the U.S. Ambassador to a meeting Friday over allegations he made a day earlier that the country had provided arms and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine.Amid the diplomatic fallout ov... More »
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The heat is on in the Pacific Northwest; thunderstorms to hit Texas; your Friday weather
Thunderstorms are expected to hit western and central Texas and the Pacific Northwest will see potentially record-breaking high temperatures on Friday.Tornadoes were reported across central Oklahoma on Thursday night, with some reports of damaged buildings, an... More »
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Chess: Caruana leads in Bucharest while Ding and Nepomniachtchi falter
Just eight days after their fateful title decider in Astana, China’s victorious Ding Liren and his vanquished Russian opponent, Ian Nepomniachtchi, are trailing in Bucharest. The Superbet Classic, which finishes in the Romanian capital on Monday, is the first ... More »
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Title 42 immigration policy expires, bringing an end to pandemic-era restrictions at border
SOMERTON, Ariz. — U.S. immigration policy Title 42 expired Thursday night, marking the end of restrictions implemented by the Trump administration amid the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed the government to prevent asylum seekers from entering the country. In t... More »
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Tories’ revised plans to scrap EU laws are still reckless, say lawyers
The Conservatives’ decision to water down proposed legislation to remove 4,000 EU laws from the statute books is still a “reckless” and “irresponsible” project, leading barristers have said.While the business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, was accused of “a massive... More »
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California’s ‘ghost lake’ reappears after sodden winter
New satellite images released from Nasa this week showcase the dramatic reappearance of California’s Tulare Lake after water swallowed swaths of land across the state’s agricultural center that had long been dry.Taken between the start of February and the end ... More »
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Your Friday Briefing
The timing of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.A Ukrainian soldier removing branches that had concealed a howitzer.Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesWhen will Ukraine’s counteroffensive come? Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said yesterday that it needed mo... More »
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Dangerous journey aboard freight trains; Water crossings…
Aboard a train heading to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico CNN — On top of the rumbling freight train, the young man says he has been attacked and robbed. There is no shade from the burning sun in the day, nowhere to keep warm in the perishing cold of ... More »