Leave it to the WNBA to turn a friendly $400 wager it promoted into a gambling controversy. So when Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings and Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream sat together during All-Star Weekend and agreed to a friendly $400 wager on their upcoming matchup, nobody in the room batted an eye. It was harmless banter. EX-FORDHAM BASKETBALL PLAYERS PERMANENTLY BANNED BY NCAA OVER ALLEGED GAME MANIPULATION BETTING SCHEME To two young stars whose endorsement deals dwarf their league salar
Victoria’s new premier has not ruled out redirecting billions of dollars earmarked for the controversial Suburban Rail Loop to other projects, saying he’s seeking to pursue the “greatest value for Victorians”. Ben Carroll also used his second day in the top job to flag “sensible changes” to nation-leading laws that would enshrine the right to work from home two days a week, as he tries to distance himself from predecessors Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews. Speaking at the Essendon tram depot on
The U.S. Army on Sunday revealed it has tested a new warfare system overseas designed to covertly scramble the navigation signals used by enemy precision weapons, making it harder for adversaries to accurately strike targets from long distances while avoiding detection. The electronic system, dubbed "Hammer of the Gods," was tested at sea off the U.S. West Coast for the first time in mid-July as part of the Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PC-C6) experiment. While land-based versions have been de
After unenrolling more than 500 incoming first-year students over missed deadlines, Howard University said it has reinstated over 200 incoming students.
A California grandmother vanished after failing to pick up her grandchild, sparking a desperate search that ended days later with the grim discovery of her body inside her car in a church parking lot and murder charges against her son. Emmanuel Wesley, 23, of Santa Ana, is charged with murder in the death of his 61-year-old mother, Theresa Jones. Prosecutors allege he shot her twice in the back while she sat behind the wheel of her vehicle outside the Fullerton Police Department on the Fourth of
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Veteran medical adviser likely to face questions over disputed ‘lab leak’ theory in investigation seen by scientists as ‘vilification and harassment’ of 85-year-old Sign up for US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Senators are expected to question Anthony Fauci, the former veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid), about whether the Covid-19 virus began as a “lab leak” in a high-profile hearing later today. Continue re
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The sting from the 2026 FIFA World Cup has not worn off for many fans of the US Men's National Team. In one of the most inspired performances from a U.S. men's team, well, ever, the USMNT started their group stage run by destroying a very solid Paraguay team 4-1. They followed that up by handling a defensive, feisty Australia team 2-0, clinching the top spot in their group before the third game even took place. Advancing out of the group stage was the bare minimum expectation, but the way the Un
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Spain and France are both braced for the start of the fourth heatwave so far this summer and some fires have continued to burn.
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A Florida man allegedly shot and killed his mother after years of built-up anger, then set her body on fire because she had said she wanted to be cremated, according to an arrest report. George Beemer, 23, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder , first-degree arson and abuse of a dead human body in connection with his mother's death, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. Beemer called 911 from his Fort Myers home on Saturday to report that he was suffering fro
