The missile production facility was destroyed in the attack, according to Western officials. Syrian state media reported that 18 people were killed in the strike. Source link
Read More »Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’
For 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what Chiles felt she lost when the International Olympic Committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics floor exercise — forced her to stop mid-answer. The audience …
Read More »Border Agents Made Decision to Confront Gunman in Uvalde, Report Finds
A report by the federal border agency on the school shooting in 2022 found that its agents lacked adequate training and authority to respond to active shooter situations. Source link
Read More »NHL monitoring teams’ income-tax advantages, but ‘there are no easy fixes’
LAS VEGAS — Four of the past five Stanley Cup championship teams have come from states that don’t collect state income taxes — and seven of the past 10 finalists. Those runs, by the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars, have understandably sparked a debate …
Read More »Antisemitic Ads About Doug Emhoff Target Muslim Voters in Michigan
An ad campaign in the state, funded by a group that appears tied to Republicans, seems designed to remind Muslim voters of Kamala Harris’s pro-Israel views and her husband’s Jewish faith. Source link
Read More »Loyalty, history and $5 beers: Why fans still come out to see the Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO — Seventy times a year, Barry Antoniazzi tosses on his black No. 27 jersey with “Bagodonuts” stitched onto the back, dons a firefighter helmet covered in Chicago White Sox pins and walks a block and a half to his baseball sanctuary. Antoniazzi grew tired of paying for parking at …
Read More »Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?
The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch. Source link
Read More »The Texans have Super Bowl aspirations. C.J. Stroud is the reason: ‘He’s got some dog in him’
At first, his screams were met with silence. Stunned silence, really. This rookie was standing there, two weeks into his NFL career, moments after a humiliating loss at home, and he was calling out … the entire team? “Where my leaders at?!?” C.J. Stroud shouted, grabbing the attention of everyone …
Read More »Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia
The topic will be on the agenda Friday with the first visit to Washington by Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer. Source link
Read More »From Italy to Boise State, how RB Ashton Jeanty became a scoring sensation
On a practice field on the outskirts of a thousand-year-old city, Jim Davis handed the high school freshman a football and told him his objective. It was to impress upon the senior linebacker waiting on the other side of the offensive line that this new member of the Naples Wildcats …
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