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‘Balled out’: Josh Giddey buries Bucks, shuts up critics
It’s still very much a work in progress but Josh Giddey gave Chicago Bulls fans a glimpse of what they can expect from the Aussie star.
Philadelphia Eagles to start 2 guards from Alabama on Sunday
The NFL team will be opening against the Bengals with its fourth lineup of offensive linemen this season.
Deaths of Black children and infants in Sacramento is on the decline, county report shows
In 2011, the death rates of Black children in Sacramento was two to three times higher than any other ethnicity for the past two decades….
Victim dies after violent high-speed hit-and-run crash in Port Richmond; 4 sought by police
A victim died this week following a violent high-speed hit-and-run crash over the weekend in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section.
Trial in subway killing of Jordan Neely to begin in New York
Daniel Penny, 24, a former US Marine, had held the Michael Jackson impersonator in a chokehold over perceived threat
Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis: ‘There is no money’
Repeated blackouts have left residents concerned about food, water supply and the future of the country
‘A double-edged sword’: The Gullah Geechee people in a complex struggle over land
Residents of St Helena are divided over a proposed golf course, illustrating a wider tug of war over the island’s future
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general
Ghana’s foreign minister since 2017, Botchwey supports calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism
The big lie 2.0: Trump plan to subvert 2024 election more organized than ever
The effort to pre-emptively deny an election loss goes beyond rhetoric – it is backed up by a massive rightwing apparatus
How the Menéndez brothers’ case got to resentencing: ‘Paid their debt to society’
Sentenced to life imprisonment for killing their parents, the brothers could finally have a shot at freedom after 35 years