Katie Boulter’s Tokyo run ended by semi-final defeat to Sofia Kenin
Katie Boulter’s run at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo came to an end as she was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Sofia Kenin
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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
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UN secretary-general won’t condemn official accused of antisemitism; US said to grant visa for visit
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is once again under fire for not speaking out against Francesca Albanese, the controversial U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been condemned for being antisemitic.Albanese is traveling to the U.S. to present…
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The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Twelve years ago, Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Ohio Democrat, too…
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A Few Words to Those Currently ‘Uncommitted’ to Voting for Harris
I have never subscribed to the idea that citizens who refuse to vote for a Democratic candidate in a tight race are somehow morally responsible for the election of a Republican, however bad that Republican might be. If we are…
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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
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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general
Ghana’s foreign minister since 2017, Botchwey supports calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism
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‘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
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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
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Germany’s Scholz, India’s Modi meet in New Delhi
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are holding talks before a German business conference in New Delhi. The leaders are expected to discuss economic ties, the climate and security.
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