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Miami Heat add Alec Burks, re-sign Thomas Bryant as roster takes shape
Burks is coming off a solid season with the Pistons and Knicks, averaging 10.4 points per game. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
U.S. Stock Futures Mostly Higher
U.S. stock futures were mostly higher ahead of the nonfarm payrolls report. -
ABC News - Sports
Joey Estes goes the distance and Athletics beat Angels 5-0
Joey Estes pitched Oakland’s first individual shutout in more than three years and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 -
ABC News - Sports
Butler homers, Sears pitches A's to series sweep of Angels with 5-0 win
Lawrence Butler homered, JP Sears won for the first time in more than a month, and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Los Angeles Angels for a second straight game by the same 5-0 score to complete three-game series sweepMLB -
The Guardian - World
Euro 2024 power rankings: how the teams in the last 16 shaped up
The Dutch are the big movers after a return to form while France, England and Portugal have plenty to think about. A dominant 4-1 win against Georgia in the last 16 means Spain stay top of our rankings. They fell behind in the first half but the ... -
The Guardian - World
FarmVille at 15: how a cutesy Facebook game shaped the modern internet
On its 15th anniversary, the creators of FarmVille reflect on the compulsive cartoon farm sim that paved the way for a data-driven world. Facebook users of a certain age may remember a particularly forlorn farm animal popping up in their feeds ...Facebook -
ABC News - Sports
Colin Rea pitches 7 innings, Christian Yelich homers in the Brewers' 3-0 victory over the Rockies
Colin Rea pitched seven innings, Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Wednesday nightMLB -
ABC News - Sports
Irvin allows 1 hit over 8 innings, Winker homers as the Nationals beat the Mets 1-0
Jake Irvin allowed just one hit and issued one walk in eight innings, Jesse Winker hit a pinch-hit home run and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 1-0 in the traditional 11 a.m. Fourth of July game in the nation’s capitalMLB -
The Guardian - World
Fangs and toilet seat-shaped head: giant salamander-like fossil found in Namibia
About 2.5 metres long, creature was an apex predator 280m years ago, before age of dinosaurs, say scientists. A giant 280m-year-old salamander-like creature that was an apex predator before the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered by fossil ... -
The Guardian - World
From Xavier to Batta: how controversy shaped Portugal v France rivalry | Philippe Auclair
There will be no hatred when the two meet in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on Friday but it is unlikely to be incident-free. These were the days before video assistant referees, before the International Football Association Board had come up with ... -
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ABC News - World
What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years
The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a resounding victory in a general election -
BBC News - Top stories
Chris Mason's take on the exit poll
If the forecast is accurate, it means Sir Keir Starmer will become prime minister with 410 Labour MPs. -
BBC News - Top stories
Sunak - 'I take responsibility for the loss'
In a fairly short speech, Rishi Sunak concedes defeat after holding his seat in Richmond, Yorkshire. -
Wired - Tech
Proton Is Launching Encrypted Documents to Take On Google Docs
Proton is adding an end-to-end encrypted documents editor to its privacy tools, boosting its competition with Google’s suite of productivity apps.Google -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Let's not overlook the risk Dallas is taking on Klay
While Klay Thompson isn't the same kind of scoring threat he was in his prime, he still should be a great fit around Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. -
BBC News - Top stories
Can I take children or pets to a polling station?
The rules on everything from dogs, children, ID and selfies, to voting while drunk. -
Financial Times - Business
Activist investor Cevian takes stake in Smith & Nephew
Shares in London-listed maker of medical devices jump as holdings disclosed -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Americans Are Everywhere---and Taking Their Strong Dollars With Them
The U.S. currency has surged thanks to higher interest rates and a strong economy. -
BBC News - Top stories
Big Foe ready to take on champ Alcaraz
Frances Tiafoe talks to BBC Sport at Wimbledon on his third-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz & Coco Gauff's rise to the top. -
BBC News - Top stories
SNP loses 'damaging' 38 seats so far as final result delayed
The first minister says his party has "soul searching" to do after a series of losses to Labour. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Shell to Take Impairment Hit of Up to $2 Billion
Shell expects to book up to $2 billion in post-tax impairments after delaying construction of a major biofuels plant as European energy majors grapple with weak market conditions, while trading in its core gas division is set to fall on quarter. -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
Actively Black Will Be Dressing Team Nigeria for the Olympics
Actively Black, the company that will be dressing Team Nigeria, has gold-medal-worthy ambitions. -
CNBC - Business
We're taking profits in this beer maker and buying more of our newest stock
We will realize a double-digit gain on the sale and pour half of it into our latest addition to the portfolio. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Brown's Take: AI Threatens Tech Companies' Climate Commitments
The numbers are starting to roll in, and tech giants’ energy use is way up .Climate -
The Hill - Politics
Vermont Democrat warns Biden could take other Democrats down with him
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) warned Wednesday that President Biden could take other Democrats down with him if he loses badly in November, and said he doesn’t know anymore if Biden would be a stronger candidate than Vice President Harris. “So if ...Joe Biden -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Takes Back Control
In the term just ended, Roberts moved the law to match his priorities—and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board. -
The New York Times - World
Israel’s Repeated Evacuation Orders Take Toll on Already Weakened Gazans
The latest order, which the United Nations estimated affects about 250,000 people, was the largest since October, the U.N. said.Israel -
ESPN - Sports
Toney: Racist abuse won't stop me taking penalty
Ivan Toney has said recent cases of England players suffering racist abuse would not deter him from taking a penalty if required at Euro 2024. -
BBC News - Top stories
Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia's brutal plan to take ground
Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.Ukraine -
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The Guardian - World
Heroes, superheroes, and someone who lost to a lettuce – take the Thursday quiz
15 questions, plus a few jokes, every Thursday, regardless of whether there is an election or not. How will you fare?. Regular readers will know that during the summer months the Thursday quiz likes to have little themes now and then. With a huge ... -
VentureBeat - Tech
ElevenLabs launches free AI voice isolator to take on Adobe
In our tests, ElevenLabs' AI Voice Isolator was able to remove different types of background noises to extract clear speech, without any distortions. -
Financial Times - Business
How much cash would it take for you to quit your job?
Economists are turning to new ways of finding out -
CBS News - Top stories
Hurricane Beryl takes aim at Mexico after causing destruction in Jamaica
After causing destruction in Jamaica Wednesday, Hurricane Beryl is barreling towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a popular vacation spot on Mexico's east coast. So far, the storm has been responsible for at least eight deaths in the Caribbean. Tom ... -
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Financial Times - World
Farage becomes MP for first time as Reform takes Tory vote
Lee Anderson scores party’s first win of night as exit poll forecasts rightwing party could end up with 13 seats -
BBC News - Top stories
Farage elected MP for first time as Reform wins four seats
Reform leader overturns 25,000 Tory majority, as his party wins in Ashfield, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness. -
ABC News - World
Hurricane Beryl takes aim at the Mexican resort of Tulum as a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm and is headed for what could be a direct hit on Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum, where authorities are urging tourists to leave white sand beaches -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Pro Take: Private Credit Embraces Nontraded Business Development Companies
Perpetual nontraded business development companies made up 42% of all BDC assets in 2023, fueling the expansion of the private-credit market.