UK PM says Mandelson 'lied' about Epstein relations
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said he regretted naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, following fresh allegations about the disgraced envoy's close ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Shai to miss NBA All-Star Game with abdominal strain
Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sustained an abdominal strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game before being re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder said Wednesday.
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Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration
US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a "softer touch" may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations.
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From 'flop' to Super Bowl favorite: Sam Darnold's second act
If there are no second acts in American life, nobody told Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold.
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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
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Native Americans on high alert over Minneapolis crackdown
Inside a Native American community center in northern Minneapolis, Jessica Glidden is getting her tribal identity card issued as the city has become the focus of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA deal: report
Anthony Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star forward, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Washington in a blockbuster deal involving eight players and five NBA Draft picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
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Russia 'no longer bound' by nuclear arms limits as treaty with US ends
Russia said Wednesday it was "no longer bound" by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it could deploy, as its last arms control treaty with the United States looked set to expire.
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Panama hits back after China warns of 'heavy price' in ports row
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday rejected China's threat to make the Central American country pay a "heavy price" after a Hong Kong company was evicted from two ports on the Panama Canal.
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Strike kills guerrillas as US, Colombia agree to target narco bosses
Colombia killed seven guerrilla fighters Wednesday after presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump vowed to jointly target narco bosses, prompting a powerful cartel to exit peace talks in the violence-blighted country.
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