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Sat, 19 Apr 2025 05:23:09 GMTHeat and Grizzlies take final spots in the NBA playoffs
The Heat, which recovered from a 10-game losing streak in March to reach the play-in, will now face top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the playoffs.
Miami become the first tenth-seed to reach the NBA playoffs via the play-in and...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:29:13 GMTIran, US to hold second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Rome, images broadcast early Saturday by Iranian state television showed, where he was set to join Oman-mediated talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Iranian state television reported tha...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:05:18 GMTHumanoid robots stride into the future with world's first half-marathon
The 21-kilometre (13-mile) event held in the Chinese capital's E-Town -- a state-backed hub for high-tech manufacturing -- is billed as a groundbreaking effort to test the limits of bipedal robots in real-world conditions.
At the crack of the start...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:19:12 GMTPlan for expanded Muslim community triggers hope, fear in Texas
The cause?
Chaudhary's early plans for construction of 1,000 new homes, a community center, school, hospital and -- controversially -- a mosque and Islamic private school to serve the growing Muslim community near East Plano, in a thinly populated ...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:17:26 GMTMigrant's expulsion puts Washington Salvadorans on edge
"I'm afraid of being arrested while walking in the street," the 41-year-old undocumented migrant said.
Lopez left El Salvador three years ago to move in with her husband near the American capital, home to a large Salvadoran community, second only t...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:13:11 GMTPakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
Islamabad has launched a strict campaign to evict by the end of April more than 800,000 Afghans who have had their residence permits cancelled, including some who were born in Pakistan or lived there for decades.
Convoys of Afghan families have bee...
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:03:10 GMTDodgers star Ohtani skips trip to Texas to await birth of first child
Ohtani, who stayed behind when the team travelled to Texas for a three-game series against the Rangers, can be on the list for up to three days.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said there was "certainly a chance" that Ohtani could rejoin the team by t...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:51:13 GMTUS senator says El Salvador staged 'margarita' photo op
Chris Van Hollen denied that he drank cocktails with Kilmar Abrego Garcia while in El Salvador to meet the man, who was removed in what the White House has admitted was an "administrative error."
US President Donald Trump and Salvadoran President N...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:19:13 GMTFord 'adjusts' some exports to China due to tariffs
"We have adjusted exports from the US to China in light of the current tariffs," Ford told AFP without specifying the models affected.
The US auto giant halted Michigan-made shipments of the F-150 Raptor, Mustang and Bronco sport utility vehicles, ...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:09:12 GMTThomas maintains two-shot lead at RBC Heritage
"The golf course felt completely different," said Thomas, who is chasing his first victory since he claimed the second of his two PGA Championship titles in 2022.
"It's definitely firming up," added the American. "We even noticed it just kind of on...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:25:15 GMTUS to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria
Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of territory there and in neighboring Iraq over a decade ago.
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:21:17 GMTSpurs' Popovich reportedly home and well after 'medical incident'
Celebrity website TMZ had first reported that the 76-year-old coach, who suffered a stroke in November, was placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital with what officials called a non-life-threatening injury or illness.
ESPN cited an unnamed sourc...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:17:14 GMTTrump goes to war with the Fed
Trump has repeatedly said he wants rate cuts now to help stimulate economic growth as he rolls out his tariff plans, and has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell if he does not comply, putting the bank and the White House on a collision course...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:11:22 GMTCeltics chase second straight NBA title in playoff field led by Thunder, Cavs
The Celtics, virtually unchanged from the team that lifted the franchise's record 18th title last season, completed the best regular-season by a defending champions since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, finishing second in the East with a 61-21 r...
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:49:21 GMTWhite House touts Covid-19 'lab leak' theory on revamped site
The Covid.gov website, previously focused on promoting vaccine and testing information, now includes a full-length image of President Donald Trump and criticizes the pandemic policies implemented under former president Joe Biden.
The site also targ...