Toronto trotted out its ideal starting lineup, while head coach Darko Rajakovic went with a tight bench rotation. While the playoffs, and potentially even the play-in tournament, await, the Raptors got a jump Tuesday night against the Miami Heat in a game with considerable consequences. One night earlier, Philadelphia lost to the host San Antonio […]
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Did Don back down? US President finds off-ramp after a day of apocalyptic threats
By reaching a temporary ceasefire, he is essentially endorsing the legitimacy of Tehran’s new government, five weeks after urging the Iranian people to overthrow it.
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THE ECONOMIST: The crew of Artemis II is returning to a planet they have cheered up
The moon mission has recaptured some of the enthusiasm of early lunar flights
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Netflix explores a buzzy 2022 chess cheating scandal involving chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and US grandmaster Hans Niemann – with accusations of online cheating and buzzing anal beads
In 2022 Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen accused US grandmaster Hans Niemann of cheating. Netflix’s new documentary explores the scandal, accusations . . . and swirling rumours of buzzing anal beads.
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‘Is it out yet?’: Citizenship questions after baby born on Caribbean Airlines flight from Jamaica to US
A child delivered on a passenger flight between Jamaica and the US could be ‘stateless’ depending on the exact location of the birth.
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider loses is it as Dodgers hand his punchless club sixth consecutive loss
What happens when futility meets frustration? Blue Jays manager John Schneider let it all out on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre in an epic eruption directed at close quarters to home plate umpire Dan Merzel as his team’s season continues to veer into unsightly territory. In the moment, Schneider was upset at a sketchy […]
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FedEx driver Tanner Horner pleads guilty to murder of Athena Strand in Paradise, Texas
A court has heard chilling details about the final hours of Athena Strand after a driver admitted responsibility for her death. Warning: Distressing content
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LATIKA M BOURKE: Trump’s Iran truce raises fears of nuclear threat, global instability and weakened US trust
LATIKA M BOURKE: The ceasefire might look like a breakthrough, but deeper risks around oil, security and global stability remain unresolved.
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The war in the Gulf could cause a global food shock
Since the US and Israel first attacked Iran, a third of fertiliser exports have been blocked from passing the Strait of Hormuz. Soaring prices are now sowing panic among the world’s farmers.
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Australian stocks today: Iran ceasefire drives ASX200 up 2.8pc to four-week high
Donald Trump’s backdown on threats against Iran — including that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back’— have lit a fire under Australian stocks
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