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Luka Doncic is soaring, Lakers are No. 1 in West. His brilliance is leaving mark

Lakers coach JJ Redick was stumped. He had recently likened Luka Dončić to a supernova. He said you have to pick your poison against him. So, when asked if he had any superlatives to offer following Dončić’s 53-point, five-rebound, five-assist performance in the Lakers’ 124-118 win over the Trail Blazers on Friday, …

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European football: Bayern beat Mainz but Neuer’s record-breaking day turns sour

Valverde opens scoring in 3-0 victory for Real MadridBayern beat Mainz but Neuer’s record-breaking day turns sourKylian Mbappé scored for the seventh match running as Real Madrid pulled provisionally level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona after a 3-0 win at 10-man Valencia on Saturday.Reigning champions Barç…

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Martin Ødegaard extends Arsenal lead at top with winner to break Hull resistance

As most Arsenal supporters would testify, patience is a virtue. They needed plenty during the 22-year wait to be crowned Premier League champions and Mikel Arteta’s side certainly had to retain their composure as they tried to break down a dogged Hull side. They had not beaten Arsenal in 14 attempts since winning on…

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Muniz rescues late point for Fulham against Newcastle after Murphy stunner

Questions over whether Álvaro Arbeloa and Matthias Jaissle have what it takes to succeed in the Premier League remain unanswered after these two young foreign managers watched their sides grind out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.Arbeloa’s Fulham lacked fizz, physicality and personality before rescuing a point thanks t…

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‘People are active, they are fed up’: young voters fueled the Democratic wave

After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victoriesThe 2026 blue tsunami owes a lot to the youth vote.According to data from Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Circle), which monitors y…

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"Mercy For The Wolves": California DAs Revolt After Newsom Wipes Out Death Row

"Mercy For The Wolves": California DAs Revolt After Newsom Wipes Out Death Row California's district attorneys are vowing to keep seeking the death penalty in new cases, and some are looking for a way to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's commutation of all 548 death sentences in the state before it takes effect. As we repor…

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Ex-NYPD maniac admitted to slashing NYC jogger Katie Suarez after video caught him leaving park around same time: police sources

A maniac ex-NYPD cop, ex-Marine and current school aide has admitted to slashing a young woman jogging along a Brooklyn footpath last week — but says he doesn’t remember carrying out the heartless murder, police sources told The Post.

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5 killed in shooting in tourist heart of Krakow, Poland

Six people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the landmark historic centre of Poland’s second city of Krakow, in the country’s deadliest shooting in decades. Three bodies – of two women and a man – were later found at the suspect’s home, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sai…

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Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick

Scotland 21-43 New ZealandTownsend ‘frustrated’ as first win eludes Scots againScotland never got going; Murrayfield never got going; New Zealand did. Scotland have had some agonising defeats here in recent years, as they chase that first win against the All Blacks. This was not one of them. This was dispiritingly r…

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Asean Summit not venue for Pax Silica pact

US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton clarified on Saturday the agreement on Pax Silica, a US-led diplomatic and industrial initiative to secure semiconductor supply chains and advance ethical AI infrastructure among allied nations, will not be signed during the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Ase…

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