Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury
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The 32-year-old had said she would return to Phoenix in December, after she returned home from her 10-month ordeal in Russia
Meta testing new subscription service for verified accounts
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The company will use a government identification to verify a user’s account and give the account a blue badge
Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospice
The former president has ‘decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention’
Three teenage girls and gunman dead in Texas shooting
The killings occurred at the home of the gunman’s girlfriend in the Houston suburb of Galena Park
Ant-Man opens big at box office with $104 million for ‘Quantumania’
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The Walt Disney Co.’s movie added another $121.3 million overseas to give the pint-sized hero a $225 million global launch
Norfolk Southern CEO visits East Palestine after derailment in Ohio
Earlier in the week, representatives of the company were absent from a public meeting attended by hundreds of people
UN ocean treaty talks resume with goal to save biodiversity
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Officials, environmentalists and representatives of global industries that depend on the sea are watching negotiations closely
California bishop found dead of gunshot wound
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez confirmed the death, saying O’Connell ‘passed away unexpectedly’
When vegetarianism hides an eating disorder
A change to a plant-based diet could hide a dangerous restrictive pattern
Liverpool and Real Madrid renew Champions League rivalry
Liverpool have the chance to avenge the 1-0 loss to Real in the final in Paris last May and go into the first leg in much-improved form
A new Cold War between the US and China is spreading around the world
The competition between the two powers – each seeking global hegemony – is increasing pressures, risks and opportunities for other countries
US Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants
The tech industry is facing criticism from the left for not doing enough to remove harmful content from the internet and from the right for censoring conservative speech
Scientists eye mission to Uranus: an alien world where the darkness of winter lasts 21 years
The US and Europe face the challenge of sending probes to the most unknown planet in the solar system by 2050
Drama of McCarthy’s election may open House to more cameras
There’s been little change in how the public has seen House sessions since cameras were first brought in 43 years ago
Tesla driver killed after plowing into firetruck on freeway
The car needed to be cut open to remove the passenger, who was taken to the hospital.
Mac McClung soars to slam dunk title at NBA All-Star Saturday
McClung has played mostly in the G League, where he ranks 36th in scoring this season at 19 points per game
Anti-Bollywood novel ‘Age of Vice’ lifts lid on corruption, inequality and organized crime in India
Novelist Deepti Kapoor addresses the complex tensions in her country through three characters bound by fate in the first installment of a trilogy that will be published in 16 countries
For Latin American migrants in New York, arduous journey is a road to nowhere
The city has been struggling to accommodate 45,000 new arrivals. Mayor Eric Adams – who insists that there is no more room – is asking them to go to Canada