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Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, who turned 89 on Saturday. The Dalai Lama has made the hillside town his headquarters since fleeing Tibet...
Actor Mike Heslin has died, husband announces: ‘Doctors have no explanation’
Mike Heslin, who appeared in the TV series “Lioness,” died Tuesday, his husband announced. Heslin’s husband, a recording artist known professionally as Scotty Dynamo, shared news of the actor’s death Friday on Instagram. In the caption, Dynamo wrote that Heslin died from “an unexpected cardiac event”...
130 million Americans under threat of record-breaking heatwave
Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 degrees Celsius) in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.In Oregon, records could be broken in cities including Eugene, Portland and Salem, Asherman said. Dozens of other records throughout the...
Sweltering temperatures persist as 'extremely dangerous heat' impacts West and East coasts
About 115 million people may experience sweltering conditions Saturday in cities including Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas in the West, and Raleigh, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and New York City in the East as “extremely dangerous heat” continues to affect both coasts this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Napheesa Collier misses Lynx's win with plantar fasciitis
Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier aggravated a plantar fasciitis condition in her left foot Thursday, coach Cheryl Reeve said, forcing the U.S. Olympian to miss the Lynx's 74-67 victory over Washington on Saturday, and there's no timetable for a return.
Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour. The couple had expected a return of 200,000 shillings ($1,500) from...
NASCAR debuts electric race car prototype ahead of Chicago Street Race
NASCAR on Saturday unveiled a prototype electric race car as part of a new initiative that aims to reduce the organization’s emissions and electrify aspects of the sport. The initiative represents a key push toward sustainability that is seemingly at odds with the legacy of stock car racing, but aligns with NASCAR’s long-term goal of reaching net zero operating emissions by 2035.
Switzerland coach defends Man City's Akanji after crucial miss
Manuel Akanji should forget about the miss that led to Switzerland's exit at the European Championship and focus instead on his stellar performances that were central to their impressive run, his coach Murat Yakin said on Saturday.
John Cena announces pending retirement from WWE competition in 2025
You won't be seeing John Cena in the ring for much longer. The pro wrestling icon announced his impending retirement from WWE Saturday, making a surprise appearance at the promotion's "Money in the Bank" event in Toronto."The 2025 Royal Rumble will be my last. The 2025 elimination chamber will be my last. And I'm here tonight to announce that in Las Vegas, Wrestlemania 2025 will be the last Wrestlemania I compete in," Cena said to the live audience in a video the WWE posted to social media. "I want to say thank you.""Thank you Cena!" The crowd chanted in response.The...
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