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Soccer is enjoying a newfound prominence in the US with the arrival of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer and Wrexham’s emergence under the Hollywood ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny. Now two of the NFL’s most famous recent retirees are revelling in the atmosphere of English football. ​ Soccer is enjoying a newfound prominence in the US with the arrival of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi in Major […]

Maui resident Jeff Melichar writes that it’s hard to find hope after every single home in the town of Lahaina in Maui, where he’s lived since 1995, has been turned to ashes due to the raging wildfires that started last Tuesday. ​ Maui resident Jeff Melichar writes that it’s hard to find hope after every single home in the town of Lahaina in Maui, where he’s lived since 1995, has been […]

This week, live vicariously through Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists, encounter a mysterious human relative, discover a vanishing plant, and more. ​ This week, live vicariously through Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists, encounter a mysterious human relative, discover a vanishing plant, and more. 

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A rare walrus calf that was under 24/7 care after being found wandering alone in northern Alaska has died, according to the Alaska SeaLife Center. ​ A rare walrus calf that was under 24/7 care after being found wandering alone in northern Alaska has died, according to the Alaska SeaLife Center. 

A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday. ​ A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday. 

Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels in Doha – within sight of each other, but not within earshot – as Qatari diplomats shuttled back and forth trying feverishly to broker an elusive agreement between the two. ​ Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels […]

For months, Eveline Fröhlich, a visual artist based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been feeling “helpless” as she watched the rise of new artificial intelligence tools that threaten to put human artists out of work. ​ For months, Eveline Fröhlich, a visual artist based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been feeling “helpless” as she watched the rise of new artificial intelligence tools that threaten to put human artists out of work. 

The 2024 Republican presidential race is playing out in close quarters Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, as former President Donald Trump and his top-polling rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, join the crowd of thousands of potential caucus-goers. ​ The 2024 Republican presidential race is playing out in close quarters Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, as former President Donald Trump and his top-polling rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, join the […]