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Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. ​ Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. 

The Neretva River is known for its unique biodiversity, but a hydropower boom is putting this at risk. Scientists are uniting to save the waterway. ​ The Neretva River is known for its unique biodiversity, but a hydropower boom is putting this at risk. Scientists are uniting to save the waterway. 

An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. ​ An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. 

Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s penalty shootout loss to Sweden. ​ Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s penalty shootout loss to Sweden. 

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. ​ Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. 

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As deadly wildfires devastating parts of Maui approach their third day, residents and visitors are recalling harrowing escapes by car or boat, taking stock of the homes and landmarks they’ve lost and wondering what to do next. ​ As deadly wildfires devastating parts of Maui approach their third day, residents and visitors are recalling harrowing escapes by car or boat, taking stock of the homes and landmarks they’ve lost and wondering […]

Australian police investigating the suspected murder of a woman whose remains were found inside a concrete wall last year say they have identified the victim and believe she was killed more than a decade ago. ​ Australian police investigating the suspected murder of a woman whose remains were found inside a concrete wall last year say they have identified the victim and believe she was killed more than a decade ago. 

Detroit’s police chief on Wednesday blamed “poor investigative work,” not the use of facial recognition technology, for the arrest of a Black mother who claims in a lawsuit that she was falsely arrested earlier this year while eight months pregnant. ​ Detroit’s police chief on Wednesday blamed “poor investigative work,” not the use of facial recognition technology, for the arrest of a Black mother who claims in a lawsuit that she […]