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New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

US HHS orders removal of gun violence public health advisory
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed a 2024 advisory from its website that called gun...

Regulatory hurdles may leave US behind China in autonomous tech
Trump urged to speed up self-driving car regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Industry leaders are pushing the Trump administration to clear regulatory obstacles slowing the rollout of self-driving...

Israeli forces accused of deadly cruelty against Gazan hospital patients
HRW says Israel committed war crimes while occupying Gazan hospitals

NEW YORK, New York – Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals...

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Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion to private equity mogul Chisholm
Private equity mogul to acquire NBA's Celtics for $6.1 billion

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Private equity investor William Chisholm has agreed to buy the Boston Celtics in a record-breaking deal worth...

Phillies LHP Matt Strahm sidelined with torn fingernail
Phillies LHP Matt Strahm sidelined with torn fingernail

(Photo credit: Dave Nelson-Imagn Images) Perhaps too eager to depart from spring training, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Matt...

Dodgers hand ball to LHP Blake Snell for domestic opener
Dodgers hand ball to LHP Blake Snell for domestic opener

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images) The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to a newcomer when the club...

Yankees sign veteran LHP Ryan Yarbrough
Yankees sign veteran LHP Ryan Yarbrough

(Photo credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images) The New York Yankees added left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to their bullpen on a one-year...

Reports: Yankees sign veteran LHP Ryan Yarbrough
Reports: Yankees sign veteran LHP Ryan Yarbrough

(Photo credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images) The New York Yankees are adding left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to their bullpen, according...

Jayson Tatum, streaking Celtics take aim at Kings
Jayson Tatum, streaking Celtics take aim at Kings

(Photo credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images) Jayson Tatum and the surging Boston Celtics will continue their Western Conference swing...