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Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...

Hong Kong’s last major opposition party moves to dissolve
Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last major opposition party has begun the process of dissolving, a symbolic end to decades of pro-democracy...

Justice Department blocks staff from attending ABA events
US Justice Department bars attorneys from participating in ABA events

WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Department of Justice has told its lawyers they can no longer attend or speak at events hosted by the American...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cancels $5.1B IT Contracts
Pentagon to end contracts with Accenture, Deloitte, others

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled several technology service contracts worth US$5.1 billion. These...

Trump proposes legal path for undocumented farmworkers
Trump suggests farmers could keep workers without legal status

WASHINGTON, D.C: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that farmers might be allowed to ask the government to keep some farmworkers...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

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Nats place 3B Paul DeJong (nose) on IL after HBP
Nats place 3B Paul DeJong (nose) on IL after HBP

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) A day after he was struck in the face by a pitch, Washington Nationals third baseman...

Reports: Twins OF Matt Wallner (hamstring) headed to injured list
Reports: Twins OF Matt Wallner (hamstring) headed to injured list

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images) After Minnesota's win over the New York Mets on Wednesday, multiple media reports indicated...

Twins knock off Mets on walk-off single in 10th inning
Twins knock off Mets on walk-off single in 10th inning

(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images) Ty France delivered a walk-off RBI single leading off the 10th inning Wednesday afternoon...

Chris Bassitt, Blue Jays whiff 19 batters in win over Braves
Chris Bassitt, Blue Jays whiff 19 batters in win over Braves

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images) Chris Bassitt struck out 10, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season,...

Lars Nootbaar's 3-run HR lifts Cardinals over Astros
Lars Nootbaar's 3-run HR lifts Cardinals over Astros

(Photo credit: Tim Vizer-Imagn Images) Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run homer to help lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses 3 scoreless innings in rehab debut
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tosses 3 scoreless innings in rehab debut

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Clayton Kershaw's road back to the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation began Wednesday afternoon...

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