International basketball prospect Sasa Ciani has committed to Xavier in the class of 2023, he told ESPN on Tuesday. The 6-foot-10, 20-year old center brings significant international experience with the Slovenian national team, playing for their junior teams at five FIBA events and making his debut for the senior national team in February as part…
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Americans may be able to receive the next Covid shots as early as Wednesday, the last of a trifecta of vaccines intended to prevent respiratory infections this fall and winter. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized updated Covid vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna. A scientific advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control…
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Residents of Rourkela city in western Odisha will soon have the opportunity to dine in a restaurant on a railway coach, an official said. The restaurant, which is the initiative of a Kolkata-based company, will open its doors to the public before this Durga Puja, Rourkela railway station manager Prabhat Das said. The restaurant will…
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 10, 2023, 06:33 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. ST. LOUIS — Rarely is a 3-0 victory accompanied by the kind of emotions that were present in Saturday’s win by the United States men’s national team over Uzbekistan. Typically it’s the…
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World leaders at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi adopted a declaration that avoided directly criticizing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but called on all member states to refrain from the use of force for territorial gain. In language agreed upon by all members — including Russia and China — the group…
Pakistani superstar Mahira Khan has set the stage for her fans’ anticipation to reach new heights as she recently shared a gripping sneak peek for her upcoming series, Razia. Scheduled to release on September 14, the teaser hints at a story that promises to challenge deeply ingrained patriarchal norms and puts a spotlight on women’s…
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A new biography of Elon Musk portrays the billionaire entrepreneur as a complex, tortured figure whose brilliance is often overshadowed by his inability to relate on a human level to the people around him — his wives, his children and those on whom he relied to help develop the space exploration and electric car businesses…
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Country singer Zach Bryan says he was arrested this week, admitting he was an “idiot,” and explaining the ordeal on social media Friday. Bryan, 27, was arrested on a misdemeanor complaint of obstruction of an investigation, according to CBS Tulsa affiliate KOTV. After first posting a written statement on X about what he called an “incident…
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CNN  — Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s top-ranked female tennis player, has praised the decision of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Wimbledon to support Ukrainian tennis players during the grass-court tennis season. After Wimbledon announced that Russian and Belarusian players would be able to compete at this year’s tournament, organizers said they would cover the cost…
