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Injury-hit Swans brace for AFL finals hopefuls Bulldogs
Sydney utility Robbie Fox says a growing injury list, which includes star Tom Papley, won't impact the Swans' chances against the surging Western Bulldogs.
3-min read - SportAssociated Press
Reliever Ryne Stanek acquired by Mets from Mariners for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas
Right-hander Ryne Stanek was acquired by the Mets from the Seattle Mariners for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas on Friday night in a move by New York to bolster its bullpen. Stanek, who turned 33 Friday, was 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA and seven saves in 46 relief appearances for the Mariners but struggled over his last nine outings, going 1-2 with a 6.45 ERA and two blown saves.
1-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order
Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. Hernandez has had similar homes be cleared in homeless encampment sweeps by state or city authorities over the years, so the 62-year-old is taking in stride that his days in his makeshift shelter on state-owned land might be numbered. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments on state land, includi
3-min read - PoliticsThe Independent
Trump slams FBI at rally after bureau finally confirms he was shot by bullet: Live updates
Former president already set to return to Pennsylvania for first time since near-fatal gun attack next week, planning Wednesday rally in Harrisburg
49-min read - NewsYahoo News Australia
Driver's $395 fine after mobile detection camera catches rude act: 'It's ridiculous'
Despite feeling targeted for defiantly 'flipping off' the camera, it was one other glaring detail that landed the driver with a hefty fine.
3-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait
Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11. The denied claims were supposed to have been fixed by the PACT Act, a major veterans aid package bill that President Joe Biden signed in 2022 and said is one of his proudest accomplishments in office. Just
6-min read - NewsAssociated Press
Key Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills
Hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party began a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi late Friday after authorities detained dozens to prevent them from holding the rally in Pakistan's neighboring capital, citing security reasons, officials said. The Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party originally issued a call for holding the sit-in near the parliament building in Islamabad to pressure the government to withdraw a substantial increase in electricity costs, which have drawn nationw
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