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The NBA playoffs have been especially contentious so far
A common refrain from NBA players and coaches this time of year is that the playoffs are a completely different sport than the regular season. The pace of play slows down, referees swallow their whistles in favor of physicality, and the familiarity that grows between teams over the course of a series makes it harder…
Yen weakens over 1% as BOJ governor points to economic uncertainty
TOKYO — The Japanese yen weakened on Thursday after Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda struck a dovish tone, highlighting “extremely high” policy uncertainty now that the U.S.’s “reciprocal” tariffs are shaking up global trade and markets. The yen depreciated to 144.71 against the dollar at one point during Ueda’s press conference, losing 1.3% of its value…
Christian group plagued by allegations of child sex abuse faces new lawsuit
A Florida-based Christian organization with a history of child sex abuse allegations against it has been hit with a lawsuit claiming one of its missionaries sexually assaulted a minor overseas 15 years ago. Ethnos360, a nonprofit formerly known as New Tribes Mission, sends missionaries and their families throughout the globe. In 2019, multiple women…
Judge orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi
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U.S. and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal to repay aid
A few weeks ago, the chances of the Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy administrations signing such a deal looked slim. When the Ukrainian president visited Washington in Febru to discuss and possibly sign the agreement, longstanding personal tensions with Trump exploded into the open in an extraordin public argument also involving Vice President J.D.…
Republicans hit early snags as they start crafting a massive bill for Trump’s agenda
WASHINGTON — Republicans are already hitting some snags as they begin the work of crafting a bill for President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy agenda. And they haven’t even made some of their hardest decisions yet. Fresh off a two-week recess, House committees have begun marking up their respective pieces of the package, which aims…
Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by friendly fire, prosecutor says
YORK, Pa. — An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. The attacker and West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte were killed in the gunfire in York on…
China consumer belt-tightening constrains KFC operator, Starbucks
TOKYO — Stagnant Chinese consumption is challenging global chains like KFC and Starbucks, while traditional local restaurant operators are also struggling to gain momentum. Yum China — which runs KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and other eateries in mainland China — on Wednesday night said its total revenue for the first quarter came to $2.98…