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Singapore man gets nine years' jail and caning for raping 13-year-old he met on video platform

SINGAPORE, June 9 — A man was sentenced to eight years and nine months in jail and six strokes of the cane fo...

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The Spurs’ secret weapon this postseason? A former coach offering pearls of wisdom

Gregg Popovich coached San Antonio to five NBA titles, before stepping aside in 2025 after he suffered a stroke. He’s still involved, though, giving advice and guidance behind the scenes.

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Appeal court upholds 36-year jail term, whipping for five men in Besut sword-slaying case

PUTRAJAYA, June 8 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the 36-year prison sentence and 12 strokes of the cane impose...

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Chun In-gee falls short in US Women's Open

Chun In-gee came up just short in a fierce battle for the title with Nelly Korda at the US Women's Open, the second major championship of the season, with a purse of $12.5 million. In the final round of the 81st US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, Chun shot a 1-under 70, recording four birdies and three bogeys. Chun finished at 6-under-par 278, good for fourth place, two strokes behind champion Korda, who won at 8-under 276. The result marked Chun's second t

World No 1 Korda wins US Women’s Open golf championship

Nelly Korda’s birdie at the 17th proved decisive as she edged a crowded leaderboard to win by one stroke at Riviera Country Club.

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2 S. Koreans come up short at LPGA major

Two South Korean players have come up short at the oldest major championship in women's golf. Chun In-gee finished alone in fourth place at the 81st US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles, on Sunday, at six-under 278, two behind the champion, Nelly Korda of the United States. Chun shot one-under 70 in the final round with four birdies and three bogeys. Chun's countrywoman, Kim Sei-young, finished one stroke back of Chun for fifth place. Kim began the final

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Yoni Goldstein: How a rock star is quietly leading the way on pro-Israel activism

The Strokes' Nick Valensi has been silent about his bandmate's antisemitism. But that may be the best course of action

Randy Travis' health crisis began with 'congestion' and ended in a five-month hospital stay

Randy Travis' wife Mary reveals his intense health journey began with simple congestion before a stroke left him with partial paralysis in 2013.

Four Republicans Help Democrats Hide Behind The Filibuster — Then Mike Lee Drops The Hammer

Four Senate Republicans joined every single Democrat to kill President Donald Trump’s chosen election integrity legislation for the second time — but Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) fired back with a procedural masterstroke that showed exactly what’s standing between the SAVE America Act and the president’s desk: the filibuster. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), ...

How Marvel deals with Doctor Doom is make or break for the MCU. No one wants a watered-down Tony Stark

The hooded supervillain is a scientist, a sorcerer, a monarch and a mummy’s boy – Robert Downey Jr’s Doom should be all these things and more, radiating history, magic and the biggest ego The problem with building the next stage of your superhero franchise around Doctor Doom is that nobody really knows if he is Marvel’s Darth Vader, or just the guy from those terrible 20th Century Fox films. We wouldn’t even be getting Doom in the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday if Marvel’s original post-Thanos masterplan had not collapsed when Jonathan Majors, who played Kang, was dropped from the franchise. And we don’t really know if the subsequent casting of Robert Downey Jr (previously Marvel’s Iron Man) in the role is some kind of ingenious masterstroke that will all make sense when we finally see the finished film, or just an expensive nostalgia panic button. The stakes are so high here that the geekosphere is delving into every possible clue, no matter how fleeting, as to which version of Doom we might be getting in the film. Will this be a flamboyant, comics-accurate take on the Latverian dictator? Or will Marvel dip into the multiverse of convenience and deliver an iteration that is little more than Tony Stark in eastern Europe? Continue reading...

Lizzo: Bitch review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Atlantic) After scrapping an album and starting anew, Lizzo still sounds lost amid these weak genre-hopping songs. Perhaps the zeitgeist has simply left her behind Just over a year ago, Lizzo appeared on Saturday Night Live, announcing a new album called Love in Real Life in grandstanding style. Wielding an electric guitar, clad in a Trump-baiting T-shirt that read Tariffied, she performed its title track and two other new songs, Still Bad and Don’t Make Me Love U. As with her appearance earlier the same week on a late night talkshow – during which she ran into the audience to high-five fans who were yelling “we love you Lizzo!” – it looked very much like a defiant comeback, fit to drag her out of the controversy that erupted at the end of her hugely successful 2023 world tour. Three former backing dancers and a costume designer filed lawsuits against the singer alleging harassment and discrimination: damaging claims given how Lizzo’s songs have preached a message of inclusivity, body positivity and self-confidence. Some of the allegations were dismissed by a judge but others are ongoing; Lizzo has refused to settle out of court, saying: “I’m fighting the case because I know that it’s not true.” But the Love in Real Life single, a pivot towards rock that owed a little to Tom Petty’s American Girls – or the Strokes’ American Girls-indebted Last Nite if you prefer – failed to make the charts, a far cry from the period between 2018 and 2022 when Lizzo’s singles seemed to go multi-platinum as a matter of course. The same fate befell Still Bad, a track much more in the vein of her big hits, prompting a rethink. The album was pulled, Lizzo apparently taking control of her own destiny – “I need to do shit my way”. A mixtape that returned her more-or-less to where she started, before pop stardom came calling – punchy hip-hop, albeit tricked out with guest appearances from Doja Cat and SZA – appeared in its place: My Face Hurts from Smiling received mixed reviews and underwhelming streaming figures. Continue reading...

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Owner explains 'almost too kind' sign at Japanese convenience stores that went viral abroad

NIIGATA -- "If you think you may have heatstroke, please don't push yourself -- come inside and cool off."A notice bearing that message was posted las

Celine Dion recalls singing 'Beauty and the Beast' with late Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson passed away after suffering a stroke Celine Dion was only 23 years old when she sang Beauty and the Beast with Peabo Bryson. Today, she’s mourning his sudden loss. Following the R&B icon’s death at age 75, the French-Canadian singer shared an emotional tribute to...

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Dangerous heat index in 10 areas on Thursday; to peak at 49°C in Quezon

MANILA, Philippines — Ten areas were forecast to experience a dangerous heat index on Thursday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). A dangerous heat index is between 42°C and 51°C, which may cause heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. In its latest heat index bulletin, Pagasa said the highest

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Drug trafficker loses appeal, gets 7 more strokes of the cane

Court of Appeal says the trial judge erred by imposing only five strokes when the minimum should be 12 for male offenders under 50.

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Game changers: how a stroke of paint transformed basketball, and the athletes who play it

For decades, basketball was dominated by super tall players crowding around the basket for easy shots. Then things changed with a stroke of paint.

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Trump stroke or just fatigue? What we know about president's condition

Trump stroke or just fatigue? What we know about president’s condition U.S. President Donald Trump has not publicly appeared in days, raising speculations about his health and whereabouts following a medical expert suggesting the 79-year-old may have suffered a stroke during his...

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