Images of a fan jumping from the stands to escape a beating as bottles, rocks and seats fly through the air at a game between Chilean and Argentine clubs in Buenos Aires on Wednesday highlight the enduring problem of violence in Latin American football.
A nearly naked Lil Nas X was picked up by police Thursday after being found wandering through Los Angeles in just his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots.
Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.
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Technology
Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday.
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Sports
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A post mortem on a Frenchman who died during a live stream found that he was not killed by trauma or a third party, a public prosecutor said Thursday.
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Liverpool defender Jeremie Frimpng faces several weeks out of action with a hamstring injury, Reds manager Arne Slot said Thursday.
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The US and EU released details of a trade deal Thursday that foresees lower car tariffs but no relief for Europe's wine sector, but Brussels said it would push for further concessions.
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Bayer Leverkusen signed France centre-back Loic Bade from Sevilla and midfielder Claudio Echeverri from Manchester City on Thursday, the latest pieces in Erik Ten Hag's summer rebuild.
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Culture
Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has been taken into custody in Accra as part of a US investigation into his purchase of a Lamborghini, prompting hundreds of fans to protest for his release.
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Wales co-captain Alex Callender has been passed fit for the team's Women's Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland on Saturday following an ankle injury.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce may be at the back end of her illustrious career, but the Jamaican sprinter insists she still has her "champion mindset" and is looking forward to going "full circle" at next month's world championships.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca insists he has had heard nothing to suggest Wesley Fofana wants to leave Stamford Bridge after the defender removed pictures of himself playing for the club from his Instagram account.
Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) in the European Union in 2025, a record since statistics began in 2006, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).
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Weather
Hurricane Erin brought coastal flooding to parts of North Carolina and Virginia as it made its closest approach to the US mainland early Thursday.
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Stock markets mostly fell during cautious trading sessions Thursday, a day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United States.
Details of a US-EU trade deal published Thursday showed Brussels secured a tariff reduction for cars exported to the United States but failed to win a reprieve for its cherished wine sector.
Russian fuel prices are at near-record highs, stock exchange data showed Thursday, after a slew of Ukrainian attacks on refineries caused breakdowns during the travel season.
Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken initial steps in its push to capture Hamas's last major stronghold.
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