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By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian officials on Thursday announced a sharp drop in deforestation rates, pushing back on one of the arguments that the Trump administration used last week to justify additional tariffs on the South …

By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship …

Nowadays, everyone seems to be excited about heirloom plants. But what exactly are they? This subject most frequently arises when speaking about vegetable varieties. Heirlooms introduce you to mouth-watering flavors you have never known when it comes to tomatoes, carrots, …

Even the greats grunt their way through 4:30 a.m. wake up calls. Several weekends a year since NBC Sports acquired the U.S. media rights to the English Premier League in 2013, Argentine sportscaster Andrés Cantor will rise under the cover …

By ROB GILLIES OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Toronto police officer was shot and killed Thursday by a suspect in the investigation into a shooting attack that damaged the facade of the U.S. Consulate in the Canadian city in March, …

John Micklethwait and Paula Doenecke (Bloomberg) — Anduril Industries Inc., one of the world’s most valuable defense-tech startups, would “absolutely” consider building its next weapons manufacturing hub outside the US, said Chief Executive Officer Brian Schimpf. The Costa Mesa-based company …

By SAM METZ Iran’s Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of the war launched in late February by the United States and Israel. Strikes on oil infrastructure on …

Glenn Gibbins, the candidate for Hylton Castle Ward in Sunderland, has won his seat in this week’s council elections A Reform candidate who said Nigerians should be melted down to ‘fill in the pot holes’ has been let back into …

The numbers have previously been used to show dissent against Trump (Picture: Reuters) The numbers ’86 47′ have appeared in the green grass on Washington DC’s National Mall in an apparent message to the President. Days before Donald Trump turns …

On Truth Social Thursday afternoon, President Trump — who yesterday promised to “hit Iran very hard” in retaliation for downing a U.S. military helicopter — said he had cancelled the “bombings against Iran this evening.” Trump wrote: “Based on the …

It is Wednesday afternoon, the day after White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery claimed a piece of baseball history by hitting a walk-off home run in his major-league debut. The home run that his mom, Gretchen, may not have seen, unless …

Shortstop Colson Montgomery was out of the lineup again Wednesday with a back issue. He didn’t play Tuesday because of what general manager Chris Getz called tightness. But neither Montgomery nor manager Will Venable sounded concerned, and they described the …

By OWEN CAMEROS Everything about the 2026 World Cup is bigger and different, and the stadium in Toronto is no exception. Upgrades to the home of Toronto FC of the MLS and the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts were a …

By TALES AZZONI, AP Sports Writer GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — In Brazil, home of soccer-mad fans and the five-time world champions, the only way to watch all 104 games of the World Cup will be through a streaming platform anchored …

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he’s about to get over the next few weeks. Balogun could have stuck with England, where …

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up this week to just below its high for the year, the latest sign that borrowing costs on home loans remain elevated relative to where they were …

By TALES AZZONI and DIANA DE LA MORA GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — With the World Cup about to begin, heavily armed police and National Guard officers are patrolling the streets of Guadalajara as authorities try to reassure visitors and residents …

By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — What makes a memorable World Cup anthem? Is it a song that best reflects the host countries? Is it a global banger, incorporating multiple languages and genres? Or should it simply value a …

Drivers navigating Miami’s busy streets are doing a double-take this week, courtesy of a massive public health blitz timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup. Capitalizing on the large crowds flooding Miami to watch soccer, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation …

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts on Thursday, a spinoff of the Trump Accounts investment funds meant to give $1,000 to every newborn …