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American soccer great Alexi Lalas questioned NBC News’ decision to drop former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel from its network after only a few days. The decision came following backlash from on-air talent like Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd and others. Lalas wondered why it wasn’t up to the staff to “publicly destroy her on air” if she was truly as “deplorable” …

NFL team owners voted to make a massive overhaul of the kickoff rules on Tuesday, with 29 of them favoring the change and three others voting against the proposal. San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was among the three who voted against the new kickoff rules, which takes a page out of the rebooted XFL’s rules. He explained why he …

HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (AP) — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets fired by the militant group Hezbollah killed one Israeli man, making Wednesday the deadliest day in more than five months of fighting along the border. Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, concerns have grown about further escalation …

Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic as the number of dengue fever cases continues to skyrocket in the U.S. territory. According to Puerto Rico’s Department of Health, at least 549 cases have been reported so far and more than 340 people have been hospitalized. “As of March 21, 2024, the Department of Health’s epidemiological surveillance of diseases has observed a …

Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo called on Wednesday for protests to stop the country’s president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031. The constitution, which was passed by the country’s lawmakers earlier this week but now awaits President Faure Gnassingbe’s …

EXCLUSIVE – Taiwan, an island slightly bigger than the state of Maryland, carries enormous strategic importance for not only U.S. security and prosperity, but also in preventing a global war, a special report by the Heritage Foundation warned Wednesday. Tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan have been on the rise over the last decade, and many have questioned …

UFC fighter Andre Lima was on the receiving end of a bizarre incident during his bout against Igor Severino on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Severino bit Lima in the early stages of the second round of their flyweight fight. The bout was stopped and Lima was awarded the victory as he showed the world where he was bitten. Severino …

The recent deadly terrorist attack in Moscow has brought renewed attention to the ISIS-K terrorist organization in not only the U.S. and other European nations, but to extremists watching. “It’s really good for recruiting for the Islamic State to conduct a show that it can launch attacks, to show that it has reach,” Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation …

Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during what it says was a glitch in its system that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, president of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, told reporters Tuesday that around $14 million was withdrawn or digitally transferred during …

The British High Court on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. cannot extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges unless American officials assure that he will not face the death penalty for his alleged crimes and will receive First Amendment protections. “If assurances are not given then we will grant leave to appeal without a further hearing,” Judge Victoria Sharp …