84 minutes ago The Temptations to perform `My Girl' and national anthem before NLCS Game 5 between Mets and Dodgers

Mets fans will get a little help when they sing “My Girl” at Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday: The Temptations will be in the ballpark

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4 hours ago Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted in US drug trafficking case

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed several people

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9 hours ago Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan

Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, averaging an estimated 12.9 million viewers, according to MLB

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10 hours ago Shohei Ohtani: The face of baseball shrugging off a betting scandal to keep making history

Japanese phenomenon Ohtani has helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of the World Series after a rollercoaster 2024 in MLB

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13 hours ago Team GB Olympian who competed at London 2012 convicted of raping two teenage girls

Former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer Antony James, 34, has been found guilty of sexual abuse

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14 hours ago Italy criminalises citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy

The Catholic Church has strongly opposed surrogacy in Italy and abroad

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15 hours ago Archdiocese of LA to pay $880 million in largest ever child sex abuse settlement

The agreement caps a quarter-century of litigation against the most populous archdiocese in the United States

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15 hours ago Adam Peaty reveals dilemma over LA28 decision: ‘If that happens, it’ll be 100 percent yes’

Peaty was pipped to gold in Paris this summer and intends to take a break from swimming

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16 hours ago Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’

Facebook and Instagram owner reportedly dismisses about 24 workers for abusing $25 meal credit systemMeta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has reportedly fired about 24 staff at its Los Angeles offices for using their $25 meal credits to buy items such as toothpaste, laundry detergent and wine glasses.The tech firm, which is worth £1.2tn and also owns the messaging platform WhatsApp, is said to have dismissed workers last week after an investigation discovered staff had been abusing the system, including to send food home when they were not in the office. Continue reading...

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