13 h. ago Welcome to Duncanville: why the road to the NBA runs through Dallas

As lottery picks and MVP candidates pile up, North Texas is emerging as one of the NBA’s most fertile talent pipelinesAnother season, another name, another kid from Dallas. At street level, the city appears to be like any other – yet it continues to produce league-shaping NBA players. The main highway through Dallas cleaves down the middle of Texas. Taking it south brings you closer to the center of the state’s basketball talent pool. The road slopes downward as the city’s cosmopolitan polish thins out, neighborhoods split cleanly from downtown by sun-baked concrete and beige. Pink, green, and blue houses sit behind chain link fences, where yards are scoured down to dirt. Auto mechanic shops line the frontage roads with open bays and hand-painted signs peeling in the sun. Farther south, the road dips again, and space opens up to the heart of the story.Welcome to Duncanville. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life in prison over shooting of Japanese former PM

Abe was killed in 2022 while campaigning in the western city of NaraA Japanese court has sentenced a man who admitted assassinating the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, according to NHK public television.Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Man City stick two fingers up to Premier League again as wait for 115 charges verdict goes on

Football continues to await the outcome of Manchester City fate when it comes to allegations of breaking spending rules, and until then the former champions continue to do what they want

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3 d. ago Adeel Akhtar 'shocked' after being questioned by US police about terrorism

Four Lions legend Adeel Akhtar has shared that he was once questioned by American police after arriving in New York about whether he had links to terrorist organisations

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5 d. ago Aston Villa vs Everton Premier League preview, team news and prediction

Level on points with Manchester City, Aston Villa's fine form continues to amaze everyone around them in the Premier League as they prepare to face Everton at Villa Park

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5 d. ago Mikel Arteta hints at new Arsenal injury boosts for Nottingham Forest clash

Gunners’ fitness issues may continue to clear ahead of City Ground visit in the Premier League

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6 d. ago Spurs bring Heitinga on to Frank’s staff and make Moersen director of football operations

Heitinga to have big role with defence, Frank saysMoersen to serve months of gardening leaveTottenham have appointed John Heitinga, the former Ajax head coach and assistant to Arne Slot at Liverpool, to Thomas Frank’s coaching staff. Frank said one of the Dutchman’s main responsibilities would be to work with the defence.Heitinga’s arrival was confirmed after Spurs announced that Carlos Raphael Moersen was joining as their first director of football operations. He is coming in from City Football Group, which oversees a stable of clubs that includes Manchester City. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized MaduroDonald Trump will host María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation’s future following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro.Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January and transported him to a New York City jail. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high

Minnesota city says it’s aware of a shooting as residents continue to reel in aftermath of Renee Nicole Good’s killingA federal officer has shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking protests in a city still on edge after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week.The shooting occurred about 7pm local time, according to witnesses. Several hundred protesters gathered at the scene on Wednesday night faced off with agents who blocked off the area and deployed smoke and other crowd control weapons. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Immigration agents shoot man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high

Minnesota city says it’s aware of a shooting as residents continue to reel in aftermath of Renee Nicole Good’s killingFederal immigration agents shot a man on Wednesday evening during an enforcement action in Minneapolis, according to multiple sources in networks of legal aid and observer groups.In a statement posted online, the city of Minneapolis said it was aware “of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in north Minneapolis” and was working to confirm additional information. What led to the shooting and the identities of those involved have not yet been released. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump revives push to cut federal funding for sanctuary cities and states

Critics call move to cut payments after 1 February for number of Democrat-run states ‘unconstitutional’Donald Trump has revived his stalled push to cut federal funding for a number of Democrat-run states, announcing that any with a perceived “sanctuary city” will not receive payments after 1 February.The president made the statement during a freewheeling address at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday night, shortly after he flipped off a heckler at a Ford plant in the city. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Edge cases’ blamed for long VAR delay before City’s disallowed Semenyo goal

Semi-automated offside technology was not availableHigh number of bodies in the box prevented its useThe delay in ruling out a Manchester City goal for offside in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win at Newcastle was extended because semi-automated offside technology could not be used in the incident.It took more than five minutes for a check to determine that Erling Haaland was offside and had interfered with play by holding the defender Malick Thiaw, with the referee Chris Kavanagh disallowing what would have been a second goal of the night for City’s new signing Antoine Semenyo. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Liverpool handed huge Marc Guehi transfer blow as Premier League rivals step up interest

The Marc Guehi transfer saga continues to rumble on, with Manchester City reportedly ready to make a bid to bring the Crystal Palace defender in before the end of the January window

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8 d. ago Antoine Semenyo's dream start to life with Man City continues as Eddie Howe left fuming

NEWCASTLE 0-2 MAN CITY: Antoine Semenyo was the man of the moment once again for Pep Guardiola's side as they took a major step towards Wembley against the Carabao Cup holders

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8 d. ago German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ infuriates the faithful

Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paperA Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a televised Christmas Eve mass featuring a portrayal of the newborn Christ by an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper that was described by some critics as “Slime Jesus”.The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary’s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a foetal position and covered with sticky rice paper. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ provokes fury on right

Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paperA Roman Catholic diocese in Germany has expressed regret over a televised Christmas Eve mass featuring a portrayal of the newborn Christ by an adult woman covered in sticky rice paper that was described by some critics as “slime Jesus”.The broadcast on ARD television from St Mary’s in Stuttgart showed a manger in which a female performance actor was huddled up in a foetal position and covered with sticky rice paper. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Huge US singer announces first ever show in major Scots city

A HUGE US singer has announced his first ever show in a major Scots city. Charlie Puth will bring his 2026 Wherever’s Clever World Tour to the capital’s Usher Hall this summer, promising an “unforgettable” night for fans. The American hitmaker, known for songs like We Don’t Talk Anymore and See You Again, first shot...

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8 d. ago Why Man City’s clash with Newcastle is about more than just the Carabao Cup

As Pep Guardiola continues to revamp his City squad, this League Cup campaign might be the start of something so much bigger

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8 d. ago Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel

Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned following backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian authorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdelaide writers’ week 2026 has been cancelled after more than 180 authors and speakers dropped out in protest of the decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah.In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the Adelaide festival board announced the event, which was scheduled to begin at the end of February, would no longer go ahead. The statement also said the remaining members of the board would resign – with the exception of the Adelaide city council representative whose term expires in February. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Why Man City’s clash with Newcastle is about a lot more than just the Carabao Cup

As Pep Guardiola continues to revamp his City squad, this League Cup campaign might be the start of something so much bigger

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