2 d. ago American and two Canadians believed to be among at least 17 dead in Lisbon tram disaster

An American and two Canadians are feared to be among at least 17 dead in a horror tram crash in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Anisimova gains revenge for Wimbledon by beating Swiatek to make US Open last four

American beats Polish rival 6-4, 6-3 to make semi-finalsMeeting with Karolina Muchova or Naomi Osaka up nextAmanda Anisimova conjured the performance of her career on Wednesday afternoon in New York, banishing the ghosts of her Wimbledon nightmare with a sensational 6-4, 6-3 quarter-final victory against Iga Swiatek in 1hr 36min. Less than eight weeks after she had been double-bagelled by the Polish star in the final at the All England Club, the 24-year-old American struck back with fearless ball-striking and nerveless resolve to reach her first US Open semi-final.Swiatek, a six-time major champion and the 2022 US Open winner, looked intent on reprising the script when she broke immediately to extend her personal run to 13 consecutive games in the rivalry. But Anisimova struck back on her third break point, finishing with a thumping forehand overhead that drew a roar from the Arthur Ashe crowd and ensured this would bear no resemblance to the rout in July. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mysterious 'mutant blobs' spotted in America's waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

Strange blobs have overtaken crowded ponds and lakes this summer, sparking fears of parasitic outbreaks. Wildlife officials have now released images of the bizarre creatures.

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1 week ago Welsh schoolgirl set to appear on Britain's Got Talent in front of audience of millions

Dakota Mitchell, 11 from Swansea is set to perform live for Britain's Got Talent as she cleared the first stage of its auditions

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2 w. ago ‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight backStudents and faculty heading back to US colleges and universities from summer break are returning to bruised institutions reeling from the Trump administration’s unprecedented campaign to bend higher education to its ideological will, and are bracing for more uncertainty ahead.At the University of Utah, the Black student union has lost its funding and campus space – one of many student groups to face the brunt of Donald Trump’s anti-diversity measures. Indiana’s public universities have cut or merged more than 400 degree programs, about one-fifth of their academic offerings, while scores of other universities have made similar cuts as their budgets are on the line. At Harvard and Columbia, certain forms of criticism of Israel will now be punishable as antisemitism. And across the country, schools will see their international student pop...

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2 w. ago Tom Sandoval eliminated from AGT but remains ‘excited for what’s to come’ in his music career

The former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star spoke to Caitlin Hornik about returning to the screen as a singer ahead of his second ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition

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3 w. ago Tom Sandoval feared America’s Got Talent appearance was ‘setting myself up to get trolled’

The former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star, once dubbed the ‘most hated man in America’ over a high-profile infidelity scandal, talks to Caitlin Hornik about returning to the screen as a singer

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