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The 3 key moments in the U.S. tie with the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup
The top-ranked & two-time defending champion U.S. played to a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.
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Fresh from Saturday’s Summer Series win, the Premier League’s Chelsea F.C. hosted a soccer training clinic for Philadelphia’s Boys & Girls clubs.
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Sophia Smith wows in her Women’s World Cup debut after Olympic disappointment
Sophia Smith is among 14 players on the U.S. national team who are playing in their first Women’s World Cup.
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Americans descend on New Zealand to cheer for the U.S. women’s soccer team
An estimated 20,000 Americans are coming to New Zealand for the Women's World Cup and many have arrived in the days before the team plays its opener against Vietnam.
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An American soldier is detained by North Korea after crossing its heavily armed border
Officials say the soldier “willfully and without authorization,” becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.
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Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76
The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.
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A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a part of the agreement that would have eased similar exports from his country has not been satisfied.
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Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for his 2nd major trophy
The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament.
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Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth
June 2023 was the hottest June on record, going back to 1850. And forecasters expect more records to fall as El Niño exacerbates human-caused climate change.
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Ons Jabeur reaches her 2nd consecutive Wimbledon final and will face Marketa Vondrousova
Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963.
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With its own Major League, cricket looks for a foothold in the United States
George Bernard Shaw asserted “the English are not very spiritual people so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.”
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Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but NATO membership remains elusive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the commitments will be a bridge toward eventual NATO membership for his country.
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Microsoft says Chinese hackers breached email, including U.S. government agencies
The U.S. government and Microsoft reveal Chinese hackers broke in to online email systems and stole some unclassified data.
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USMNT star, Hershey native, Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan
American-owned Milan is reportedly preparing to pay a transfer fee of $22 million for Pulisic.
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Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
The court has decided she was discriminated against by sports rules that force her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels if she wants to compete in major competitions
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