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ToplineThe timing of Mark Walter’s Lakers sale to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger is prompting conspiracy theories the Trump administration’s fraud investigation into Walter might have played a role in the deal to benefit the brother of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, weeks after Josh Kushner’s plan to buy part of FIFA unraveled.Key FactsKushner, the billionaire founder of Thrive Capital, and Iger, the former Disney CEO who joined Thrive earlier this year, purchased a controlling interest in the team from Walter, whose financial services business is facing probes by both federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission.Walter, who Forbes estimates…
A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.The ticket that won the jackpot Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The RCMP’s commanding officer in B.C. has been relieved of his duties following unspecified allegations dating from 2016 to…
Petlibro, the California-based pet-technology company, is in the doghouse with customers after a service outage that left some of its products inoperable. In a post on its website, the company said functions were restored and the issue fully resolved Wednesday after apps that connect to its smart devices, such as…
Published on 14/08/2026 – 11:26 GMT+2•Updated 11:49 Russian forces killed one person and injured 17 others in strikes on Kramatorsk and the nearby village of Bilenke, Ukraine on Thursday evening, officials in Donetsk said. Eight guided aerial bombs struck between 20:30 and 20:56 local time (19:30 and 19:56 CET), hitting…
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United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could investigate US military actions in Latin America, including strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean decried by rights groups as extrajudicial killings.Hegseth made the statement during a speech in Panama as he…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Marco Rubio has a lot of jobs. Now, he has 68 more.The White House gave the secretary of state a gold-framed collage for his 55th birthday featuring dozens of versions of the viral “Rubio realizing” meme that…
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In Las Vegas last month, Seth Trimble played for the Washington Wizards in the NBA Summer League, averaging 10.8 points…
Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s rolling out a new tool, Scam Alert, to thwart con artists on WhatsApp. The…
Published on 14/08/2026 – 8:11 GMT+2 Fighter jets operating under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a “foreign drone”…
It’s goats gone wild. Two mischievous pygmy goats strolled onto a Portland…
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Alrighty folks. Another week, another episode of Ted Lasso season 4. Who would’ve thunk we’d be back here.If you’re here from my review of the season’s opening episode, you would know I wasn’t the most impressed with how we returned to Lassoland. That said, I left off saying that I…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was one of the faces of the United…
The nursing home business is tough. Few want to live in them…
David McLay Kidd, the acclaimed architect who created the original course at…
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Paris Jackson slowly built a bond with her mother, Debbie Rowe, in…
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