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Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers.Outwardly showing no signs of nerves or distress, Rybakina closed with an ace to cap a third-set comeback and a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over a regular rival who beat her in the final here in 2023.
“The heart rate was definitely beating too fast. Even maybe (my) face didn’t show, but inside it was a lot of emotions,” said the 26-year-old Rybakina, who... Read More
German soccer federation rules out World Cup boycott despite calls to oppose Trump
The German soccer federation has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump.“We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a FIFA World Cup can have, the federation said in a statement issued late Friday. “Our goal is to strengthen this positive force — not to prevent it.”
The federation, known as the DFB, said its executive committee met and discussed the option of a boycott of the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a consideration first proposed last... Read More
Separatists kill 21 including civilians in multiple attacks in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Separatists from Pakistan's Balochistan province claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early Saturday that targeted civilians, a high-security prison, police stations and paramilitary installations. Eleven civilians, 10 security personnel and 67 insurgents were killed, authorities said.Though Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country, coordinated attacks on this scale are rare. Authorities said at least 108 militants have been... Read More
The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Move over Floridaand Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name.North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Florida in the two years before that. South Carolina had the highest overall growth rate last year at 1.5%, a distinction among states held by Florida in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released this past week.
Domestic migration, or people moving within the The... Read More
Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob
The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced — six more weeks of winter or an early spring.Tens of thousands of revelers will be descending on Gobbler’s Knob in rural Pennsylvania to witness this year's prognostication, which will be made after groundhog Phil gets brought to the stage from his hatch on a tree stump.
Last year's announcement was six more weeks of winter, by far Phil's more common assessment and not much of a surprise during... Read More
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- Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
- Separatists kill 21 including civilians in multiple attacks in Pakistan
- The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth
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