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Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night.The Angels loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th but left-hander Hogan Harris got Jorge Soler to ground out, sending the Angels to their 23rd loss in 29 games.A’s reliever Scott Barlow (1-0) threw a scoreless ninth for the win. Angels right-hander Chase Silseth (1-1) took the loss after giving up an unearned run in the 10th.The teams combined for eight runs in the first…

A senior Justice Department prosecutor was charged Wednesday with sending herself a copy of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Trump, defying court orders that the document be kept under tight control. Carmen Mercedes Lineberger, who managed the U.S. attorney’s office branch in Fort Pierce, Florida, emailed the report to herself, using a fake computer file name to make it look like she was sharing a cake recipe, the government said. She was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of theft of government property, one charge of destruction or falsification of government records and one count…

An Air France flight bound for Detroit was redirected to Canada after a passenger from Congo boarded “in error” amid the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, officials said Wednesday.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said the agency took “decisive action” by prohibiting the flight from landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The flight departed from Paris and landed in Montreal shortly after 5 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to data from the tracker FlightAware.“Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of…

1 Freiburg have not won a major honour in their 121-year history and have only made it to one final before, in 2022, when they lost the DFB Pokal final to RB Leipzig. Now, in what is the biggest game in their history so far, they play Aston Villa in the Europa League final, in a David vs Goliath match-up (at least in terms of finances).  The beginning of the first half was dominated by the English side, but as the game went on, Freiburg were able to grow into it, and were even going toe to toe with the…

Ed Gallrein, the AIPAC-backed candidate in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional district defeated Thomas Massie in the GOP Primary but Chris Rapp beat two AIPAC-supported candidates to take the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s 3rd district. But it might be all for naught as Trump has been awarded a $1.8 billion political slush fund and seems to have bad intentions to manipulate the mid-terms. Kentucky Results Per the NY Times, Ed Gallrein won the Republican primary in KY-4 with 57,822 votes or 54.9%. Massie lost with 47,539 votes or 45.1% of the vote. That’s 105,361 total votes. For comparison 41,569 were cast in…

Cinema is dying. Put your ear to the ground, and you’ll hear those same whispers about how films just aren’t the same as they used to be. They’re about different things. made in different ways. And the magic just seems to be seeping away with each passing year. A lot of the biggest artists around have been saying that since the beginning. Arguably the biggest superstar in the world said that he ‘hates’ the change and ‘couldn’t conceive’ of movies made in this new way. That man was Charlie Chaplin, and he was talking about the addition of sound to…

The president’s successful campaign to remove the rebel congressman has a real chance of backfiring. Ad Policy Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech on May 19, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky.(Jon Cherry / Getty Images) Ever since he joined Congress in 2012, I’ve probably disagreed with Representative Thomas Massie at least 90 percent of the time. But I can’t help but feel that his defeat in the GOP primary for his Kentucky congressional district on Tuesday night was both a tragedy and a travesty. Massie has always had an insurgent streak. He joined national politics as a Tea…

A former federal prosecutor was charged this week with emailing herself a report on the Justice Department’s investigation into President Trump that a judge had kept under lock and key.Carmen Lineberger was indicted Tuesday on two counts of theft of government property, plus counts of concealing and removing a public record and altering a public record. She was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. The charges focus on a report penned by former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, whose team charged Mr. Trump with trying to overturn his 2020 election loss and allegedly mishandling classified documents. The election-related parts of…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their playoff hopes alive with a crucial four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at Eden Gardens. Chasing a target of 148, KKR produced a composed batting effort and reached the total in 18.5 overs to bag two important points.KKR bowlers restrict Mumbai Indians to 147After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Kolkata Knight Riders made an excellent start with the ball. Ryan Rickelton was dismissed for just six runs, while Rohit Sharma’s promising innings was cut short after he smashed two sixes during…

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan on Wednesday claimed that shots were fired at sit-in participants on Tuesday night, injuring several people. On Tuesday, a caravan led by CM Afridi, which was on its way to Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to meet Imran, was stopped from entering Islamabad, prompting the participants to stage a sit-in at the intersection of Srinagar Highway and G.T. Road — loca­lly referred to as Chungi No. 26. Addressing a press conference, Afridi claimed that shots were fired on Tuesday to disperse them. He said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was supplying…