Noah Lyles showed off his superior speed in the 200 meters at nationals. Then, his dance moves . Both are in world-class form. The 22-year-old Lyles, Christian Coleman, Rai Benjamin and Shakima Wimbley are part of the next wave of athletes ready to make their mark. For now, at the world championships this fall in […]
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Image copyright EPic games A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3m (£2.4m) to become world champion of the computer game Fortnite. It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m shared amongst the winners. Kyle Giersdorf, 16, won the solo event of the competition in the Arthur Ashe Stadium in
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Image copyright Getty Images Ryanair has reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits as it reduced fares to drive up passenger numbers. Profits fell 21% to €243m (£219m) for the three months to the end of June, as the average ticket price fell 6%. The airline was also hit by higher costs for fuel and
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Israel’s military has invested tens of millions of dollars to upgrade West Bank crossings and ease entry for Palestinian workers. But while the high-tech upgrades may have eased crossing for Palestinians who enter Israel every day, critics say they’re a sign of the ossification of Israel’s 52-year occupation of the West Bank. Before, Palestinian laborers
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The Seattle Mariners are making a habit out of late-game heroics. J.P. Crawford hit a walkoff single with one out in the 10th inning and the Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Sunday. It was the second walkoff victory in the series for the Mariners. Mallex Smith hit an RBI single in the ninth inning
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A plan by Japan to expand restrictions on exports of sensitive materials to South Korea is likely to ripple across high-tech industries and deepen antagonisms between the East Asian neighbors. As of July 4, Japanese companies need case-by-case approvals to export to South Korea three materials used to make semiconductors and displays used in smartphones
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Tommy Fury and Molly Mae are the bookies’ favourites to win The people quickest to criticise Love Island are often those who haven’t actually watched it. And it’s an easy show to throw stones at. On the surface it seems pretty superficial – good looking people, wearing bikinis, lying around
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Image copyright Getty Images A former Boeing engineer has told the BBC that work on the production line of the 737 Max plane was not adequately funded. The aircraft is currently grounded after two crashes which killed 346 people. The 737 Max is the company’s fastest selling plane and has earned the company billions of
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On Facebook and Instagram, there are lottery scams, celebrity impostors and even fake Mark Zuckerbergs. There is also a scheme where scammers pose as American service members to cheat vulnerable women out of their savings. Here are five things to know about it. How does it work? Scammers steal photos from service members’ Facebook and
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The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have to look back too far to see that a seven-run deficit doesn’t mean certain defeat. And this time, they were on the right end the comeback effort. Joey Wendle drove in the tiebreaking run with a bases-loaded groundout in the ninth inning and the Rays battled back from 8-1
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