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Trump, Swift join Super Bowl party as Chiefs chase 'three-peat'
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - The Kansas City Chiefs aim for a historic hat-trick of Super Bowl titles on Sunday when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in front of a star-studded crowd in New Orleans headed by US President Donald Trump.
The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave
The New York TImes, Published on 26/12/2024
» The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors. Some experts were surprised to learn that a significant number of the people in the path of those lethal waves had never heard of such a destructive phenomenon until it came their way.
Cancer claims OJ Simpson at 76
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2024
» OJ Simpson, the American football star who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76.
One dead, 21 shot at Kansas City Super Bowl celebration
New York Times, Published on 15/02/2024
» KANSAS CITY — One person was killed and at least 21 others were shot, including nine children, in a barrage of gunfire at a Super Bowl victory celebration in Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon, turning a scene of triumph into one of chaos as thousands of fans in red jerseys ran for safety.
US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president's decision to shoot it down after it floated across the United States for days, further straining taut relations with Beijing.
NFL's Hamlin remains critical, game won't be finished this week
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during an NFL game, remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday while the league said the suspended contest would not be resumed this week.
Serena says Brady's NFL un-retirement 'really cool trend'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Serena Williams, who seemed to make a farewell to competitive tennis at the US Open, dropped a hint she might not be done on Wednesday by evoking a famous retirement U-turn.
Oklahoma death row prisoner spared at last-minute amid public outcry
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The governor of Oklahoma commuted the death sentence at the last-minute on Thursday of a 41-year-old Black man who was to be executed for a murder he denies committing, and whose case sparked a public outcry.
Rodgers hit with modest fine for violating Covid-19 protocols, report
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES - The National Football League has slapped Aaron Rodgers with a modest $14,650 fine for violating the league's Covid-19 protocols after the embattled quarterback attended the Green Bay Packer's Halloween party.
Super Bowl rakes in half a billion dollars in ads
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Advertisers splurged more than half a billion dollars during the Super Bowl, smashing previous records for an event that is routinely one of the most-watched things on US television.