Venezuelan migrant dreams of US national amputee soccer stardom
Juan Carlos Vargas lost a leg in a road accident but that did not stop him from undertaking a perilous journey from his native Venezuela to the United States.
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Aid freeze silences Latin America media scrutiny of US foes
A choke on US aid threatens to smother media exposing abuses in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, to the unconcealed delight of the very leaders Washington once wanted held accountable.
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Prospect of copper mine reopening revives tensions in Panama
Piles of copper concentrate from a Canadian-owned mine closed by the Panama courts in 2023 sit on the shores of the Caribbean Sea and are now approved for export, to the dismay of environmentalists.
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Bridgeman leads Valpar by one at halfway
Jacob Bridgeman carded a two-under-par 69 to take a slender one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship in Florida on Friday.
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Raducanu savours winning feeling after troubled months
Britain's Emma Raducanu won an epic battle over eighth-seeded American Emma Navarro at the Miami Open on Friday and said the win meant even more than some of her victories in her famous run to the US Open title three years ago.
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Families say tattoos landed Venezuelan migrants in Salvadoran mega-jail
Lawyers and relatives of Venezuelans flown from the United States to a notorious jail in El Salvador believe the men were wrongly labelled gang members and terrorists because of their tattoos.
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Tuchel era off to winning World Cup start, Poland beat Lithuania
Thomas Tuchel made a winning start to life as England coach with a 2-0 victory against Albania in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while Robert Lewandowski handed Poland a narrow win over Lithuania.
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'We have to do better': Tuchel urges England to improve on winning start
Thomas Tuchel admitted lacklustre England must "do better" after the Three Lions boss started his reign with a spluttering 2-0 win against minnows Albania on Friday.
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Former Dodgers pitcher Urias suspended over domestic violence case
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias will be suspended from baseball until July after violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, the league said on Friday.
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Tuchel makes winning start as laboured England beat Albania
Thomas Tuchel made a winning start to his England reign without delivering on his promise of a vibrant new era as the Three Lions beat Albania 2-0 in their opening World Cup qualifier on Friday.
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