National funeral service, flyover and 39 bells for Carter sendoff
Mourners are to begin paying their respects to Jimmy Carter on Saturday, kicking off a carefully choreographed six-day farewell for America's longest-lived president.
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NBA Heat ban Butler for seven games and will listen to offers
Six-time NBA All-Star forward Jimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for seven games on Friday for conduct detrimental to the team, which said it would now entertain trade offers.
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Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.
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Soldier in Vegas Tesla blast suffered PTSD, no 'terror' link: FBI
The decorated Green Beret who died by suicide in a blazing Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas was suffering from post-traumatic stress, investigators said Friday, saying they had found no links to "terrorist" groups.
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Lake Placid chosen as Olympic venue super sub if gamble on Cortina backfires
Italian 2026 Winter Olympic organisers named American ski resort Lake Placid as their "Plan B" on Friday should work on the new bobsleigh slope at Cortina d'Ampezzo not be ready in time.
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'Luke the Nuke' still living his teenage darts dream
Luke Littler has become world champion of darts, a sport that has its origins as a British pub game, before the English 17-year-old can legally buy an alcoholic drink in his homeland.
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MLB Dodgers agree to terms with South Korean infielder Kim
The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms on a three-year deal worth $12.5 million with South Korean infielder Kim Hye-seong, the Major League Baseball club announced on Friday.
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Bellingham grabs Real Madrid late Valencia win after Vinicius red
Jude Bellingham made amends for missing a penalty by snatching 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Valencia on Friday to take them top of La Liga after winger Vinicius Junior was sent off.
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US Olympian Kerley facing charges after clash with Miami Beach police
American Olympic medallist and former world champion sprinter Fred Kerley was tased and then arrested in Miami Beach following a clash on Thursday, the police department said.
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Teenage sensation Littler storms to world darts title
Luke Littler became darts' youngest world champion at just 17 after thrashing three-time winner Michael van Gerwen in front of an adoring home crowd at London's Alexandra Palace on Friday.
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