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HAVANAΒ βΒ After another nationwide blackout debilitated Cuba, electricity began flickering back on in parts of Havana on a recent Sunday afternoon. As cell signal returned, Alberto GonzΓ‘lezβs phone buzzed nonstop with messages. βWill you open today?β βIs there power?β βGood afternoon, brother. Will there be dancing?β Until now, it wasnβt a question people needed to ask….
The Angels celebrated their 2026 home opener on Friday, and the fans booed the ceremonial first pitch. Magic Johnson, the Dodgersβ co-owner and the foremost winner in Los Angeles sports history, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgersβ opener. Jeff Kent, just elected to the Hall of Fame, did the honors for the…
A raft of changes affecting the money in your pocket are coming into force this month. Council tax and water are just two of the household bills which will rise, while mobile phone and broadband contracts are also going up, along with the price of a pint. And a change to Premium Bonds means your…
The L.A. man who was filmed punching and kicking the Mercedes-Benz of βGown and Out in Beverly Hillsβ stars Patrik Simpson and Polβ Atteu in Hollywood was arrested this week and booked on felony vandalism. The reality stars shared the dramatic video of the incident on social media with the caption, βEmergency! We need your…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump is requesting $152 million from Congress to begin βrebuildingβ the prison on Alcatraz Island for operational use, though his administration appears to have taken few steps toward advancing the project. The request, in the presidentβs proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, resurrects Trumpβs attention-grabbing concept of converting the crumbling site β which has…
PHOENIXΒ βΒ This yearβs womenβs Final Four has everything. Influencer houses, swag bags, a Super Bowl-esque media day and an outside tournament village. That might not have ever happened if not for the inequities that blew up in the tournament five years ago. One of the flash points in womenβs college basketball history unfolded during the 2021…
Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of Β£262.4m – the biggest in Premier League history. The west London football club said the losses for the 2024-25 season were in part due to higher operating costs compared to the previous year. In the previous year’s accounts, Chelsea posted a profit of Β£128.4m which was helped…
Melvin Edwards, a sculptor best known for abstract steel works that illustrated the history and resistance of African Americans, died March 30 at his Baltimore home. He was 88. His death was confirmed by Alexander Gray Associates, the gallery that represents him. Edwards rose to prominence in 1963 with the first works of what would…
This Easter is a time of “real anxiety”, Sir Keir Starmer has said in his annual message – as he says faith can offer “reassurance”. The prime minister released his statement as is traditional from Downing Street. He said that in ‘times when some seek to divide, the government is committed to working across faiths…
The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its 2027 budget proposal, a wish list of changes β primarily cuts β it wants to see enacted by Congress in the upcoming fiscal year. Perhaps the biggest news related to the proposal from Trumpβs Office of Management and Budget is that it seeks a record $1.5-trillion defense budget….
