US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and US Ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025. Waltz is to leave his post following a scandal in which a journalist was accidentally included on…
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The Giants botched the 2022 NFL Draft so spectacularly when it could have made them elite
Thursday is the NFL deadline for teams to formally pick up the 5th year option on their first round rookies from the 2022 draft, and while it was just three years ago it really underscores just how monumentally the New York Giants screwed this one up. The Giants will be…
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Priest, altar servers hurt in Cotabato highway mishap
The pick-up vehicle driven by a priest of the Kidapawan diocese turned turtle in a highway accident in Barangay Lower Kalaisan, Kidapawan City on Thursday morning, May 1, 2025. The priest and his altar servers survived but sustained injuries and are now undergoing medication in a hospital in Kidapawan. (Photo…
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Asian shares rise in subdued holiday trading, as US futures jump
A currency trader gives a thumps up near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) TOKYO, Japan — Asian shares advanced Thursday, with many markets in the region closed for…
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Shrinking US economy? Trump’s cabinet shrugs it off
US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right), speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States — Contraction? What…
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1 WNBA rookie quit her job to tell them she’d be pursuing basketball, and more training camp stories
It’s a quick transition for WNBA rookies. One day, you’re playing in the NCAA tournament with your college team, and a week or two later, you’re drafted and officially a professional basketball player. A week after that, you’re in training camp for your rookie WNBA season. In just a month’s…
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2 tropical cyclones may form this month — Pagasa
Satellite image taken at 7:10 a.m. on May 1, 2025. — Photo from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration MANILA, Philippines — One or two tropical cyclones may form within the Philippine area of responsibility in May. This was according to the state weather bureau on Thursday. Benison…
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Top transfer Serah Williams commits to UConn, boosting Geno Auriemma’s chances of repeating
With Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong returning to the court and Geno Auriemma coming back to the sidelines, UConn is widely expected to once again contend for the national championship in women’s college basketball next year. Even with Paige Bueckers off to the WNBA, the Huskies are still armed with…
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What the surveys say on Duterte’s ICC arrest
Filipinos must be confused by the apparent mixed signals brought about by several political survey results released recently. In a survey conducted by Pulse Asia Research from March 23 to 29, Vice President Sara Duterte garnered the highest rating among top public officials. She obtained an approval rating of 59…
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Several WNBA players have already been cut from rosters as training camp begins
A harsh reality of WNBA training camp is that most draftees and undrafted signees will not make their teams’ opening-day rosters. Although WNBA rosters have a limit of 12 players, most teams keep their rosters to 11 players to have more cap space flexibility. With 18 players usually signed at…