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Chicago priest Michael Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation

Michael Pfleger. AP Photo CHICAGO: Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found “no reason to suspect” he sexually abused children, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday. The archdiocese said in January that leaders asked Pfleger to step aside […]

Sports

Chicago White Sox’s Tony La Russa readies to face former team in St. Louis Cardinals

CHICAGO — The birds-on-the-bat uniforms, the players in the other dugout, the opposing manager, it all looked familiar to Tony La Russa. Too familiar. The 76-year-old Hall of Fame manager of the Chicago White Sox found himself in a strange spot Monday night: leading his club against the team he guided to a pair of […]

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Max Mosley, Motor Racing Chief and Embattled Privacy Advocate, Dies at 81

Max Mosley, the former president of the International Automobile Federation, who forged a career that helped him emerge from the shadow of his notoriously fascist British parents but who became ensnared in legal battles later in life over a secretly recorded sex video, died on Monday. He was 81. His death was confirmed by his […]

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European Union Cuts Air Links With Belarus Over Forced Plane Landing

The EU leaders demanded the “immediate release” of reporter Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend. Brussels: EU leaders agreed to cut air links with Belarus on Monday, as leader Alexander Lukashenko’s regime paraded a dissident journalist arrested after his flight was forced to land in Minsk. Strongman Lukashenko sparked international outrage by dispatching a fighter jet […]

Technology

OnePlus TV 40Y1 With Dolby Audio Speakers, Android TV 9 Launched in India, Priced at Rs 23,999

OnePlus has refreshed the Y-series budget smart-TV portfolio with the new OnePlus TV 40Y1. As the name suggests, the device comes with a 40-inch screen. It sits between the existing 32-inch and 43-inch Y-series models. In terms of design and specifications, the new 43-inch model bears similarities to its siblings. With the launch of the new […]

Sports

WNBA Power Rankings – Connecticut Sun take over the top spot

9:45 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN The 2021 WNBA season is less than two weeks old, but we’re already seeing teams separate themselves from the rest of the league as title contenders. The Week 2 Power Rankings showcase offense. The teams that are in the top half of the rankings are scoring (a lot) and winning […]

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European leaders back efforts to strengthen the W.H.O.

Leaders of France and Germany voiced support on Monday for making the World Health Organization more independent and building up its ability to respond to global health crises. President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany spoke at the opening of the weeklong annual policymaking assembly for the global public health body. […]

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US Says Primary Focus on Lasting Gaza Ceasefire, Aid; Too Early for Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will focus primarily on ensuring that a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas holds during his visit to the region later on Monday, and work to get assistance delivered to the people of Gaza, a senior State Department official said. Washington has “every hope and expectation” that […]

Business

‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ to Leave YouTube After NFT Sale

The original 2007 video “Charlie Bit My Finger,” a standard-bearer of viral internet fascination, has sold as a nonfungible token for $760,999, and the family who created it will take down the original from YouTube for good. The original video, which has close to 900 million views, features Charlie Davies-Carr, an infant in England, biting […]

Sports

New England up to No. 2, Seattle still top, Columbus Crew climbing

9:48 AM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. It was a weekend for close games — four different 1-0 wins, anyone? — and a lot […]