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  04-07-2026 02:52 via article.wn.com
  Egypt beat Australia in a penalty shootout after the game finished 1-1 after extra time at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Egypt progress to the round of 16 game in Atlanta on July 7, where they will face the ......
  
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• Zach Johnson one back of John Deere Classic lead after skipping Senior Open

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  SILVIS, Ill. — Zach Johnson is skipping three majors for the John Deere Classic, which feels like a major for the Iowa native. He made the decision pay off Thursday with an eagle-birdie finish for a 7-under 64 that left him one shot out of the lead. Lucas Glover and Zac Blair played in the morning and each posted a 63, a good start for both as the PGA Tour heads into the final two months. Both are well outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup. Johnson, a 50-year-old in his first year on the PG
  
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• Xinhua Commentary: At 250, "the American Experiment" faces daunting tests

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States enters its 250th year at a moment when confidence in its political model is under growing strain. Amid deepening domestic polarization and a contested role abroad, a vital question looms: can Washington bridge the widening chasm between its rhetoric and actions? For generations, the United States has cast itself as "the American Experiment" -- an ongoing effort to prove that "constitutional government, representative democracy, and individual liberty
  
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• World Cup serves up Wimbledon dilemma: Football or tennis?

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Despite Wimbledon's ban on broadcasting World Cup matches, football...
  
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• World Cup: Jhon Arias, Colombia beat Ghana to reach Round of 16

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, Missouri— Jhon Arias scored off a sharp cross from Luis Suárez in the opening...
  
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• World Cup: Egypt makes history, edges Australia in penalty shootout

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  ARLINGTON, Texas— No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer...
  
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• World Cup: Argentina, Messi survive Cape Verde in Miami epic | Habib

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI GARDENS — Exhausted players? You want to talk about players being exhausted after 120 minutes in the oven that is South Florida in July? Why go there when there wasn’t a soul among the 64,478 watching this match who didn’t stagger out feeling drained beyond belief? Drained at the knockout punches Argentina delivered. Drained at how many times Cape Verde got off the mat at the count of nine as if to ask the defending world champions, That all you got? Drained at how, in th
  
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• Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has ushered in the...
  
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• Trump at Mount Rushmore: 'Identity of a nation is the destiny of a nation'

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Trump's remarks at Mt. Rushmore ahead of America 250 fireworks The America 250 celebration at Mt. Rushmore ended with a fireworks show after President Donald Trump's remarks. KEYSTONE, S.D. − President Donald Trump used the unmistakable faces of Mount Rushmore on July 3 to talk about another important identity - that of America. "The identity of a nation is the destiny of a nation," he told the crowd gathered for his 250th birthday of America speech. Dressed in a blue suit and a purple tie
  
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• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry in front of famous friends at Madison Square Garden

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and...
  
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• Russia claims capture of Kostiantynivka, key Ukrainian defensive hub in Donetsk

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Russia claims capture of Kostiantynivka, key Ukrainian defensive hub in Donetsk ......
  
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• Raphinha returns to Brazil training

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  NEW JERSEY, United States, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha resumed training with Brazil's World Cup squad on Friday...
  
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• Police investigate a shopping mall shooting in suburban Detroit

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Police in Michigan say there was a...
  
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• Ontario couple, who took in foster child then assaulted and starved him to death after ...

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  A Canadian couple, Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney,...
  
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• Israel rubbishes report claiming it planned assassinations against Iran negotiators: ‘Complete fabrication’

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
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• Iran begins Khamenei funeral in Tehran amid war fears and tight security

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Iran begins Khamenei funeral in Tehran amid war fears and tight security ......
  
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• Iran begins Ayatollah Ali Khamenei funeral months after Israeli airstrike

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Iran begins Ayatollah Ali Khamenei funeral months after Israeli airstrike ......
  
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• In Hong Kong, I saw the coming Chinese century

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  The ideal writing residency, I think, would last an entire lifetime, not be confined to any specific location, and leave you at leisure to write as much or as little as you liked. I’m recently back from a month-long writing residency in Hong Kong, during which I wrote nothing at all. Not a jot. I considered writing out there, moving forward with my next book, but after a few days I dropped the idea. Then I thought I might write about Hong Kong, my first visit to the region, the writing res
  
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• Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events in Washington, strains power grids across US

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  A severe heatwave has disrupted Fourth of July celebrations across...
  
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• Guinea Autism

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Kazaliou Balde, right, gestures outside his home while standing with his mother, Kadiatou Diallo, left, and Houssainatou Diallo, an advocate and communicator dedicated to supporting children with autism, in Fria, Guinea, Saturday, May 16, 2026. ......
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16: Qualified Teams, Fixtures, Schedule

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  The Round of 32 fixtures at the FIFA World Cup 2026 came to a thrilling conclusion on Friday (local time), with Colombia becoming the final team to book a place in the next round. ......
  
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• Fallout from Venezuela’s earthquakes turns political as opposition leader Machado seeks return

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The fallout from Venezuela’s powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to prevent the humanitarian disaster from becoming a political one as her mandate as interim leader expires Friday. A day after Rodríguez angrily defended the competence of her government’s relief effort at her first news conference since the June 24 disaster, her main rival, exiled Venezuelan Nobel
  
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• 'Fake News': Israel Rejects Report On Plotting To Kill Iranian Negotiators

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  US is Israel's closest ally, but President Donald Trump has been publicly critical of Israeli PM Netanyahu in recent weeks after Israel's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon threatened peace talks with... ......
  
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• Europe has replaced most US cuts within NATO: Commander

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Stringer, a former Royal Air...
  
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• Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Asia is learning crucial lessons from the recent Persian Gulf...
  
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• Egypt defender Mohamed Hany becomes first player with two own-goals in the same World Cup

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Egypt defender Mohamed Hany has become the first player in World Cup history to have two own-goals in the same tournament. A free kick by Australia midfielder...
  
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• Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori is winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election, electoral authorities declare

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  LIMA, Peru (AP) —...
  
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• 'Communism a mortal threat to American liberty': Trump at landmark US 250 event

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  President Trump declared Communism the...
  
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• Colombia beats Ghana to complete World Cup round of 16 lineup

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, United States, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 to claim the final place in the last 16 as the FIFA World Cup round of 32 concluded in...
  
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• Cape Verde World Cup 2026: नोएडा से कम आबादी, कहानी उस छोटे से देश की ...

  04-07-2026 07:59 via article.wn.com
  Cape Verde World Cup FIFA ......
  
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