Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw was feted in his last regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday, pitching an emotional four and one-third innings against the San Francisco Giants.
An experienced Europe squad with 11 of 12 players returning from a 2023 triumph will be prepared for intense and passionate American spectators in next week's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
World number one Scottie Scheffler will be like NBA legend Michael Jordan and NFL star Tom Brady for the United States in the Ryder Cup, US captain Keegan Bradley predicted.
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US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are prolific.
September 20, 2025
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A Trump-backed health panel questioned Friday the efficacy and safety of Covid-19 vaccines -- and declined explicitly to recommend them -- in an argument some experts said center on "myths" and "anecdotes."
September 19, 2025
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Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who won the World Cup in 2014, formally announced his retirement from the game on Friday.
September 19, 2025
Canada ended double-defending champions New Zealand's reign as the holders of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a brilliant 34-19 semi-final win in Bristol on Friday as the Black Ferns lost in the showpiece tournament for the first time since 2014.
September 19, 2025
Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an "undeclared war" in the Caribbean and called for a UN probe of American strikes that killed over a dozen alleged drug traffickers on boats in recent weeks.
September 19, 2025
Economy
Stock markets steadied and the dollar mostly rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
September 19, 2025
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The Bayeux Tapestry was removed from its museum in northern France for the first time since 1983 ahead of the 11th-century artwork's loan to the United Kingdom, French sources told AFP on Friday.
Canada ended double-defending champions New Zealand's reign as the holders of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a brilliant 34-19 semi-final win in Bristol on Friday as the Black Ferns lost in the showpiece tournament for the first time since 2014.
US President Donald Trump said Friday he will welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House next week and expects a resolution to a long-running rift on fighter jets.
Canada said Friday it will bar entry to the Irish rap band Kneecap, accusing it of supporting groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
September 19, 2025
Politics
Argentine President Javier Milei blamed "political panic" for rattling markets Friday in the run-up to crucial midterm elections, sending the peso into a tailspin and hurting the country's sovereign risk.
September 19, 2025
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Colombia on Friday blasted the United States' "excessive" military presence in the Caribbean as destabilizing for all Latin America, a sharp rebuke from one of Washington's oldest regional allies.
World champions India overcame a gutsy Oman team to win the last group match of the Asia Cup by 21 runs on Friday and stay unbeaten in the T20 tournament.
A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.
German sports car maker Porsche said Friday that it would dramatically slow its shift to electric vehicles amid weak demand, prompting parent company Volkswagen to warn of a multibillion-euro hit.
September 19, 2025
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