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A contractor bulldozes a 60-foot-wide construction zone along the border, toppling saguaro cacti. Construction has begun on President Trump’s border wall between Arizona and Mexico, and conservationists are furious. The massive barrier will skirt one of the most beloved protected areas in the Southwest — Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, recognized by the United Nations…

Chinese fans react during a preseason NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai on Thursday. While no formal conferences will take place, a league source said the teams can hold their media gatherings independent of the NBA. After several days of controversy, the NBA will complete its exhibition series in…

Ric Ocasek of The Cars, performing at the group’s induction ceremony into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Ocasek died Sunday. Updated at 8:15 p.m. Monday Ric Ocasek, leader of the Boston-based rock band The Cars and an influential music producer, has died, a New York Police Department spokesman confirmed to NPR….

Team U.S.A. listening to the national anthem at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Simone Biles, third from left, wears her 21st championship medal. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won their fifth consecutive world championship in Germany Tuesday. Team USA’s gold medal was Simone Biles’ 21st World Gymnastics Championships medal in her career, the…

After a linesman was hurt during the Scottish Premiership game between Livingston and the Gers, Scotland Police appealed for information Police are treating an incident in which an assistant referee appeared to be struck by a coin during the Scottish Premiership game between Livingston and Rangers as assault. Calum Spence, acting as a linesman in…

Jose Mourinho might be gathering most of the criticism but the atmosphere around the club’s star midfielder has deteriorated to a terrible extent Many of the landmark Manchester United signings in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era have been duds. That goes without saying. Big money has been lavished on the likes of Memphis Depay, Bastian…

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch (center) arrives on Capitol Hill Friday for congressional testimony. Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told three House committees in a closed deposition that President Trump pressured the State Department to remove her from her post, according to prepared remarks reported…

The Bianconeri believe they have acquired themselves the finest player on the planet, with big things expected of a five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is “the best in the world”, according to Federico Bernardeschi, with a Juventus colleague of the Portuguese superstar admitting that he has “always preferred him to Lionel Messi”. For over…

The former Barcelona midfielder says a reported fight with Berkay was not caused by comments made to the singer’s wife Arda Turan took to Instagram to deny reports regarding the circumstances surrounding a nightclub scuffle that reportedly ended with the midfielder breaking singer Berkay’s nose. Reports emerged out of Turkey that the İstanbul Basaksehir midfielder was…

The Red Devils legend wants to see his former side get behind their manager and reiterates that he is still the right man for the job Manchester United have been urged to follow Liverpool’s lead, with Gary Neville calling for Jose Mourinho to be offered the same level of support as Jurgen Klopp. The man…