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Kentucky Derby 2024 announcers: Who's calling this year's race at Churchill Downs on NBC?
This year's Kentucky Derby will once again crown a champion with roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs, as horses and jockeys compete for the...
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Final Rule on H-2A Farm Workers is ‘Problematic’, Says NCFC President Chuck Conner
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule regarding the H-2A program for migrant workers. The agency says the rule would “strengthen protections for farmworkers.” However, one Indiana ag leader says that rule
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2024 Kentucky Derby: Day-of odds for all horses, from Fierceness to Catching Freedom
The 150th Kentucky Derby, a testament to the enduring legacy of horse racing, will crown a new winner on the first Saturday in May.
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Kentucky Derby 2024 Horses, Post Positions and Ticket Info
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is almost here after months of qualifying events building up momentum for the Run for the Roses showdown. The first leg of the Triple Crown is Saturday, May 4, but post positions at the famous Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, were drawn Saturday, April 27, and are listed on the Derby's official website. Before even getting a track placement, though, competing horses had to qualify for the event. The 20 horses racing Saturday appeared in numerous events along the...
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Wildlife officials move ahead with plan to release conservation land for highway
Florida wildlife officials moved ahead this week with plans to swap 60 acres of conservation lands to make way for a new toll road through...
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Yankees score two in the ninth to beat Tigers 2-1
Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying double in the ninth inning and Anthony Rizzo followed with a game-winning single to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Shut out on two hits for eight innings, the Yankees got four in a row off
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Xi heads to Europe to defend Russia alliance
Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China's "no limits" alliance with Russia, first to key Ukraine backer France, then to Serbia and Hungary, which have close ties to the Kremlin. The world's second-biggest economy is seeking to deepen political and economic ties in Europe to counterbalance difficult
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Japan beats Uzbekistan in stoppage time in U23 Asian Cup final
Japan left it late to win its second Under-23 Asian Cup after beating Uzbekistan 1-0 in the final on Friday. Substitute Fuki Yamada broke the deadlock in the first minute of stoppage time at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium and Japan goalkeeper Leo Kokubo saved a penalty to preserve the lead.
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Bystander livestreams during Charlotte standoff show an ever-growing appetite for social media video
Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended into his yard and garage, using a car as a shield as they were met with a shower of gunfire from the direction of his neighbor's house. As bullets flew
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Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testifies he told her to deny Stormy Daniels affair
Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he told her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny that he had a sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels. Hicks' testimony gave jurors an inside look at the campaign's damage-control efforts
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Hamas says Israeli PM trying to derail Gaza truce deal
A top Hamas official accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of trying to derail a proposed Gaza truce and hostage release deal with his threats to keep fighting the Palestinian militant group. "Netanyahu was the obstructionist of all previous rounds of dialogue and it is clear that he
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Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous'
Recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview published Thursday, repeated an earlier comment that he doesn’t exclude sending troops to Ukraine.