From Washington Times
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Celtics advance to East semifinals, beating short-handed Heat 118-84 in Game 5
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
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Alexander Smirnov, ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens, must remain jailed, court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family.
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Luis Gil's excellent outing, Oswaldo Cabrera's homer help Yankees defeat Orioles 2-0
Luis Gil outdueled Corbin Burnes, Oswaldo Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 on Wednesday night.
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Donald Trump calls Judge Juan Merchan 'crooked' after threat of jail time if he violates gag order
Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
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Brewers' Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta, Pat Murphy suspended, Rays' Jose Siri penalized for brawl
Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe was suspended for six games and starter Freddy Peralta for five on Wednesday for their roles in a brawl during a Brewers’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Russia proposes U.N. resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar U.N.-Japan draft
Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space.
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Steven Stamkos, Lightning both wants team's career scoring leader to stay
Steven Stamkos wants to hoist the Stanley Cup again with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Emerging stars Abrams, Young have Nationals' rebuild ahead of schedule
The Washington Nationals were not supposed to be competitive this season. Experts predicted the rebuilding roster would finish near the bottom of the NL East for a fifth consecutive season. But the squad, powered by a youth movement, entered May just one game below .500.
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Driven by Hamas: Campus protests led by groups backing Hamas terrorists
Most of the organizations providing the backbone of anti-Israel campus protests are supporters of the terrorist organization Hamas and some receive funding, at least indirectly, from left-wing billionaires.
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University of Houston decides to use Oilers theme on football uniforms despite NFL threats
The University of Houston will use powder blue alternate uniforms for its football team, reversing a previous choice to shelve the look under threat from the NFL.
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Liberals have a foreign influence hypocrisy problem
Americans deserve free and fair elections. For most, that means a voting system of, by and for American citizens, free of foreign interference.
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WNBA ticket sales on StubHub are up 93%. Aces, Caitlin Clark and returning stars fuel rise
The wave of incoming rookies such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso and the return of popular players A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces have led to unprecedented demand for WNBA games on one of the world’s largest ticket resale platforms.