Day: April 20, 2025

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El Salvador’s president proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans with Maduro’s ‘political prisoners’

Venezuela’s chief prosecutor hits back at ‘cynical’ offer by ‘neofascist’ Salvadoran leader and demands rights for Venezuelan prisoners

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the US and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for “political prisoners” held by Venezuela.

On Sunday, Bukele asked that the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, hand over 252 “of the political prisoners you are holding” under his proposed deal.

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Ja Morant sends defiant message to Grizzlies after ugly Game 1 loss to Thunder

Ja Morant’s message, after the Grizzlies lost in historic fashion to open up their first-round playoff series against the Thunder, was straightforward. Memphis’ 51-point loss Sunday in Oklahoma City was the worst in franchise playoff history and led the Grizzlies’ superstar to declare that it would “never” happen again. “We’ll never play that bad again,”…
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US’s Hegseth shared military plans in second Signal chat, reports say

Reports come after Hegseth attracted scrutiny last month over discussions of military plans in another group chat.
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CNN: Hegseth Demanded Probe Into Leaks

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “demanded” a probe into leaks regarding the Department of Defense’s plans for an operation with the Panama Canal, Elon Musk’s visit to the agency last month, and naval movements in the Red Sea…
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Girl, 14, killed by lion in front of horrified friend after wild cat entered her residential compound

“KWS rangers and response teams were swiftly mobilized and traced bloodstains leading to the Mbagathi River, where the girl’s body was recovered with injuries on the lower back,” authorities said.
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Slumping Juan Soto was ‘excited’ over Citi Field ovation to spark signs of vintage self

And then on Sunday, as Soto and the Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cardinals with a 7-4 win at Citi Field, the right fielder laced a two-run double to left-center that helped seal the game.
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Knicks’ Cameron Payne leaned into playoff experience to deliver late-game heroics

Experience at this time of year matters. The muscle memory of performing on the playoff stage is helpful. Look no further than Cam Payne for proof. He wasn’t even expected to be a major part of the Knicks playoff rotation. His first season in blue and orange was on the underwhelming side. But there he…
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Run, rabbit, run – and then hop! Sydney’s Royal Easter Show welcomes showjumping as you’ve never seen it

Kaninhop emerged from Sweden but has won popularity across the globe. Some of its keenest devotees gathered in Sydney for four tension-filled events

On a crisp Sunday morning, the Pet Pavilion at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show smells of donuts and hay.

A crowd mills around a fenced-off patch of astroturf, where colourful jumps set to different heights are arranged in a long row.

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‘The Last of Us’ creator Craig Mazin on that shocking death: Pedro Pascal is in Season 2 ‘more than people might think’

“The Last of Us” co-creator Craig Mazin also teased that despite Joel’s death, he and Ellie “spend quite a bit of time together in this season…more than people might think.”
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Budget phone rivals Apple and Samsung