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index.feed.received.today — 6 mai 2025

Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan stuns sport by announcing retirement

6 mai 2025 à 15:29
  • Sprinter won five Tour de France stages in top career
  • Messy exit from JaycoAlUla team took ‘significant toll’

Caleb Ewan, at his peak one of Australian cycling’s greatest talents, has stunned the sport by announcing his immediate retirement.

Ewan delivered his bombshell decision on social media, saying events of the last two years – especially around his messy exit from top Australian team Jayco AlUla – have “taken a significant toll on my relationship with the sport”.

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© Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/AFP/Getty Images

Rwanda says talks underway with US to host deported migrants

6 mai 2025 à 04:54

Foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe confirms talks on agreement that appears to bear hallmarks of policy pushes that failed in UK and Australia

Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were “underway” with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants.

Rwanda’s foreign minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, told state media on Sunday that the talks were in the “early stage.” When asked by the Associated Press on Monday, he confirmed the talks.

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© Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Israel carries out fresh airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Rebels’ media office say at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port on Monday afternoon

Israel’s military has carried out a fresh round of airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport.

The rebels’ media office said at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port on Monday afternoon. Other strikes hit a cement factory in the Bajil district in Hodeida province, the rebels said. Israeli media reported that dozens of Israeli aircraft took part in the operation.

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© Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images

NBA playoffs: Celtics miss record 45 threes as Knicks roar back from 20 points down

6 mai 2025 à 04:29
  • Eastern Conference semi-final: Knicks 108-105 Celtics (OT)
  • Defending champions miss 45 three-pointers in defeat

Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jaylen Brown with a second left in overtime as the New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics 108-105 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals series on Monday night.

Karl Anthony-Towns added 14 points and 13 rebounds for New York, who lost all four games against their longtime rival during the regular season and trailed by 20 points in the second half of Monday’s game.

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© Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

index.feed.received.yesterday — 5 mai 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial begins with jury selection in New York

5 mai 2025 à 21:53

Several dozen prospective jurors got brief description of charges as hip-hop entrepreneur sat with lawyers

The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that could last several days.

Opening statements by lawyers and the start of testimony are expected next week.

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© Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

Popovich hands over Spurs coaching reins after nearly 30 years: ‘I’m El Jefe now’

5 mai 2025 à 21:44
  • NBA’s all-time wins leader suffered stroke in November
  • 76-year-old will move into role as team president

Gregg Popovich spoke publicly Monday for the first time since suffering a stroke six months ago, saying that the time was right to step down from his role as San Antonio Spurs head coach.

“Things are getting better by the day, but it’s not good enough for what we plan ahead,” Popovich said. “So, it’s time to make this change.”

Flanked by Spurs greats Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, the 76-year-old Popovich – speaking far more softly than he has in the past – said his health is improving and that he fully believes in Mitch Johnson, who will replace him as the team’s coach.

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© Photograph: Steven Senne/AP

Three people killed after shooting in Phoenix restaurant

5 mai 2025 à 15:33

Five others injured while police say more than one person may have been firing a gun in Arizona restaurant

Three people are dead and five others were injured after a shooting at a restaurant in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday night, police said, adding that there may have been more than one person firing a gun.

Police received calls reporting shots around 7.45pm at El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse, Officer Moroni Mendez of Glendale police department said during a briefing.

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© Photograph: AP

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial is set to start with jury selection

6 mai 2025 à 01:11
NEW YORK — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that was briefly paused when the hip-hop entrepreneur said he was “a little nervous” and needed a bathroom break. Read More

Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio attended by millions

5 mai 2025 à 03:30

Two people have been arrested in connection to an alleged planned attack on Brazil’s LGBTQ community at the singer’s Sunday concert, police say

Two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, in what authorities believe was an attempt to target Brazil’s LGBTQ community.

The Rio event on Saturday was the biggest show of the pop star’s career. It attracted an estimated 2.1 million fans to Copacabana beach and had crowds screaming and dancing along.

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© Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation

Marvel’s Thunderbolts* tops US box office with $76m opening

4 mai 2025 à 23:59

Antihero reject movie starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan a ‘great reset’ as Alec Baldwin’s Rust falls flat

Marvel StudiosThunderbolts* opened with $76m in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.

All eyes had been on whether Thunderbolts* – a team-up of antihero rejects similar to Avengers – could restore the Walt Disney Company superhero factory to the kind of box office performance the studio once enjoyed so regularly. The results – similar to the debuts of Eternals ($71m) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($75m) – suggested Marvel’s malaise will not be so easy to snap out of.

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© Photograph: Courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2025 MARVEL/PA

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Two people and dog dead after small plane crashes into Los Angeles-area neighborhood

4 mai 2025 à 21:57

Officials warn people to stay clear of area in Simi Valley after two homes sustained structural damage from collision

A small plane crashed into a neighborhood in Simi Valley on Saturday afternoon, killing two people and a dog aboard the aircraft and damaging two homes, authorities said.

Fire crews responded, and police cordoned off the streets, warning people to stay clear of the area. Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of one home in the Wood Ranch section of the community, which lies nearly 50 miles (80km) north-west of Los Angeles.

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© Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP

Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force

3 mai 2025 à 22:05

Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows had been unnecessary

A police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’s head had been unnecessary and excessive.

Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year.

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AP PHOTOS: Many in Gaza face malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month

3 mai 2025 à 20:41

Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month. A shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward starvation, according to aid agencies. Supplies to treat and prevent malnutrition are depleted and quickly running out as documented cases of malnutrition rise.

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Huge hound and pocket-sized pup: meet-and-sniff with world’s tallest and smallest dogs

3 mai 2025 à 15:53

Pearl, a chihuahua, and Reginald, a great dane, met after winning in their Guinness World Record categories

A playdate between the world’s tallest and smallest living dogs went the way of most dog park encounters despite the 3ft (0.91-meter) height difference – lots of tail wagging, sniffing and scampering.

Reginald, a seven-year-old great dane from Idaho, and Pearl, a chihuahua from Florida, are both certified winners in their respective height titles by Guinness World Records. The fact that Reginald is the size of a small horse and Pearl is as small as an apple didn’t stop them from getting along famously.

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© Photograph: Nataljie Behring/AP

© Photograph: Nataljie Behring/AP

Pipeline to return as WSL finale with one-day decider scrapped for 2026

3 mai 2025 à 01:39
  • World Surf League mid-season cut delayed until after ninth tour stop
  • Bells Beach the first of three Australian events to open season

Australian surfers are the big winners in a revamped 2026 World Surf League calendar that has axed the divisive finals day to decide the world champions.

The Pipe Pro at Pipeline in Hawaii will return as the men’s finale for the first time since 2019, while it will be the season-ending women’s event for the first time.

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© Photograph: Brian Bielmann/AFP/Getty Images

Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years over hate-crime killing of six-year-old

2 mai 2025 à 21:28

Joseph Czuba, 73, killed Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in vicious attack days after war in Gaza began

An Illinois landlord who killed a six-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison.

Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.

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© Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

© Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

Ronan the head-bobbing sea lion proves animals can keep a beat: ‘No human was better’

2 mai 2025 à 19:02

Sea lion grooving along to hits such as Boogie Wonderland helps show scientists rhythm is not exclusive to humans

Ronan the sea lion can still keep a beat after all these years.

She can groove to rock and electronica. But the 15-year-old California sea lion’s talent shines most in bobbing to disco hits such as Boogie Wonderland.

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© Photograph: Carson Hood/AP

© Photograph: Carson Hood/AP

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