No Butler, no problem as Heat crush Bulls to set up Celtics clash
The Miami Heat shrugged off the absence of star forward Jimmy Butler to crush the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in their play-in eliminator on Friday and earn a clash with the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Read moreUS agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials
The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.
Read more'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming
For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.
Read moreLike a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry agonizes under Milei
President Javier Milei's "chainsaw" approach to budget cuts have not only caused deep financial pain to many Argentines, but is also threatening the country's Oscar-winning culture scene, industry players say.
Read moreGlowering, threats and Al Capone: what faces the Trump jury
Terrorists, mafia bosses -- and Donald Trump. The common thread? When they go on trial, the jurors have such a tough task that they have to be kept anonymous for their own safety.
Read moreKorda one off the lead at Chevron as Thitikul and Im shine
Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul and South Korea's Im Jinhee share the second round lead at the LPGA's Chevron Championship, the first women's major of the season, but record-hunting American Nelly Korda sits just one shot behind.
Read more'Halving' arrives for bitcoin miners
The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money.
Read more'No to mining': activists demand closure of Guatemala gold mine
Waving banners and shouting "no to mining," environmental activists gathered in small boats on a lake between El Salvador and Guatemala on Friday calling for the closure of a Canadian-owned gold mine.
Read moreMorikawa grabs share of RBC Heritage lead but Scheffler lurks
Masters contender Collin Morikawa shot a bogey-free five-under second round of 66 to join a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage tournament on Friday.
Read moreBryan leads in Puntacana as Lower surges
Wesley Bryan held a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship after shooting a six-under 66 second round on Friday.
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