San Francisco Giants All-Star catcher Buster Posey was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a left thumb contusion, the team announced. Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw underwent an MRI on his sore left elbow that revealed inflammation but no structural damage, manager Dave Roberts said. A spectator at the Scottish Open was ejected Friday after taking a golf club from Rory McIlroy's bag during the tournament. The Houston Astros placed star shortstop Carlos Correa on the injured list Friday because of MLB's health and safety protocols. President Joe Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul -- who was appointed by former President Donald Trump -- after he refused to resign, White House sources announced Friday. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic moved closer to his record-tying 20th major championship by eliminating No. 10 seed Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday to reach the men's final. Researchers have confirmed what millions of Americans and Canadians who just endured scorching temperatures probably already suspected: Last month was the hottest June on record in North America. Afghan government officials said Friday they repelled an attack by the Taliban on the country's second-largest city, Kandahar, on Friday. The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general to review the agency's approval of a new Alzheimer's drug. A Marine Corps member is the first recipient of the Defense Department's first jaw reconstruction using 3D-printed teeth. Lottery officials in North Carolina said a Carolina Pick 3 drawing came out with the numbers 0-0-0, resulting in nearly 10,000 players winning a total $3.6 million. Scientists have developed a method for remotely controlling a plant's stomata, the pores that allow leaves to regulate the amount of CO2 they absorb and the amount of water that's allowed to transpire. An animal control officer in Colorado ended up in an unusual slow-speed chase when he was summoned to capture a loose wallaby. Shipyards could suffer if the U.S. Navy does not order additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks was told this week. Animal rescuers in India were summoned to a school to relocate a leopard that wandered into the cafeteria after an apparent confrontation with a rival. A long-lost dress worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" has been found decades later in a box at a university in Washington, D.C. China removed giant pandas from its list of endangered species after the wild population of the animal increased to some 1,800, officials announced. The latest U.S. Air Force "Exercise Red Flag" will include F-35A Lightning II fighter planes of the Vermont Air National Guard, it was announced on Friday. Millions of American adults haven't seen a dentist in at least a year, a new U.S. government health survey reveals. The U.S. Air Force successfully detonated a hypersonic missile warhead for the first time this week, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., announced. Officials at a British cathedral said a book that arrived in the mail recently is believed to have been checked out from the facility's library more than 300 years ago. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday that's intended to promote fairer business competition in the United States -- and includes more than 70 different initiatives across a number of economic sectors. For forty years, astronomers have been trying to figure out why Jupiter produces a mysterious but spectacular burst of X-rays every few minutes. Now, finally, scientists have an explanation for Jupiter's X-ray aurora. U.S. President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to crack down on ransomware groups amid an influx of attacks on the United States in recent months. |
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