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Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem
Critics in the past year called for more transparency and vetting of the procedures used to estimate billion-dollar disasters ...
Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain he won’t play at the Club World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA president ...
Sinner bids for his first French Open title against defending champion Alcaraz
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion ...
Brothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in Boston
For the first time in nearly 70 years, boxing is returning to Boston’s famed Fenway Park. The 11-fight card is the ...
What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump
President Donald Trump really wants to fly on an upgraded Air Force One — but making that happen could depend on whether he’s ...
As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse — and better — times swirl
David Perry recalls being young and gay in 1980s Washington D.C. and having “an absolute blast.” He was fresh out of college, ...
A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return
A top Taliban official said on Saturday that all Afghans who fled the country after the collapse of the former Western-backed ...
Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three ...
A ball thrown from the stands causes moment of confusion in Braves-Giants game
An overexuberant fan had people seeing double during the game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. A ball was ...
French Open: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka faces No. 2 Coco Gauff in the women’s final
No.1 Aryna Sabalenka faces No. 2 Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday with both women aiming to win the title for the first time. Gauff lost the 2022 French Open final at ...
How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more
The world’s smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily ...
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
As a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost was often on the lookout for used cars that he could buy cheap and fix up himself for use ...