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Folarin Balogun (r) of the U.S. celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Weston McKennie during their World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, Calif. The U.S. defeated Paraguay and, later, Australia. The U.S. wraps up group play against Turkey on Thursday evening. Win, lose or draw, the U.S. has already won its group and will advance to the knockout round.
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With a Round of 32 spot already clinched, the U.S. takes on Turkey in the World Cup
Becky Sullivan
Two U.S. wins and two Turkey losses already on the books mean the Americans have won this World Cup group no matter the outcome of Thursday's game. Still, the Americans say they're playing to win.
Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, near Caracas
Emma Bowman
Meta is planning to release its own prediction market app to compete with popular sites like Kalshi and Polymarket.
Kelly Sullivan
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Meta plans to release AI-powered prediction market app, documents show
Bobby Allyn
A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on June 13. A federal judge has asked the arts complex's leadership to explain the purpose of the tarp and the surrounding scaffolding.
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A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp
Anastasia Tsioulcas
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Maternal healthcare ‘deserts’ leave thousands of Texas women to their own devices
Cash-strapped rural hospitals in East Texas and beyond are closing their labor-and-delivery units.
Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after months of investigations, lawsuits on flood deaths
Introducing ‘After the Flood,’ a podcast about the 2025 disaster in the Texas Hill Country
Commentary: Texas phonetic alphabet
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