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What year is this? NASCAR’s All-Star prize remains stuck at $1 million 23 years after launchMay 16, 2026 6:02 pm - Here it is in 2026, and a million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money in sports these days and hasn't been in NASCAR since the days when Jeff Gordon swept the series full throttle into the national spotlight. Yet in an era when a $10 million annual baseball salary seems like a discount, NASCAR drivers will race for the same measly $1 million prize as they have since 2003 in Sunday's All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway.
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Driver plows into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically, mayor saysMay 16, 2026 5:58 pm - A driver plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, local authorities said.
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Hugo Cuypers scores MLS-leading 13th goal, Fire beats Montreal 2-0May 16, 2026 5:57 pm - Hugo Cuypers scored his MLS-leading 13th goal this season, Philip Zinckernagel added a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday.
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Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80May 16, 2026 5:53 pm - At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.
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USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s captureMay 16, 2026 3:57 pm - The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the U.S. war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Maduro when he was Venezuela's president.
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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian missionMay 16, 2026 2:52 pm - U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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An unheralded pair of long shots, Smalley and McNealy, lead the PGA ChampionshipMay 15, 2026 8:59 pm - Alex Smalley's performance in the second round of the PGA Championship defied his winless run on the PGA Tour.
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Felix Rosenqvist, Scott McLaughlin reach the top of Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast FridayMay 15, 2026 7:44 pm - Felix Rosenqvist took advantage of the friendly, late afternoon weather conditions to reach the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday.
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The Preakness at Laurel Park has a little bit of everything but the Kentucky Derby winnerMay 15, 2026 7:15 pm - Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything.
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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring DemocratsMay 15, 2026 5:45 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the clos...