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Golden Tempo wins the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes after winning the Kentucky DerbyJun 06, 2026 6:56 pm - Golden Tempo won the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, capturing the third leg of the Triple Crown five weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby and making more history for trainer Cherie DeVaux.
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Jacob Gonzalez hits his first major-league homer, White Sox beat the Phillies 6-3 to even seriesJun 06, 2026 6:13 pm - Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday.
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Hegseth marks D-Day with speech invoking immigration and ‘invasion’ in FranceJun 06, 2026 5:15 pm - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.
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Robinson scores but Germany beats US 2-1 at Soldier Field in World Cup send-off matchJun 06, 2026 4:29 pm - Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly at Soldier Field on Saturday and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.
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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam tennis titleJun 06, 2026 3:56 pm - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15.At 19 she’s a Grand Slam champion.
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Pope Leo XIV urges Spain to stop fanning flames of polarization on first papal visit in 15 yearsJun 06, 2026 3:50 pm - Pope Leo XIV urged Spaniards on Saturday to stop “fanning the flames of polarization” as he arrived in Spain at a moment of political turmoil for the Socialist-led government and a credibility crisis for the Catholic Church.
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Ukraine targets St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer for direct talksJun 06, 2026 3:28 pm - Residents of St. Petersburg were told not to leave their homes after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russia’s second-largest city Saturday morning, underscoring Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep inside Russia.
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FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memoJun 06, 2026 3:23 pm - Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were fired Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel.
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A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefireJun 06, 2026 7:34 am - Bahrain's government said Saturday that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward it and Kuwait. The foreign ministry said they had been intercepted and called on Iran to immediately cease attacks on its Gulf neighbors.
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Wemby misses at the end, Knicks and Brunson beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA FinalsJun 05, 2026 10:44 pm - Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that New York has been waiting to see for generations.