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Sorry not sorry: ‘Is God Is’ stakes a claim for unapologetic female rageMay 14, 2026 5:15 am - As playwright Aleshea Harris tells it, something felt missing when she first sat down to write her searing play “Is God Is.” She was writing an epic story of Black female revenge, one that drew on Greek tragedy, spaghetti westerns and Quentin Tarantino. That’s when she realized it should be a story of twin sisters.
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Rickea Jackson hits late 3-pointer, scores 18 points to lead Sky past Valkyries 69-63May 13, 2026 11:27 pm - Rickea Jackson knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:41 remaining to help clinch it and scored 18 points, Skylar Diggins added 15 points, 7 assists and 5 assists, and the Chicago Sky beat the Golden State Valkyries 69-63 on Wednesday night.
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Cuypers scores MLS-leading 12th goal, Fire wins 3-1 to snap DC United’s 5-game unbeaten streakMay 13, 2026 9:34 pm - Hugo Cuypers scored his MLS-leading 12th goal this season, Robin Lod and Maren Haile-Selassie each added a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United 3-1 on Wednesday night.
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Cubs lose fourth straight game as offense continues to struggle and bullpen faltersMay 13, 2026 9:28 pm - Mike Yastrzemski drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch-hit double in the eighth inning, and Mauricio Dubón finished off Chicago with a two-run homer that carried the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday night.
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Trump has fanfare-filled meeting with Xi in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusiveMay 13, 2026 8:34 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday kicked off a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that is expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, U.S. relations with Taiwan or the war in Iran.
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Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leaderMay 13, 2026 7:22 pm - David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency's current leader steps down at the end of the month.
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Netanyahu’s secret visit to UAE during the Iran war leads to a breakthrough, his office saysMay 13, 2026 4:35 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran, further strengthening ties with a Gulf nation that normalized relations with Israel in 2020, his office said Wednesday.
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Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas’ disarmamentMay 13, 2026 4:21 pm - Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.
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Museum’s ‘Knight Rider’ replica car got a speeding ticket. It hasn’t gone anywhere in yearsMay 13, 2026 4:18 pm - What traffic law violator with unpaid fines is driving a black Pontiac Trans Am that looks like the car with the talking computer from the 1980s TV series “Knight Rider,” and even has the same license plate? Officials at the Volo Museum would like to know since its replica hasn't moved from its exhibit in years.
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Tech carries Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall after discouraging inflation dataMay 13, 2026 4:07 pm - A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records Wednesday, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation.