China’s ‘Project of the Century’—World’s Biggest Hydropower Dam—Is Underway
Construction has officially commenced on what is set to become the world’s largest hydropower dam, China’s premier Li Qiang announced on July 19. Located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, the multi-dam cascade is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—equivalent to the total electricity consumption of the United Kingdom last […]
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Donald Trump’s Biggest Allies Split With Him Over Jeffrey Epstein
By Sophie Grace Clark is a Live News reporter based in London, with a focus on crime stories. She has also covered politics and entertainment extensively. Sophie joined Newsweek in 2024 from a freelance career and had previously worked at The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Star, OK Magazine, and MyLondon. She is a graduate […]
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Three Biggest American League Snubs From First Round of All-Star Game Voting
As done with the National League, it is time to look and see who some of the All-Star Game snubs in the American League were. While the NL had more obvious snubs, the AL had its fair share as well and here are the three players that were left out of the second stage of […]
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Biggest Winners and Losers from the 2025 NHL Draft
With the 2025 NHL draft in the books, hockey fans have free agency on July 1 and their respective teams’ development camps to hold them over for the next-two-and-a-half months as the NHL enters its dead period until rookie camp starts in early to mid-September. Several general managers took some big steps in setting up […]
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Three Biggest National League Snubs From First Round of All-Star Game Voting
The first stage of voting for this season’s MLB All-Star Game wrapped up Thursday afternoon and there were certainly some surprises. Some of the obvious superstars like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge were the top two vote getters and the All-Star Game regulars like Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Juan Soto were all atop the […]
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Meghan Markle Podcast Loses in Charts to Her Biggest Critics
Meghan Markle’s podcast was outperformed during its nine-week run by rival shows from staunch critics. The Duchess of Sussex launched Confessions of a Female Founder on April 8 and the final episode dropped on June 3. At its height, Meghan’s show hit second place among Apple podcasts but quickly slipped down the charts after the […]
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U.S. Open: Biggest Names to Miss the Cut at Oakmont
The halfway point of the U.S. Open is here, which means half the field is heading home. Oakmont Country Club brought the carnage as there were just five players at even par or better through 36 holes. There were only seven under-par scores in the second round alone, with a few players still having to […]
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U.S. Open: 3 Biggest Storylines to Watch For at Oakmont
The last few months saw some of the biggest headlines in golf history. In April, Rory McIlroy finally donned the green jacket. May belonged to Scottie Scheffler, securing the PGA Championship. And now, we are just days away from the golf’s third major – the U.S. Open from Oakmont Country Club. LIV Golf’s Phil Mickelson, […]
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Biggest Supreme Court Cases To Be Decided This Month
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings in more than 30 cases before the end of June, weighing in on issues such as birthright citizenship and gender and sexuality instruction in schools. Why It Matters The Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has an opportunity to set precedents on various issues of […]
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Map Shows Cities With Biggest Rise in Home Sale Cancellations
Home sale cancellations surged across the country in April, as buyers either got cold feet amid growing economic uncertainty or saw a better opportunity on a market that is facing quickly rising inventory levels. In no other U.S. metropolitan area, buyers walked out of pending home purchasing deals as much as in Atlanta, Georgia, where […]
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