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Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was active and in the starting lineup for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday. Embiid has not played since April 6, as he required an emergency appendectomy during a team trip through Texas. He was listed as doubtful for Game 3 and did not play; after being listed as doubtful again for Game 4, […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 26 (Reuters) – A worker died on Sunday after being injured during the assembly of a stage for a public concert featuring Colombian pop star Shakira in Rio de Janeiro, the state fire brigade said in a statement. The victim suffered severe crushing injuries to his lower limbs after becoming trapped in a lifting system, the brigade said, citing witness accounts. Shakira is set to perform […]

Vanderbilt star quarterback Diego Pavia has accepted an invitation to the Baltimore Ravens’ rookie minicamp next weekend, ESPN reported Sunday. The Ravens need signal callers for the rookie camp as they don’t have any on their roster that qualify and didn’t select any in the just-concluded draft. Baltimore also is reportedly brining in UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano for the camp. Baltimore has veteran quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on […]

By Jana Winter, Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members and lawmakers. Two former Secret Service agents and three senior U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday […]

By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s tuxedo still looked freshly pressed when he stepped to the White House podium Saturday night, barely an hour after the latest apparent attempt on his life. “When you’re impactful, they go after you,” the U.S. president told some of the highest-powered journalists in Washington. Many of them were still dressed in their own formal wear from a […]

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping last October, he rated the summit a “12 out of 10,” and the White House said China would “effectively eliminate” rare earth export controls and cease retaliation against U.S. firms. Instead, even as it has refrained from overt criticism of Trump over the Iran war and signalled it wants a positive […]

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) – China has used its trade truce with the United States to broaden its legal leverage, supply chain and critical technology controls, and expand its toolkit of retaliatory economic measures ahead of a summit between the nations next month.  Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement in Busan, South Korea, in October to de-escalate the trade war. […]

SEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will continue to support Russia’s policies and he discussed the international political situation with Russia’s defence minister, state media KCNA said on Monday. A Russian delegation including Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attended a completion ceremony for a memorial honouring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting in the Kursk region, KCNA said. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing […]

SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose, the dollar inched higher and U.S. stock futures wobbled lower in early Asia trade on Monday after U.S.-Iran peace talks stalled over the weekend, leaving Gulf shipping blocked. Benchmark Brent crude futures rose more than 2% to touch a three-week high of $107.97 a barrel. [O/R] S&P 500 futures eased by a modest 0.3%, after U.S. stocks notched a record closing high […]