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June 15 (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said early on Monday that the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal.  “Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Sharif said in a post on X.  The official signing ceremony will be on June 19 in Switzerland, Sharif added. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers who weren’t partied out after the Knicks championship found another excuse to celebrate on Sunday as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade marched through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors. Tens of thousands of spectators lined Fifth Avenue under sunny skies to watch marchers decked out in red-white-and-blue. This year’s honorees included rapper and singer Daddy Yankee, who served as grand marshal, and […]

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that troopers were at the crash site, assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport. The small town of Butler has a population […]

Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sat for the second straight day with lower back tightness in Toronto’s Sunday home series finale vs. the New York Yankees. Toronto manager John Schneider said Saturday that the issue emerged as Friday’s 8-5 win played out. There was hope that rest would help Guerrero feel better and avoid his first career injured list stint in his eighth major league season. “Back […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said. Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said that one of the helicopters crashed on a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished. Officials said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there or his prognosis. McConnell, 84, was the longest serving Senate leader in history before stepping aside from that role while finishing his final term, which ends in January. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson […]

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy underwent an MRI on his back before Sunday’s game and might be in line for surgery in the future, MLB.com reported. Murphy, 67, has not been making mound visits during this weekend’s series against the Philadelphia Phillies, with that responsibility falling to pitching coach Chris Hook. Murphy has been dealing with hip pain since last season with the issue possibly caused by a nerve in […]

June 14 (Reuters) – Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck said on Sunday its investigational drug asedebart showed encouraging tolerability and results in a small mid-stage study for the treatment of Cushing’s disease, a rare hormonal disorder. The results, presented at a medical conference in Chicago, mark a step forward for Lundbeck as it expands into rare conditions beyond its traditional focus on brain diseases such as depression and migraine. Trial data […]

Braves right-hander Spencer Strider is going to see Dr. Keith Meister for an evaluation after he was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right elbow inflammation, Atlanta manager Walt Weiss told reporters before Sunday’s game at the New York Mets. Strider exited Friday’s 7-5 loss to the Mets after three-plus innings. He allowed a season-high seven earned runs before his fastball velocity dropped drastically from 96 mph earlier […]