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By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A gunman shot and killed nine people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, police said. The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, the city’s police chief Brian Harvey said at a press […]

By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso will start the Miami Grand Prix on the front row alongside pole sitter Sergio Perez, providing Aston Martin the chance for a win, believes team principal Mike Krack. Alonso, however, does not quite see the same opportunity and expects to have a hard-charging Max Verstappen’s Red Bull filling his mirrors by the midway point of the 57-lap race on the 3.36 mile […]

By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -At least nine people were shot and wounded by a gunman at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, but police said they were not yet able to confirm how many people may have died in the incident. The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium […]

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Seoul on Sunday to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, facing a sceptical public there as the leaders seek deeper ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea and China’s increasing assertiveness. Kishida’s bilateral visit, the first by a Japanese leader to Seoul in 12 years, returns the trip Yoon made to Tokyo in March, where they sought to close a […]

By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) – Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff slammed the Formula One outfit’s car as “a nasty piece of work” on Saturday after a frustrating qualifying effort for the Miami Grand Prix left the Austrian scratching his head and at times speechless. Things got off to a promising start in South Florida for Mercedes after George Russell and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton topped the timing sheets […]

(Reuters) -Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to capture the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. Mage, who finished second in the Florida Derby last month, finished the 1-1/4-mile race in two minutes and 1.57 seconds. The chestnut colt, who went off at 15-1 odds, sped up on the last stretch to take the lead and cross […]

By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -At least nine people were shot and wounded by a gunman at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, but police said they were not yet able to confirm how many people may have died in the incident. The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium […]

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Police arrested the leader of anti-monarchy group Republic and 51 others at King Charles’s coronation on Saturday, saying their duty to prevent disruption outweighed the right to protest. Hundreds of yellow-clad demonstrators gathered among the 10-deep crowds lining the procession route in central London to stand out from those clad in red, white and blue, and to hold up signs saying “Not My King”. Republic […]

(Reuters) – Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to capture the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The chestnut colt, who went off at 15-1 odds, sped up on the last stretch to take the lead and cross the finish line ahead of Two Phil’s, who was second, and Angel of Empire, one of the top three […]