Rutgers, UMass women’s soccer game devolves into brawl, punches fly
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Rutgers, UMass women’s soccer game devolves into brawl, punches fly

ByNews Polite

A Rutgers women’s soccer game turned into an MMA match briefly on Sunday afternoon.  With the Scarlett Knights facing UMass in Amherst, a tense brawl broke out after a hard foul by Rutgers senior forward Gia Girman and UMass senior forward Ashley Lamond.  The fight took place in the 55th…

Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage talks to continue as weekend closes without an agreement
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Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage talks to continue as weekend closes without an agreement

ByNews Polite

JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement, a U.S. official said. But talks will continue at lower levels in the coming…

Little League World Series’ dramatic end had wild error, brutal call
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Little League World Series’ dramatic end had wild error, brutal call

ByNews Polite

There was a little bit of everything in Sunday night’s showdown between Florida and Chinese Taipei, including a wild error late in the game that allowed Florida to capture the Little League World Series championship.  The title game ended up in extra innings with Florida winning the game 2-1 in…

DNC attendees test positive for COVID-19, despite mask-wearing
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DNC attendees test positive for COVID-19, despite mask-wearing

ByNews Polite

Maybe there was a surprise guest at the Democratic National Convention after all. Multiple attendees at the convention in Chicago last week subsequently tested positive for the COVID-19 respiratory illness, as health officials worry about infections spiking across the country. “When you spend five days in Chicago for the DNC…

Labor Departments’ 818K disappearing jobs reveals Biden’s economy lie
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Labor Departments’ 818K disappearing jobs reveals Biden’s economy lie

ByNews Polite

“Bidenomics is working,” Kamala Harris and the rest of the administration told America for months, abandoning that line only when polls consistently showed it wasn’t working, even as their media allies pointed to various economic stats to argue that the public was simply wrong. And now that she’s the Democratic…

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara dances with sorority sisters
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Zahara dances with sorority sisters

ByNews Polite

Zahara Jolie flaunted her dance moves alongside her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters at Spelman College. In a video posted to TikTok, the 19-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt showed off her choreography while strolling to the track “Back Outside” by Anycia and Latto. The group of girls…

Mike Tomlin not ready to make Russell Wilson-Justin Fields decision
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Mike Tomlin not ready to make Russell Wilson-Justin Fields decision

ByNews Polite

Preseason is over for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and yet, Mike Tomlin has yet to name a starting quarterback. The longtime Steelers head coach is heading a high-profile quarterback competition between offseason signee Russell Wilson and trade acquisition Justin Fields, both on the higher end of polarizing names at the position,…

Suspect charged in murder of popular NYC sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’
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Suspect charged in murder of popular NYC sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’

ByNews Polite

A Poughkeepsie man for gunning down well-known sneaker reseller “Upscale Cracc,” who shot multiple times during a robbery in June, cops said. Alleged gun man Jayquan Straker, 35, was taken into custody Saturday morning in the murder of Upscale, whose real name is Javier Osorio-Mejia, 31, according to police. Osorio-Mejia,…