Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 after beating Lyon 2-0 on Monday, while Sevilla snapped a four-game winless run by defeating Osasuna by the same score in La Liga. PSG strikes late Senny Mayulu rifled home an 18-meter strike seven minutes after coming off the bench to break Lyon...
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LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday thanks to his prolific scoring last season. Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last season — he was Europe's top scorer — and smashed scoring records in Germany and at the Wor...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With its concrete exterior, massive, sloping dome and cavernous indoor atmosphere, Tropicana Field possesses little of the aesthetic beauty and charm associated with baseball’s most celebrated stadiums. But the Tampa Bay Rays love their quirky ballpark...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Natalie Nakase saw it in her team's much-improved body language — shoulders back and head ups. Golden State's huddle got tighter as the close-knit Valkyries came together. The second-year coach believes much of that had to do with her own better messaging and...
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Directed by Travis Knight Staring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Tom Waits, and Angela Bassett ★★★★1/2 HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- In an age where once seemingly unstoppable animation studios like Pixar, DreamWorks, and Il...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez A jury on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old man to death for the fatal shooting of a San Benito police officer more than three years ago. Rogelio Martinez Jr. had been convicted of killing San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez on Oct. 17, 2023, ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — In the 15 years since El Hueso de Fraile planted its flag in the city’s downtown, Luis Foncerrada said the live music bar has become a place where people gather, meet and fall in love. Not only with other people, but with the stage. “It’s become an incubator of sor...
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By Alejandro Serrano | The Texas Tribune N o pocket of the country better captured the Republican Party’s courting of Latino voters two years ago than South Texas’ Starr County, a border community that’s 97% Latino and in 2024 voted for a Republican presidential candidate for the...
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Christopher Lee Soto T he 43-year-old Donna man who spoke of Satan prior to fatally slashing a woman’s throat in Alamo and found incompetent pleaded guilty Wednesday and has been sentenced. Christopher Lee Soto pleaded guilty to murdering 38-year-old Brittany Kay Ireland and was ...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune M cALLEN — A section of border wall that the federal government planned to build along a beloved South Texas wildlife refuge could end up cutting through the refuge instead. The federal government is considering changing its plans for a bord...
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An American flag is on display at the new Corporal Harlon H. Block Memorial during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Weslaco. (Travis M. Whitehead | Valley Morning Star) W ESLACO — “Present Arms!” “Order Arms!” A flyby, a 21-gun salute, the playing of the bagp...
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By Will Hammann | The Texas Tribune U. S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez , a five-term Democrat who defeated Republicans in all five general elections, faces his toughest campaign yet after his South Texas district was redrawn to favor the GOP. President Donald Trump won the new district ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — City commissioners on Tuesday gave staff the green light to start the preliminary steps needed to get financing for millions of dollars in improvements to city facilities. It also approved the issuance of millions more in tax-exempt bonds for affordable housing ren...
