ESPN announced Wednesday that it has made a non-binding agreement with the National Football League to acquire the NFL Network and some other media assets.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/06/sports-espn-buys-nfl-network/2201754499340/

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A North Carolina woman scored a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just over a month after winning $250,000 from a second chance drawing.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/06/lotto-North-Carolina-Education-Lottery-second-win-two-months/6541754500883/

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New York Yankees star Aaron Judge will be activated off the injured list and return to action Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, manager Aaron Boone announced.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/MLB/2025/08/05/Aaron-Judge-return-Tuesday-Yankees-Rangers/8451754391015/

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Rose Byrne portrays a struggling mother whose life unravels in the upcoming A24 film "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You." Conan O'Brien and A$AP Rocky also star.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/08/06/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-trailer-rose-byrne/4891754499466/

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Matt Rife has bought the Connecticut house and occult museum that belonged to the late Ed and Lorraine Warren of "Conjuring," "Annabelle" and "The Nun" fame.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2025/08/03/matt-rife-buys-conjuring-house-museum/7261754225618/

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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Gaza to see aid operations for himself and speak to Palestinians as international pressure mounts over humanitarian crisis.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/08/01/Steve-Witkoff-visit/6051754036593/

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly moving toward full occupation of Gaza after dissent in the ranks and international condemnation.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/08/07/netanyahu-occupation-gaza/4901754575429/

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Chris Meloni is returning to "Law & Order: SVU" for a Season 27 guest stint. Meloni played Elliot Stabler from 1999 to 2012 and occasionally reprises the role.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/08/03/chris-meloni-returns-law-order-svu/1701754227700/

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Lifeguards at a Florida beach rescued an unusual struggling swimmer from the Atlantic Ocean: a white-tailed deer.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/08/deer-rescued-Flagler-Beach-Florida/9391751994737/

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The United States has ended federal protections shielding thousands of migrants from Nicaragua and Honduras from deportation, angering immigration and civil rights advocacy groups.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/07/08/DHS-TPS-Nicaragua-Honduras/3511751946197/

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Three people were hospitalized and 21 injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees in the French town of Aurillac on Sunday morning, according to authorities.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/07/07/france-three-hospitalised-21-injured-after-bee-attack/5761751897038/

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is travelling Monday to Washington as Israel sends negotiators to Qatar amid ongoing talks toward a ceasefire with Hamas.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/07/06/netanyahu-visit-washington-negotiators-qatar-hamas-ceasefire/4421751819018/

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An Israeli restaurant and a synagogue in Melbourne were damaged in separate overnight incidents, according to police officials.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/07/05/australia-anti-semitic-attacks-synagogue/5101751732286/

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China is consolidating its control over critical logistical hubs in Brazil through its state-owned enterprises.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/06/10/Brazil-China-increases-presence-Brazilian-ports/2801749576022/

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Italy's Mount Etna on the island of Sicily erupted Monday, spewing ash and hot lava that sent tourists fleeing from the 10,925-foot mountain, which is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/06/02/italy-mount-etna-sicily-eruption/2791748913217/

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The soaring popularity of smartphone apps that scan barcodes on food products to provide health scores are empowering consumers and shifting dynamics in the food industry, recent studies suggest.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/05/13/food-barcode-scanner-apps-shifting-power-consumers-studies-say/8951746457520/

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"White Lotus" co-stars Walton Goggins and Sam Rockwell reunited for a "Saturday Night Live" musical sketch when Goggins guest hosted this weekend.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/05/11/walton-goggins-sam-rockwell-white-lotus-snl/3141746966736/

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The Carolina Panthers released veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, the team announced Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2025/05/08/Carolina-Panthers-release-Jadeveon-Clowney/3351746723527/

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Authorities in a Texas town are trying to determine the origins of a flock of sheep found wandering loose near an elementary school.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/08/Leander-Police-Department-Texas-missing-sheep/5461746724782/

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to halt federal funding to PBS and NPR, calling the public news organizations "biased."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/05/02/Trump-executive-rder-NPR-PBS/9931746160373/

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"Downton Abbey" alum Joanne Froggatt told UPI her "MobLand" character Jan holds her own when it comes to dealing with her gangster husband Harry.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/04/06/joanne-froggatt-mobland-paramount-interview/9591743714835/

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Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/04/03/stroke-artery-tear-increasing/5741743688803/

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Netflix is previewing its upcoming anime film "The Rose of Versailles," which arrives on the streamer April 30 and based on a serialized manga by Riyoko Ikeda.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/04/02/rose-of-versailles-netflix/5801743610861/

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Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper said Wednesday it is planning to launch 27 satellites April 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It's the project's first full batch of the internet connection satellites.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/03/Kuiper-satellites-launch/4221743687736/

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Police near the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula were called to a motel to help secure an unusual piece of left-behind property: a live alligator.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/Cheboygan-Police-Department-Michigan-motel-room-alligator/7701742220816/

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A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme measures in its drive to restrict their rights, including electronic surveillance and camera-drones.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/14/Switzerland-UN-report-Iran-surveiling-women/5551741954044/

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Pope Francis marked the twelfth year of his pontificate Thursday while still recovering from lung infection.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/13/Vatican-City-Rome-Pope-Francis-recovery-pneumonia/7501741874492/

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Showtime announced Thursday that David Dastmalchian will guest star on "Dexter: Resurrection."

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/03/13/Dexter-Resurrection-David-Dastmalchian/2331741885697/

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A gondola cabin loaded with passengers at a ski resort in British Columbia crashed to the ground Monday, shortly after heading up the hill at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/10/british-columbia-gondola-ski-resort-falls/9591741657683/

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"Captain America: Brave New World," in theaters Friday, doesn't stray from the Marvel movie formula but still provides a brisk two hour adventure.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/02/12/Captain-America-Brave-New-World-review/9311739342643/

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