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A record 1,248 players representing 48 nations are on the final World Cup rosters released by FIFA on Tuesday. Source link

This stage — the NBA Finals — is new to just about everyone on the Spurs and Knicks rosters, meaning very few players on either side can have any real idea of how the moment will seem on Wednesday night when the 80th title series in league history gets underway in San Antonio. Source link

In honour of the United States’ 250th birthday, the U.S. Treasury plans to print a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump’s face. Andrew Chang explains the legal hurdles in printing this new bill and the long-standing precedent it would shatter. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images) Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence, putting a real estate scion and fierce Trump loyalist in a key national security post as the U.S. remains at war with Iran. Source link

Holding the keys with a full no-movement clause, Mitch Marner nixed a trade to Carolina from Toronto late last season. His decision to join the Golden Knights as a free agent caused a domino effect that has led Vegas and Carolina to the Stanley Cup final. Source link

Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the United States to halt the war between the two countries, Iran’s Mehr news reported Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks to reach a deal are continuing. Source link

International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons wants to see more women competing and more sports on the Paralympic program. Source link

Authorities in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí recently arrested two people linked to a Facebook page critical of the local government under a new artificial intelligence law that human rights and press freedom groups warn is being used to suppress political dissent. Source link

The family of Rania Al-Abbasi and Syrian authorities say that investigations have unveiled that her six children, who were detained along with Rania and her husband in 2013 by Syria’s former Assad regime, are believed to be dead. Source link

Kyiv was under heavy Russian attack early Tuesday, with a large pillar of ‌smoke seen rising from the Ukrainian capital and authorities urging residents to seek shelter, according to witnesses and officials. Source link