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It is almost a guarantee at this point that Michael Soroka will make his long-awaited season debut for the Atlanta Braves this week vs. the Oakland Atheltics.With Michael Soroka being a healthy scratch ahead of his Sunday start for the Gwinnett Stripers, it almost certainly signifies that he wil...

House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries sounded confident that Congress would vote to avert a default on the US’s obligations on Sunday, hours after news broke that the White House had reached a deal with Republican leadership to raise the debt ceiling. The “agreement in principle” was announced Saturday evening after much of the House of Representatives and Senate had left for the Memorial Day weekend. A handful remained in Washington to continue negotiations ahead of the deadline; the US Treasure Department estimates that the federal government’s ability to pay its debts will be in question come 1 June — this Thursday. Mr Jeffries spoke on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. While he cautioned that he had not seen the actual text of the bill, which is reportedly set to cap funding for the US government (except for the military) through 2024, he offered a simple “yes” when asked directly if he could guarantee that the US would avert default. It’s a statement that will likely mean a sigh of relief for those Americans worried about the effects that a credit downgrade would have on the US economy, though that remains a possibility thanks to the toxic partisanship that brought the US to this point in the first place, but also one that may frustrate progressives and other Democrats who may see the development as Democrats giving in to the GOP’s demands. The deal does stave off further debt ceiling negotiations until 2025, but many on the left simply wish to do away with the limit altogether. And there’s already signs that many on the conservative right do not like the deal, with some even calling any legislation that raises the debt limit a non-starter. Their opposition within the GOP’s slim House majority necessitates votes from Democrats to pass this deal or any other. More follows...

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka following their opening round match at the French Open, leading to boos from some of the crowd.

The Miami Marlins have won back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Angels heading into Sunday’s series finale.Miami is third in the NL East and now back over .500 after those wins, competing despite a minus-43 run differential on the season.The Marlins have an electric young rotatio...

Theories abound as to why the waters below the Rialto Bridge in the Grand Canal turned bright green.

Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, his fourth win in six races this season as he extended his lead at the top of the drivers' standings.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins close out their series with a strong pitching matchup on Sunday afternoon.Jose Berrios (4-4, 4.22 ERA) is pitching well this month, posting a 2.81 ERA over his last four starts while the Jays are 3-1 in those games.He takes on Twins youngster Bailey ...

DeAndre Hopkins could play for your favorite NFL team, but he won't be coming cheap either.If an NFL team wants to sign new free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, it better pony up some cold, hard cash, bruh!After being released by the Arizona Cardinals last week, the soon-to-be 31-y...

The Boston Red Sox were enjoying the Celtics triumphant comeback from down 3-0 to lock it at three apiece and force a win-or-go-home Game 7.Thanks to the sneaky tip-in from Derrick White, the Boston Celtics are headed home for Game 7 against the Miami Heat after looking like the lesser team the ...

Firms and individuals should familiarize themselves with artificial intelligence or risk losing out, according to Nvidia Corp. co-founder

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, a persistent critic of former President Donald Trump, said he plans to decide

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vying to extend his more than two decades of rule in an