a Last-Second 3-Pointer for the Win

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caitlin Clark was alone with the ball, right in the front of the logo with the game on the line. As frustrating as this season has been at times for her and the Indiana Fever, this was Clark’s comfort zone — and the shot hit nothing but net. Clark’s 3-pointer with 1.2 …

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Bear Hunt Continues as Japanese City Shuts Schools for Second Day

By Joseph Campbell and Chang-Ran Kim UTSUNOMIYA, ⁠Japan, ⁠June 9 (Reuters) – The hunt ⁠for a black bear spotted more than a dozen ​times in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya continued on Tuesday as all ‌94 municipal primary and ‌middle schools were closed for a second straight day. The adult ⁠bear, with ⁠an estimated weight …

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Taiwan Simulates Destroying an Invading Chinese Force in Coastal Drill

By Angie Teo and David Lague TAICHUNG, Taiwan, June 9 (Reuters) – ⁠Taiwan’s ⁠military simulated destroying an invading ⁠Chinese force in a coastal exercise on Tuesday, firing off rockets and ​artillery to stop an amphibious assault in what it described as a more realistic combat scenario with less preparation ‌time. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan …

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Congo Says Ebola Deaths Top 100 as Armed Groups Threaten Response

DAKAR, June 8 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo ⁠on ⁠Monday said confirmed Ebola ⁠deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of ​armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak ‌of the Bundibugyo strain of ‌Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since said it …

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US Judge Scraps Trump Policy Restricting Wind, Solar Tax Breaks

June 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge vacated ⁠a ⁠Trump administration policy implemented last ⁠year that made it harder for wind and solar energy ​projects to claim federal tax subsidies, according to court documents. The decision is the latest legal blow ‌to U.S. President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging ‌efforts to slow development of clean energy technologies, …

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Storm Pounds New Zealand’s Capital City, Cancelling Flights and Ferries

June 9 (Reuters) – Gale-force winds and rough seas ⁠battered ⁠New Zealand’s capital of ⁠Wellington on Tuesday, forcing ferry and flight cancellations and ​road closures as authorities urged hundreds of residents along the city’s south coast to ‌evacuate. A light aircraft was briefly ‌blown over by strong winds at Wellington airport after a gust ⁠of …

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