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• FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Race: Lionel Messi Takes Lead; Here's Where Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe Stand

  Argentina superstar Lionel Messi took the lead in FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race after scoring a brilliant free-kick during the group stage match against Jordan.

  NDTV Sports
• Humor laurels for Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval

  Comedian Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center. The award honors significant contributions to humor and commentary.

  AP News
• Caitlin Clark hard contact timeline: WNBA's growing history of brutal hits against the face of the sport

  Caitlin Clark has faced controversial hits since her WNBA debut in 2024, sparking debates about officiating, player safety and whether the league's biggest star is unfairly targeted.

  Fox News
• 3 firefighters killed, 2 injured fighting wildfires near Colorado-Utah border

  The U.S. Wildland Fire Service said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border.

  CBS News
• A 'perfect storm' points to a much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040

  The auto industry is selling fewer cars--one forecaster says this is a fundamental change, and it is going to get worse.

  CNBC
• Again, Trump said nobody left his speech. Again, that wasn’t true

  President Donald Trump posted on social media on Thursday about the speech he gave the day prior to kick off the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC: “Everybody stayed right until the end of my Speech because they loved hearing about a truly successful America.”

  CNN
• Shingles vaccine may also offer protection against dementia, studies increasingly show

  The shingles vaccine may significantly help protect older adults against dementia, a growing body of evidence shows

  NBC News
• Trump wants Syria to fight Hezbollah, alarming Lebanon and Israel

  The White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead.

  AP News
• St. Louis gun couple case still reverberates six years later

  Mark and Patricia McCloskey's 2020 armed confrontation with protesters in St. Louis continues to generate legal, political and cultural fallout six years later.

  Fox News
• Eight possible destinations if the Blue Jackets decide to trade Zach Werenski

  The Blue Jackets are now reluctantly listening to trade offers. Which teams might fit both their criteria and Werenski's?

  The New York Times