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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a controversial no-call during a play involving Caitlin Clark Saturday, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White lambasted WNBA referees for their officiating in Fever games this season. In a rant after the Fever’s 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty, White called the officiating “egregious.” New York’s Natasha Cloud made contact with Clark during the game’s final possession, but referees did not blow the whistle. “I thought she got fouled. I think it’s pretty egregious what’s been happening to us the last few games,” White said of Clark. “The disrespect right now for our…

A New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) worker is dead, and two others were injured after a raw sewage boat exploded Saturday in the Hudson River.Just after 10:30 a.m. the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) received a report of an explosion aboard the city-owned vessel, Hunts Point. Authorities investigate after the Hudson River explosion. (FNTV)When crews arrived, they found a large explosion had occurred in one of the holds on the tank, FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief David Simms said.NEW AERIAL VIDEO CAPTURES POLICE, DIVE TEAM RESPONSE TO FATAL HUDSON RIVER HELICOPTER CRASHThe vessel is used to transport…

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike. The crowd rose in a thunderous standing ovation for the filmmaker. Iranian director and screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi delivers a speech after winning the Palme d’Or for the film “Un simple accident” (A Simple Accident) during…

People stand in front of an Apple store in Beijing, China, on April 9, 2025.Tingshu Wang | ReutersApple on Friday raised the amount of money people can get off their next iPhone in China by trading in their old device, rolling out further incentives to spur demand in a crucial market.The iPhone 15 Pro Max now has a trade-in value of up to 5,700 Chinese yuan ($791), an increase from 5,625 yuan previously. For reference, a brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at 7,999 yuan in China. The iPhone 15 Pro model can now be traded in for up…

Australia rides on the sheep’s back, or so goes the time-worn saying about the worth of the meat and wool industry.A sustainable fashion project is proving there is also plenty of value in the sheep’s head, legs, belly and even its fluffy bottom.The short fibres from these parts of a sheep, called locks, are usually considered of very low value and are either used for chunky knit garments or discarded.In a trial backed by Australian fashion brand Country Road’s climate fund, a group of innovators has developed a way to use locks to make a sustainable fine yarn ideal for…

The right-wing Noboa had defeated left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez amid allegations of electoral fraud.Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest-ever president and heir to a prominent banana-exporting fortune, has been sworn in for his first full term in office, pledging to intensify his government’s battle against powerful drug gangs while reviving the struggling economy. In a ceremony at the National Assembly in Quito on Saturday, the right-wing president was sworn in by Assembly President Niels Olsen Peet, who draped the presidential sash across his shoulders before the two raised clasped hands in a symbolic gesture of unity. Noboa, 37, won the election in…

President Donald Trump this week enjoyed one of his biggest legislative victories during his second administration.”THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” has PASSED the House of Representatives!” Trump touted in a social media post Thursday.The president’s post came soon after the GOP-controlled House passed Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package by a razor-thin margin. The Republican-crafted measure is full of Trump’s campaign trail promises and second-term priorities on tax cuts, immigration, defense, energy and the debt limit.Ahead of the House vote, two surveys released earlier in the week indicated that the president’s poll numbers remained underwater.MIKE JOHNSON, DONALD TRUMP GET…

Suspected human smugglers were arrested this week while allegedly attempting to hide migrants inside modified hay bales, officials said.Deputies conducting a routine traffic stop on a pickup pulling a hay trailer Tuesday near Flatonia, Texas, noticed that the bales inside the trailer had been hollowed out to create compartments, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said. After looking more closely, the deputies noticed there were people inside the bales in “dangerously confined spaces” below a metal framework and layers of hay.”This method of concealment is not only deceptive but incredibly dangerous to human life,” the sheriff’s office said in a release. “Smugglers…

Judy Frank says no longer getting mail at her door would make life harder. The 78-year-old Regina woman is unable to walk more than a few steps and says she would need someone to pick up her mail if Canada Post stops door-to-door service.“It’s very dangerous,” Frank said in a recent interview, pointing to the uneven and cracked sidewalk outside her home.Her daughter, Kyara Moon, said Frank once broke a wrist after falling down.Moon lives with her mother and also has some mobility issues. She said door-to-door delivery helps people maintain their independence.“We’re trying to keep seniors in their houses,”…

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. The House of Representatives narrowly passed Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” yesterday, leaving the Senate as the final hurdle. As it stands, the bill will add to the already large US fiscal deficit. The bond market moved little on the news. Perhaps fiscal profligacy was priced in. Email us: unhedged@ft.comRetail results How is the US consumer holding up? And what will be the effect…