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Nottingham Forest produced one of their finest performances in years to hammer Sunderland 5-0 at the Stadium of Light on Friday night, blowing the relegation battle wide open with a breathtaking first-half blitz that moved them eight points clear of the bottom three. Trai Hume’s own goal in the 17th minute sparked a stunning first-half frenzy. Chris Wood added a second on 31 minutes, Morgan Gibbs-White made it three on 34, and Igor Jesus capped an extraordinary opening 45 minutes by sliding in a fourth on 37. Elliot Anderson, returning to the side following the death of his mother, rounded…

A federal appeals court allowed to stand Texas’ law giving the state independent power to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, with the judges saying the groups who challenged it lacked legal standing to bring the case. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said they were not ruling on the legality of the state’s law at this time. But they erased an injunction that had been put in place to block it from taking effect, saying that ruling was based on a faulty understanding of standing, which is the need to prove an injury that can be corrected by a…

The Blue Jays announced that they have acquired catcher Willie MacIver from the Rangers and optioned him to Triple-A. The Rangers, who designated him for assignment yesterday, get cash considerations in return. To open a 40-man spot for MacIver, the Jays have designated Tyler Fitzgerald for assignment. MacIver, 29, has a limited major league track record. With the Athletics in 2025, he got into 33 games but put up a meager .186/.252/.324 batting line in those. His minor league production has generally been better. During the 2024 and 2025 seasons, he put up a huge .323/.399/.534 line at Triple-A. That…

Image Credit: CBS/Paramount Network Taylor Sheridan‘s Yellowstone created a brand new television universe. The show, which originally starred Kevin Costner as the lead, went on to inspire multiple spinoff series, including the most recently premiered Marshals. The 2026 series debuted in March and stars Luke Grimes as he reprises his character, Kayce Dutton, as he joins a group of U.S. Marshals to help protect Montana. Now that Yellowstone fans have their latest obsession to binge-watch, what other sequel and prequel shows can they enjoy? Here’s the full list of Yellowstone spinoffs! 1883 1883 is a limited series that follows the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, a renewal of the one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table. “Not the Iranians,” Bessent told The Associated Press. “We have the blockade, and there’s no oil coming out.” “And we think in the next two, three days, they’re going to have to start shuttering production, which will be very bad for their wells.” Bessent’s statements come as the…

The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Fed.

LOS ANGELES — Jake Reiner, the older son of Rob and Michele Reiner, says learning his parents were killed and living in the aftermath has been “too devastating to comprehend.” In a post on Substack on Friday, Jake Reiner shares his sweetest memories of the beloved Hollywood director and the photographer and philanthropist who was his wife for 36 years. And he describes the horror of losing them when they were stabbed to death on Dec. 14 in the Los Angeles home he grew up in. It is his first detailed public account of his experience. He had previously only…

Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has claimed that La Liga has a ‘serious problem’ with officials, after his side failed to beat Real Betis at La Cartuja, handing another opportunity to Barcelona to extend their lead at the top of the table. Arbeloa was unhappy with the officiating after Hector Bellerin equalised in the final minute.Speaking after the match, Arbeloa called a supposed foul on Ferland Mendy in the build-up to Bellerin’s goal ‘very clear’.“Yes, for me it’s very clear. It doesn’t take much to destabilise the body at times, and you go to ground. For that, you need to…

Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U.S. for much of the last decade, The Intercept reported. The IRS has paid the firm $130 million since 2018 to use its data analysis software to pore over financial records for investigative purposes, the outlet reported citing public records detailing Palantir’s IRS contract that were obtained by the nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight. It was previously known the IRS was using Palantir’s products, and that the agency sees the software as a way to automate and modernize audits. Last summer, it…

OTTAWA — REDBLACKS National defensive lineman Nigel Romick, who was an original player with the franchise, announced on Friday his retirement from professional football. “Thank you RNation! Forever indebted to be part of this organization for the past 11 years. This game tested me, built me and shaped me to the man I am today,” said Romick. “Thank you to every teammate, every coach and every fan who made this journey unforgettable. Football gave me purpose, discipline, and memories I will carry for life. To my family, thank you for all the sacrifices behind the scenes, your unwavering support helped…