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In Senegal���s wrestling arenas, rituals share the spotlight with the fight, in photos 05/16/2026 04:10am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� In Senegal, wrestling, known as laamb in the native Wolof, is a national sport deeply rooted in village life. The country���s top wrestlers earn the title ���King of the Arenas,��� drawing massive crowds and TV audiences. Laamb is unique for its spectacle, featuring elaborate Today in History: May 16, China���s Cultural Revolution begins 05/16/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized ���counterrevolutionary revisionists��� within the party and marked the beginning of the Harper leads Phillies against the Pirates after 4-hit game 05/16/2026 04:02am • Philadelphia Phillies (22-23, second in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (4-2, 2.11 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Pirates: Bubba Chandler (1-4, 4.62 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 34 strikeou Nationals host the Orioles, aim to extend home win streak 05/16/2026 04:02am • Baltimore Orioles (20-25, third in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (22-23, third in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Chris Bassitt (3-2, 5.21 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (1-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) Diamondbacks play the Rockies after Vargas' 4-hit game 05/16/2026 04:01am • Arizona Diamondbacks (21-22, third in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (17-28, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Saturday, 3:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (4-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (3-3, 4.07 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) LINE Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system 05/16/2026 03:47am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Workers on New York���s Long Island Rail Road are on strike, union officials said early Saturday, paralyzing the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Labor unions representing about half the system���s workers announced the walkout after negotiations with the Metropolitan Argentina���s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soar 05/16/2026 03:29am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, workers unload sides of beef from a truck outside a butcher shop as customers line up for wholesale purchases. Inside, 73-year-old owner Jorge Garc��a and his staff prepare meat orders before dawn. Among the s What a possible ���super El Ni��o��� could mean for DC-area weather this summer 05/16/2026 03:01am • Summer and fall storms could pack more of a wallop in the D.C. area this year due to a potential "super El Ni��o" pattern. ���A normal El Ni��o does already affect us in terms of storms and heat and rainfall and hurricanes and intensity,��� 7News Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson said. ���So, DC United to host FIFA World Cup watch parties over 2 weekends 05/16/2026 02:23am • The D.C. region may have been shut out of hosting matches in the FIFA men's World Cup this summer, but it still plans to celebrate soccer's biggest tournament. Major League Soccer club D.C. United will host free watch parties, showing 14 selected matches across two weekends. The live viewing even Toronto plays Los Angeles following Sykes' 27-point game 05/16/2026 02:09am • Toronto Tempo (1-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (1-2, 0-1 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo visits the Los Angeles Sparks after Brittney Sykes scored 27 points in the Tempo's 99-95 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Los Angeles went 21-23 o Seattle visits Indiana following Clark's 32-point showing 05/16/2026 02:09am • Seattle Storm (1-2, 0-1 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (1-2, 0-1 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever takes on the Seattle Storm after Caitlin Clark scored 32 points in the Indiana Fever's 104-102 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics. Indiana went Howard leads Minnesota against Chicago after 26-point game 05/16/2026 02:09am • Chicago Sky (2-1) at Minnesota Lynx (2-1, 2-0 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx hosts the Chicago Sky after Natasha Howard scored 26 points in the Minnesota Lynx's 90-86 victory over the Dallas Wings. Minnesota went 20-2 at home a season ago while going Wilson leads Las Vegas against Atlanta after 45-point game 05/16/2026 02:09am • Las Vegas Aces (3-1, 1-1 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (2-0) Atlanta; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces visits the Atlanta Dream after A'ja Wilson's 45-point game in the Aces' 101-94 win over the Connecticut Sun. Atlanta went 30-14 overall with a 16-6 record at home during the NCAA Division I Softball Regionals Glance 05/16/2026 01:52am • All Times EDT (Double elimination; x-if necessary) Athens (Ga.) Regional Friday, May 15 Game 1 - UNC Greensboro 1, No. 6 Clemson 0 Game 2 - Georgia 5, Charleston 2 Saturday, May 16 Game 3 - UNC Greensboro vs. Georgia, 1 p.m. Game 4 - Clemson vs. Charleston, 3:30 p.m. Game 5 - Game 3 loser vs. Gam Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US 05/16/2026 01:45am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Iran ���s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradic