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Back pain ends Viktor Axelsen’s 2028 Olympic dream as the two-time champion retires 04/17/2026 01:06pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Reigning two-time Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen had designs on making it to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. His doctors thought otherwise. They told Axelsen, who was in constant back pain, that he risked more surgery if he tried to maintain the levels he’s used WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Brasserie de Blaugies Blonde de Blaugies Golden Ale 04/17/2026 12:55pm • This is definitely not your average "garage beer." 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The Metropolitan Police said the embassy was not attacked but that its officers, including some in protective clothing, were combing the area around the pl A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder charge 04/17/2026 12:49pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe avoided being charged with attempted murder on Friday after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and breaking immigration laws in South Africa. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Mounted New York police officer and his horse corner suspected purse snatcher in Manhattan 04/17/2026 12:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer on horseback nabbed a suspected purse snatcher after chasing her through the streets of Manhattan at full gallop — a wild scene evoking the clip-clopping past of a city where lights, sirens and squad cars are the norm. The late Wednesday morning pur Home shopping network pioneer QVC files for bankruptcy protection 04/17/2026 12:42pm • The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing by parent company QVC Group, which also owns HSN, formerly the Home Shopping Network, arrives as long-running TV shopping networks struggle to adapt to the rapid shift by consumers now tuning i Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon 04/17/2026 12:42pm • DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Cameroon’s young people on Friday to resist the temptation to migrate and instead work for the common good at home, as he called for morally upright citizens to combat corruption plaguing many African countries. Leo highlighted two of the big problems f Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds 04/17/2026 12:34pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks. Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommen Saudi sovereign wealth fund sells 70% stake in Al-Hilal soccer club 04/17/2026 12:21pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Saudi sovereign wealth fund has sold its majority stake in one of the kingdom’s top soccer teams, Al-Hilal. The Public Investment Fund announced it was selling a 70% stake in the record 21-time Saudi soccer champion to Kingdom Holding Company — a firm run by Pri Tickner starts late Bangladesh collapse for New Zealand to win first ODI 04/17/2026 12:14pm • MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — New Zealand's fast bowlers were clinical in high humidity in a 26-run victory against Bangladesh in the opening game of the three-match ODI series on Friday. Nathan Smith undermined Bangladesh's chase early then Blair Tickner triggered a collapse as Bangladesh was bowled Colombia's environment minister says Middle East crisis should speed energy transition 04/17/2026 12:11pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ahead of talks among some 50 countries about moving away from polluting fuels like oil and gas, Colombia's environment minister is arguing that the war in Iran underscores the need for a fast transition to clean energies like solar, wind and geothermal. In an interview wit About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo 04/17/2026 12:08pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo’s capital Kinshasa early Friday, one of their lawyers told The Associated Press. It was the latest example of the Trump administration using agreements with African countries to accelerate migrant removals t Backlog in liquor, wine deliveries frustrates retailers in Mississippi 04/17/2026 12:06pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Brandi Carter needs her wine. As the owner of Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson, Mississippi, she sells natural wine delivered to her business by a state agency responsible for distributing alcoholic beverages to liquor stores, bars and restaurants. 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