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UN concerned as opposition retakes a strategic town in South Sudan 04/13/2026 11:52am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� The U.N. has expressed concern over violence in the strategic town of Akobo in South Sudan��� s Jonglei State, which was retaken by opposition forces after they ousted government troops. Fighting started over the weekend and the Sudan People���s Liberation Army-in-Opposit Music Review: Jessie Ware���s 'Superbloom' dives deep into disco, but the drama runs cool 04/13/2026 11:52am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The many-time Brit Award nominee Jessie Ware has cemented her status as a modern-day disco queen ��� from the turning point that was her fourth studio album, 2020's ���What���s Your Pleasure?,��� to her sixth, ���Superbloom,��� out Friday. On ���Superbloom,��� Ware leans furthe US is short 10 million houses, new White House analysis shows, arguing for regulatory cuts to spur more construction 04/13/2026 11:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� US is short 10 million houses, new White House analysis shows, arguing for regulatory cuts to spur more construction. Sports Betting Line 04/13/2026 11:41am • MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at SEATTLE US home sales fall in March, marking a slow start to the spring homebuying season 04/13/2026 11:36am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace nine months, as easing mortgage rates failed to motivate home shoppers during what���s traditionally been the busiest time of the year for the housing market. Existing home sales fell 3.6% last month from February to a seaso Iran war has some US water utilities facing a fluoride shortage 04/13/2026 11:36am • It's not just gas prices: Some U.S. water utilities are reporting the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water. Over the past few weeks, a few water utilities have said their supply had been disrupted, according to the Association of M Italy soccer president and delegation chief Buffon resign after another World Cup failure 04/13/2026 11:34am • ROME (AP) ��� Italy's soccer federation president resigned amid political pressure on Thursday, two days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. Gabriele Gravina's decision was quickly followed by Gianluigi Buffon stepping down as the national team���s delegation FIFA adds new even more expensive World Cup ticket categories 04/13/2026 11:33am • FIFA added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this year���s World Cup, asking up to $4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the U.S. opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12. Last week, FIFA had asked for a top price of $2,735 for category 1 tickets for the match but add Sports betting roundup: Rory McIlroy provides the excitement by winning another Masters title 04/13/2026 11:31am • The Masters provided much of the excitement this weekend with Rory McIlroy winning his second straight title at Augusta National. McIlroy finished at 12 under, one shot better than Scottie Scheffler. The NBA���s regular season also came to an end, with the play-in tournament beginning Tuesday, follo US defender John Tolkin out injured for the 'coming weeks' ahead of World Cup 04/13/2026 11:30am • KIEL, Germany (AP) ��� United States defender John Tolkin will be out for ���the coming weeks��� with a knee ligament injury, his German club said on Monday, less than two months before the World Cup. Holstein Kiel said Tolkin injured the medial collateral ligament in a second-division game against Stephen Curry hopes to lead a surprise Warriors playoff run now that he's healthy after knee injury 04/13/2026 11:25am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Stephen Curry practically glared in delight when he scored and was fouled in his first game back after missing more than two months because of a knee injury. He brought back his celebratory shimmy, shaking his upper body after being sent to the floor on that play following a l Iranian American soccer fans are torn between pride and protest as the World Cup nears 04/13/2026 11:21am • STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) ��� With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team���s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That changed when Ershad, a New York graduate student who grew up in Tehran, saw how many of the p S��nchez returns to China as Spain seeks deeper ties amid Iran war tensions 04/13/2026 11:21am • MADRID (AP) ��� Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez is in China again this week, his fourth trip in just over three years to the world���s second-largest economy as Spain seeks to strengthen its political and commercial ties with Beijing. His visit comes at a complex geopolitical moment as Europea Analysis: Two blockades, one chokepoint and the Strait of Hormuz at the edge of conflict 04/13/2026 11:18am • Two blockades now define the center of gravity in the Middle East: one imposed by the U.S. on Iranian shipping and the other imposed by Iran on the Strait of Hormuz itself. Between them sits one of the most critical arteries in the global economy, and it is no longer functioning. This is not a Bucks' disappointing finish leads to an uncertain offseason regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo's future 04/13/2026 11:00am • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� The postseason is starting without the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time in a decade. How soon Milwaukee gets back to the playoffs could depend on an offseason that���s shaping up to be among the most critical in franchise history due to Giannis Antetokounmpo���s uncertain future