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The Changing Face Of Organized Crime In The United States Authored by Allen Stein via The Epoch Times,As the snow and icy rain began to fall on that early winter morning in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, something big was going down.They didn’t know it, but Jan. 20, 2011, was the beginning of the end for the Mafia.On that day, the largest law enforcement operation against America’s most infamous crime organization commenced. Hundreds of FBI agents, equipped with criminal warrants, began arresting mob suspects across three states.This operation was different from the many others that had been launched in the past. Authorities were going for not just the heart of the Mafia—the crime family bosses—but also individuals further down the hierarchy.By the end of the day, ‘made men’ like Luigi Manocchio, the former boss of the New England Mafia; Andrew Russo, the street boss of New York’s Colombo family; and his acting underboss, Benjamin Castellazzo were in custody.More than 125 individuals were arrested and charged with felonies including murder, extortion, and loan sharking.The FBI’s dragnet even captured several labor union officials suspected of collaborating with the Mafia.U.S. attorney general at the time, Eric Holder, said the FBI’s largest single-day operation, sent a “strong message” in the fight against traditional organized crime. And that wasn’t the end of it.Still reeling from the 2001 operation, the Mafia was hit again on March 12, 2015, when FBI agents arrested 10 members of the New Jersey-based DeCavalcante crime family on charges of murder and prostitution.In 2025, the seven traditional crime families known as La Cosa Nostra—meaning “This thing of ours”—are a shadow of their former selves.While the Mafia was mostly a homegrown threat, there is now a much larger danger facing the United States.Kristen Setera, spokesperson for the FBI’s Boston field office, said that the organized crime landscape has changed significantly since the late 20th century.Back then, crime was often organized around hierarchical “families” that operated within neighborhoods, cities, and states.Now, the United States is dealing with the rise of international criminal enterprises that possess multi-billion-dollar war chests and have a global reach.Outside of the Mexican drug cartels are the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the Salvadoran MS-13 gang.The most insidious of their crimes is the proliferation of illicit fentanyl and other opioids into American society, a flood that was responsible for almost 70 percent of the overdose deaths in the United States in 2024, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).In 2020, the FBI requested more than $137 million in program enhancements to combat transnational organizations and cartels. By 2024, that request increased to $196 million.In the first quarter of 2025, the DEA seized more than 13.5 million fentanyl pills.On Feb. 20, the State Department designated several Mexican cartels, as well as Tren de Aragua and MS-13, as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists.The Department of Justice said the order marks a significant escalation in the United States government’s fight to eradicate drug cartels and foreign crime groups operating on domestic soil.“We must do more than try to mitigate the enormous harms these groups cause in America,” the DOJ said in a statement.“It is not enough to stem the tide of deadly poisons, such as fentanyl, that these groups distribute in our homeland.”In fiscal year 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested more than 3,600 individuals linked to fentanyl seizures and seized 2,200 pill presses and more than 27,000 pounds of illicit fentanyl at the nation’s borders. The fentanyl alone was equivalent to more than 738 million doses.Salvatore Sammy "The Bull" Gravano meets with an Epoch Times reporter in Arizona on April 10, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch TimesA Bull in the FBI’s ShopSalvatore Sammy “The Bull” Gravano has been deeply entrenched in the inner circles of the Mafia machine and has survived.The former underboss of New York’s Gambino family sounds almost sentimental as he says, “The Mafia is nothing like it used to be—that’s for sure. They’ve boiled down to nothing. It’s not the same.”If his nostalgia is honest then it’s also ironic, considering he assisted the FBI in bringing down Gambino family leader, John Gotti.In 1991, Gravano—nicknamed “The Bull” after someone remarked that he fought like a bull in street fights—agreed to testify against Gotti, who was known as “Dapper Don” for his stylish appearance and “Teflon Don” for his remarkable ability to avoid criminal charges.For his cooperation, Gravano, now 80 years old, served one year of a five-year sentence in federal prison after admitting to his involvement in 19 murders that implicated Gotti, who died in prison on June 10, 2002, from laryngeal cancer.Gravano also confessed to participating in the 1985 unsanctioned killing of Paul Castellano, the former head of the Gambino family, before Gotti came to power.Gravano entered the federal Witness Protection Program in Colorado but left in 1995 and relocated to Arizona.How It All Came ApartGravano believes that advancements in surveillance technology, a concerted decades-long effort by the FBI, DEA, and other law enforcement agencies, and use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act ultimately brought down the organization.“I think all of them combined—in my era, in my time, [the FBI] combined everybody, all over the place—in New York, they were everywhere,” Gravano told The Epoch Times.“When you start sticking your finger in the FBI’s face and the government’s face, they’re gonna keep coming at you. So they joined forces—the FBI and the New York Organized Crime Task Force, the DEA,” Gravano said.“It was the enormous power of the government that came down on them in a big way, and they destroyed quite a bit of it. With the RICO law and the witness protection program, guys were flipping like pancakes. So, you add all of those things together and the Mafia—its era—has passed away.“They had teams on every family. All five [New York] families had a special team—14 to 16 agents working on each family. And ... they busted everybody,” said Gravano.The federal RICO Act of 1970 was aimed at combating organized crime by enabling its victims to seek recovery through civil lawsuits.RICO imposes a criminal penalty of 20 years in prison for convictions showing a pattern of racketeering by the accused.“It allowed for prosecution of organized crime in a way that had never been done before,” said Mafia expert Geoff Schumacher, vice president of exhibits and programs at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas.“You did not have to prove that the boss of the family had actually pulled the trigger in a murder. He was involved in it because of his association. The burden of proof is reduced significantly.”James "Whitey" Bulger (R) is escorted from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to a waiting vehicle at an airport in Plymouth, Mass., on June 30, 2011. Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via APBigger Fish to FrySetera would not confirm if the FBI Boston field office had gone so far as to disband its organized crime squad and reassign its agents.She told The Epoch Times via email that the FBI Boston continues to allocate resources to combat transnational and regional organized criminal enterprises.“As a matter of general practice, and in keeping with longstanding policy, the FBI doesn’t discuss how it allocates personnel and resources to address today’s dynamic threat environment,” Setera said.She said disclosing such information could give criminals and foreign adversaries an advantage.“That said, every year, every field office across the FBI takes a hard look at the threats in their respective area of responsibility and adjusts resources assigned to mitigate those threats to ensure each one is adequately being worked. FBI Boston is no exception,” Setera said.The FBI’s Boston field office, responsible for large parts of New England, has played a central role in combating organized crime over the past 50 years.This includes significant efforts against the Patriarca crime family and the infamous Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger from South Boston.Bulger became an informant for the FBI but fled Boston in 1994 after receiving a tip that he was facing murder charges.After 16 years on the run, authorities caught up with Bulger, then 81, who was living in Santa Monica in 2011. He was tried and convicted and died in prison at the hands of a fellow inmate in 2018.FBI agents flank Vincent Asaro as they escort the reputed mobster from FBI offices in New York on Jan. 23, 2014. Charles Eckert/Newsday via APToday’s GangsGravano stresses that there are intrinsic differences between the Mafia and gangs such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua–most notably, in the use of violence.“My captain always told me, ‘We can use violence, but as a last resort. In other words, you get into an argument, you gotta chill. Otherwise, you’re an animal,’” Gravano said.“These gangs are so [expletive] dangerous. They’ll rob a kid’s bike, kill the kid for the bike. You don’t see Mafia guys doing that,” he said.“These people are completely different.”Unlike modern crime syndicates, traditional organized crime families adhered to a specific code of conduct, Gravano said.Gravano said the sanctioned killing of a Mafia member is a serious and complicated matter; it requires planning and the approval of the family boss. Breaking the code often meant a death sentence.He sees a big difference between the Mafia and the Mexican cartels.Drug trafficker Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, related to the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on April 28, 2011, in Guatemala City. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images“They don’t have a code of honor. The Mafia did have a code of honor,” he said. “There’s a lot of us who broke the code of honor a number of times—I mean, I broke it myself. I took it out on a boss—killed a boss—Paul Castellano.Gravano said of the cartel and gang members: “These are people, like, if a guy cooperates [with law enforcement], they want to kill the wife, the kids—the rest” of their family.“We don’t kill kids. We don’t kill women. I mean, it happens once in a blue moon, but for practical purposes, we don’t do anything like that.”MS-13 has more than 10,000 members operating in at least 10 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Department of Justice. The department said thousands more are involved in gang activities, including theft, intimidation, and murder in Central America and Mexico.“MS-13 is organized by subsets known as ‘cliques,’ and each clique typically has one or more leaders, commonly referred to as ’shot callers,'” the Justice Department stated.Between 2005 and 2014, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested approximately 4,000 members of MS-13, which represents about 13 percent of the 31,000 gang members arrested nationwide, according to a report by the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan research organization.Of those arrested with MS-13 affiliations, at least 92 percent were illegal immigrants and 16 percent of the individuals had illegally entered the United States at least twice.While MS-13 affiliates made up 13 percent of all gang-related arrests during that time period, they accounted for 35 percent of murderers arrested by ICE, the report noted.Down but Not OutWhile La Cosa Nostra may no longer have the cunning clout it once did, the FBI reports that it continues to pose a “significant threat” in the New York metropolitan area, New England, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit.Through its investigations, the FBI has created an organizational chart of La Cosa Nostra that resembles a corporate board or commission.At the top of the hierarchy is the crime family’s “boss” or don, along with his “consigliere,” who acts as an adviser.The “underboss” is second in command, followed by the “capo,” a ranking member in charge of a crew of “soldiers.”All these “soldiers” are “made men” who have taken an oath of silence.At the lowest level of the hierarchy are the “associates,” uninitiated crew members who participate in various crimes under the family’s protection and are entitled to a share of the profits.In 1988, John Gotti promoted Gravano to the position of consigliere after the latter had served as a captain for several years.Gravano believes that traditional organized crime is far less glamorous than it was in the last century.“Sooner or later, you got [law enforcement] people looking at you all the time. Sooner or later, you’re going to jail. And you’re going to do heavy time,” Gravano said.“I don’t know why a young guy would want to get into it any more—because it’s stylish, maybe. But it’s going to bring you nothing but headaches.”Gravano has seen other internal changes in “the life” of the Mafia that have undermined its once dominant role.The traditional code of conduct, once a matter of life and death during Prohibition, is fast losing its influence, he said.The Mafia code of silence, known as “omerta,” was a pillar of loyalty, Gravano said.Old-school mobsters facing jail time were less likely to “rat” on other members, Schumacher said.“Back in the day, these guys were willing to serve their time. They would not flip. That did change during the ‘70s and ’80s,” he said.“You started seeing pretty high-profile mobsters—including Sammy “The Bull”—becoming government witnesses. That’s devastating evidence.“He really was a big factor in taking down John Gotti.”That code died when mobsters testified against other mobsters during the 1990s and 2000s.The goal was to secure the best possible deal with the prosecution to obtain lighter jail sentences and avoid getting killed for cooperating with authorities, he said.“I see [the Mafia] disappearing more and more,” Gravano said. “And I think there’s a lot of money to be made legitimately. Why would I want to be in the Mafia today?”Times have changed, Gravano said.Once, the Mafia had control over the labor unions through which it gained access to lucrative construction projects in the cities.“You can’t get control of those unions now [with] 50 million phone cameras,” Gravano said. “Everybody’s taking pictures. You can’t get near the unions anymore.”The Sheriff and the MobsterAfter Gravano spent 18 months in the government’s witness protection program in Colorado, he moved to Arizona and became involved in the illegal trafficking of recreational narcotics in the late 1990s.In June 2001, he pleaded guilty in Maricopa County, Arizona, to state charges for the distribution of the street drug ecstasy. His sentence included 19 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. He was released in 2017 and remains on supervised parole for the rest of his life.Joe Arpaio, 92, served as a federal narcotics agent for 32 years before becoming the head of the DEA’s Arizona field office.In 1993, he was elected as the sheriff of Maricopa County and became known for his tough stance on crime and unconventional punishment methods.He reinstituted chain gangs, required inmates to wear pink underwear, and had them live in a tent city and eat bologna sandwiches. These moves earned Arpaio the moniker, “America’s Toughest Sheriff.”Gravano and Arpaio’s paths eventually crossed at a Trump support rally during the 2024 election.They also met twice after the election to discuss the realities of organized crime and the prison conditions that Gravano experienced in Maricopa County while Arpaio was the sheriff.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix on Dec. 18, 2013. Ross D. Franklin/AP PhotoAs a former narcotics agent, Arpaio believes that the Mafia’s involvement in illicit drug trafficking—cocaine, heroin, and marijuana—was their “worst mistake,” one that brought the full weight of the DEA and FBI upon them.“That brought everybody down on them,” he said.Over the years, Arpaio has developed a perspective about the mob compared to their violent foreign counterparts.“The mob had their regulations, which were you didn’t kill kids. And you didn’t kill cops,” Arpaio told The Epoch Times. “The so-called Mafia [foreign gangs and cartels] today kill kids; they’re vicious, and they kill cops. So there’s a big difference.”Mafia expert Geoff Schumacher, vice president of exhibits and programs at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas, said it’s a misconception that crime families shunned narcotics trafficking before the emergence of Mexican drug cartels.“You go back to the Prohibition era, and the Mafia was involved in drug trafficking,” he said.“There’s this myth that the Mafia wouldn’t touch drugs—that the bosses didn’t want anyone involved in selling drugs. While sometimes they would say that publicly, they were actively engaged in drug trafficking,” Schumacher said.“Today, I suspect the Mexican cartels have kind of a stranglehold on that.”A soldier stands guard inside a clandestine chemical drug processing laboratory discovered in Mexico on Feb. 9, 2012. Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty ImagesWill the Mafia Ever Return?Arpaio said that the term “Mafia” will endure even after the crime families have disappeared.“The name of the Mafia isn’t disappearing,” Arpaio said. “You’ve got crime stories and all this having to do with the mob, the old mob. There’s only one Mafia.”Schumacher said that the five New York families—Bonanno, Columbo, Gambino, Genovese, and Luchese—are still active.They continue their involvement in illegal bookmaking, loan sharking, tax fraud, and stock market fraud, with a greater emphasis on white-collar crime.“There’s not much killing anymore—not much of that kind of stuff,” Schumacher said. “It’s more in finding illegal ways to make money.”“There are still remnants of the Mafia in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit. But it is fading fast.”ICE agents apprehend fugitive criminal aliens for alleged involvement in the illegal narcotics trade in Boston on Nov. 4, 2019. ICE‘Misplaced Fascination’Even as traditional organized crime is waning, the public’s fascination persists, Schumacher said.“We should never look at it as glamorous,” he cautioned. “There was almost nothing positive about it. It sold a lot of newspapers. I can say that.”“One of the reasons for nostalgia is that some of the mob bosses had charisma, personality, fueled by tabloid journalism and Hollywood.“We created this monster, if you will. There’s nothing wrong with studying history, learning it, being interested in it, as long as we maintain our perspective.”Gravano now focuses on his podcast ‘Our Thing with Sammy The Bull’ and his YouTube channel called ‘Salvatore Sammy The Bull Gravano’.He has chosen to live his life openly and share his story, and recognizes the risks that come with this decision.“I like the road, dealing with people—legitimate people.”In September 2024, he formally became a born-again Christian. He wears a solid gold and diamond pinky ring to signify his past life in the mob.“I changed when I left the life,” Gravano said.“I don’t miss the life. But when I think about it, everything I’ve done—the good, the bad, the ugly—has made me what I am today.” Tyler DurdenSun, 05/11/2025 - 22:25
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QINGDAO, China, May 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, has launched a new campaign, themed "Own the Moment" that illustrates how shared experiences like the highly anticipated FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM are opportunities...
The Last Of Us reintroduces a major change from the video games in the latest brutal episode of Season 2.
Čching-tao, Čína, 12. května 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Společnost Hisense, přední světová značka spotřební elektroniky a domácích spotřebičů, spustila novou kampaň s názvem „Vlastni ten okamžik", která ukazuje, že společné zážitky, jako je dychtivě očekávané mistrovství světa klubů FIFA 2025TM,...
QINGDAO, Čína, 12. máj 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Spoločnosť Hisense, popredná globálna značka v oblasti spotrebnej elektroniky a domácich spotrebičov, spustila novú kampaň na tému „Own the Moment" (Ovládni okamih), ktorá ilustruje, ako sa spoločné zážitky, napríklad očakávaný turnaj FIFA Club...
Amid reports of increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in cities along California's coast comes a story out of Oxnard, where a witness says a child and their older sibling were left alone at a gas station when ICE agents descended upon their car and arrested their father as he...
A new PS5 console bundle has been quietly listed on Sony’s PlayStation Direct webstore, offering the base PS5 system with a disc drive along with a two-year subscription to PS Plus Premium. It’s available now in the UK for £679.99. The same website is selling the PS5 console on its own for £479.99, so the [...]
The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter
May brought good fortune to the Summerville Softball diamond.
This Magnetic Pen Hovers in Mid-Air and Now Fits in Your PocketThe Hoverpen that broke the internet in 2018, winning multiple design awards and ushering in a series of levitating stationery – it’s now back in...
A geological anomaly causes the sea level to drop by 100 feet. Farmingdale Observer
The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials. It can kill a full-grown cow in one to two weeks.
Amber Heard celebrated Mother's Day this year with two new little ones by her side—one girl and one boy. The actress announced the birth of her twins on Instagram Sunday, saying it would be a Mother's Day she'll "never forget." "I am elated beyond words to celebrate the completion...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a world-first, British scientists replicated the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease using living human brain tissue — a leap forward in the global race to understand and treat dementia. This pioneering research, led by a team in Edinburgh, involved exposing healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients to [...]The post Scientists use living human brain tissue to model Alzheimer’s to accelerate search for the cure first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.
West Sacramento woman fulfills lifelong dream of space travel alongside beloved dog KCRA
If you want to take a trip into outer space like Katy Perry did, how much is that actually going to cost? Is affordable interstellar travel becoming a reality?
After capturing their second Super Bowl title in eight years, the Philadelphia Eagles are primed to solidify themselves as the NFL’s next dynasty heading into the 2025 season.
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Martin Boyle says he would be happy to stay at Hibs beyond the summer as it's a club "close to my heart". Head coach David Gray said on Friday the club have held "positive" talks with Australia forward Boyle, who is out of contract at the end of the campaign.
Denver7's Katie LaSalle has a check of your Mother's Day forecast- Warm, breezy at times, with the slight chance for scattered late-day storms and showers.
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” remained No. 1 at the box office, collecting $33.1 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined by 55% from its $74 million debut, marking a far better hold than recent Marvel adventures that slid significantly in their second weekends, such as February’s “Captain America: Brave New World (down 68% in [...]
Many students across Quebec have been expressing their dissatisfaction with the government's decision to impose a full ban on cellphone and other electronic devices. On April 30, the province's Education Minister Bernard Drainville announced his move as part of a series of measures to improve "civility" in Quebec's schools.The province had already banned cellphones in classrooms — a measure that took effect the first day of last year, following the lead of an increasing list of provinces with si
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said.
The White Lotus breakout shows himself to be a strong emcee but he’s not given enough to work with in a middle of the road episodeThis week’s Saturday Night Live starts off the same as the last several Mother’s Day episodes have, with members of the cast – Bowen Yang, Marcello Hernández, and Kenan Thompson – standing front and center with their mothers. Mercifully, we’re spared their treacly tribute when Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) barges on stage and kicks them to the curb, proclaiming, “It’s me again, invading all aspects of your life.”Trump rambles about Pope Leo (“We hope he does what we want ... otherwise I’ll have to send JD back to do his thing”), trade deals (“Question: can a country go out of business? We’re gonna find out”), and his newly appointed US attorney for Washington DC, Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro. Continue reading...
The goal for rookie mini-camp is rather simple for Washington Commanders tackle Josh Conerly Jr.
A new sign for the T Sgt. Walter Shearing Memorial Highway now sits beside State Route 19 in the village of Gainesville.
‘Thunderbolts’ Stays No. 1 With $33 Million, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Crosses $400 Million at Domestic Box Office VarietyBox Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Rules Quiet Weekend With $33M, ‘Sinners’ Continues to Wow The Hollywood Reporter‘Thunderbolts*’ still shaking up the box office New York Post'Thunderbolts*' is an unwieldy jumble, and also the best Marvel film in a while NPR‘Thunderbolts*’ Striking $35M 2nd Weekend; ‘Sinners’ Strong $20M For 4th Frame – Box Office Update Deadline
Data shows that some 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in the US are manufactured in China.
Johann Zarco claims an emotional victory as he becomes the first French winner of the French Grand Prix since 1954.
The Simple Good, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through social-emotional learning and mindfulness-based arts programming, is inviting everyone to join its 10th Annual Hunt for Good.
Windsor police have charged two youths who allegedly recorded themselves assaulting younger children then posted the video online. On May 9, the Windsor Police Major Crimes Unit launched an investigation after receiving a report that four children were assaulted while walking home from school the previous afternoon. Investigators learned that older youths approached the children, [...]
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) insisted President Donald Trump showed "strength and leadership" with an apparent call to ration dolls as his tariffs hit U.S. consumers.During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker noted that Trump recently said young kids could get by with fewer toys."I'm just saying they don't need to have 30 dolls," the president explained. "They can have three. They don't need to have 250 pencils. They can have five.""Senator, what do you say to people who hear those words and feel like the president is telling them to ration their goods?" Welker asked Barrasso."Well, the president, I think, is very effective at using the bully pulpit, and he is using it, I think, to show strength and leadership of America," Barrasso replied.EXCLUSIVE: Breastfeeding mom of US citizen sues Kristi Noem after being grabbed by ICEThe senator pointed to trade discussions with Britain and China as evidence that Trump's tariffs worked."The president is very effective at using the bully pulpit," he insisted. "What people are concerned about here at home is, and they're happy about, is that the price of gasoline is 50 cents cheaper a gallon now than it was at graduation time last year, $10 cheaper to fill up the truck.""That's what the American people are concerned about: their own pocketbooks."Watch the video below from NBC or at the link.
Even while playing only one side of the ball, Shohei Ohtani remains one of the most dominant players in baseball. The reigning National League MVP continues to recover from Tommy John surgery and has yet to return to the mound in 2025 — but it hasn’t slowed him down at the plate.
Briton beats Veronika Kudermetova 5-7, 6-0, 6-1 in RomeRaducanu will face Coco Gauff in fourth round on MondayAt the end of a bruising, high-quality first set of her third battle in Rome, Emma Raducanu had good reason to seethe. After the significant effort it took to take control against Veronika Kudermetova, Raducanu balked at the chance to serve out the set. She returned to her seat trailing, her opponent carrying all the momentum.Instead of allowing her frustration to consume her, Raducanu maintained her composure and found her way back with an emphatic exhibition of problem-solving. She emerged from the Forco Italico with another impressive win, recovering to defeat Kudermetova 5-7, 6-0, 6-1 and reach the fourth round of the Italian Open. Continue reading...
At 37, most soccer players know the end is near. For FC Como Women captain Alia Guagni, the decision to retire wasn’t just about age — it was about life beyond the game and her long-delayed dream of becoming a mother. One of the most respected names in Italian women’s soccer, Guagni is hanging up her boots. But on Sunday, she did more than just say goodbye — she used the moment to spotlight a dilemma many female athletes face: What happens after the game? “My future is still uncertain. I hope to
I tend to get ideas for these articles while walking my dog, Buddy. It is a time when I free up my mind and talk to Jesus. Last week’s article came to me while walking Buddy on a trail through...
In a bid to ease the ongoing tariff war, senior negotiators from the US and China have resumed high-level trade talks.What Happened: On Sunday US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are spearheading the discussions in Geneva. This marks the first publicized, face-to-face negotiations since the initiation of heavy tariffs by both nations.President Donald Trump characterized the talks as a “very good” meeting and expressed his wish for China to become more receptive to American business. US trade chief Jamieson Greer is also a part of the negotiation team.On Saturday in a post on Truth Social, Trump said a “great progress” was made. “A very good meeting today with China, in Switzerland. Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday blessing of his pontificate exactly at noon. They unfurled flags from around the world, waved back as the first U.S....
Dick Vitale is one of the most legendary figures in college basketball broadcasting history. On Sunday, Vitale attended Duke University's Class of 2025 graduation to celebrate his twin grandsons: Connor and Jake. Connor and Jake Krug were both four-year participants on the Blue Devils' tennis team.
Influencer Kayla Malec posted a TikTok announcing that she won her domestic assault case against her ex-boyfriend, influencer Evan Johnson.
Whitstable Town come from behind to beat AFC Whyteleafe and win the FA Vase thanks to an extra-time goal from Ronald Sithole.
New Jersey's largest airport has struggled with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
On today’s You Asked: Should you go with a 77-inch A95L or 65-inch Bravia 8 Mark 2? Will the expected iPhone 17 Air have poor battery life? And, is burn-in still a problem on some of the latest OLED TVs? Best 55-inch TV Peter asks: What is the best TV at 55 inches, OLED or [...]
One of the most persistent criticisms of the Toronto Maple Leafs is that their best players disappear when the pressure ramps up in the playoffs. Whether it’s fair or not, the narrative has followed Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares for years: great regular seasons, underwhelming postseasons.
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I’ve been an Apple Music subscriber since day one. That means I’ve seen the platform evolve over this past decade, including the early days when ...The post Spotify has 9 features Apple Music users can only dream of appeared first on BGR.
A prenup would allow Christina to protect herself and her assets if she marries again, lawyer Lisa Robinson said.