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The Opals have completed their FIBA women’s basketball World Cup qualifying tournament in Istanbul with a perfect 5–0 record after beating Canada 82–76.Already qualified through their Asian Cup efforts last year, Sandy Brondello’s Australian squad were able to gain experience and boost cohesion against top-level opposition in this campaign ahead of the World Cup in Berlin in September.After wins over Argentina, Japan, Hungary and hosts Turkiye, the Opals faced another strong challenge from Canada on Tuesday.Sharpshooter Sami Whitcomb led the victory against Canada with 23 points, including 5-of-5 from the arc.Isobel Borlase added 13 points, while Alanna Smith also provided…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight end room with an unconventional signing Tuesday.The Colts announced they signed Notre Dame basketball forward Carson Towt to their roster with the idea of converting him to a tight end.Towt, 24, did not play football in either high school or college and recently played forward for Notre Dame’s basketball team in 2025. Towt spent six seasons with Northern Arizona before transferring to Notre Dame for his final season. Carson Towt of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dribbles during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Purcell…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → A viral clash over airplane seat reclining etiquette has travelers sharply divided on what’s fair at 30,000 feet.→ A DHS shutdown has triggered massive airport delays, forcing travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual.→ A fresh look at cruise cleanliness rankings uncovers standout performers — and a twist about onboard outbreaks. New CDC inspection data reveals the industry’s cleanest lines despite ongoing virus risks. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group)CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERConversation starters→ Spring break travel could come with an unwelcome souvenir as bedbug cases climb.→ Sky-high…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Keep calm and let King Charles drop the beats. King Charles III toyed with treble while moonlighting as a music-maker Monday in the United Kingdom.After a busy afternoon visiting with the prime minister of Canada, his majesty jumped behind the decks to try his hand at spinning music at a Kings Trust event in Manchester.KING CHARLES, KATE MIDDLETON, PRINCE WILLIAM HECKLED BY PROTESTERS DEMANDING ANSWERS ON ANDREW’S EPSTEIN TIES Christian St. Louis helps King Charles III operate his DJ deck during a visit to Aviva Studios Monday. (Jacob King/Getty Images)”DJ KC3 tries his…

A Tesla Megapack battery at the Harmony Energy Ltd. and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures BV battery energy storage project near Burgess Hill, England, May 11, 2021.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla is expanding ties with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, striking a deal to buy $4.3 billion worth of battery cells for energy storage systems that will be made in Lansing, Michigan.The plant was formerly developed for a joint venture between LG and General Motors before the automaker decided to retreat from that initiative in late-2024, selling its stake to LG as part of a pullback in the automaker’s electric…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC’s Phil LeBeau and Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of travel demand, company guidance, impact of higher jet fuel prices, DHS funding, TSA staffing shortages, and more.06:36Tue, Mar 17 20267:08 AM EDT

The 2026 World Cup matches will be played as per schedule announced last year, the football organisation says.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026The world’s top football organisation, FIFA, has said the 2026 World Cup matches will take place per the schedule announced last year, shutting down Iran’s hopes of having its matches moved from the United States to Mexico due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.“FIFA is in regular contact with all participating member associations, including Iran, to discuss planning for the FIFA World Cup 2026,” the organisation’s statement said. “FIFA is looking forward to all participating teams…

  2m ago Lots of early voting, thin primary day crowds in Cicero The lunch crowd at the Cicero Public Safety Office’s polls was thin Tuesday, but that’s because this polling place has been popular for the last few weeks. More than 1,200 ballots were cast from there before the official primary day. Suburban Cook County broke its previous early voting record with more than 122,000 early voters. “I usually early vote because I like to research the judges and the candidates especially with the Senate race being so long. There’s like eight or 10 candidates on there, I need to know…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First on Fox: A federal judge has ordered federal immigration authorities to release an illegal immigrant gang member with multiple unlawful entries into the United States and whose criminal history includes rape and robbery, Fox News Digital has learned. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, an Obama appointee, ordered the release of Carlos Antonio Flores-Miguel, an MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. “This activist, Obama-appointed judge RELEASED Carlos Antonio Flores-Miguel, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and MS-13 gang member,…

In a show of solidarity, a handful of Quebec community groups, unions and organizations gathered in Quebec City Tuesday, united in their opposition to Quebec’s proposed constitution, known as Bill 1. “There are up to 800 different organizations that are asking the CAQ government to just pull out of this constitution,” said Caroline Senneville, CSN president. “It’s been flawed from the beginning.”The CAQ’s constitution is intended to protect Quebec’s distinct identity and culture while boosting the province’s autonomy within Canada.It outlines a set of “founding principles,” including secularism, equality between men and women and the status of French as the…