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Thunder Dig Deep, Outlast Pacers to Even NBA Finals The Oklahoma City Thunder have made a season out of defying expectations — and Friday night in Indianapolis was no different. Throughout the regular season, Oklahoma City was a model of consistency. The Thunder never lost more than two games in a row and suffered back-to-back losses just twice over eight months. For much of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, though, it looked like the Indiana Pacers were poised to hand them their third losing streak of the season — and take a commanding 3-1 series lead that only one…

Trump to Host Military Parade in D.C. for Army’s 250th Anniversary: What to Know President Donald Trump is set to host a large-scale military parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. The event, expected to cost tens of millions of dollars, will showcase thousands of service members, military vehicles, and aircraft. Scheduled for the evening, the parade will also coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday, during which he is expected to give a speech. When and Where Is the Parade? The main parade begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and is expected to last…

Asian Markets Drop, Oil Prices Surge After Israeli Strike on Iran HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets fell early Friday while oil prices jumped sharply after Israel launched an airstrike on Tehran, escalating tensions surrounding Iran’s advancing nuclear program. U.S. benchmark crude climbed $5.60, or 8.2%, to $73.61 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose $5.52 to $74.88. In equities trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 1.2% to 37,721.63, and South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.7% to 2,900.14. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.4% to 23,929.62, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.2% to 3,394.52. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.3% lower…

Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was reportedly killed early Friday during Israeli airstrikes, marking the highest-ranking Iranian official to fall in the recent attacks. At 65 years old, Salami was known for his uncompromising and aggressive stance toward Iran’s adversaries, particularly Israel and the United States. Just a month before his death, he had issued a stark warning that Tehran would “open the gates of hell” if attacked by either nation. Israel carried out extensive strikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites, ballistic missile factories, and military leaders, despite warnings from then-US President Donald Trump against…

‘Very Beautiful’ Portrait of the Gallagher Brothers Heads to Auction with £2 Million Estimate “Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?” Oasis once asked in All Around the World. For one lucky buyer, the answer might be the art market—specifically, by bidding on a striking portrait of Noel and Liam Gallagher at the height of their Britpop fame, expected to fetch between £1.5 million and £2 million. Sotheby’s has announced that a 1996 painting of the brothers by American artist Elizabeth Peyton will go under the hammer in its June contemporary art sale in London. The work…

Draisaitl’s Overtime Heroics Lift Oilers to Game 4 Win, Tie Stanley Cup Final Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner for the fourth time in these playoffs, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a dramatic 5–4 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night. The Oilers erased a three-goal deficit and overcame a crushing late equalizer to even the series at two games apiece. Defenseman Jake Walman gave Edmonton its first lead of the night with 6:24 remaining in regulation, but Florida’s Sam Reinhart tied it with just 19.5 seconds left, sending the game…

Israel’s Bold Airstrikes Expose Tehran’s Vulnerabilities and Highlight Military Dominance Despite lacking the element of surprise, Israel launched a sweeping series of airstrikes inside Iran on Thursday, underscoring its military dominance and exposing significant weaknesses in Iran’s defensive capabilities. In contrast to previous years—when Israel appeared to calibrate its responses to Iran to avoid full-scale escalation—this latest operation marked a more aggressive shift in strategy. Analysts noted that Israel had “taken the gloves off,” opting for a broader and more forceful display of power. According to Israeli officials, dozens of fighter jets participated in the initial phase of a larger…

Trump Blocks California EV Mandates, Revokes Emissions Standards Waiver President Donald Trump signed three resolutions on Thursday aimed at dismantling California’s authority to mandate electric vehicle (EV) sales and impose its own tailpipe emissions standards. The move marks a significant rollback of state-led climate initiatives, particularly California’s 2024 decision to phase out new gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035. The resolutions also revoke California’s federal Clean Air Act waiver, which had allowed the state to enforce stricter emissions rules than the national standard. That waiver had been the foundation for 17 other states—representing about 30% of the U.S. vehicle market—to adopt…

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: London-Bound Air India Flight Crashes Shortly After Takeoff, Casualties Feared A London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people, including passengers and crew, crashed into a residential area of Meghani Nagar shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport at 1:38 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2025. Several casualties are feared as the aircraft went down minutes after departure. The ill-fated flight, Air India AI-171, was operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and had 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The flight was commanded by Captain Sumit Sabharwal with co-pilot Clive Kunder assisting. Of the 242 individuals…

Sabrina Carpenter’s next musical chapter is stirring strong reactions — and not all of them are positive. On June 11, the Grammy-winning pop star announced her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend on social media, revealing both its title and August 29 release date. The announcement follows the release of her new single “Manchild,” which dropped earlier this month. “My new album, Man’s Best Friend 🐾 is out on August 29, 2025,” Carpenter, 26, wrote in the caption. “I can’t wait for it to be yours x.” Accompanying the post was what appears to be the album’s cover art. The image…