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Longtime Blackhawks great and broadcaster Troy Murray dies at 63, team says

7:30 am March 8, 2026

Former Chicago Blackhawks standout Troy Murray, who transitioned to the broadcast booth after his playing career, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 63. The Blackhawks said he died earlier in the day. It’s unclear where Murray spent his final moments. Murray publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis in August 2021. While he revealed he […]

Caitlin Clark eyes US national team debut after injuries derailed her WNBA season

6:14 am March 8, 2026

Anticipation is building as Caitlin Clark prepares for her first competitive action with the U.S. women’s national team. The Indiana Fever star is set to take the court in next week’s FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico. A string of injuries sidelined Clark for much of the past eight months, limiting the NCAA’s all-time […]

Trump tells Starmer aircraft carriers no longer needed in Mideast, accuses him of joining war US ‘already won’

6:01 am March 8, 2026

President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was joining the war in Iran after the U.S. has “already won.” “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Trump wrote on […]

Arizona governor vetoes Charlie Kirk memorial license plate sparking GOP outrage: ‘This bill falls short’

5:52 am March 8, 2026

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — a move Republicans are blasting as a stunning act of partisanship in the wake of his assassination. Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at a […]

NYC Mayor Mamdani’s wife liked social media post calling Oct 7 sexual violence investigation a ‘hoax’: report

5:11 am March 8, 2026

The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed scrutiny following a report that she liked a social media post dismissing an investigation into sexual violence committed during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack in Israel as a “mass rape” hoax. Rama Duwaji allegedly liked a February 2024 Instagram post claiming […]