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The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever by double digits on Tuesday night to spoil Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut before a historic sell-out crowd on the league’s season opening night. Clark, guarded heavily by the Sun’s DiJonai Carrington, went scoreless in the first quarter and was 2 of 7 from the field, including 1 of 4 from deep, with no rebounds, one assist, and five turnovers in the first half to help the Sun to maintain their double-digit lead. Fever head coach Christie Sides called out the team’s critical turnovers, 10 of which came from Clark.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON

President Biden repeated his false claim that inflation was at 9% when he first took office less than a week after being called out for making the same assertion.Speaking with Yahoo! Finance about his newly announced tariffs on China, Biden defended his handling of the economy while acknowledging the impact inflation has had on Americans. "Inflation has gone slightly up," Biden told Yahoo! Finance's Brian Sozzi. "It was at 9% when I came in. And it's now down around 3%."Inflation was at 1.4% when Biden took the oath of office in January 2021 and peaked at 9.1% in June 2022. It

Rudy Gobert doesn't hide when he feels the integrity of the game is being questioned.The Minnesota Timberwolves big man was fined $75,000 for again making a money gesture directed toward referees on Monday, insinuating they had money on the game.The now four-time Defensive Player of the Year first made the gesture back on March 8, which assistant head coach Micah Nori said was "unacceptable."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut during Game 4 of the T'Wolves' second-round series against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, he did it again after he was called for a foul. Minnesota was trailing 109-97

Nashville's homeless population has drastically risen as the city continues to grow along with the cost of living and housing prices.The number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Nashville has increased nearly 77% over the past year, according to Nashville's Homeless Management Information System. Last month there were 1,525 people in the city experiencing chronic homelessness compared to 863 a year prior. "I’ve seen an increase in women and children. I’ve seen an increase in mental health that needs to be addressed," Heather Young, the founder of a local nonprofit, All for Him Ministries, told WKRN News.The total number of homelessness

The White House is speaking out against a Republican-led bill that would force President Biden to stop withholding military shipments to Israel. Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act over the weekend, which would " the expeditious delivery of approved defense articles and services to Israel, including third-party deliveries."White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke out against the bill at her Monday press conference, claiming it put restraints on the president's ability to fulfill foreign policy objectives.REPUBLICAN SAYS BIDEN HAS 'STRENGTHENED' HAMAS BY WITHHOLDING AID FROM ISRAEL: 'COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT'"We strongly, strongly oppose attempts to constrain

Nick Saban stunned the college football world earlier this year when he announced his retirement from the sport following six national championships in 17 seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide.Saban opened up to ESPN broadcaster Paul Finebaum about his decision to retire and the one question he kept getting from coaches he tried to hire for his staff."We just adapted to (NIL). We actually won when we had to deal with name, image and likeness. I wish we’d have won the playoff game this year. Lost it in overtime. We had a good team coming back, but I didn’t want

Michael Cohen, the star witness in the landmark New York v. Trump case, received some star treatment by the mainstream media following his testimony Monday.Cohen, who served as Trump’s personal attorney and fixer before emerging as his sworn enemy, has seen his credibility questioned from all sides, with critics labeling him as everything from a "serial perjurer" to a "grifter." The former lawyer, who is a central part of the prosecution's case against Trump, testified he secretly recorded Trump ahead of the 2016 election, admitted to lying and bullying people for Trump's benefit, and detailed the alleged attempt to cover up

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ukraine on Tuesday on an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure the country amid its war with Russia.After arriving in Kyiv, Blinken is expected to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and "highlight the United States’ enduring support for Ukraine," the U.S. State Department said. In the Ukrainian capital, he will also underscore the Biden administration’s commitment to Ukraine’s defense and assure Ukraine that it has America’s support against increasingly intense Russian attacks.In a statement released after Blinken's arrival, the State Department said he would meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal

Crews used carefully placed explosives on Monday to break apart a large span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland and send the mangled metal crashing into the water below.Video of the demolition showed the explosives detonating, with flashes of fire followed by a loud boom and a black plume of smoke.The steel truss then broke apart, falling away from the grounded Dali container ship, and into the water. As the metal crashed into the Patapsco River, a big wave of water crashed onto the bow of the ship.Although it is not known whether the ship has