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LeBron James scores final 11 points for US in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends
On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men's basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany...
The wake-up call for the US men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away
South Sudan is the 33rd-ranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of any of the 12 nations that will be vying for men’s basketball gold in the Paris Olympics that start this week. The U.S. is ranked No. 1. South Sudan nearly beat the...
James hits game winner with 8 seconds left, US avoids upset and escapes South Sudan 101-100
LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket Saturday, and the U.S. Olympic team that'll soon head to the Paris Games escaped with a 101-100 win over South Sudan in London, rallying from a 16-point...
Western envoys criticize South Sudan security bill that could allow warrantless detentions
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S. and other western governments criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that would allow the government to detain people without warrants, saying it would undermine open political and civil space ahead of the country’s elections. ...
South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a newly passed bill allowing the detention of people without an arrest warrant scratched out in order to sign a proposed agreement. Kenya has...
Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified
Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 9, the 191st day of 2024. There are 175 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and “equal...
South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise
BADINGILO and BOMA NATIONAL PARKS, South Sudan (AP) — Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists say is the world's largest land mammal migration. The country's first...
South Sudan's vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country's peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal. Riek Machar in a...
Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — Families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have finally received an emergency increase in food aid that is much needed to help avert looming famine, the U.N. food agency said Thursday. The World Food Program said in an update that five convoys carrying 5,000...
Former NBA star Luol Deng has steered South Sudan's basketball journey to Paris Olympics
Luol Deng was watching his vision coming into focus right in front of him. It was September 2023, barely six years since South Sudan had played in its first international basketball tournament. Yet there was Deng, a Sudanese native turned refugee and NBA star,...
