Italy upsets USA 8-6 in World Baseball Classic Pool B; Both teams advance after topping Mexico
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Team Italy secured a stunning 8-6 victory over favored Team USA in Pool B of the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday at Daikin Park in Houston, marking one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. Italy, now undefeated at 3-0 entering their finale, followed with a dominant win over Mexico on Wednesday, clinching advancement for both teams under tiebreaker rules while leaving USA at 3-1.
The DAX closed unchanged at 22,636 points on Tuesday amid uncertainty from the Iran conflict. The index dipped as much as 1.2 percent intraday, following Monday's gains. US President Donald Trump extended an ultimatum to Tehran.
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The defense of Marcelo Frisoni, ex-husband of Ana Maria Braga—arrested earlier this week in Osceola County, Florida, amid watch theft suspicions—issued a statement denying any robbery charges. They clarified the police report lists 'battery – simple touch or strike' from a verbal dispute, describing watch-related issues as civil matters.
Former Constitutional Court judge Ferdinand Kirchhof examines differences in the stability of democratic systems between the US and Germany. An article outlines a hypothetical scenario where a government turns Germany into an autocracy, persecutes 'illegal' people, and subjugates courts and media. Kirchhof explains where a Donald Trump-like figure would encounter limits and where the liberal order remains vulnerable.
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DFB sports director Rudi Völler has described the debate over boycotting the football World Cup in the USA due to Donald Trump's policies as "senseless." At a conference in Berlin, he emphasized that such a boycott would harm athletes and achieve nothing. Völler draws on past experiences with Olympic boycotts.
Bayer has reached a class-action settlement in the US worth up to 7.25 billion USD to resolve current and future lawsuits over the herbicide Roundup. It requires approval from the court in St. Louis. The cases stem from the 2018 acquisition of Monsanto.
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At the Winter Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, German bobsledder Laura Nolte won silver in the monobob, missing gold by just 0.04 seconds. American Elana Meyers Taylor claimed the victory, with Kaillie Humphries-Armbruster taking bronze. Nolte led until the final run, where minor errors cost her the lead.
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