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Semiconductor stocks led Wall Street higher, pushing the Nasdaq up 1.91% as the S&P 500 and Dow also posted gains before Juneteenth.

A firmer U.S. dollar and shifting rate expectations pushed gold lower, with bullion set for another weekly decline across global markets.

Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in Houston as Cristiano Ronaldo missed second-half chances and failed to register a single shot on target.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J opener in Kansas City.

France beat Senegal 3-1 in their FIFA World Cup Group I opener as Kylian Mbappe scored twice and set a national scoring record.

Germany opened FIFA World Cup 2026 with a 7-1 win over Curaçao in Houston, led by Kai Havertz and six scorers in its Group E opener.

Missouri skydiving plane crash kills 12 near Butler Memorial Airport as NTSB and FAA review the fatal Skydive Kansas City aircraft crash.

Meta restored Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and business tools after a brief outage drove heavy user reports and access problems.

Canada ended its run of men’s World Cup defeats with a 1-1 Group B draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Toronto Stadium.

South Korea recovered from Ladislav Krejci’s goal to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in a FIFA World Cup Group A match at Guadalajara Stadium.