Texas Tech holds on to beat Texas, remain alive in WCWS

Texas Tech holds on to beat Texas, remain alive in WCWS

Texas Tech scored fifth-inning runs on a hit batter and a wild pitch and NiJaree Canady threw a complete game as the No. 12 Red Raiders remained alive with a 4-3 victory over No. 6 Texas in Game 2 of the Women's College World Series at Oklahoma City on Thursday night. Texas Tech (54-13) and Texas (55-12) will meet again Friday night for the WCWS title. It will be the first national crown for the winner. Mihyia Davis went 2-for-4 for the Red Raiders and reached on an error in the sixth inning that plated the game's final run. Canady (34-6) gave up three runs (two earned), six hits and two walks while striking out six. She also pitched a complete game in Game 1 when the Red Raiders lost 2-1. Mia Scott homered and reached base three times on two hits and a walk for the Longhorns. Texas made a charge in the top of the seventh as Katie Stewart reached on an error by Texas Tech shortstop Hailey Toney and Canady hit Victoria Hunter with a pitch. Leighann Goode followed with a run-scoring double off the glove of diving left fielder Demi Elder. Pinch hitter Katie Cimusz followed with a sacrifice fly to score Hunter. But Canady then retired Ashton Maloney on a grounder and struck out Kayden Henry to end it. Texas Tech coach Gerry Glasco said postgame, "Last night was a test for us, and we're growing from everything that happens to us. I told them after the game last night, 'We learn 10 times more when we lose than when we win,' and we learned so much last night. "I think bottom of the seventh, up 4-2 and our determination and the way we reacted there at the end was a testament to the toughness they are acquiring by playing these tough battles." It was a scoreless game until the Red Raiders scored twice in the fifth inning against Texas reliever Cambria Salmon (7-2). Raegan Jennings led off with a pinch-hit single, Davis ripped a one-out double into the gap in left center before Toney hit a short pop fly to Salmon for the second out. Lauren Allred then walked to load the bases. Salmon got ahead 0-2 on Alana Johnson but eventually hit her to force in Jennings. Then Salmon threw a wild pitch on the first toss to Alexa Langeliers and Davis scored to make it 2-0. The left-handed hitting Scott trimmed the Texas deficit in half with one out in the sixth when she sent a pitch from Canady over the wall in left center. The Red Raiders had runners on first and third with one out in the bottom of the inning when Texas ace Teagan Kavan entered. Bailey Lindemuth hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Makalya Garcia and Davis followed with the grounder that first baseman J. Mitchell misplayed for an error and a 4-1 Texas Tech lead. In the fourth inning, Texas star Reese Atwood then narrowly missed a two-run homer as her fly was just a few feet wide of the left field foul pole. Mac Morgan pitched the first two innings for Texas and gave up two hits and one walk. Salmon allowed two runs, three hits, one walk and fanned one in three innings. The start of the contest was delayed approximately 50 minutes due to heavy rain. Looking ahead to the finale on Friday, Glasco said, "I think that it's going to be a real, real good game. I think that you can expect it to be a battle. ... I think my kids got some confidence tonight, and I expect the momentum really to be in our dugout at the beginning of the game." --Field Level Media

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Texas Tech holds on to beat Texas, remain alive in WCWS

Texas Tech holds on to beat Texas, remain alive in WCWS Texas Tech scored fifth-inning runs on a hit batter and a wild pitch and NiJaree Can...

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Cristiano Ronaldo by the numbers as he auditions for the Club World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo by the numbers as he auditions for the Club World Cup

Evergreen and still setting records at 40 years of age. Cristiano Ronaldo continues to deliver at the highest levels of international soccer after guiding Portugal to the final of the Nations League. Ronaldo captained the team and scored the winning goal in a2-1 victory over Germanyin their semifinal on Wednesday to set up a showdown Sunday withSpain. The goal – Ronaldo's 137th for Portugal – extended his record as the leading scorer in men's international soccer. He broke the record as a 36-year-old by scoring twice in a European qualifier against Ireland in September 2021. That took his tally to 111 goals in 180 games for Portugal, surpassing the previous mark by Iran's Ali Daei. Before tucking away Nuno Mendes' cross for a tap-in against Germany, Ronaldo had gone close with a header, while he was also just inches from breaking the deadlock after the halftime break. His performance was a timely reminder for any teams playing at the Club World Cup that he'spotentially available to join themfor the tournament starting in the United States on June 14. FIFA president Gianni Infantino previously suggestedRonaldo could switch to one of the 32 participating clubsbecause of a unique transfer window created for the tournament. Ronaldo, who's still contracted to Saudi team Al-Nassr until the end of June, has been linked with several of the particpating clubs, including Brazil's Palmeiras and Wydad of Morocco, even though that club is banned by FIFA from registering new signings. A switch to Al-Nassr's bitter Riyadh rival Al-Hilal – the one Saudi club that qualified – has been mooted as a short-term solution to having Ronaldo play at the Club World Cup, where his great rival Lionel Messi will be playing with Inter Miami. FIFA would welcome the boost Ronaldo's presence can provide for ticket sales at the tournament, but such a switch to a bitter local rival for a short period would be unthinkable for players in Europe's leagues. Both Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal are among the four big Saudi clubsbacked by the country's Public Investment Fund, which has a 75% stake in each. The PIF may put the national interest above that of Al-Nassr and strive to keep Ronaldo representing Saudi interests at the Club World Cup. On Thursday, FIFA announced PIF as an "official partner" of the Club World Cup. Saudi state money is also effectively funding the tournament's broadcasting deal that has largely backed its$1 billion prize fundbeing shared among the participants. Ronaldo didn't just add to hisrecord goals-tallyagainst Germany. Just by playing on Thursday he made hisrecord-extending 220thinternational appearance. Ronaldo's records by the numbers 137 – International goals scored 220 – International games played 6 – European Championship tournaments played 5 – European Championship tournaments scored (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) 30 – European Championship match appearances 74 – European Championship appearances including qualifying 14 – European Championship goals 55 – European Championship goals including qualifying 5 – World Cup tournaments scored (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) 52 – European Championship and World Cup appearances combined 22 – European Championship and World Cup goals combined 197 – UEFA club competition appearances 145 – UEFA club competition goals 140 – Champions League goals 67 – Goals in Champions League knockout games 17 – Goals in a Champions League season (2013-14) 183 – Champions League appearances 11 – Consecutive Champions League games scored 3 – Champions League finals scored ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Cristiano Ronaldo by the numbers as he auditions for the Club World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo by the numbers as he auditions for the Club World Cup Evergreen and still setting records at 40 years of age. Cristiano Ro...

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Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare 'waste' in Trump agenda bill

Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare 'waste' in Trump agenda bill

WASHINGTON — Looking at new ways to pay for theirsprawling billfor President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, Republicans are exploring ideas to slash "waste, fraud and abuse" in Medicare, several senators said Thursday. And President Donald Trump has blessed the pursuit, they said. "I think anything that can be — that's waste, fraud and abuse are open to, obviously, discussions," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters. He said that Republicans have primarily looked at Medicaid to find savings but that they're open to looking at other programs, too. "The focus, as you know, has been on addressing waste, fraud, abuse within Medicaid and, but right now, we're open to suggestions that people have them about other areas where there is, you know, clearly, waste, fraud and abuse that can be rooted out in any government program," Thune said. Medicare has historically been seen as political third rail, a program members of both parties have been wary of touching in fear of backlash from older voters. But Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said they shouldn't be afraid of cutting waste in Medicare. "Why don't we go after that? I think we should," Cramer said. "Some people are afraid of the topics; I'm not," he added, noting that they would focus on waste, fraud and abuse. "In my view, this is our moment as Republicans in control of all three branches, and we ought to be going after more fiscal responsibility. And some people are making that case. Other people are wringing their hands." Senate Republicans said that they discussed the issue during a closed-door meeting and that it also came up with Trump when Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee met with him Wednesday. "What the president made clear is [he] does not want to see any cuts to beneficiaries. But to go after, he repeated over again — the waste, fraud and abuse, the waste, fraud and abuse," Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said. White House spokesman Kush Desai echoed that point. "The president has been clear — no cuts to Medicare, Social Security, or Medicaid. This bill addresses waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending," Desai said in an email. The discussions open up a policy debate that could have explosive political ramifications. Medicare is a highly popular program that provides health insurance to people over 65 years old, and Democrats are already launching attacks on the new GOP discussions about making changes to the program. "A program that 66 million Americans rely on is not waste, fraud, or abuse — it's lifesaving for the constituents of Republicans pushing to gut Medicare," Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said in a statement Thursday. "Let's be crystal clear: Donald Trump gave Republicans the green light to gut access to lifesaving medication and rip away health insurance to fund tax handouts for billionaires. These dangerous attacks are as disgraceful as they are unpopular — and will cost Republicans their seats come the midterms." GOP leaders are searching for ways to lower the cost of the bill passed by the House, which the nonpartisanCongressional Budget Officeprojects would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. It includes Medicaid and health spending cuts that Republicans describe as "waste, fraud and abuse," which the CBO estimates would result in 10.9 million fewer people having insurance. Still, some conservative senators insist on mitigating the red ink to vote for the bill. And it's unclear how narrowly or broadly Senate Republicans would define "waste, fraud and abuse" when it comes to Medicare. There is skepticism in the GOP about pursuing that path. "What a terrible idea. We should not be touching Medicare," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said, recalling that trying to cut retirement spending has burned the Republican Party in the past. "In 2004 President Bush got re-elected and promptly tried to privatize Social Security, and Republicans didn't win the popular vote for 20 years," Hawley said. "So if you don't ever want to win an election again, just go fiddle around with people's Medicare that they've worked hard for, paid into." Hawley launched similar criticisms when Republicans began going after Medicaid for savings, but he said he supports most of the spending cuts in the House-passed bill, including the work requirements and eligibility rules. The talks about Medicare came as news to some Republicans. "I haven't heard any discussion of cutting Medicare. That's a vital program that people have earned their benefits for, and I'm not going to say never, because maybe there's some waste, fraud, abuse, kind of language, but I certainly would not support cutting Medicare benefits," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told reporters. A potential option senators mentioned is a bipartisan bill that would "improve the way Medicare Advantage plans assess patients' health risks and reduce overpayments for care," according to a description of the legislation. The bill, calledthe "No UPCODE Act,"is co-sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. A recentCBO reportsaid the policies in the bill could save $124 billion over 10 years. "To say it has bipartisan support is an underestimate," Cassidy told NBC News. "I think that would be a reasonable way to protect it, don't cut benefits, you're taking care of patients, but you're trying to rescue the program."

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Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare 'waste' in Trump agenda bill

Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare 'waste' in Trump agenda bill WASHINGTON — Looking at new ways to pay for theirs...

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Impeachment? Deportation? Crazy? 6 takeaways from the wild feud between Trump and Elon Musk

Impeachment? Deportation? Crazy? 6 takeaways from the wild feud between Trump and Elon Musk

WASHINGTON –Elon Musk, who led a scorched-earth strategy in recommending the dismantling of federal agencies and laying off tens of thousands of workers,continued burning bridgesafter leaving his special White House job advisingPresident Donald Trump. Musk's lobbying days before the blowup to kill Trump's centerpiece tax bill spurred the president to voice his disappointment June 5. Trump later said onsocial media his adviser "just went CRAZY!"Trump threatened to cancel billions in federal contracts with Musk's companies. Meanwhile, Musk endorsed a third Trump impeachment. Not satisfied with predicting Trump's tariffs would lead to a recession, Musk later accusedTrump of consorting with accused sex traffickerJeffrey Epstein. Trump's political adviser and former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested the president should deport Musk back to his native South Africa. Here are six takeaways about the feud and where it might lead: Musk has called the cost of Trump's legislative package oftax and spending cuts a "disgusting abomination,"and urged lawmakers to kill it. Trump responded during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by saying he was disappointed with Musk. Trump blamed Musk's criticism on the legislation aiming to end incentives for electric vehicles, which Musk's company Tesla manufactures, and for discarding his choice to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which works with Musk's SpaceX rockets. "I'm very disappointed with Elon," Trump said. "I can understand why he's upset." "Elon and I had a great relationship,"Trump added later. "I don't know if we will anymore." When someone else suggested on social media that Trump should be impeached and replaced by Vice PresidentJD Vance,Musk replied, "Yes." The House impeached Trump during his first term. Once was for his urging Ukraine's PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyyto investigate his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. The second time was for inciting the riot Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol. The Senate acquitted Trump both times after failing to get a two-thirds majority for conviction. Musk upped the ante by predicting Trump's tariffs – the centerpiece of his economic policy – would cause a recession. "The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year,"Musk wrote on social media. Trump has argued the tariffs would bring the government billions in revenue and force manufacturers to bring jobs back to the U.S. He has also used tariffs as leverage to negotiate trade deals with other countries. Jeffrey Epstein was a financier charged federally with sex trafficking. He died by suicide in a New York jail cell in August 2019. Conspiracy theorists have speculated that powerful people silenced Epstein rather than have their secrets exposed. Trump and Epstein were filmed and photographed together at parties. In 2002 Trump praised the wealthy businessman as a "terrific guy" but he has since distanced himself from him. Attorney GeneralPam Bondisaid she would declassify the government's files on Epstein but about 200 pages released Feb. 27 implicated no one else. "Time to drop the really big bomb,"Musk said in a June 5 post on X. "@realDonaldTrumpis in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day,DJT!" The White House responded that Musk was unhappy with Trump's legislative package. "This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again." Trump later threatened on social mediato cancel Musk's government contracts and subsidies. "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts," Trump said. "I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!" Tesla's shares dropped 14%, losing about $150 billion in market share, on June 5. Trump's legislative package seeks to end government subsidies for electric vehicles. Musk's SpaceX also relies on billions in contracts to transport people and supplies to the International Space Station. The government must rely on private rockets or the rockets of other countries for such trips after retiring the space shuttle program. "In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts,@SpaceXwill begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,"Musk wrote. One of Trump's informal advisers, Steve Bannon,told the New York Timeshe was urging the president to launch several investigations into Musk, including whether he should be deported. Musk came to the U.S. on a student visa and has since become a naturalized citizen, but critics have raised questions about whether Musk overstayed the terms of his original visa. "They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status, because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately," Bannon said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:6 takeaways from Trump and Musk's ruptured relationship and wild feud

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Impeachment? Deportation? Crazy? 6 takeaways from the wild feud between Trump and Elon Musk

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Thunder filled with regrets after failing to put away Pacers in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Thunder filled with regrets after failing to put away Pacers in Game 1 of NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY – For a long stretch ofGame 1 of the NBA Finalsbetween theOklahoma City ThunderandIndiana Pacers, it looked like the Pacers were the team that would leave the arena regretting a blown chance. The Pacers were committing turnovers on what seemed like every other possession – 20 turnovers in the first half alone. NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderof the Oklahoma City Thunder put up another 30-point performance. An arena full of mostly Thunder fans – save for the full-time non-basketball operations Pacers employees who were flown out for the game – had nearly 48 minutes of game action to celebrate. "This arena is madness … from a road perspective, the decibels were insane,"Pacers coach Rick Carlislesaid. When the game ended, nearly 18,000 Thunder fans left the arena disappointed. The Thunder have regrets. They squandered an opportunity. They failed to take full advantage of those Pacers turnovers and put the Pacers away. They failed to hold onto a 15-point lead early in the fourth quarter and a nine-point lead late in the fourth quarter. They failed to take advantage of Gilgeous-Alexander's 38-point game. They failed to win Game 1 Thursday, June 5. Theresilient Pacers defeated the Thunder 111-110, taking a 1-0 series lead onTyrese Haliburton's 21-foot jump shot with 0.3 seconds remainingin the fourth quarter. "We got to learn from it, we got to improve like we would if we had won the game and get ourselves ready for Game 2. That's really what it comes down to," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. While the Thunder were disappointed, there was not any panic. Oklahoma City lost Game 1 to Denver in the Western Conference semifinals and won the series in seven games. "The playoffs take you to the limit," Daigneault said. "They put your back against the wall, in games, in series. If you make it this far, you have to endure to do that. It gives you rich experiences that you can draw on. … "There's a lot more games left in the series. We understand that. We got to get ourselves to zero, as we always do. That's a habit that hopefully we've formed. These guys have made a habit of being able to get ourselves centered and play our best game in the next game." More Jeff Zillgitt:Pacers teach Thunder hard lesson in NBA Finals Game 1. You cannot count them out. The Thunder have not lost consecutive games in the playoffs and lost two consecutive games just twice during the regular season. They won 68 regular-season games and 12 playoff games. They know what is required. They will look at the film. Of Indiana's 25 turnovers, the Thunder had just 11 points off those turnovers. They shot just 39.8% from the field. Daigneault tinkered with the starting lineup, inserting Cason Wallace in place of Isaiah Hartenstein. Chet Holmgren had just six points and was not a factor. "The series isn't first to one, it's first to four," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We have four more games to get, they have three. That's just where we are. We got to understand that, and we got to get to four before they get to three, if we want to win the NBA championship. "It's that simple. It's not rocket science. We lost Game 1. We have to be better." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:What happened to Thunder vs. Pacers? OKC has regrets after Game 1

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Thunder filled with regrets after failing to put away Pacers in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Thunder filled with regrets after failing to put away Pacers in Game 1 of NBA Finals OKLAHOMA CITY – For a long stretch ofGame 1 of the NBA ...

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Pacers' thrilling comeback win in Game 1 explained in 17 crazy stats

Pacers' thrilling comeback win in Game 1 explained in 17 crazy stats

The Indiana Pacers are starting tomake this a habit. The team, once again, pulled off animprobable fourth quarter comebackin the postseason to steal a game from its opponent. This time it came on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder inGame 1of the 2025 NBA Finals on Thursday, June 5. Indiana is on a remarkable run, proving that it is never fully out of games. But games like these are sometimes best quantified in numbers, and this was no exception. OPINION:Pacers teach Thunder hard lesson in NBA Finals Game 1. You cannot count them out. Here are 17 crazy stats from Indiana's wild Game 1 comeback over the Oklahoma City Thunder: For the first time in almost 15 months — Tuesday, March 12, 2024 — the Thunder lost at home to an Eastern Conference team. Their opponent that night? The Indiana Pacers. The Pacers committed 25 turnovers and still won. Their turnover differential of -19 is the worst for a team in an NBA Finals victory, and it clears the second-worst team — the 1974 Bucks — by seven. The Pacers also set the record for worst turnover differential in a playoff victory, surpassing the -15 set by the Grizzlies in 2012 in a first-round game against the Clippers. The 15-point, fourth quarter comeback tied for the fourth-largest in an NBA Finals since 1971. The last two fourth quarter comebacks of at least 15 points in NBA Finals games have been by teams coached by Rick Carlisle: Thursday night's Pacers victory and Thursday, June 2, 2011, when Carlisle's Mavericks toppled the Heat. This postseason, when the Pacers have faced deficits of at least 15 points, their record is 5-3 (.625). Indiana's record this postseason in clutch games is 8-1 (.889). The Pacers took their first lead —on Tyrese Haliburton's 21-foot jumper— with 0.3 seconds left. It marks the latest into any Finals game since 1971 that a team had taken its first lead of the game. The comeback marked Indiana's fifth comeback from a deficit of at least 15 points in the 2025 playoffs, most by a team in a single postseason since 1998. Since 1971, teams that had trailed by at least nine points inside the final 3 minutes of NBA Finals games had been 0-182. After Game 1, that mark is now 1-182 (.005). Thunder guard and NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points are third-most for a player making his NBA Finals debut behind Allen Iverson's 48 (2001) and George Mikan's 42 (1949). During the regular season and playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton is 13-of-15 on shots inside the final two minutes (including overtime) to tie or take a lead. That gives him a shooting percentage of 86.7% on such tries. Because six of those 13 made field goals were 3-pointers, he has scored 32 points across those 15 shot tries to give him a ridiculous 2.13 points per attempt. He has been on such a tear that his points per shot attempt on such tries actually went down from what it was entering Game 1 (2.14) because his Game 1 winners wasn't a 3-pointer. When breaking those numbers down to account for the added value of 3-pointers, Haliburton is shooting a preposterous 106.7% effective field goal percentage. That figure also went down from what it was (107.1%) entering the night. Haliburton is now tied for second with former Pacers legend Reggie Miller with five field goals to tie or take a lead inside the final 5.0 seconds in an NBA playoff game since 1997. Haliburton has hit four of those this postseason, alone. LeBron James leads all players with eight. Haliburton now has hit a game-winning or game-tying shot in the final seconds of each of Indiana's four postseason series this year. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Pacers' wild Game 1 comeback explained in 17 crazy stats

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Pacers' thrilling comeback win in Game 1 explained in 17 crazy stats

Pacers' thrilling comeback win in Game 1 explained in 17 crazy stats The Indiana Pacers are starting tomake this a habit. The team, once...

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Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee

Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army condemned Friday Israel's airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon's armed forces that might eventually suspend cooperation with the committee monitoringthe trucethat ended the Israel-Hezbollah war. The army statement came hours after the Israeli militarystruck several buildingsin Beirut's southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production. The strikes, preceded by an Israeli warning to evacuate several buildings, came on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday. The Lebanese army said it started coordinating with the committee observing the ceasefire after Israel's military issued its warning and sent patrols to the areas that were to be struck to search them. It added that Israel rejected the suggestion. TheU.S.-led committeethat has been supervising the ceasefire that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war in November is made up of Lebanon, Israel, France, the U.S. and the U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon known as UNIFIL. "The Israeli enemy violations of the deal and its refusal to respond to the committee is weakening the role of the committee and the army," the Lebanese army said in its statement. It added such attacks by Israel could lead the army to freeze its cooperation with the committee "when it comes to searching posts." Since the Israel-Hezbollah war ended, Israel has carried out nearly daily airstrikes on parts of Lebanon targeting Hezbollah operatives. Beirut's southern suburbswere struckon several occasions since then. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel began on Oct. 8, 2023, when the Lebanese militant group began launching rockets across the border in support of its ally, Hamas, in Gaza. Israel responded with airstrikes and shelling and the two were quickly locked in a low-level conflict that continued for nearly a year before escalating into full-scale war in September 2024. It killed more than 4,000 people in Lebanon, including hundreds of civilians, while the Lebanese government said in April that Israeli strikes had killed another 190 people and wounded 485 since the ceasefire agreement. There has been increasing pressure on Hezbollah, both domestic and international, to give up its remaining arsenal, but officials with the group have said they will not do so until Israel stops its airstrikes and withdraws from five points it is still occupying along the border in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah says that it has ended its military presence along the border with Israel south of the Litani River, in accordance with terms of the ceasefire deal.

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Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee

Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army condemn...

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