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Lakers Sign LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers

EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward LeBron James, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. “Today is a great day for the Lakers organization and Lakers fans all over the world to welcome LeBron James, a three-time NBA Champion and four-time NBA MVP,” said Lakers President of Basketball Operations Earvin “Magic” Johnson. “LeBron is special. He is the best player in the world. He loves to ... Full story

Cave rescue: Eight rescued Thai boys in 'good health' News

Image caption The boys, aged between 11 and 17, became trapped with their coach on 23 June. The first eight boys rescued from a cave in northern Thailand are in good mental and physical health, according to a health official. The boys, who were brought out of the caves over the past two days, have undergone X-rays and blood tests. Two have been treated for lung inflammation. They will remain under observation in hospital for at least seven ... Full story

Thailand cave rescue operation: All the latest updates

Rescue operation ends as 12 members and coach of youth football team are taken out of northern Thailand cave. Full story

Gal Gadot makes surprise visit to children's hospital in full Wonder Woman costume

Gal Gadot proved she really is wonder-ful after she took a break from filming the latest "Wonder Woman" movie to hang out with young patients at a children's hospital last week. Gadot spent the day with staff and patients at Inova Children's Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. During her visit, adorable photos were snapped of the actress and Karalyne Sahady -- a 7-month-old who has been battling leukemia during her five-month stay at Inova. "I ... Full story

Live It Up - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Playlist

Listen to Live It Up and other football favourites on the Official Playlist for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia! Full story

Divers look to complete rescue of youth soccer players trapped in flooded Thailand cave

MAE SAI, Thailand -- Thai navy SEALs say all 12 soccer players and their coach have been rescued from a flooded cave, ending an ordeal that lasted more than two weeks. The SEALs posted on their Facebook page Tuesday that the rescue operation was successful, after earlier posting that the first player of the day was out of the cave at 4:06 p.m. local time (5:06 a.m. ET). A medic and three Thai navy SEALs had stayed with the boys on a small, dry ... Full story

Anatomy of a Trump rally: 76 percent of claims are false, misleading or lacking evidence

We’re doing something new today: Analyzing every factual claim from President Trump’s campaign rally in Montana on July 5. According to The Fact Checker’s database , the president had made 3,251 false or misleading claims at the end of May, and his average daily rate was climbing. This side of Trump really comes alive during campaign rallies, so we wanted to do the math and find out whether the president speaks more fictions or facts in front ... Full story

Yao Ming Earns Economics Degree from Chinese University 7 Years After Enrolling

It took seven years, but former Houston Rockets big man Yao Ming is now a college graduate. According to Torrey Hart of Yahoo Sports, Ming graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China this past weekend with an economics degree. Ming enrolled in the school in 2011 and suggested to classmates while speaking at the podium he considered dropping out multiple times. The Basketball Hall of Famer played for the Rockets from 2002 through 2011 ... Full story

Cave rescue: Divers ready to save remaining five Thais News

Image caption The boys, aged between 11 and 17, became trapped with their coach on 23 June. Divers are preparing to resume a high-risk rescue operation to free the last five members of a group who became trapped in a vast cave system in northern Thailand last month. The health of the four boys and their football coach is said to be good as they ready to be guided through the narrow flooded passages of the complex. Eight boys have been brought ... Full story

Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms

When Facebook rolled out facial recognition tools in the European Union this year, it promoted the technology as a way to help people safeguard their online identities. “Face recognition technology allows us to help protect you from a stranger using your photo to impersonate you,” Facebook told its users in Europe. It was a risky move by the social network. Six years earlier, it had deactivated the technology in Europe after regulators there ... Full story