An Unusual Soccer Finale in Italy Reveals Libya’s Frailties

With two governments, and two soccer leagues, Libya is holding its soccer championship in Italy for a second year. Volatile politics and fans follow.

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Want to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room.

In Cooperstown, N.Y., fans of the Glimmerglass Festival, a celebration of music, are finding it hard to compete for hotel space with other fans there to watch a legend — their 12-year-old.

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Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down.

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Hulk Hogan’s Villain Turn Changed Pro Wrestling

Hulk Hogan cultivated an image as an all-American hero. But one night in 1996, he decided to stick it to his fans, brother.

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Why Was the Italian Football Championship Played in Toledo?

Amateur football players from Ancona and Florence drew a crowd in Ohio on Saturday.

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BTS Is Back Together. Does It Still Rule K-Pop?

Suga is the last member of the wildly popular band to complete his national service. After more than two years apart, the challenge is to rekindle the magic.

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New Digital Comics Store Takes Aim at Amazon

Two veterans of Comixology, a site that the e-commerce colossus bought in 2014, are now starting a rival to compete with it.

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HBO Brings Hot Fellas Bakery From ‘And Just Like That’ to Life

Generations of “Sex and the City” fans turned up for an event in which a Manhattan cafe transformed itself into the bakery from HBO Max’s “And Just Like That …”

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Toymakers Team Up With Artists for Tariff-Proof Toys

Seeking adult fans with money to spend, companies like Mattel and Lego are working with artists to make exclusive — and expensive — versions of their products.

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BTS Reunion Nears as RM and V Finish Military Service

RM and V emerged from a base in South Korea on Wednesday in fatigues. Three other members of the hugely popular boy band will finish their national service this month.

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