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Djokovic ‘blessed and cursed’ by success of career

LONDON — Novak Djokovic didn't dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smile-filled embrace with his 24-year-old opponent at the net after the 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly packed up his ...

Other Voices: We have a democracy, if we can keep it

"A republic, if you can keep it,” Benjamin Franklin famously responded when asked by a Philadelphia socialite what it was that he and the other Founders had wrought. Her question, and his answer, in the 1787 conversation framed the choice for the emerging new country as being between republic and monarchy. Today, in some quarters, the choice is presented differently: We’re a republic, not a democracy, goes a politically fashionable trope that happens to be both factually inaccurate and philosophically ominous. America’s 250th birthday is as good a time as any to remind ...

The pursuit of happiness, spiked

WASHINGTON -- The Trump whirling dervish has come and gone to Turkey -- to demand NATO hand over Greenland! -- leaving a city exhausted by his wild Fourth of July displays. But first, it was so great to see legions of World Cup soccer fans all over the world, at all hours, cheering on their countries, especially the England and Mexico teams playing their hearts out. Cape Verde too. Yes, the pursuit of happiness was not just for us but for all across seams, seas and borders. Donald Trump hated to see so many people truly excited. The Ugly American president resented the international ...

France beats Morocco 2-0 in quarterfinals

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year's World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star striker who ...

Gauff ‘panicked’ on match point in loss to Muchova

LONDON — Coco Gauff had just the shot she was looking for. Seven years after her breakthrough at Wimbledon, the American player was on the verge of reaching her first final at the All England Club. All she needed to do was execute what appeared to be a manageable put-away on her first ...