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Sports, Entertainment & Culture — June 23, 2026

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Mbappé scores twice through first-ever World Cup weather delay. Kylian Mbappé netted on both sides of a two-hour storm stoppage — the first weather delay in 2026 World Cup history — as France beat Iraq 3-0 in Philadelphia to advance.

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Clive Davis, music industry titan, dies at 94. Davis launched or revived the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, and Carlos Santana, and is widely regarded as the most powerful executive in music history.

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Brittney Griner becomes WNBA’s all-time blocks leader. Griner set the league’s all-time record during the Phoenix Mercury’s win over the Chicago Sky, cementing her place among the greatest defenders in WNBA history.

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