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BBC News / May 13, 2025 / US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first major trip of his second term. He is hoping to secure significant new investment in the US during the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. Securing new investments in the US from Gulf states, particularly from their state-backed sovereign wealth funds, will help Trump signal back home that his "America First" agenda is delivering results. The move comes as Trump's new import tariffs have significantly disrupted global trade, confidence, and the US economy.

The Rich Eisen Show / May 13, 2025 / Rich Eisen and Celtics fan Chris Brockman react to the devastating injury to Boston star F Jayson Tatum late in the Knicks’ Game 4 win in their series.

France 24 English / US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would lift sanctions on Syria to offer it a chance for "greatness" after Bashar al-Assad's fall, as he cast himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East. On a state visit to Saudi Arabia, the billionaire president took aim both at the US left and right, whom he said had intervened in the region in the guise of "nation builders" but "wrecked far more nations than they built."

DW News / Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he'll travel to Turkey on Thursday to take part in peace talks proposed by Russia, and he's called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in person. After more than three years of war, Russia is continuing to take Ukrainian land in grinding battles along the frontline. Overall, it's taken about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. Last year, Ukrainian troops took control of part of Russia's Kursk region, but have only held onto a sliver of that territory.

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Cops on Charlie Shift responded to a five-vehicle crash on Saturday at the 25th Street and Park Avenue intersection.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- NBC Sports announced today that Vince Carter will be a studio analyst next season.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Fresh off his NASCAR Cup Series victory at Kansas on Sunday, Kyle Larson intensified preparations for “The Double” attempt with Arrow McLaren and Hendrick Motorsports in a practice session earlier today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

BBC News / May 14, 2025 / US President Donald Trump has announced that he's removing sanctions from Syria, to give the country "a chance at greatness". The country had been designated a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979, and following the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the US government ramped up sanctions. There were celebrations on the streets in Syria when the announcement was made. Speaking from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Trump also said the US's relationship with Saudi Arabia was "more powerful than ever before" following the signing of a $142bn arms deal.

The Rich Eisen Show / Rich Eisen reacts to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lifting the bans on Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson.

DELAND, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed that Bob Hallett, the CEO of Skydive DeLand, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on West New York Avenue.