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BEIJING – China said Monday that second-quarter gross domestic product grew 6.3% from a year earlier, below expectations.The unemployment rate among 16-24 year olds was 21.3% in June, a new record.The GDP figure of 6.3% for the second quarter marked a growth rate of 0.8% compared to the first quarter, slower than the quarter-on-quarter rate of 2.2% recorded in the first three months of the year. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 7.3% rise in second-quarter GDP.National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Fu Linghui noted that China faces a complex geopolitical and economic international environment. He also said that China…

LeBron James is going back to his old ways, again.The NBA's all-time points leader is changing his jersey number from 6 to his original 23.James wore number 23 during his two stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but when he brought his talents to South Beach, he reverted to number 6. Lakers forward LeBron James waves to a teammate during a Charlotte Hornets game on March 18, 2021 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio José Sánchez) When James returned to Cleveland, so did No. 23. He kept it briefly when he first signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but returned to No.…

Lawsuits over the deadly 2019 accident involving a boat believed to have been driven by the son of South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh have been settled, two attorneys familiar with the negotiations said Sunday.The boat struck a bridge piling in Archer's Creek, a canal near Hilton Head, knocking 19-year-old Mallory Beach into the water and ultimately killing her, authorities said.Alex Murdaugh, 64, an attorney from a prominent family in the state legal community and in Hampton County, South Carolina, owned the boat, and authorities believe his teenage son, Paul, was in control when crashed, according to police records.In March,…

Veronica Ivy, a Canadian cyclist who became the first transgender woman to win a track cycling world championship, took issue with the sport's governing body's updated policy on the participation of transgender athletes in women's events.The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) published its new policy on Friday, banning any trans cyclist from competing in female events if they "transitioned after (male) puberty."Ivy took out her frustrations on her Instagram account.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Veronica Ivy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and List Professor of Women and Gender Studies at the College of Charleston, at Hampton Park, on March…