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California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, were forecast to reach 128 degrees (53.33 degrees Celsius) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek, the National Weather Service said. The hottest temperature ever record was 134 degrees (56.67 degrees Celsius) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, said Randy Ceverny of the World Meteorological Organization, the

California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
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Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source says

The Tennessee Titans hope they’ve filled their major need at wide receiver with three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal worth $26 million with incentives that could push that to $32 million, a person familiar with the agreement said Sunday. The Titans had the advantage of being the first NFL team Hopkins visited after being released by Arizona in May. Hopkins arrived in Nashville in June and documented on social media his visit to CMA Fest’s final night at Nissan Stadium, where the Titans play. Hopkins also visited the New

Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source says
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Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source says

The Tennessee Titans hope they’ve filled their major need at wide receiver with three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal worth $26 million with incentives that could push that to $32 million, a person familiar with the agreement said Sunday. The Titans had the advantage of being the first NFL team Hopkins visited after being released by Arizona in May. Hopkins arrived in Nashville in June and documented on social media his visit to CMA Fest’s final night at Nissan Stadium, where the Titans play. Hopkins also visited the New

Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source says
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Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pileup in 15th stage

Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling’s biggest race after another mass crash marred the 15th stage on Sunday. “I’d like to tell the spectators to enjoy the race and be there to cheer for us without standing on the road or pouring beers on us,” Vingegaard said. “Please, just enjoy the race.” The Danish rider leads Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia by only 10 seconds with the race about to enter its final week. The incident, which involved around two dozen riders, led to appeals from

Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pileup in 15th stage
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Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, dies at 23

Funny Cide, the “Gutsy Gelding” who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic. He was 23. Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington farm where Funny Cide lived for his final 15 years, confirmed the thoroughbred died Sunday, as did Sackatoga Stable, the group of 10 friends from a small town in upstate New York who owned the gelding. “We are heartbroken at the news of Funny Cide’s passing this morning. What a ride The Gutsy Gelding took us on winning @KentuckyDerby & @PreaknessStakes. We are

Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, dies at 23
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Novak Djokovic rues his missed chances after losing a highly entertaining Wimbledon final in 5 sets

Regrets? Novak Djokovic has two. There was that tiebreaker pretty early in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, when the 36-year-old Serb was one point from taking a two-sets-to-none lead over his 20-year-old opponent, Carlos Alcaraz. And then there was that missed volley on break point early in the fifth set with all the momentum at that stage going the seven-time Wimbledon champion’s way. “Some regrets,” Djokovic said after losing 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in a high-energy and highly entertaining championship match on Centre Court. “I had my chances. I think I could have closed

Novak Djokovic rues his missed chances after losing a highly entertaining Wimbledon final in 5 sets
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1 dead, 1 critically injured after being knocked from gondola at Quebec resort

One person died and another was critically injured when they were knocked out of a sightseeing gondola Sunday at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort, authorities said. Quebec provincial police said the crash occurred shortly before noon when a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola at the mountain resort around 105 kilometers (65 miles) northwest of Montreal. Police said in an email that the other passenger was taken to a Montreal-area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators from the major crimes division were sent to the scene. The Tremblant Resort Association declined to comment on the accident, but said

1 dead, 1 critically injured after being knocked from gondola at Quebec resort
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Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike

The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike. Negotiations between the delivery company and the union representing 340,000 of its workers have been at a standstill for more than a week with a July 31 deadline for a new contract approaching fast. The union has threatened a strike if a deal is not reached by the time the collective bargaining agreement expires. Asked during a webcast with members Sunday on whether the White House could force a contract

Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike
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Linn Grant wins first LPGA title at Dana Open, beating Allisen Corpuz by 3 shots

Linn Grant won her first LPGA Tour title after an outstanding start to her career in Europe, enduring a charge from U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz and closing with a 3-under 68 for a three-shot victory in the Dana Open on Sunday. The 24-year-old Grant has five victories on the Ladies European Tour — including a history-making nine-shot victory last year against a field of men and women in the Scandinavian Mixed — and earned LPGA membership starting last season. But she did not play in the United States until this year, when the U.S.

Linn Grant wins first LPGA title at Dana Open, beating Allisen Corpuz by 3 shots
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China's economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter, lower than expected as momentum slows

China’s economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter of the year after near-stagnant growth a year earlier, missing analyst expectations even as momentum is expected to weaken in the coming quarters. The 6.3% growth in China’s gross domestic product from April to June compared to the same period in 2022 was the fastest in the past year, and outpaced the 4.5% growth in the previous quarter, according to government data released Monday. The GDP in the second quarter was up 0.8% compared to the first three months of the year. The surge in growth is largely due

China's economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter, lower than expected as momentum slows
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Mexico beats Panama 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup final as Giménez scores 88th-minute goal

Santiago Giménez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the record ninth time with a 1-0 victory over Panama on Sunday night. After Edson Álvarez slid to block Iván Anderson’s cross in the Mexico penalty area, Orbelín Pineda dribbled away and made a tremendous pass into the center circle. Giménez, 22-year-old Feyenoord forward, dribbled past Harold Cummings and outraced Cummings and Fidel Escobar into the penalty area. Giménez scuffed a bouncing left-foot shot over goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera for his fourth goal in 18 international appearances and

Mexico beats Panama 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup final as Giménez scores 88th-minute goal
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Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

In a modest gym in the heart of Kyiv, boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside. Lysenko already has Olympic experience, nearly winning a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, but her training routine this time has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine — that started nearly 17 months ago when Russia invaded her country. In a well-lit, spacious gym with high windows, she often hears bombs exploding outside as the capital remains a target for the Russian army. “It’s stifling.

Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics
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Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

In a modest gym in the heart of Kyiv, boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside. Lysenko already has Olympic experience, nearly winning a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, but her training routine this time has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine — that started nearly 17 months ago when Russia invaded her country. In a well-lit, spacious gym with high windows, she often hears bombs exploding outside as the capital remains a target for the Russian army. “It’s stifling.

Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics
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Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and territorial claims. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Kerry was meeting Monday with Xie Zhenhua for the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between representatives of the world’s two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal and has proceeded with building new plants, while at the same time forging ahead with renewables such as solar and wind

Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low
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Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Japanese restaurant operator Sam Lam is busy finding substitutes for Japanese seafood that could soon be banned from entering Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government said last Wednesday that the city would immediately bar the import of aquatic products from 10 Japanese prefectures if wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is released into the Pacific Ocean. Lam said his team could get seafood from other sources and change menus to adjust to the ban, but he predicted that revenues could nevertheless drop from 10%

Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water
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Traffic on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions

Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. The governor of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, announced the closure early Monday but did not specify the reason. News reports said local residents heard explosions before dawn, but there was no confirmation. The 19-kilometer (12-mile) bridge that was opened in 2018 is the main land connection between Russia and the Crimean peninsula. The bridge that spans the Kerch Strait was damaged in October by a truck bomb and required months of repairs before resuming full

Traffic on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions
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GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes

When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than idle thinking about an office renovation. The nod from the Republican speaker is elevating a once-fringe proposal to upend the FBI in the aftermath of the federal indictment of Donald Trump over classified documents and the Justice Department’s prosecution of his allies, including some of the nearly 1,000 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Moving from far-right corners into the mainstream, the emerging

GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes
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Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners

When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species comes a-hoppin’ down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing mane around their heads, want the food Griggs carries. But she also represents their best chance of survival and moving where this domesticated breed belongs: inside homes, away from cars, cats, hawks, Florida heat and possibly government-hired exterminators. Griggs is spearheading efforts to raise the $20,000 to $40,000 it would cost for a rescue group to capture, neuter, vaccinate, shelter and then give away the estimated 60

Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners
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Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near

A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on a procedural, but potentially crucial, area of the law. A pretrial conference Tuesday to discuss procedures for handling classified information will represent the first courtroom arguments in the case before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon since Trump was indicted five weeks ago. The arguments could provide insight into how Cannon intends to preside over

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near
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Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near

A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on a procedural, but potentially crucial, area of the law. A pretrial conference Tuesday to discuss procedures for handling classified information will represent the first courtroom arguments in the case before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon since Trump was indicted five weeks ago. The arguments could provide insight into how Cannon intends to preside over

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election. The standing ovation she received from some 2,000 conservative Christians gathered in Des Moines only reinforced the influence she wields, not just in Iowa but increasingly on a national stage. “I could not imagine a more appropriate place to sign this bill,” Reynolds said. “Today, the most glaring injustice of all is

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election. The standing ovation she received from some 2,000 conservative Christians gathered in Des Moines only reinforced the influence she wields, not just in Iowa but increasingly on a national stage. “I could not imagine a more appropriate place to sign this bill,” Reynolds said. “Today, the most glaring injustice of all is

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race
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10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit's finances are better but city workers and retirees feel burned

Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive. But as the 52-year-old Detroit Fire Department lieutenant approaches mandatory retirement at age 60, he says one thing is clear: He will need to keep working to make ends meet. “I’m trying to put as much money away as a I can,” said Berent, who also works in sales. “A second job affords you to have a little bit of extra.” Thousands of city employees and retirees lost big on July

10 years since bankruptcy, Detroit's finances are better but city workers and retirees feel burned
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Golf has long been about making connections. That won't change in an LIV-PGA Tour world

Kerry Bowie’s daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. And while their schedules are jammed with everything from piano and violin lessons to soccer and volleyball tournaments, at some point this summer Bowie plans to take them to Franklin Park in the heart of Boston, place a golf club in their hands and have them learn about a game whose influence extends far beyond fairways and greens. “There are some things people miss out on by not doing it,” Bowie says. “To

Golf has long been about making connections. That won't change in an LIV-PGA Tour world
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Schools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim

Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some government and ferry services were halted and various events were postponed. The city’s airport authority said 16 flights were canceled. The Hong Kong Observatory raised a No. 8 typhoon signal, the third-highest warning under the city’s weather system, at 12:40am on Monday. It was the first signal of its kind hoisted this year. The weather forecaster

Schools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim

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