Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors

Venice is wrapping up a pilot program charging day-trippers a 5-euro entrance fee

Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors
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Donald Trump arrives in Milwaukee for RNC after assassination attempt heightens security fears

Former President Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event

Donald Trump arrives in Milwaukee for RNC after assassination attempt heightens security fears
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Argentina beats Colombia 1-0 in Copa America final after crowd control issues cause match delay

Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia

Argentina beats Colombia 1-0 in Copa America final after crowd control issues cause match delay
Sports

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft when three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick
Sports

England's Harry Kane and Spain's Dani Olmo end Euro 2024 in a 6-way tie for Golden Boot top scorer

England striker Harry Kane finished Euro 2024 in a six-way tie for the Golden Boot top scorer

England's Harry Kane and Spain's Dani Olmo end Euro 2024 in a 6-way tie for Golden Boot top scorer
News|Sports

England manager Gareth Southgate leaves his future open for now after a Euro 2024 final loss

Gareth Southgate is leaving his future as England manager open for now after his team’s 2-1 loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final

England manager Gareth Southgate leaves his future open for now after a Euro 2024 final loss
News|Political

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl

With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the Houston area

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Sports|Travel

Adrián Beltré is going from All-Star Game in Texas to Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown

Adrián Beltré took a side trip on the way to his induction in Cooperstown

Adrián Beltré is going from All-Star Game in Texas to Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown
Health|News|World

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer

King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer
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A timeline of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump

Some time on July 13, before Donald Trump's evening campaign rally in Pennsylvania, officials say Thomas Matthew Crooks bought 50 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition for his AK-15-style rifle in Bethel Parks and drove north to the political event

A timeline of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
Sports

Lawrence Butler hits 3 of Athletics' 8 homers in 18-3 rout of Phillies

Lawrence Butler hit three home runs, Brent Rooker and Seth Brown each had two homers, and the Oakland Athletics routed the first-placed Philadelphia Phillies 18-3

Lawrence Butler hits 3 of Athletics' 8 homers in 18-3 rout of Phillies
Arts|Entertainment

Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde' production

Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73

Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde' production
Sports

Yankees, Orioles both score 3 in the ninth. After all that chaos, Baltimore leads the division by 1

The Baltimore Orioles prevailed in a wild ninth inning in which each closer allowed three runs

Yankees, Orioles both score 3 in the ninth. After all that chaos, Baltimore leads the division by 1
Sports

MacIntyre wins his national open in Scotland with birdie to beat Adam Scott

Robert MacIntyre is an Open champion in his native Scotland

MacIntyre wins his national open in Scotland with birdie to beat Adam Scott
Political|World

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister

The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister
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Nikki Haley, Trump's former primary rival, will now speak Tuesday at the Republican convention

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley will speak Tuesday at the Republican National Convention

Nikki Haley, Trump's former primary rival, will now speak Tuesday at the Republican convention
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Basketball-Kerr and Curry call assassination attempt sad day for America

USA Olympic men's basketball coach Steve Kerr, whose father was shot dead four decades ago, called the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump a demoralizing day

Basketball-Kerr and Curry call assassination attempt sad day for America
Sports

Will Power wins IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway that ended with a 4-car crash on the last lap

Will Power broke through at Iowa Speedway, winning the second IndyCar Series race of the weekend for his first victory at the track

Will Power wins IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway that ended with a 4-car crash on the last lap
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Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire

The victim who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving in front of his family to protect them from gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former president

Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
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Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to respond to what she calls a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign

Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea
Health|Sports

Novak Djokovic vows to get better after losing the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic is vowing to get back to work after being outplayed by Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final less than 1 1/2 months after knee surgery

Novak Djokovic vows to get better after losing the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz
Entertainment

‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start

Gru and the minions are celebrating a second week in first place at the North American box office

‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start
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Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England

Spain has won a record fourth European Championship title after Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory as England's painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on

Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England
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Jacoby Jones, a star of Baltimore's most recent Super Bowl title run, has died at age 40

Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones has died at age 40

Jacoby Jones, a star of Baltimore's most recent Super Bowl title run, has died at age 40
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Extravagant wedding celebrations for the son of Asia's richest man conclude with a reception

A wedding reception in India completes the monthslong celebrations as the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend

Extravagant wedding celebrations for the son of Asia's richest man conclude with a reception

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