Today: September 25, 2024
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Elliott still looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in Atlanta

Chase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs. Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, has endured too much adversity in 2023 to assume he’ll extend his streak of seven consecutive appearances in the playoffs. He had more reason for self-doubt Saturday, when he qualified only 23rd. Aric Almirola won the pole to lead another strong Atlanta qualifying day for Ford. Elliott enters the Atlanta race Sunday night only 24th in the Cup Series standings. He won last summer’s

July 08, 2023
Elliott still looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in Atlanta
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NBA reveals long-awaited plans for in-season tournament that'll start in November

Coming soon: the NBA Cup. The NBA unveiled the details Saturday of its inaugural in-season tournament, which will have a prize pool of about $18 million and will be capped by a championship game — which won’t count in the standings — in Las Vegas on Dec. 9. It’s an event that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wanted for years, giving teams a trophy to play for during the regular season. And now, it’s finally reality. “This is a concept that has been rumbling around the league office for about 15 years,” Silver said. “It’s not a

July 09, 2023
NBA reveals long-awaited plans for in-season tournament that'll start in November
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Nasa Hataoka turns in a prime-time performance to lead US Women's Open at Pebble

The U.S. Women’s Open went prime-time from Pebble Beach. So did Nasa Hataoka. In gusts that topped 20 mph, Hataoka managed to play bogey-free Saturday with a 6-under 66 for the lowest score all week at Pebble Beach, giving her a one-shot lead over Allisen Corpuz going into the final round of the biggest event in women’s golf. At stake for Hataoka is a chance to wipe away two playoff losses in the majors, most recently two years ago in the U.S. Women’s Open up the California coast at Olympic Club. “It could be just

July 09, 2023
Nasa Hataoka turns in a prime-time performance to lead US Women's Open at Pebble
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Strider cruises, the majors-best Braves pound the Rays 6-1 in battle of top teams

All-Star Spencer Strider struck out 11 and won his seventh straight decision, a 6-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night that gave the majors-leading Atlanta Braves their 20th victory in 22 games. Strider (11-2) joined Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and Arizona’s Zac Gallen as the only 11-game winners in the majors. He improved to 7-0 over his last eight starts and boosted his majors-leading strikeout total to 166. Sean Murphy homered for the third straight game, a career best for Atlanta’s All-Star catcher. His three-run shot finished a four-run, fourth-inning against

July 09, 2023
Strider cruises, the majors-best Braves pound the Rays 6-1 in battle of top teams
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is proving to be a quick study in her newest event. Very quick. McLaughlin-Levrone turned in a dominant performance to win the women’s 400 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Saturday night. Known as the record-setting 400 hurdler, McLaughlin-Levrone is learning the nuances of the open 400 on the fly this season. McLaughlin-Levrone made it look easy by cruising across the line in a meet-record time of 48.74 seconds. She almost broke the American record of 48.70 set by Sanya Richards-Ross in 2006. Britton Wilson couldn’t quite close the gap on

July 09, 2023
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event
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Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia's coach and wants his job back, attorney claims

Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university. Huggins’ Cleveland-based attorney, David A. Campbell, wrote to the university Friday that Huggins “never signed a resignation letter and never communicated a resignation to anyone at WVU,” according to the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday. The letter threatens a lawsuit if Huggins isn’t reinstated. Huggins’ demands were first reported by West Virginia network MetroNews. Huggins was charged with driving under the influence in Pittsburgh on

July 09, 2023
Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia's coach and wants his job back, attorney claims
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Volkanovski beats Rodriguez with third-round TKO for featherweight title in UFC 290

Alexander Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the featherweight champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round Saturday night in UFC 290. Rodriguez was the interim champion after Volkanovski temporarily moved up to lightweight, but the Australian left little doubt who the better fighter in running his record to 26-2 in what was scheduled as a five-round bout. “There was a bit of fear … knowing how dangerous he was,” Volkanovski said. “That’s the honest truth. I put in my head. This week, I flipped the switch because of the respect I

July 09, 2023
Volkanovski beats Rodriguez with third-round TKO for featherweight title in UFC 290
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Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave that hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) killed more than 700 people. Most of the deaths occurred in poor and majority Black neighborhoods, where many elderly or isolated people suffered without proper ventilation or air conditioning. Power outages from an overwhelmed grid made it all worse. Initially slow to react, Chicago has since developed emergency heat response plans that include a massive push to alert the

July 09, 2023
Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
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Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it

First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of cargo pants, halter tops and baby tees. If there’s one thing retailers can agree on, it’s that Gen Z is hot for the early 2000s fashion trends now booming in popularity. College interns and young workers are donning wide-legged slacks at the office. The claw clip, a retro hair staple, is back; as are mesh tops, miniskirts and a host of colorful apparel that can make consumers look like they stepped out of a Disney Channel show from 2004. Fueled by social media platforms

July 09, 2023
Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it
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Yellen says Washington might 'respond to unintended consequences' for China due to tech export curbs

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations. Yellen defended “targeted measures” on trade that China’s leaders complain are aimed at hurting its fledgling tech industries. She said the Biden administration wants to “avoid unnecessary repercussions” but gave no indication of possible changes. Relations between the two biggest economies are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes about technology, security and other irritants.

July 09, 2023
Yellen says Washington might 'respond to unintended consequences' for China due to tech export curbs
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NATO's unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in sight, NATO’s much-celebrated unity faces fresh strains when leaders gather for their annual summit this week in Vilnius, Lithuania. The world’s biggest security alliance is struggling to reach an agreement on admitting Sweden as its 32nd member. Military spending by member nations still lags behind longstanding goals. And an inability to compromise over who should serve as NATO’s next leader forced an extension of the current secretary general’s term for an extra year. Perhaps most thorny are questions over how Ukraine should be eased into the

July 09, 2023
NATO's unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius
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Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty

A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a stopover visit to the U.K. where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies to London on Sunday on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. He is scheduled to hold talks with Sunak at 10 Downing St. on Monday before heading to Windsor Castle to meet Charles for the first time since the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September. Though this is not a

July 09, 2023
Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets UK politicians and royalty
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UN chief says Sudan is on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war' after nearly 3 months of fighting

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital of Khartoum. Guterres warned late Saturday that the war between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force is likely to destabilize the entire region, according to Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the U.N. chief. Sudan descended into chaos after months of tension between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and his rival, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in mid-April. Health

July 09, 2023
UN chief says Sudan is on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war' after nearly 3 months of fighting
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The BBC is under pressure over claims a well-known presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos

Senior British politicians on Sunday called on the BBC to rapidly investigate claims that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. The government said Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer would hold urgent talks with the broadcaster’s director-general over the “deeply concerning” allegations. The publicly funded national broadcaster is under pressure after The Sun newspaper reported allegations that the male presenter gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting in 2020 when the young person was 17. Neither the star nor the youth was identified. Amid speculation on social media about the identity of the presenter, several of

July 09, 2023
The BBC is under pressure over claims a well-known presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem.

Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are a small minority. The pope announced his picks during his customary weekly appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony to formally install the churchmen as cardinals will be held on Sept. 30. Among those tapped are several prelates holding or about to assume major Vatican posts, like Argentine Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez, whom the pope just named to lead the office for ensuring doctrinal orthodoxy. The new cardinals also

July 09, 2023
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem.
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Syria revokes BBC's media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading 'fake news'

Syria’s Information Ministry has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country. The announcement came days after BBC Arabic released an investigative documentary about the illicit drug trade in Syria, where they highlighted links between the estimated multibillion-dollar industry and the Syrian army as well as members of President Bashar Assad’s family. The Syrian Information Ministry in a statement late Saturday said the decision was made after“ warning the channel more than once that it has broadcasted its misleading reports relying on statements

July 09, 2023
Syria revokes BBC's media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading 'fake news'
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Hundreds gather in Sarajevo to pay their respects to Srebrenica massacre victims

Hundreds lined the Bosnian capital’s main street Sunday as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II will be buried on the 28th anniversary of the massacre. As the truck, covered with a huge Bosnian flag, briefly stopped in front of the country’s presidential building, members of the crowd tucked flowers into the canvas hiding the remains of victims found in mass graves and identified through DNA analysis. “It is devastatingly sad that hundreds of victims still have not been

July 09, 2023
Hundreds gather in Sarajevo to pay their respects to Srebrenica massacre victims
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Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea and briefly halts traffic on key bridge

Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula on Sunday reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch and briefly suspending traffic on the Kerch bridge that links the annexed territory to Russia. The Moscow-appointed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said the interception of the missile by Russian air defenses didn’t result in any damage or casualties. He didn’t offer any details, including the type of the missile and its origin. In the nearby Russian region of Rostov, authorities on Sunday also reported shooting down a missile. Gov. Vasily Golubev said the missile was Ukrainian, and its debris damaged

July 09, 2023
Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea and briefly halts traffic on key bridge
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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reaches 4th round at Wimbledon in her debut at the All England Club

Sixteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva, playing at Wimbledon for the first time, earned the final spot in the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament on Sunday. The Russian qualifier is the latest teen sensation in tennis, and she isn’t disappointing at the All England Club. Andreeva is the youngest player since Coco Gauff in 2019 to reach the women’s fourth round at Wimbledon. She reached the third round at this year’s French Open in her first major tournament. Despite trailing 4-1 in the second set, Andreeva beat 22nd-seeded Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 7-5 on No. 3 Court.

July 09, 2023
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reaches 4th round at Wimbledon in her debut at the All England Club
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Strikeout numbers are still stubbornly high in MLB despite rules changes

Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts. “Just move the mound back to about — oh, I don’t know — second base? Maybe fastballs only?” Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy said, laughing. “I just think these pitchers are really good. “No one likes to strike out, but that’s how it goes.” There’s little doubt that MLB’s expansive new rules package this season has been a success, particularly when it comes to speeding up the action. But

July 09, 2023
Strikeout numbers are still stubbornly high in MLB despite rules changes
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Top EU lawmaker says firewall against German far right stands, but willing to work with Meloni

The leader of the conservative bloc in the European Parliament said in an interview published Sunday that his party would not cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany but expressed a willingness to work with Italy’s far-right premier to curb migration. Manfred Weber, the German EU lawmaker who heads the European People’s Party (EPP), dismissed suggestions that his bloc could drop its refusal to cooperate with Alternative for Germany at the state and federal level in the coming years amid growing support for the far-right party. “The firewall stands,” Weber told the Funke Medie Group, adding that

July 09, 2023
Top EU lawmaker says firewall against German far right stands, but willing to work with Meloni
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Man accused of crashing into police cars during chase, killing a 19-year-old officer, faces charges

A Vermont burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be arraigned Monday on charges related to the crash, state police said. Tate Rheaume, 20, is facing charges of grossly negligent operation and attempting to elude, both with death resulting. Additional charges are possible, state police said. It was not immediately known if he is being represented by an attorney. Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen was killed on Friday afternoon. The crash happened as police chased a

July 09, 2023
Man accused of crashing into police cars during chase, killing a 19-year-old officer, faces charges
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Royals pitcher Yarbrough starting for KC for 1st time since being struck by line drive in face

Kansas City Royals pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is returning to the mound Sunday to start against Cleveland in his first major league game since the left-hander was hit in the face with a line drive two months ago. Yarbrough was activated from the 60-day injured list before the series finale, the team’s last game before the All-Star break. The 31-year-old Yarbrough suffered multiple fractures around his eye when he was hit with a 106.2 mph smash by Oakland’s Ryan Noda on May 7. The ball ricocheted off Yarbrough to Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez, who threw Noda out

July 09, 2023
Royals pitcher Yarbrough starting for KC for 1st time since being struck by line drive in face
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American midfielder Brenden Aaronson joins Union Berlin on loan

United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson will play in Germany’s top flight next season after joining Union Berlin on loan from Leeds on Sunday. Aaronson has agreed a season-long deal after Leeds was relegated from the Premier League last term. “We would like to wish Brenden good luck during his time at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei,” his club said. The 22-year-old Aaronson made 36 Premier League appearances for Leeds last season after joining from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee close to 25 million pounds ($32 million) in the summer of 2022. He joins Union

July 09, 2023
American midfielder Brenden Aaronson joins Union Berlin on loan
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Verstappen takes 6th F1 victory in a row at British GP as Norris wins battle with Hamilton for 2nd

Max Verstappen recovered from a slow start to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday for his sixth Formula One win in a row as Lando Norris held off fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling battle for second. Starting on pole position, Verstappen was overtaken off the line by McLaren’s Norris but swept back into the lead on lap five and held on until the end. Norris had been expected to drop back after qualifying a surprise second on the grid, but instead remained Verstappen’s closest challenger throughout the race. After a safety-car restart,

July 09, 2023
Verstappen takes 6th F1 victory in a row at British GP as Norris wins battle with Hamilton for 2nd

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