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Month: August 2025

Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing Monday afternoon at which

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .325; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .302; Machado, San Diego, .302; Arraez, San Diego, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Edwards, Miami, .293; Hoerner, Chicago, .293; Stowers, Miami, .293; Naylor, Seattle, .292; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 101; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 80; Tatis, San Diego, 77; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 76; J.Soto, New York,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .342; Peña, Houston, .326; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; Kirk, Toronto, .304; Ramírez, Cleveland, .300; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .299; Bichette, Toronto, .297; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .292; Springer, Toronto, .291. RUNS_Judge, New York, 90; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 72; Raleigh, Seattle, 72; Ramírez, Cleveland, 70; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 70; Rooker, Athletics, 69; Buxton,

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston -120 at BOSTON +102 at TORONTO -138 Kansas City +118 at CLEVELAND -166 Minnesota +140 at LA ANGELS -134 Chicago White Sox +116 Texas -146 at SEATTLE +124 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI OFF Atlanta OFF Milwaukee -184 at

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris. No casualties were immediately reported. Another eruption Friday evening had sent

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Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and “Finding Your Roots,” said Friday that it would close after the U.S. government withdrew funding. The organization told employees that most staff positions will end

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‘House is gone. Cars are gone’: Paul Whelan’s life one year after his release from a Russian prison

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that

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Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery

By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly

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