All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 50 38 .568 — New York 48 40 .545 2 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 Boston 44 45 .494 6½ Baltimore 38 49 .437 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 55 34 .618 — Minnesota 42 46 .477 12½ Kansas City 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 51 37 .580 — New York 51 38 .573 ½ Miami 39 47 .453 11 Atlanta 39 48 .448 11½ Washington 37 51 .420 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 53 35 .602 — Milwaukee 49 39 .557 4 St. Louis 47 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 50 38 .568 — New York 48 40 .545 2 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 Boston 44 45 .494 6½ Baltimore 38 49 .437 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 55 34 .618 — Minnesota 42 46 .477 12½ Kansas City 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 50 38 .568 — — 8-2 W-6 30-16 20-22 405 395 10 New York 48 40 .545 2 +2 3-7 L-5 26-17 22-23 450 351 99 Tampa Bay 48 40 .545 2 +2 5-5 L-1
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By The Associated Press Adv05-06 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 7 MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Tampa Bay at Detroit 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Philadelphia at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Summer League: Oklahoma
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By Ben Church, CNN London (CNN) — Portuguese tennis players Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges were given permission to stray from Wimbledon’s strict all-white dress code to honor the late Liverpool and Portugal soccer star Diogo Jota, they told reporters, including CNN, on Friday. Jota died in a car crash in Spain early Thursday morning.
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders. Trump told reporters early Friday after returning from an event in Iowa that he had “never heard it that way” and “never
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders. “I’ve never heard it that way. To me, Shylock is somebody that’s a money lender at high rates,”
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By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve been dealing with persistent tension, poor posture or nagging pain, it’s worth checking in on your breathing. How you breathe not only reflects your movement quality — it also holds the power to change it for the better. Most people understand breathing’s role as a life-sustaining function
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CNN, POOL, CAROLINA BRONZE SCULPTURE, SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and boosted border security funding. But lawmakers
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Iranian nuclear targets with bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have split, three years after announcing their engagement. The couple, who have a daughter, confirmed that they are no longer together, after much speculation about the state of their relationship. According to US Weekly, which was the first outlet to report the official confirmation,
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the age
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation. It was not clear if Hamas’ statement meant it had accepted the proposal
Continue Reading By GIADA ZAMPANO and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME (AP) — A gas station explosion early Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 40 people, including 11 police officers and one firefighter, but immediate rescue intervention avoided a much more tragic outcome, local authorities and rescuers said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital
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By HANNA ARHIROVA By Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor’s land. Hours after the barrage that killed
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 11 Washington 2 Final N.Y. Mets 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Final Seattle 6 Pittsburgh 0 Final Baltimore 3 Atlanta 2 Final San Diego 3 Texas 2 Final Chicago White Sox 3 Colorado 2 Final Houston 18 L.A. Dodgers 1 Final Kansas City 9 Arizona 3 Final Athletics 11
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Jul. 04. 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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Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Jul. 04. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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CNN By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — As Americans celebrate 249 years of independence with fireworks and barbecues, many businesses will be closed for the day. The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. As a federal holiday, the Fourth means many government
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CNN By Elise Hammond and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I think people want to know how many hot dogs a human can eat
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (41-47, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (43-44, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (6-6, 2.25 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-4, 5.12 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 80 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -114, Royals
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By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 29 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. But the search was later suspended because of poor visibility. More than 160 rescuers including police
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COUNTRY CLUB, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Two people were injured in a Country Club, Missouri crash Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 6:47 p.m. at the intersection of Southbound Business 29 and US-59 in Country Club. A 31-year-old St. Joseph woman driving east on 59 failed to stop at
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By MIKE CORDER and MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after wrangling and soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalize offering compassionate help to undocumented migrants. The legislation cuts
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By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino had a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Thursday night. Bobby Witt Jr. tied the score 1-1 with a single to center field with one out and then stole second base to put two
Continue Reading By OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions brought chaos at the height of Europe’s summer travel season after around 40% of flights to and from Paris were canceled on Friday. Disruptions started hitting airports across France on Thursday. These intensified Friday as the
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .324; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .312; Naylor, Arizona, .303; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Donovan, St. Louis, .293; Wood, Washington, .292; Machado, San Diego, .289; Pages, Los Angeles, .289; Burleson, St. Louis, .288; Busch, Chicago, .288. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 86; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 68; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 64; Soto, New
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