By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles will start defending their championship at home on Sept. 4 against the NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys in a rare intra-division matchup for the NFL’s annual regular-season kickoff game. The selection was revealed on Monday by the NFL, the first in a series of announcements
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Machado, San Diego, .324; Alonso, New York, .320; Tatis, San Diego, .320; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .314; Donovan, St. Louis, .312; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .308; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .306; Sheets, San Diego, .304; Lindor, New York, .301. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 44; Tatis, San Diego, 33; Betts, Los Angeles, 32; Tucker, Chicago,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .409; Goldschmidt, New York, .349; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .348; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .342; Kwan, Cleveland, .329; J.Smith, Texas, .316; Witt, Kansas City, .315; Bregman, Boston, .309; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .306; Springer, Toronto, .297. RUNS_Judge, New York, 38; Buxton, Minnesota, 30; Bregman, Boston, 29; Rooker, Athletics, 28; Torkelson, Detroit, 28; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle,
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 24 17 .585 — — 6-4 W-2 13-8 11-9 235 160 75 Boston 22 21 .512 3 — 5-5 L-1 11-9 11-12 207 190 17 Toronto 20 20 .500 3½ ½ 6-4 W-4 11-8
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 24 17 .585 — Boston 22 21 .512 3 Toronto 20 20 .500 3½ Tampa Bay 18 22 .450 5½ Baltimore 15 24 .385 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 27 15 .643 — Cleveland 24 17 .585 2½ Kansas City 25
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general sued a natural gas company Monday over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy, accusing the utility of violating a state safety law. Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit came less than a week after federal investigators said in a preliminary report
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By The Associated Press The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East. No reporters from The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East. No reporters from The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank, a sentence that will be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal prison. Xaviar Babudar, 30, appeared in a Tulsa courtroom and
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank, a sentence that will be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal prison. Xaviar Babudar, 30, appeared in a Tulsa courtroom and
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank, a sentence that will be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal prison. Xaviar Babudar, 30, appeared in a Tulsa courtroom and
Continue Reading By BABA AHMED and WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid worker and local residents said Monday. The attack on several locations, including a military base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, occurred
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By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill released
Continue Reading By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill released
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including President Donald Trump’s executive order decreeing male and female as two “immutable” sexes. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at
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By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Prabal Gurung has always been a storyteller. First, it was through the colorful, Nepal-inspired designs that helped him find early success in the cutthroat fashion world. Now, he’s sharing his life story in words with his bold new memoir, “Walk Like A Girl.” The book,
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are calling for billions of dollars in funding cuts for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump’s big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of Americans. The House Ways
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By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done. The
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some damage from the trade war could already be done. The
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and
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By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration. Democrat Pritzker, who has been one of the more vocal critics of Trump’s second administration,
Continue Reading ST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — FutureFuel Corp. (FF) on Monday reported a loss of $17.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the St Louis-based company said it had a loss of 40 cents. The biofuel and specialty chemical maker posted revenue of $17.5 million in the period. _____ This
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it’s the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because
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Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.01 — .83 Altria 56.95 —2.48 AmerenCp 95.42 —1.98 AmExpress 298.92+14.41 ArchDanM 49.90 +1.37 AutoZone 3664.25 +.52 BPPLC 30.19 +.42 Boeing 198.53 +3.68 BristMySq 48.18 +1.73 Brunswick 52.44 +4.46 Chevron 141.62 +3.13 Citigroup 74.91 +3.46 CocaCola 69.53 — .99 ConAgraBr 23.31 +.22 ConocoPhil 92.27 +3.68 Corning 46.97 +1.89 CurtissWright 387.37
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 67.61 68.89 66.57 66.63 +.02 Oct 69.45 69.45 68.89 68.89 +.09 Dec 69.56 70.50 68.80 68.85 +.18 Mar 70.72 71.73 70.08 70.10 +.17 May 71.62 72.52 70.97 71.01 +.16 Jul 72.69 73.10 71.55
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 547.5 553.0 545.0 550.0 +6.0 Jul 584.0 584.0 575.0 579.5 +7.0 Sep 605.0 606.0 601.0 605.0 +5.0 Est. sales 1,616. Fri.’s sales 1,136 Fri.’s open int 7,767, up 89 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1
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