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AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .356; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .338; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .325; Peña, Houston, .322; Kirk, Toronto, .315; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .314; Ramírez, Cleveland, .309; Meyers, Houston, .306; Clement, Toronto, .304; Greene, Detroit, .296. RUNS_Judge, New York, 73; Raleigh, Seattle, 59; Buxton, Minnesota, 53; Rooker, Athletics, 53; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 52; B.Lowe, Tampa Bay, 52;

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NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco. Pride celebrations typically weave politics and protest together with colorful pageantry, but this year’s iterations took a decidedly more

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Elon Musk renews his criticism of Trump’s big bill as Senate Republicans scramble to pass it

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs

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Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say

PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Kansas responding to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy, authorities said. Phillips County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting Friday evening in Phillipsburg, the

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Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say

PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Kansas responding to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy, authorities said. Phillips County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting Friday evening in Phillipsburg, the

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‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as Bezos wedding bonanza stirs controversy in Venice

By ANTONIO CALANNI and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired residents. On Friday, the

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‘Kisses yes, Bezos No,’ protesters say, as Bezos wedding bonanza stirs controversy in Venice

By ANTONIO CALANNI and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired residents. On Friday, the

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Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in open defiance of Hungary’s ban

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary’s history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and heavy fines to participate

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Dozens of anti-government protesters detained during clashes with riot police in Serbia

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Dozens of anti-government protesters were detained during clashes with riot police in Serbia’s capital on Saturday during a massive rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic demanding an early parliamentary election. The protest by tens of thousands of demonstrators was held after nearly eight months of persistent

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