All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 39 .581 — New York 53 41 .564 1½ Miami 42 50 .457 11½ Atlanta 40 52 .435 13½ Washington 38 55 .409 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 55 38 .591 — Milwaukee 53 40 .570 2 St. Louis 50 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 52 41 .559 2 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ Boston 50 45 .526 5 Baltimore 42 50 .457 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 54 39 .581 — — 9-1 L-1 32-16 22-23 427 407 20 New York 52 41 .559 2 +3 4-6 W-4 29-17 23-24 487 381 106 Tampa Bay 50 44 .532 4½ +½ 3-7 L-1
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Natanael Cano was not afraid to leave the terrain of corridos tumbados that made him famous to experiment with trap, reggaeton, Afrobeats and other urban genres in his new album. Cano had tried out some of this genres in albums like “NataKong” and “Trap Tumbado,” but
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. A three-member panel, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A U.N. special rapporteur has been sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, with Washington decrying what it called a “campaign of political and economic warfare” against the U.S. and Israel. Francesca Albanese is a high-profile member of
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The audio edition of an upcoming re-telling of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” which combines the renowned sensibilities of Stephen King ‘s words and the late Maurice Sendak ‘s illustrations, will be narrated by an author who knows the material well. Stephen King.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery. Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren, who has been hospitalized in Wisconsin after a severe case of pneumonia, said in a post on social media Wednesday that he had undergone a double lung transplant and is in recovery. Askren said during the Instagram video that he recalls very little of
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump posted a letter to social media Thursday evening announcing Canadian goods will be subject to a 35% tariff rate starting Aug. 1, an aggressive increase to the 25% tariff first announced by Trump in February. Trump justified the tariffs as necessary to manage America’s opioid crisis, which he
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, SARAH EL DEEB, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — European officials reached a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said Thursday, hours after an Israeli airstrike killed 14 people, including 9 children,
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A book of Beatles -era photographs taken by George Harrison, many of them never published, will be released next year. Random House announced Thursday that “The Third Eye,” which includes more than 250 black and white and color images, is scheduled for Fall 2026. Harrison’s
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one could replace the inimitable talent that was Whitney Houston. But when you need someone to sing her timeless tracks, the great EGOT (that’s Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner) Jennifer Hudson has proven time and time again that she’s up for the job.
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By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T. Scopes. History remembers it as the “ Monkey
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By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world’s most vulnerable. But in the last six months, the sudden
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 3 N.Y. Mets 1 Final Chicago Cubs 8 Minnesota 1 Final Baltimore 7 N.Y. Mets 3 Final Athletics 5 Atlanta 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chi White Sox 3:10 p.m. (Postponed) Final Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Seattle 5 Final Texas 11 L.A.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Jul. 10. 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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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian universities would lose government funding unless they address attacks on Jewish students and potential immigrants would be screened for political affiliations under recommendations to the government made public on Thursday aimed at curbing antisemitism. Antisemitic incidents including assaults, vandalism, threats and intimidation had surged more
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers found four more crew members Thursday who went missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea as the United States alleged the group may “have kidnapped” others on board. The Houthis released dramatic footage of the sinking of the
Continue ReadingBy JOHNSON LAI and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press HSINCHU, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te watched live-fire drills with U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks Thursday, as part of major annual exercises aimed at boosting the island’s ability to fend off threats from China. Four of the tanks fired individually, in pairs and as a group
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her. The motion contained a mix of allegations against von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in unison in a Rio de Janeiro favela for the inaugural class of a free course allowing residents of the low-income community to qualify as yoga teachers. Krishna Das, a renowned American vocalist born Jeffrey Kagel and
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By VASILISA STEPANENKO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said. In
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — European leaders urged private business and equity on Thursday to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now, even as Russia accelerates its war, as they opened an annual recovery conference with announcements of a new equity fund and public-private partnerships amid uncertainties of the U.S. commitment to Kyiv’s defense.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CUBS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Dave Campbell. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CUBS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Dave Campbell. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CUBS-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Dave Campbell. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:
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