By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government. In letters to Dartmouth College, the University of Notre Dame and five other universities, leaders of the House
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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 13 6 .684 — Atlanta 12 7 .632 1 Indiana 9 10 .474 4 Washington 9 10 .474 4 Chicago 5 13 .278 7½ Connecticut 3 16 .158 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 3 .850 — Phoenix 14 6 .700
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 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 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 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 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 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 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 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 Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, July 10 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Carlton CYCLING 6 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 6, Bayeux / Vire Normandie, France 6 a.m. (Friday) PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France,
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a self-styled right-wing propagandist’s conviction for spreading falsehoods on social media in an effort to suppress Democratic turnout in the 2016 presidential election. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ordered a lower court to enter
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna Boy was clear on his future aspirations. “They would hand out the papers and the question would be, ‘What you wanna be?’ … I’d write ‘rock star,’” said the Afrobeats giant. “One of my
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By MONIKA PRONCZUK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in Africa” as the leaders of
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete, who served as the state’s chief executive for six years and was later jailed for corruption, has died. He was 91. Robert Murray, DiPrete’s former chief of staff, co nfirmed that the Republican died Tuesday after celebrating his 91st birthday
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser will not seek the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania, despite having President Donald Trump’s recent promise of support if he were to run. Meuser’s decision to run again for his northeastern Pennsylvania seat rather than governor leaves the Republican Party with
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 6 3 39 44 29 Vancouver 11 4 5 38 35 22 Minnesota United 10 4 7 37 35 24 Portland 9 5 6 33 30 28 Seattle 8 6 6 30 28 26 Los Angeles FC 8 5 5
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 51 41 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 Boston 49 45 .521 5½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
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By The Associated Press Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be suspended for countries that harm the South American nation’s competitiveness. “Brazil is a sovereign country
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 51 41 .554 2½ +3 4-6 W-3 28-17 23-24 481 376 105 Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 +1½ 3-7 W-1
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 54 39 .581 — New York 53 39 .576 ½ Miami 42 49 .462 11 Atlanta 40 51 .440 13 Washington 38 54 .413 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 38 .587 — Milwaukee 53 40 .570 1½ St. Louis 49 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 54 39 .581 — New York 51 41 .554 2½ Tampa Bay 50 43 .538 4 Boston 49 45 .521 5½ Baltimore 40 50 .444 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 35 .628 — Kansas City 46 48 .489 13 Minnesota 45
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv12-13 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 14 CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 10, Ennezat Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, France MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby: From Atlanta ESPN2 — 2025 T-Mobile Home Run
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin’s race for governor Wednesday, likening himself to President Donald Trump and promising a “Wisconsin First” agenda. Bill Berrien, 56, becomes the second Republican to announce for the 2026 contest. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, 73,
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable roles in everything from “Schindler’s List” to “Matilda,” was born in the United States to white, South
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The jailed leader of a Kurdish militant group renewed Wednesday a call for his fighters to lay down their arms, days before a symbolic disarmament ceremony is expected to take place as a first concrete step in a peace process with the Turkish state. In a seven-minute video message broadcast on
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks as Moscow intensifies its aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro predicted “90 deals in 90 days.’’ Administration officials declared that other countries were desperate to make concessions to avoid
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, KAREEM CHEHAYEB, and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 members of a family sheltering in a tent, hospital officials said Wednesday. The strikes came as U.S. President Donald Trump pushed for a ceasefire that might
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE N-Y Mets at Baltimore 5:05 p.m. (Postponed) Final Boston 10 Colorado 2 Final Minnesota 4 Chicago Cubs 2 Final Kansas City 4 Pittsburgh 3 Final Atlanta 9 Athletics 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 2 Toronto 1 Final Tampa Bay 7 Detroit 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Seattle
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 09. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 09. 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Jul. 09. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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