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Wildfires kill at least 3 and displace thousands across southern Europe

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the Greek port city of Patras, firefighters struggled to protect homes and

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Clashes erupt at Serbian anti-government protests, with dozens injured

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Clashes erupted at protests in Serbia between opponents and supporters of the government in an escalation of tensions following more than nine months of persistent demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic. The skirmishes first started on Tuesday evening in Vrbas, northwest of the capital Belgrade, where

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New Zealand lawmaker who called opponents spineless over Gaza is ejected from Parliament a 2nd time

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand lawmaker who was thrown out of Parliament for calling her opponents spineless during a fiery debate about a Palestinian state was ejected again on Wednesday when she refused to apologize for the remark. Chlöe Swarbrick, co-leader of the left-leaning Green Party and

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Washington 8 Kansas City 7 Final Arizona 6 Texas 4 Final Miami 13 Cleveland 4 Final Chicago Cubs 4 Toronto 1 Final L.A. Angels 6 L.A. Dodgers 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Baltimore 4 Seattle 3 Final Houston 4 Boston 1 Final

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 13. 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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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 13. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 13. 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 Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 13. 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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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Edwards, Miami, .305; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .304; K.Marte, Arizona, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Machado, San Diego, .296; Naylor, Seattle, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; Arraez, San Diego, .289; Perdomo, Arizona, .286; Stowers, Miami, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 114; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 84; Tatis, San Diego, 84; J.Soto, New York, 83; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 81;

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .337; Peña, Houston, .318; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .302; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .299; Bichette, Toronto, .296; Kirk, Toronto, .294; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, .294; Springer, Toronto, .291. RUNS_Judge, New York, 94; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 78; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 77; J.Ramírez, Cleveland, 76; Rooker, Athletics, 76; Witt,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 —————————— FBN–PATRIOTS-VIKINGS PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — New England wide receiver Stefon Diggs continues his recovery from a

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 —————————— FBN–PATRIOTS-VIKINGS PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — New England wide receiver Stefon Diggs continues his recovery from a

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 —————————— FBN–PATRIOTS-VIKINGS PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — New England wide receiver Stefon Diggs continues his recovery from a

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 —————————— FBN–PATRIOTS-VIKINGS PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — New England wide receiver Stefon Diggs continues his recovery from a

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Thursday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Seattle -132 at BALTIMORE +112 Detroit -210 at MINNESOTA +176 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Philadelphia -215 at WASHINGTON +180 at N.Y METS -198 Atlanta +166 Arizona -168 at COLORADO +142 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Chicago Cubs -110 at TORONTO -106

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Leaving a top Trump administration post? The president may have an ambassadorship for you

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Diplomacy may be soft power, but in President Donald Trump’s administration, it’s also lately a soft landing. National security adviser Mike Waltz was nominated as United Nations ambassador after he mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal chat discussing military plans. Trump tapped

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Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz ” hung in the balance on Wednesday as a federal judge considered whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws. Last week, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 14-day halt

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Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

By ANNIE MA and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump added a highly personal stamp to this year’s announcement of the recipients of the annual honors, whom he named as country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the

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Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

By ANNIE MA and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump added a highly personal stamp to this year’s announcement of the recipients of the annual honors, whom he named as country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the

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