By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law. Musk, once an ever-present ally to Trump as he headed up
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By Bo Evans Click here for updates on this story CENTRAL TEXAS (KTVT) — In less than an hour, paradise turned to wreckage. “This was our paradise,” said Lorena Guillen. “But now it’s all gone. I mean, it’s gone. There’s—there’s nothing left.” RV park destroyed in under an hour The RV park Guillen owns with
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 7 MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Tampa Bay at Detroit 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Philadelphia at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Summer League: Oklahoma City
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 11 7 .611 1 Indiana 9 9 .500 3 Washington 8 10 .444 4 Chicago 5 12 .294 6½ Connecticut 2 16 .111 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 17 2 .895 — Phoenix 12 6 .667
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Cincinnati 13 5 3 42 33 27 Nashville 12 4 5 41 37 23 Philadelphia 12 5 4 40 35 21 Columbus 10 3 8 38 34 27 Orlando City 9 5 7 34 39 28 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 32 40
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 52 38 .578 — New York 49 41 .544 3 Tampa Bay 49 41 .544 3 Boston 46 45 .505 6½ Baltimore 40 49 .449 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 57 34 .626 — Minnesota 43 47 .478 13½ Kansas City 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 53 37 .589 — New York 52 39 .571 1½ Miami 40 48 .455 12 Atlanta 39 50 .438 13½ Washington 37 53 .411 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 36 .600 — Milwaukee 50 40 .556 4 St. Louis 48 43
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 52 38 .578 — — 9-1 W-8 32-16 20-22 412 400 12 New York 49 41 .544 3 +1 3-7 W-1 26-17 23-24 462 367 95 Tampa Bay 49 41 .544 3 +1 4-6 W-1
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 52 38 .578 — New York 49 41 .544 3 Tampa Bay 49 41 .544 3 Boston 46 45 .505 6½ Baltimore 40 49 .449 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 57 34 .626 — Minnesota 43 47 .478 13½ Kansas City 43
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By DARIO ARTALE, SYLVIA STELLACCI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate. Leo greeted well-wishers
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it. Part of Trump’s executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits,
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it. Part of Trump’s executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits,
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Trump imposed a 20%
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA. ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — New details of the Gaza ceasefire proposal emerged on Sunday as Israel sent a negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s White House visit for talks toward an agreement. Inside the territory, hospital officials said
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Jul. 06. 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 Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Jul. 06. 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 Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Jul. 06. 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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LONDON (AP) — Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performance. The original lineup of Osbourne’s band Black Sabbath performed at Villa Park soccer stadium in their home city of Birmingham, central England, on Saturday. The 76-year-old
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Baltimore 2 Atlanta 1 Final Boston 6 Washington 4 Final N.Y. Yankees 6 N.Y. Mets 4 Final Colorado 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Kansas City 4 Arizona 0 Final Seattle 1 Pittsburgh 0 Final Houston 5 L.A. Dodgers 1 Final San Diego 4 Texas 1 Final San Francisco
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have concluded, implicating Beijing in an effort to hammer the reputation and sales of France’s flagship fighter.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (42-48, third in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-8, 4.95 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Anthony DeSclafani (0-0, 4.82 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -134, Royals
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in the Estonian
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song Festival Grounds, a massive outdoor venue in the Estonian
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet in 1959. Sitting before a packed audience that included
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man was charged Sunday over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation of antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city. Angelo Loras, 34, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court Sunday charged with arson, endangering life and property damage. He was also
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Tampa Bay -136 at DETROIT +116 Toronto -184 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +154 at HOUSTON -162 Cleveland +136 Texas -154 at LA ANGELS +130 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI -142 Miami +120 LA Dodgers -144 at MILWAUKEE +122 at SAN
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .332; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .307; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Naylor, Arizona, .298; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; Burleson, St. Louis, .294; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; Busch, Chicago, .293; Machado, San Diego, .292; Arraez, San Diego, .290; Pages, Los Angeles, .290. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 86; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 68; Soto, New York, 65;
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .360; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .333; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .320; Meyers, Houston, .308; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .303; Kirk, Toronto, .301; Kwan, Cleveland, .298; Clement, Toronto, .297; RamÃrez, Cleveland, .297. RUNS_Judge, New York, 80; Raleigh, Seattle, 62; Buxton, Minnesota, 57; Rooker, Athletics, 55; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 54; B.Lowe, Tampa Bay, 54;
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The BRICS bloc of developing nations on Sunday condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran, but refrained from naming U.S. President Donald Trump. The group’s declaration, which also took aim at Israel’s military actions in the Middle East, also spared
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