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All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 7 3 42 46 31 Vancouver 12 5 5 41 38 25 Minnesota United 11 5 7 40 39 26 Los Angeles FC 10 5 5 35 36 24 Seattle 9 6 7 34 34 31 Portland 9 7 6
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Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
By BOB THOMAS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy — has died at age 87. Radio
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 55 41 .573 — New York 55 42 .567 ½ Miami 44 51 .463 10½ Atlanta 42 53 .442 12½ Washington 38 58 .396 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 57 39 .594 — Milwaukee 56 40 .583 1 St. Louis 51 46
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All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 55 41 .573 — — 7-3 L-2 32-16 23-25 440 423 17 New York 53 43 .552 2 +2 5-5 L-2 30-19 23-24 501 390 111 Boston 53 45 .541 3 +1 10-0 W-10 32-20
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
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Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer and actress, dead at 87
CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Connie Francis, a pop singer and actress whose hits such as “Lipstick on Your Collar” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” became a soundtrack for a generation of teens in the 1960s, has died, according to a post from her publicist and friend, Ron Roberts. She was 87. “It
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will turn ‘Hamilton’ 10th anniversary into a fundraiser for immigration services
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Lin-Manuel Miranda plans to use the 10th anniversary Broadway performance of his award-winning cultural phenomenon “Hamilton” as a fundraiser for a coalition of nonprofits providing immigration services. The Aug. 6 performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre is expected to raise about $3 million for the Immigrants: We
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The Latest: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid
By The Associated Press The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid Thursday evening. The White House had described the rescissions package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The
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Retail sales jumped more than expected last month
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are still opening their wallets, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a bite. Retail sales rose 0.6% in June from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, rebounding from the steep 0.9% decline in May. June’s number was much stronger than the 0.2%
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Influencer shower routines are overkill. Here’s the one thing you need to shower, according to experts
By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — It’s a Sunday evening, but your work for the week is already cut out for you. You throw your bedsheets in the wash, oil your scalp, smear on a clay mask, dry brush your legs and pour the tallest bottle of ice water imaginable. For this humid, three-hour labor
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Israel says it ‘deeply regrets’ strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, pledges investigation
By Ibrahim Dahman, Catherine Nicholls, Christopher Lamb, Abeer Salman, Eugenia Yosef and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Thursday that it “deeply regrets” a deadly strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which killed three people. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which has jurisdiction for Latin-rite Catholics in Gaza, said the Holy Family Church was
Continue Reading Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer and actress, dead at 87
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Connie Francis, a pop singer and actress whose hits such as “Lipstick on Your Collar” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” became a soundtrack for a generation of teens in the 1960s, has died, according to a post from her publicist and friend, Ron Roberts. She was 87. “It is
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Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to approve a bill that cancels all the federal funding for the network. Once the House passes
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cass Information Systems Inc. (CASS) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $8.9 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, came to 38 cents per share. The invoice and payment management company posted revenue
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Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools for public defenders, parole officers, social workers and others who help Americans in precarious situations. The funders announced Thursday that they will create a new entity,
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Alvarado, Kentucky’s first Hispanic state legislator, echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky’s first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee’s top public health leader, reentered Bluegrass State politics on Thursday by announcing his bid for an open congressional seat targeted by Democrats in 2026. Alvarado, a medical doctor and the son of
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The greasy airbag of gratification that became Britain’s national dish
By Will Noble, CNN (CNN) — Fried breakfast. Sunday lunch. Fish and chip supper. Any member of this holy triumvirate might qualify for the title of Britain’s National Dish. Except that Britain’s real signature plate isn’t served on a plate at all, but from a metalized plastic bag. It doesn’t sizzle or boil, but rustles
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Eugenie Bouchard set to retire after leaving ‘profound’ mark on Canadian tennis
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Eugenie Bouchard, who broke new ground for women’s tennis in Canada, has announced she will retire after this year’s National Bank Open in Montreal. The Canadian revealed her decision to step away in an Instagram post Wednesday, saying: “You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now. Ending where
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Russia tightens its stranglehold on Ukraine battlefield as Trump gifts Putin 50-day window
By Nick Paton Walsh, Lauren Kent and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks, which analysts say increasingly put key Ukrainian strongholds in the east in peril. Russia is thought
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They bought a house expecting rates to fall. They’re still waiting
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Joe Dalesandro didn’t expect to keep his mortgage rate at 6.99% for very long when he purchased a new home with his girlfriend last summer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He’d refinance soon, he reasoned. He was wrong. “We always thought they would go down, and fairly quickly,” Dalesandro
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Liverpool players should ‘open up’ about Diogo Jota’s death, urges former Premier League star
By Ben Church and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Bacary Sagna has urged Liverpool players to properly process the death of Diogo Jota by speaking to someone about their grief. Sagna, who spent a decade playing in the English Premier League, told CNN Sports that Liverpool players may struggle
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What the brutal killing of a female police officer reveals about Kenya’s femicide crisis
By Ian Wafula for CNN (CNN) — Roy Wanyonyi steps into the dark and dusty living room, its armchairs still carefully adorned in white lace covers, though it has been many months since guests sat here. The last time he and his wife, Maximilla Mwanga, were in this home in Webuye, an industrial town in
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Wyndham Clark reportedly banned from Oakmont Country Club due to ‘recent behavior’ at US Open
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — American golfer Wyndham Clark has reportedly been banned from Oakmont Country Club after he allegedly caused damaged to the club’s venerated locker room at June’s US Open. According to a letter from Oakmont Country Club president John Lynch sent to members that Golf Digest – which, like CNN, is
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A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ALI ABDUL-HASSAN Associated Press KUT, Iraq (AP) — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late Wednesday in the city
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Scottie Scheffler arrives at the Open with a chance to build on a meteoric rise. That success isn’t what fulfills him
By Max Rego, CNN (CNN) — Another major championship means another opportunity for Scottie Scheffler. The 29-year-old world No. 1, who won his third major at May’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club, is favored to win this week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. By winning, Scheffler would continue the trajectory he has been
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What happens when an octopus engages with art?
By Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — When the Japanese artist Shimabuku was 31 years old, he took an octopus on a tour of Tokyo. After catching it from the sea with the help of a local fisherman in Akashi, a coastal city over 3 hours away from the Japanese capital by train, he transported the
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Zelenskyy appoints a new prime minister for a war-weary nation
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country’s deal with the U.S. to partner on the development of minerals. By naming Yulia Svyrydenko, the former economy minister,
Continue ReadingSyrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to unravel the country’s post-war transition. The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by
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Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis
By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late Pope Francis, who died in April,
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