By JILL LAWLESS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she fell short of the standards expected of government ministers over a tax error on a recent house purchase. Rayner, who acknowledged on Wednesday that she didn’t pay enough tax
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 82 59 .582 — New York 78 63 .553 4 Boston 78 64 .549 4½ Tampa Bay 71 70 .504 11 Baltimore 65 76 .461 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 81 61 .570 — Kansas City 72 69 .511 8½ Cleveland 70
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 82 59 .582 — New York 78 63 .553 4 Boston 78 64 .549 4½ Tampa Bay 71 70 .504 11 Baltimore 65 76 .461 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 81 61 .570 — Kansas City 72 69 .511 8½ Cleveland 70
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 82 59 .582 — — 6-4 W-3 45-24 37-35 711 643 68 New York 78 63 .553 4 +5 7-3 L-1 41-29 37-34 742 605 137 Boston 78 64 .549 4½ +4½ 6-4 L-2 44-28
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By The Associated Press Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Steven Schrank, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, said at a news briefing Friday that the majority of the people detained
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 82 59 .582 — New York 76 65 .539 6 Miami 65 76 .461 17 Atlanta 64 77 .454 18 Washington 56 84 .400 25½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 87 55 .613 — Chicago 81 60 .574 5½ Cincinnati 70 71 .496
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By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 8 MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia (6:45 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Cleveland (6:40 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. FS1 — Arizona at San Francisco NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m. ESPN — Minnesota at Chicago
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA, JULIA FRANKEL and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck a high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday after an evacuation warning, as the military stepped up operations aimed at seizing control of the famine-stricken city of some 1 million Palestinians. Strikes elsewhere in Gaza City killed
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own, which triggered heated national debates over immigration, has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric. On Aug. 12, Harjinder Singh, an India-born truck driver, made a U-turn on the Florida Turnpike that authorities say
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GENEVA (AP) — Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. It said the governments of both countries bear responsibility. A new report by a fact-finding
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor on Tuesday in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against a deep-pocketed challenger with one of the most famous last names in New England. Wu seeks a second term as President Donald Trump has threatened
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer. Control of the U.S. House doesn’t hang in the balance in the special congressional election, but it could narrow
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 4 Seattle 1 Final Baltimore 2 L.A. Dodgers 1 Final Arizona 10 Boston 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 7 Detroit 5 Final Toronto 7 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1 Final Cleveland 7 Tampa Bay 1 Final Texas 4 Houston 3 Final
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Sep. 05. 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 Friday, Sep. 05. 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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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Minnesota Twins (62-78, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (71-69, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (0-0); Royals: Michael Wacha (8-11, 3.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 112 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -136, Twins +115; over/under is 8
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By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion was still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces. Putin’s comments came hours after European leaders repledged their commitment to a potential peacekeeping force, a prospect that Moscow has repeatedly described as
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By JESSIE WARDARSKI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might have had as his cellphone wallpaper. They discuss the miracles that allegedly
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The accident occurred near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) east
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever its longstanding ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned. The looming ban affects one of the two rival branches of Orthodoxy in the country and further underscores the turbulent role of religion
Continue Reading 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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading 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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading 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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading 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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–POWERBALL JACKPOT-ANONYMITY DESCRIPTION: The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.7 billion this week — among the highest amounts
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Arizona 5½ 6½ (42½) at NEW ORLEANS at NEW ENGLAND 2½ 2½ (43½) Las Vegas at JACKSONVILLE 2½ 3½ (46½) Carolina at INDIANAPOLIS 1½ 1½ (46½) Miami Pittsburgh 3 2½ (37½) at NY JETS at WASHINGTON 6½ 6½ (45½) NY Giants Tampa Bay 1½
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .322; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .315; Bichette, Toronto, .307; Springer, Toronto, .307; Peña, Houston, .305; Kirk, Toronto, .299; Witt, Kansas City, .295; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .293; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .292; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 112; Raleigh, Seattle, 90; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 90; Springer, Toronto, 90; Witt, Kansas City, 90; V.Guerrero, Toronto,
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .301; Frelick, Milwaukee, .297; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .294; Turang, Milwaukee, .292; Hoerner, Chicago, .290; K.Marte, Arizona, .290; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Arraez, San Diego, .284; Machado, San Diego, .283. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 125; J.Soto, New York, 107; Lindor, New York, 96; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 96; Carroll, Arizona, 95; E.De
Continue Reading EAST Ashland 13, Indiana (Pa.) 9 Brockport 41, Buffalo St. 0 California (Pa.) 23, Charleston (WV) 19 Clarion 48, WV Wesleyan 20 East Stroudsburg 31, Pace 12 Fairmont St. 41, Bloomsburg 40, OT Franklin & Marshall 31, Lebanon Valley 21 Frostburg St. 42, Millersville 34 Kutztown 51, Assumption 14 Marietta 12, Westminster (Pa.) 8 SOUTH
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