By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the age
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation. It was not clear if Hamas’ statement meant it had accepted the proposal
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME (AP) — A gas station explosion early Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 40 people, including 11 police officers and one firefighter, but immediate rescue intervention avoided a much more tragic outcome, local authorities and rescuers said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital
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By HANNA ARHIROVA By Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor’s land. Hours after the barrage that killed
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 11 Washington 2 Final N.Y. Mets 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Final Seattle 6 Pittsburgh 0 Final Baltimore 3 Atlanta 2 Final San Diego 3 Texas 2 Final Chicago White Sox 3 Colorado 2 Final Houston 18 L.A. Dodgers 1 Final Kansas City 9 Arizona 3 Final Athletics 11
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Jul. 04. 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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CNN By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — As Americans celebrate 249 years of independence with fireworks and barbecues, many businesses will be closed for the day. The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776. As a federal holiday, the Fourth means many government
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CNN By Elise Hammond and Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I think people want to know how many hot dogs a human can eat
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (41-47, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (43-44, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (6-6, 2.25 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-4, 5.12 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 80 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -114, Royals
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By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 29 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. But the search was later suspended because of poor visibility. More than 160 rescuers including police
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COUNTRY CLUB, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Two people were injured in a Country Club, Missouri crash Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 6:47 p.m. at the intersection of Southbound Business 29 and US-59 in Country Club. A 31-year-old St. Joseph woman driving east on 59 failed to stop at
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By MIKE CORDER and MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after wrangling and soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalize offering compassionate help to undocumented migrants. The legislation cuts
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By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino had a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Thursday night. Bobby Witt Jr. tied the score 1-1 with a single to center field with one out and then stole second base to put two
Continue Reading By OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions brought chaos at the height of Europe’s summer travel season after around 40% of flights to and from Paris were canceled on Friday. Disruptions started hitting airports across France on Thursday. These intensified Friday as the
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .324; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .312; Naylor, Arizona, .303; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .299; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Donovan, St. Louis, .293; Wood, Washington, .292; Machado, San Diego, .289; Pages, Los Angeles, .289; Burleson, St. Louis, .288; Busch, Chicago, .288. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 86; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 68; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 64; Soto, New
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .365; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .339; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .320; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .305; Kirk, Toronto, .305; Meyers, Houston, .304; Clement, Toronto, .299; Ramírez, Cleveland, .297; Kwan, Cleveland, .295. RUNS_Judge, New York, 79; Raleigh, Seattle, 62; Rooker, Athletics, 55; Buxton, Minnesota, 54; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 54; B.Lowe, Tampa Bay, 54;
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-COLORADO RAPIDS DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Colorado Rapids. 150 words, more
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-COLORADO RAPIDS DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Colorado Rapids. 150 words, more
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-COLORADO RAPIDS DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Colorado Rapids. 150 words, more
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— SOC–SPORTING KANSAS CITY-COLORADO RAPIDS DESCRIPTION: The Sporting Kansas City plays at the Colorado Rapids. 150 words, more
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Saturday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Tampa Bay -120 at MINNESOTA +102 at TORONTO -174 LA Angels +146 Detroit -134 at CLEVELAND +114 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CHICAGO CUBS -120 St. Louis +102 at PHILADELPHIA -184 Cincinnati +154 Milwaukee -136 at MIAMI +116 Interleague FAVORITE LINE
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) — Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts past onion fields and parched ranches with tufts of tall grass growing amidst wiry brush and yucca trees. The Army has posted thousands of
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits. And was there brotherly love between the famously feuding Gallagher siblings?
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) — The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country illegally. Designated militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico under supervision of nearby
Continue Reading By MARGERY A. BECK and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, he fears those
Continue Reading By MARGERY A. BECK and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, he fears those
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By STEVE PEOPLES and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (AP) — It is big and it is beautiful, President Donald Trump says. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump’s Republican allies in Congress on Thursday represents the key to the Democratic Party’s resurgence. Even before
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