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All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 6 3 42 46 30 Minnesota United 11 4 7 40 39 25 Vancouver 11 5 5 38 35 25 Seattle 9 6 6 33 31 28 Portland 9 6 6 33 31 30 Los Angeles FC 9 5 5
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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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Israeli strikes kill at least 31 in Gaza as UN agencies warn of fuel crisis
By WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 31 people, according to local hospitals, as U.N. agencies warned on Monday that critical fuel shortages put hospitals and other critical infrastructure at risk. The latest attacks came
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The Latest: Supreme Court will allow mass layoffs at Education Department
By The Associated Press The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston,
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A frequent flyer needed a kidney transplant to live. This Delta employee gave him one
By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Gamble has been flying out of Birmingham, Alabama, since the late 1980s for his job as a consultant for car dealerships. Along the way, he got to know Delta Air Lines employees at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport pretty well, making a point of greeting the customer service agents during
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Kosovo fighter’s sentence cut to 13 years despite court upholding convictions for murder and torture
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at a European Union-backed court upheld murder, torture and arbitrary detention convictions against a former Kosovo war liberation fighter Monday. But they cut his prison term from 18 years to 13 years, saying judges imposed too harsh a sentence at his trial. Pjetër
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BBC Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official’s son breached editorial guidelines, review says
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone,”
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Trump announces novel plan to send weapons to Ukraine and gives Russia new deadline to make peace
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a pair of steps intended to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, including funneling new weapons to Kyiv and threatening economic punishment on Moscow if peace isn’t reached in 50 days, as he grows increasingly disenchanted with his Russian counterpart.
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Antisemitic posts appear on Elmo’s X account after hack
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Elmo’s X account was hacked on Sunday, causing the beloved “Sesame Street” character to appear to post expletive-filled antisemitic rants and anti-Trump statements. The posts have since been deleted, but widely circulated screenshots show Elmo apparently calling for violence against Jews and calling for the release of files related
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German customs officials show images of tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust
BERLIN (AP) — Arachnophobes beware: Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany. Customs officials found the shipment at Cologne Bonn airport in a package that had arrived from Vietnam,
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EU warns that its trade with the US could be effectively wiped out if Trump follows through on his threat
By Anna Cooban and James Frater, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has warned that its trade with the United States could be effectively wiped out if Washington makes good on its threat to slap a 30% tariff on goods imported from the bloc. A tariff of “30%, or anything above 30%… has more
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2 brothers found dead after falling into water on Rhode Island coast
By Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story STOUGHTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Two brothers from Stoughton have been found dead off the coast of Rhode Island after one tried to save the other, who had fallen into the water. Twenty-seven-year-old Aldino Centeio and 31-year-old Valdir Centeio had allegedly been fishing on Warren Beach
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4 hospitalized but safe after small plane crashes in neighborhood, officials say
By Hunter Geisel, Anna McAllister Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WFOR) — Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a small plane crash in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood on Sunday evening, police said. Pembroke Pines Police shared on social media that officers are assisting with efforts regarding a plane
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WFOR, EMMANUEL LLAGNO, CNN By Hunter Geisel, Anna McAllister Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WFOR) — Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a small plane crash in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood on Sunday evening, police said. Pembroke Pines Police shared on social media that officers are assisting with
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Donald Trump’s eventful day at the Club World Cup final: Being booed, celebrating with Chelsea and a winner’s medal
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — While Chelsea stole the show on the pitch in a masterful showing against Paris Saint-Germain, President Donald Trump was arguably the center of attention at the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to witness the
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A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending. Senate Democrats are trying to kill the measure but need a few
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Trump’s UK state visit schedule avoids possibility of him addressing parliament
By Lauren Kent and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to the United Kingdom in September for an “unprecedented” second state visit at the invitation of King Charles, which is unlikely to have any public-facing events. The visit is scheduled for September 17-19, the
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World’s biggest Mars rock could sell for $4 million at auction
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s. Known as NWA 16788, the meteorite weighs 54 pounds (24.5 kilograms), massive compared with most Martian meteorites, which tend to be
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Death toll rises to 10 in devastating Massachusetts assisted living facility fire
By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile (CNN) — Ten people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night, making elderly residents rush to their windows to scream and beg for help as smoke filled the hallways. The blaze at Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River was the deadliest fire
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US manufacturers are stuck in a rut despite subsidies from Biden and protection from Trump
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much, but they share a conviction that the government should help American manufacturers, one way or another. Democratic President Joe Biden handed out subsidies to chipmakers and electric vehicle manufacturers. Republican President Donald Trump is building a wall of import
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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward Moscow after months of frustration about unsuccessful negotiations for ending the war. The latest steps reflect an evolving approach
Continue Reading A Berlin doctor goes on trial, accused of murdering 15 patients
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German doctor went on trial in Berlin Monday, accused of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care. The prosecutor’s office brought charges against the 40-year-old doctor “for 15 counts of murder with premeditated malice and other base motives” before a Berlin state court.
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Grace Kim produces improbable late comeback at Evian Championship to clinch first major
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Grace Kim produced one of the most remarkable comebacks you are ever likely see as she clinched the Evian Championship to become just the fifth Australian woman to win a golf major. The 24-year-old was three shots off the lead with four holes left to play in Sunday’s final
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Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’
By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.” “I think it’s going
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The challenger who narrowly lost to GOP Rep. Scott Perry wants another chance to beat him in 2026
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Stelson, who lost to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Perry by barely a percentage point in 2024, will run again in the right-leaning congressional district in Pennsylvania. Stelson, a one-time local TV anchor and personality, mounted a challenge to Perry, the former leader of the
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