By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night. After Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray matched his career high by striking out 14 over seven innings, Tim Mayza worked a
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Francisco Mejia hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, Brandon Lowe connected for his 30th of the season and the AL-East leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. Rookie Wander Franco had two hits to extend his on-base streak to 26 straight
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By Michael Conte, CNN A baby girl born on a US military evacuation flight en route to Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Saturday has been named Reach after the call sign of the aircraft, according to the top US general in Europe. “We’ve had further conversations with the mom and the dad of the
Continue Reading By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes headlined Cleveland’s outburst of four solo home runs with a 451-blast into the left field bleachers and the Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Wednesday night. Reyes’ homer off Wes Benjamin in the seventh landed about two-thirds of the way up the bleachers and
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By Jennifer Hansler, Paul LeBlanc and Phil Mattingly, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans left in Afghanistan as the United States’ presence on the ground nears its end. The State Department has made contact with 500 people and is “aggressively” attempting to reach
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The ground at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been rumbling and swelling in recent days, prompting scientists to warn that the mountain could once again release lava. But there is no indication an eruption is imminent. The volcano has behaved similarly in the past
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By Jack Guy, CNN Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video showing its plans for a transportation system it says will allow passengers to travel in a pod in a near-vacuum tube, reaching speeds of up to 670 mph. The company claims the system will “set the standard for 21st century travel” and allow
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video showing its plans for a transportation system it says will allow passengers to travel in a pod in a near-vacuum tube, reaching speeds of up to 670 mph. The company claims the system will “set the standard for 21st century travel” and allow
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By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to invoke executive privilege in an effort to block the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot from obtaining a massive tranche of documents it’s demanding from several US government agencies, despite his successor having
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A man was sentenced on Wednesday to more than six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Ty Garbin, one of six defendants in the federal case surrounding the alleged plot, pleaded guilty in January to a kidnapping conspiracy
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Hace 17 años, cuando Adriana Nichols se mudó de la ciudad de Nueva York a Los Ángeles, tenía una lista de deseos simple: luz natural (su apartamento-estudio en Nueva York era oscuro), un patio y vecinos tranquilos. Se las arregló para tachar todos los ítems de esa lista y ha pasado
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By Mark Morales, CNN The sister of a retired military officer who was shot and killed by police outside his New Jersey home on the Fourth of July says the department should have sent a crisis team because of his mental condition. But an attorney for one of the officers says their use of force
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — A French court has handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence to an Afghan evacuee who failed to respect restrictions placed on him because of indirect links to the Taliban. The man was among five such evacuees confined to a hotel with family members. He was arrested Monday, days after his arrival in
Continue Reading WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe followed his victory over three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray by beating Thiago Monteiro 7-5, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday night in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open. The 23-year-old American, ranked No. 51 in the world, won the first set by breaking Monteiro in the 12th game. He
Continue Reading By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department is not saying whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a lower court
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have gotten help at their banged-up linebacker spot by acquiring Denzel Perryman from the Carolina Panthers in a swap of draft picks. The Raiders will send a 2022 sixth-round pick to Carolina and get a seventh-rounder that year and Perryman back in the deal
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El excandidato presidencial de México en 2018 Ricardo Anaya rechazó a través de Twitter un comunicado de la fiscalía general sobre supuestos sobornos. La Fiscalía informó este miércoles que cuenta con información que le permite asegurar que Ricardo Anaya habría recibido dinero del exdirector de petróleos mexicanos Emilio Lozoya
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Fifth-ranked Sofia Kenin has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she recently tested positive for COVID-19. Kenin says she has received a vaccine for the illness. She announced what she called “disappointing news” on social media. Kenin is a 22-year-old American who won the 2020 Australian Open and
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A dozen people have been hospitalized with salmonella and two dozen sickened as of August 24 in multistate outbreaks of two different strains of salmonella, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. People who became sick reported eating salami, prosciutto and other deli meats that can be found
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Robbies Road south of County Road 428. 27-year-old Jess Murrell was driving south on Robbies Road when he lost control
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