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Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gather Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and...
Everything is warmups for the New York Yankees until they get to the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little...
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping,...
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included....
In North Carolina, Trump and Harris navigate a hurricane and a rollercoaster governor’s race
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election. But she...
Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris is out to win over suburban voters uneasy about Republican Donald Trump as she touches down in three...
Tim O’Neal wins for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions and secures spot in season finale
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tim O'Neal made two birdies on the last three holes Sunday and closed with a 7-under...
Commanders lose Jayden Daniels to a rib injury in a 40-7 romp over the Panthers
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels' health was the first thing on Marcus Mariota's mind when he went into the game for...
Darrell Green gets his No. 28 retired by Washington more than two decades since his final season
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Darrell Green is back around the Washington football organization he played his entire NFL career for,...
Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. It made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening. Oscar had weakened to a tropical storm with 70 mph (110 kph) winds by late Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of Guantanamo moving west-northwest at 6 mph (10 kph). Thunderstorms and...
Read moreEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gather Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats. The two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP16, is a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed a...
Read moreEverything is warmups for the New York Yankees until they get to the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little bubbly for a playoff berth, the AL East, the Division Series and their 41st pennant were just warmups. World Series rings are the only numbers that count when you are measured not among the living but against...
Read morePutin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage
In the coming days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be shaking hands with multiple world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. They will all be in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for a meeting of the BRICS bloc of...
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Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she's going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there's three bad days,” said Nichols, who...
Read moreIn North Carolina, Trump and Harris navigate a hurricane and a rollercoaster governor’s race
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election. But she plans to volunteer for the first time, reaching out to her neighbors in hurricane-battered western North Carolina to make sure they have a voting plan amid a flurry of precinct changes....
Read moreHarris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris is out to win over suburban voters uneasy about Republican Donald Trump as she touches down in three Midwestern battleground states on Monday to hold moderated conversations with Republican Liz Cheney. The vice president will make appearances in three suburban counties won by Republican Nikki Haley before she dropped...
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Tim O’Neal wins for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions and secures spot in season finale
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tim O'Neal made two birdies on the last three holes Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions, a two-shot victory over Ricardo Gonzalez in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. O'Neal had a one-shot lead for much...
Read moreCommanders lose Jayden Daniels to a rib injury in a 40-7 romp over the Panthers
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels' health was the first thing on Marcus Mariota's mind when he went into the game for the injured rookie quarterback. Then he just played football like he has his whole life. After Daniels left with a rib injury, the Washington Commanders routed the Carolina Panthers 40-7 on Sunday...
Read moreDarrell Green gets his No. 28 retired by Washington more than two decades since his final season
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Darrell Green is back around the Washington football organization he played his entire NFL career for, receiving an honor that seems long overdue. The Commanders retired the Hall of Fame cornerback's No. 28 at halftime of their game against Carolina on Sunday, 22 years since his final season. It...
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Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November 2026. Letter carriers have been working without a...
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