Author: Associated Press
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World Cup absence of Jerry Jones at home of his Dallas Cowboys finally ends in semifinals
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jerry Jones, the famous and ever-present owner of the Dallas Cowboys, finally showed up at the World Cup for the last of the tournament-high nine games at his NFL team’s home stadium. The billionaire businessperson was keeping up from afar, and he attended Spain’s 2-0 victory over France in the semifinals AT&T…
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Blaney wins pole, teammate Logano is 2nd at NASCAR Atlanta qualifying
HAMPTON, Ga. — Team Penske Fords claimed the front row spots for Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway. Ryan Blaney won the pole with a lap time of 30.815 seconds at 179.912 mph on Saturday. Blaney’s teammate, Joey Logano, was second with a lap time of 30.851 seconds at 179.702 mph. “Feels…
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Rockies pitcher Acevedo suspended 80 games for positive test under minor league drug program
NEW YORK — Right-hander Domingo Acevedo, a three-year major league veteran pitching with Colorado’s Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, was suspended for 80 games Wednesday for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance stanozolol under the minor league drug program. Acevedo, 32, started this season with Piratas de Campeche in Mexico and signed a minor league contract…
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‘Ferytale’ rolls on at Wimbledon as British wild card Fery reaches semis after meeting queen
LONDON — If he keeps playing like this, Arthur Fery might just become Wimbledon royalty. Fery grew up five minutes from the All England Club and now the 114th-ranked player is a semifinalist at the grass-court Grand Slam. The 23-year-old British player, who needed a wild-card invitation to enter the tournament, beat ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli…
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court’s conservative majority ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the U.S. Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education. Underpinning the court’s rationale is…
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court’s conservative majority ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the U.S. Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education. Underpinning the court’s rationale is…
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on the dominant understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War and more recent…
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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on the dominant understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War and more recent…
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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic Texas floods killed 28 people at the girls’ camp
DALLAS (AP) — Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian camp for girls along the Guadalupe River in Texas. Camp Mystic has been under increasing pressure since the July 4 disaster. Owners had planned to reopen…
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Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump. The White House Office of Management and Budget has yet to make a formal request to Congress. But Defense…