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Dodgers host the Brewers to begin 3-game series
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday to begin a three-game series. Los Angeles has gone ...
Rockies host the Twins to start 3-game series
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to start a three-game series. Colorado has a 10-36 record in home games and a 22-74 record overall. The Rockies have a 7-14 record ...
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China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls
China's state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to make it ...
UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers who targeted Mariupol theater and family of poisoned spy
The U.K. on Friday sanctioned Russian military intelligence units and officers it said were behind preparations for a 2022 bomb attack on a theater in southern Ukraine that killed hundreds of ...
TikTok meme on "the last generation to see fireflies" doesn't fly
“We’re fully confident that this is not the last generation to see fireflies, unless something really catastrophic happens,” ...
Minneapolis changed zoning code. Suddenly, the apartments were legal.
A judge found the Plymouth Avenue Apartments shouldn’t have been allowed to skirt the zoning code. But since they’re already ...
China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines
China's Education Ministry issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines after what it said were a series of criminal incidents targeting them.
Takeaways from the AP's reporting on Trump's business deals
From crypto coins to bibles, overseas development deals to an upcoming line of cellphones, President Donald Trump's family businesses have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars since his election.
Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the 2nd flight since the Taliban's return
Germany deported dozens of Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday, the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government pledging a tougher line ...
For Sale: Trump is leveraging power of his office to reap profits for family businesses
If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump's second term, it's this: He's leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history.
Minnesota Zoo puts down beloved Amur tiger after cancer diagnosis
Cancer has taken the life of one of the Minnesota Zoo’s beloved Amur tigers. Sundari (Dari) was put down on July 12 after ...
Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
About two-thirds of U.S. adults expect the new tax law will help the rich, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Most — about 6 in 10 — think it will ...