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‘Little League for esports’ hopes to organize youth gaming
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Christian Pineda plays a lot of video games, but he’s best at “Minecraft.” Hunched over a laptop in the front row of a half-full movie…
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Trump’s diagnosis for critics: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his supporters have a new buzz phrase to diagnose his critics: “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The term is supposed to…
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MLB union chief says discussion needed on legalized gambling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the baseball players’ union says conversations will take place with the commissioner’s office over whether prohibitions against legalized gambling among his members’ relatives may…
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The Latest: FIFA wants fewer TV images of female fans
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on Wednesday at the World Cup (all times local): 6:46 p.m. FIFA wants fewer images of attractive women in World Cup stadiums shown on future…
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US says all eligible youngest children, families reunited
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says all eligible small children separated from their families as a result of its zero-tolerance immigration policy have been reunited…
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‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Game of Thrones” roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday’s nominations with 22 bids. HBO’s fantasy saga is a two-time…
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Government falls short of deadline to reunite kids, parents
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Some immigrant toddlers are back in the arms of their parents, but others remained in holding facilities away from…
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Trump pardons ranchers in case that inspired 2016 occupation
By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.…
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Crowds in Moscow make Qatar rethink 2022 World Cup plans
By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer MOSCOW (AP) — The big numbers of Latin American fans who came to Russia are making 2022 World Cup organizers rethink their own plans for…
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Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The coffee chain becomes the largest food…
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Jubilation as 4 more boys rescued from flooded Thai cave
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA and STEPHEN WRIGHT, Associated Press MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Eight of the 12 boys trapped in a flooded and labyrinth cave system in far northern Thailand are…
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Williams, Federer reach quarterfinals at Wimbledon
By MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Not one top-10 seed has made the women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Serena Williams will be there, though, after she moved a step closer…
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ACLU says US will miss deadline to reunite migrant families
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union said it appears the Trump administration will miss Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline to reunite scores of young migrant…
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24 die in Mexico town where fireworks disasters are common
By JORGE BARRERA, Associated Press TULTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Grieving emergency personnel in the Mexico City suburb of Tultepec carried the caskets of four comrades through the town’s streets Friday as…
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Reaction to the trade battle between China and the US
NEW YORK (AP) — After the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, China retaliated by imposing tariffs on the same amount of U.S. products.…
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