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Trade deadline preview: Juan Soto sweepstakes down to wire
When Juan Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year deal to stay with the Washington Nationals, it ensured Tuesday's 6 p.m. EDT trade deadline would have a little juice. That wasn't a certainty when Ma...
Aug 1, 2022
Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic, when a visitor arrived with a tempting offer: a chance to treat Islamic fighters battling Soviet...
Aug 1, 2022
Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic, when a visitor arrived with a tempting offer: a chance to treat Islamic fighters battling Soviet...
Aug 1, 2022
Biden to speak on operation against al-Qaida in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden was set to address the nation Monday following what the White House says was a "successful" counterterrorism operation on an al-Qaida target in Afghanistan over t...
Aug 1, 2022
Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 87 months in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun helmet and body armor was sentenced on Monday to 87 months - more than seven years - in prison, the longes...
Aug 1, 2022
Medvedev, Swiatek get top seeds for upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments
TORONTO - Defending champion Daniil Medvedev has been named the top seed for the upcoming National Bank Open men's tennis tournament in Montreal, while Iga Swiatek is the top seed for the women's even...
Aug 1, 2022
Griner's trial resumes amid intensified diplomacy
MOSCOW (AP) - Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow's outskirts to the highest level o...
Aug 1, 2022
Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikolina Istocki scored twice as Canada opened play at the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship with a 5-0 win over Jamaica on Monday. Keira Martin, Annabelle Chukwu and Taegan Stewart ...
Aug 1, 2022
Head of World Health Organization tells Montreal conference progress on HIV at risk
MONTREAL - The director-general of the World Health Organization told an international AIDS conference in Montreal today that growing inequality could reverse a decade of progress made in the fight ag...
Aug 1, 2022
Ukraine paddlers to push hard at Worlds, as reminder "sport must live" despite war
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Ukrainian paddlers at the world championships are grateful for the tranquility of the Dartmouth lakes - having temporarily left behind sirens and missiles flying overhead. But for Pa...
Aug 1, 2022