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Women's World Cup player payments will be distributed by federations
FIFA President Gianni Infantino could make no guarantee Wednesday that the member federations will distribute the $30,000 payments promised to every player at the Women's World Cup. He said at a news ...
Jul 18, 2023
UN agency slashes cash aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, raising the alarm on its funding crunch
BEIRUT (AP) - The United Nations food agency said Tuesday it will reduce monthly cash aid for 120,000 Syrian refugees living in two camps in Jordan because of what it described as an "unprecedented fu...
Jul 18, 2023
Diamondbacks end 4-game skid by outlasting the Braves 16-13
ATLANTA (AP) - Geraldo Perdomo gave Arizona the lead with a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks took advantage of Atlanta's worst pitching effort of the season to beat the Braves 1...
Jul 18, 2023
North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday...
Jul 18, 2023
Jason Heyward hits a 3-run homer as the Dodgers rout the Orioles 10-3 for 8th win in 9 games
BALTIMORE (AP) - Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer during a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 Tuesday night. Michael Grove won his second outing i...
Jul 18, 2023
Juan Soto powers Padres past Blue Jays 9-1; Toronto's win streak ends at four
TORONTO - Juan Soto had a two-run home run and an RBI double as San Diego's big bats carried them past the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 on Tuesday. Manny Machado and Gary Snchez had solo homers in the fifth ...
Jul 18, 2023
Josh Naylor's 2 home runs and 6 RBIs lead Guardians to 10-1 rout of Pirates and Mitch Keller
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Josh Naylor homered twice, including a three-run shot that keyed a five-run first inning against All-Star Mitch Keller, and drove in six runs and the Cleveland Guardians rolled to a ...
Jul 18, 2023
Alaska man inadvertently films his own drowning on a glacial lake with helmet GoPro, officials say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska man inadvertently filmed his own drowning on a glacial lake with a GoPro camera mounted on his helmet, but authorities who recovered the camera have not yet found his b...
Jul 18, 2023
California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases witho...
Jul 18, 2023
Trump downplays his legal challenges on the campaign trail in Iowa after revealing new target letter
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he'd received a target letter i...
Jul 18, 2023