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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Romelu Lukaku has scored on his Champions League debut for Chelsea in a 1-0 victory over Zenit St. Petersburg at the start of the title defense for the Champions League winners. The striker soared to head into the net in the 69th minute at Stamford
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness, since Biden has said the revenue to pay for it must come only from Americans who earn more than $400,000
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Benfica was lucky to escape with a point against Dynamo Kyiv in a 0-0 draw in the Champions League. The result dents both teams’ already slim chances of advancing from a group also containing Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Mykola Shaparenko volleyed the ball past Benfica goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos in the last
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN The man who was caught with a machete and bayonet-style knife near the Democratic Party headquarters was formally charged Tuesday, as more details emerge of his White supremacist ideology. US Capitol Police said they found Donald Craighead with the two weapons in his truck on Monday, and that the vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN The man who was caught with a machete and bayonet-style knife near the Democratic Party headquarters was formally charged Tuesday, as more details emerge of his White supremacist ideology. US Capitol Police said they found Donald Craighead with the two weapons in his truck on Monday, and that the vehicle was
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Norm Macdonald, a comic who was beloved as anchor of “Saturday Night Live’s” popular “Weekend Update” segments, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports, citing his manager. He was 61. Deadline was first to report the news. Macdonald had been battling cancer for several years but kept his diagnosis private,
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate multiple patients — something she said she discovered when DNA genealogy tests revealed she had at least nine half-siblings. The lawsuit was filed Saturday by the 35-year-old daughter of a woman who
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate multiple patients — something she said she discovered when DNA genealogy tests revealed she had at least nine half-siblings. The lawsuit was filed Saturday by the 35-year-old daughter of a woman who
Continue Reading MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Juventus claimed its first win of the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era by beating Malmo 3-0 in the Champions League after a flurry of first-half goals. Alex Sandro’s 23rd-minute opener was followed by goals in the space of 60 seconds by Paulo Dybala from the penalty spot and Alvaro Morata on the stroke
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thomas Müller scored a goal and Robert Lewandowski added two more to help Bayern Munich deal Barcelona its first loss of the post-Lionel Messi era in a 3-0 victory at Camp Nou in their Champions League opener. Müller opened in the 34th minute and Lewandowski struck twice in the second half.
Continue Reading VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Villarreal has been frustrated by Atalanta in its return to the Champions League after a 10-year absence. It was held to a 2-2 draw at the start of the group stage on Tuesday. The Europa League champions rallied to take the lead in the second half but conceded late at home.
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona commission charged with redrawing maps for congressional and legislative districts every decade has approved its basic starting-point grid maps. Tuesday’s unanimous vote kicks off a months-long process with major political implications for the power of Arizona political parties. The district boundaries will be heavily tweaked
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By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A videographer who accuses Marilyn Manson of spitting and blowing his nose on her during a concert in New Hampshire consented to being exposed to bodily fluids, according to an attorney for the musical artist. Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, is charged with two
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks went back to falling on Wall Street Tuesday after a blip higher the day before, giving the S&P 500 its sixth loss in the last seven trading days. The benchmark index had started higher after the latest data on inflation came in better than economists had expected, but those gains faded
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s visit to third-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday is a trip down memory lane for the over-40 set of college football fans. It’s the 50th anniversary of the “Game of the Century.” That showdown between the nation’s Nos. 1 and 2 teams in Norman set
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A top officer’s errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,200 automobiles likely caused the giant vessel to overturn along the Georgia coast, U.S. investigators said in a report Tuesday. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a 57-page report on
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A top officer’s errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,200 automobiles likely caused the giant vessel to overturn along the Georgia coast, U.S. investigators said in a report Tuesday. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a 57-page report on
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has his young, first-year program learning how to handle success. The Gamecocks have started the season with two wins for the first time in four years and just the second time since 2012 under Steve Spurrier. Winning a third consecutive
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former U.S. intelligence and military officials have admitted providing sophisticated computer hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million to resolve criminal charges in an agreement that the Justice Department described Tuesday as the first of its
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