By Steve Contorno and Aaron Pellish, CNN Nashville (CNN) — For a time, Donald Trump would have made for an unlikely headliner at a cryptocurrency confab. As president, Trump declared bitcoin “not money” and criticized it as “highly volatile and based on thin air.” He cautioned that crypto assets helped facilitate illegal underground markets. “We have
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams fans were learning to pronounce Puka Nacua’s first name during training camp last year. The fans found out quickly and chanted it often last season during Nacua’s breakout campaign. As the Rams concluded their third training camp practice at Loyola Marymount on Saturday, Nacua attracted the most
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Fittingly, Manny Machado reached a hitting milestone at Camden Yards. Back where his big league career began, Machado hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Saturday to reach 1,000 RBIs. He had three hits in San Diego’s 9-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles, the seventh straight victory for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The “Dexter” universe is expanding, with everyone’s favorite serial killer coming back from the dead. At San Diego Comic-Con, the “Dexter” team, led by showrunner Clyde Phillips, announced that audiences would see more of the character in “Dexter: Resurrection,” a new sequel series from Showtime. It will pick up
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies acquired closer Carlos Estévez from the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of minor league pitching prospects on Saturday as they strengthen their bullpen for a run at their first World Series championship since 2008. Estévez has 20 saves in 23 chances this season, a year after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. These fires are moving faster and are harder to fight than those in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. These fires are moving faster and are harder to fight than those in the
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As a result of the weather pattern setup, we will be feeling another windy night here in the Coachella Valley. This comes as a result of being sandwiched between an area of low pressure to the north and an area of high pressure to the south. As usual, the strongest winds will be along the
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael King pitched brilliantly into the seventh inning, Manny Machado hit a three-run homer in his old ballpark and the San Diego Padres extended their winning streak to seven games with a 9-4 rout of the sloppy Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Three of San Diego’s four runs off Baltimore
Continue ReadingAssociated Press New York City’s mayor has issued an emergency order suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees. Mayor Eric Adams issued the order and declared a state of emergency Saturday, a day before the new law takes effect.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The top prosecutor in Nevada is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold the indictments of six Republicans charged with submitting a bogus certificate to Congress that declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential battleground’s 2020 election. Officials have said it was part of a larger scheme across
Continue ReadingBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A coalition of armed groups in Mali’s predominantly Tuareg north claims that it killed dozens of government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in a battle near the border with Algeria. On social media, amateur videos show the lifeless bodies of several white men and Malian soldiers scattered on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say a stampede at a music concert in the capital has killed seven people and injured many others. The stampede occurred at the 80,000-capacity Stade des Martyrs stadium in the heart of Kinshasa. State television says seven people were killed and some of the injured were
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was placed on the family emergency list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Freeman was scratched from starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Houstob Astros and returned to Los Angeles. “He’s on the family emergency list, and I think you have seven days, potentially
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Sandra Iveth Santos SALINAS, California (KMUV-TV) – Un sospechoso se dio a la fuga después de un atropello mortal en Salinas en la intersección de Alisal y Madeira Avenue. Esto sucedió el viernes por la tarde. La Policía de Salinas dice que un niño de 2 años ha muerto y el adulto con el que
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Roland Garros, Paris (CNN) — After all these years, Rafael Nadal is still finding new ways to win matches on his favorite tennis court. His latest victory on the French clay came alongside Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Olympics, and together they formed a dream pairing – a two-for-the-price-of-one ticket for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term. In his keynote address Saturday at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the Republican presidential nominee promised to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet” and create
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers added some depth to their injury-riddled bullpen Saturday by acquiring right-hander Nick Mears from the Colorado Rockies. Colorado received minor league right-handers Bradley Blalock and Yujanyer Herrera in the trade. Mears, 27, owns a 1-4 record and 5.56 ERA in 41 games with 57 strikeouts in 45
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By Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of two leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in the United States on Thursday was organized by one of the two men arrested, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Guzman Lopez organized his arrest
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf (CNN) — Democrats’ substitution of Vice President Kamala Harris for President Joe Biden on the ballot in November obviously resets the presidential race. It could also have a major impact on House and Senate races. Both chambers of Congress are narrowly divided at the moment; Republicans hold a slim advantage
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