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Congress Blanche

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts

Philanthropy Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye: ‘Not a reactive or impulsive thing’

Panthers Camp Football

Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette carted off the field with a stinger injury at training camp

Nascar Season Preview Auto Racing

NASCAR’s exhibition Clash returning to Daytona International Speedway

Western Wildfires

Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of the devastating Spokane wildfires

China Us Tariffs Timeline

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record

Western Wildfires

Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

Congress Blanche

GOP holdouts say they will back Blanche’s attorney general nomination after striking deal over fund

Aptopix Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

Panthers Fan Fest Football

Injuries shadow the Panthers as team scrimmages in front of 40,000 fans

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million

Alert

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says

Aptopix Spain Ceuta

Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta’s border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67

Savannah Guthrie

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it

Social Media Companies Sued Over Deaths Of Four Teens As Pressure Lawsuits Over Child Safety Mount

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount

Romo Arrest Football

Romo on leave from CBS Sports after arrest on suspicion of operating vehicle under the influence

Soccer Fifa Infantino Critics

Senior FIFA official resigns over Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan. Second says it deceived staff

North Carolina Belichick Football

Bill Belichick says Tar Heels adjusting duties with GM on paid leave and under school investigation

Nascar Johnson's Star Auto Racing

Jimmie Johnson adds Bryce Harper, Andy Roddick and other winners as investors to his NASCAR team

Wilting Lettuce Demand.

Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants

Mortgage Rates

Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%

Us Wcup Soccer

European nations vow to boycott World Cup, other FIFA tournaments over Infantino private equity plan

Romo Arrest Football

Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo had an open bottle of alcohol in his car when arrested, police say

Congress Blanche

Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office

Government Shutdown Food Aid

US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high

Georgia High School Shooting

Father who gave his son the gun used in a Georgia high school shooting to be sentenced

Seattle Shooting

Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from teen shooter’s gun

Mls All Star Soccer

Son Heung-min scores 2 as MLS All-Stars post 4-3 win over LIGA MX All-Stars

Panthers Camp Football

Panthers rookie WR Chris Brazzell III could miss up to 8 weeks with knee injury, AP source says

Trump

Trump announces a $22.5B makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the ‘people movers’

Seattle Shooting

Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from teen shooter’s gun

Jared Leto

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

Financial Markets Wall Street

Oil prices jump following fighting with Iran, Wall Street swings after the Fed holds rates steady

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

Iraq Us Iran

Iran launches renewed missile attacks as US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Congress Fauci

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing

Iran Us Pushback

College NIL bill includes $25 million ‘retention pool’ but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

Mcconnell.

Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

Generic Earthquake

A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan’s southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing

Seattle Shooting

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun

Aptopix Wisconsin Tornado

Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes

Wcup Draw Soccer

FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe’s UEFA

Belgium Us Wcup Soccer

US goalkeeper Matt Freese says he’ll never get over his team’s loss to Belgium in the World Cup

Aptopix France Wildfires

France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe

Aptopix Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ at services drawing world leaders in Washington

Financial Markets Wall Street

Wall Street’s flip from AI stocks to elsewhere accelerates, while oil prices keep easing

Biden Justice Department

Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information

Government Shutdown Food Aid

Americans’ confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

Florida Double Execution

Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a day

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