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Sabalenka, Pegula get through tough tests at US Open, with Williams sisters playing doubles at night

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The Latest: Lindsay Clancy defense has filed emergency appeal seeking to avoid mistrial

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Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks

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Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected

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Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey

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Records reveal safety complaints, poor maintenance at site of deadly Washington pulp mill disaster

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Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike

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San Francisco 49ers arrive in Melbourne for historic NFL game against the LA Rams

The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11.

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China's 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu looms over opponents on debut at Women’s Basketball World Cup

China’s Zhang Ziyu had everyone looking up to her on the opening day of the Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin. The 19-year-old Zhang is 7-foot-3.

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Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds

A new watchdog report concludes that former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” work environment and engaged in numerous violat

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ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody

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Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US

The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment stayed at 4.1%. Revisions added 55,000 jobs to June and July payrolls.

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Israel frees 4 more Lebanon prisoners in a deal tied to missing Jews from Lebanese civil war

Israel has released four prisoners to the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of a deal with Lebanon.

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Williams sisters, at 44 and 46, reunite their iconic doubles team — at Serena's daughter's urging

They're back, where they first faced off against each other a quarter-century ago. But this time Serena and Venus Williams are on the same side of the net.

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Psychedelic 'Furthur' bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

A school bus that played a key role in the 1960s hippie movement has returned to San Francisco.

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Knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon

Police have fatally shot a knife-wielding man on a cable of New York City's Brooklyn Bridge after he ignored orders to drop the weapon and came within feet of an officer.

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Clark and Bueckers shine in World Cup debuts as the US women rout China 94-61

Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers made the most of their World Cup debuts to help the United States rout China in the opener of the tournament.

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Here's how the summer box office blew up and Hollywood got its mojo back

Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic.

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US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a 'critical financial lifeline' for Iran

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian governme

Ben Simmons agrees to a 1-year contract with the Sacramento Kings, AP source says

Ben Simmons is making a comeback to the NBA after sitting out last season with injuries, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings.