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Georgia LB has reckless driving charges dropped
Racing and reckless driving charges were dismissed against Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. on Monday, his attorney confirmed to ESPN.
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'Didn't happen': Hammon denies mistreating Hamby
Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon reiterated on Sunday what she has said previously about former player Dearica Hamby's trade to Los Angeles in January 2023, standing firm on denying that the Aces mistreated Hamby or traded her because she was pregnant.
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Protesters Are Converging on Chicago. City Leaders Say They’re Prepared.
Activists are pushing for policy changes on Gaza as Democrats hold their convention. Chicago officials are confident they will avoid a repeat of the chaos that unfolded in 1968.
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Ruth Johnson Colvin, Champion of Literacy, Is Dead at 107
Working out of her basement, and with no teaching experience, she created a nonprofit that helped people around the world learn to read.
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Americans Growing Worried About Losing Their Jobs, Labor Survey Shows
The New York Fed’s labor market survey showed cracks just as Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, prepares for a closely watched Friday speech.
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Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris: Inside Their Quietly Close Bond
Mrs. Clinton, who lost out on becoming the first female president, has been a behind-the-scenes ally for the woman now vying to do so.
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Sterling wants Chelsea clarity after City game axe
Raheem Sterling wants clarity over his Chelsea future after being left out of the squad for Sunday's Premier League opener against Manchester City.
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Tatum, Tkachuk re-create bus photo, throw first pitch at Cardinals game
The Boston Celtics and Florida Panthers stars were classmates at Chaminade Prep, a small Catholic school in St. Louis.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Ernesto, located over the western Atlantic a few hundred miles
south-southwest of Atlantic Canada.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Forecaster Cangialosi/Nepaul
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Wilson breaks own record with 17th 20-10 game
A'ja Wilson scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds -- her WNBA-record 17th game this season with 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds -- to help the Aces beat the Sparks 87-71 on Sunday.
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Clark adds to record year with rookie assist mark
Caitlin Clark's 9 assists Sunday upped her single-season total to 232, breaking the previous WNBA rookie record of 224 set by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998.
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Kamala Harris Takes Her First Big Risk
A proposal on “price gouging” is stirring up quite a debate.
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How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts
Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.
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Convention Gives Chicago’s Mayor His Biggest Platform and His Biggest Test
As his city hosts the Democrats, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to change how the world sees Chicago. But protests bring uncertainty, and the convention carries risks.
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The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home
Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital jungle.
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Sources: Boise State names Madsen starting QB
Boise State named redshirt sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen -- a veteran signal-caller with 10 games across his prior two seasons as a Bronco -- the starting quarterback for the opener against Georgia Southern, sources told ESPN on Sunday night.
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Tyson 'ready' to fight Paul following health scare
Coming off a health scare that forced the postponement of his return to the ring, Mike Tyson said Sunday he's ready to fight Jake Paul on Nov. 15.
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A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’s
In a new frontier for deep brain stimulation, researchers used A.I. to develop individualized algorithms, which helped a skateboarder and other patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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A New Treatment for Severe Allergic Reactions — Without the Needle
A nasal spray can tamp down potentially fatal reactions, a boon to the many patients in crisis who fear using EpiPens.
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6 Things to Watch For at the Democratic Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris has never commanded a spotlight this big. The party faces potential fractures over the war in Gaza. And Hillary Clinton’s speech will be a reminder of what might have been.
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