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Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women's division of Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - Dental hygiene student Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th women's title at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. On Thursday, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs i...
Jul 04, 2024
Canada gets another spot in women's 10m diving event at Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada has been allocated a second spot in the women's individual 10-metre diving event at the Paris Olympics. Diving Canada announced Thursday that Kate Miller will dive in the event, along...
Jul 04, 2024
Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to third round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of Wimbledon following a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. In an uneven effort, S...
Jul 04, 2024
P.E.I. First Nations, Ottawa establish national park reserve on sacred Mi'kmaq land
LENNOX ISLAND, P.E.I. - The government of Canada and Prince Edward Island's Mi'kmaq First Nations announced an agreement on Thursday to turn a pristine chain of islands with sacred cultural significan...
Jul 04, 2024
Eric Gagné returns to Dodgers' mound on the 20th anniversary of his 84 consecutive saves streak
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With "Welcome to the Jungle" blaring like the old days, Eric Gagn took the mound and fired a strike Wednesday night on the 20th anniversary of recording his 84th consecutive save fo...
Jul 04, 2024
The Copa America quarterfinals will have plenty of intrigue, even if Lionel Messi can't participate
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lionel Messi's leg injury was the only major obstacle that fell into Argentina's path while it rolled through group play and into the Copa America quarterfinals. Bigger challenges a...
Jul 04, 2024
The Kremlin says India's Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9, hold talks with Putin
MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit was first announced by the ...
Jul 04, 2024
Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two people were k...
Jul 04, 2024
Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's Cabinet was set to convene Thursday to discuss Hamas' latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, as diplomatic efforts aimed at ending ...
Jul 04, 2024
Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surges past 38,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that the Palestinian death toll from nearly nine months of war has surged past 38,000. The ministry said that in th...
Jul 04, 2024