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Swimmers remain convinced that shaving down is a key to fast times
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - For all the high-tech suits and advancements in training techniques, there is one time-honored - and sometimes painful - tradition that swimmers cling to before every big meet: sha...
Jul 18, 2023
Panama Ex-President Martinelli is sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering
PANAMA CITY (AP) - Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli was sentenced Tuesday to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering. Martinelli, 71, had been trying to mount a political comeb...
Jul 18, 2023
High court upholds cash-free bail in Illinois, which takes effect in September
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a state law ending cash bail and ordered implementation in mid-September, giving Illinois one of the more ex...
Jul 18, 2023
A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea
Low-slung buildings, blue huts and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone, the swath of land between North and South Korea where a U.S. soldier on a ...
Jul 18, 2023
Vingegaard closer to Tour victory after sensational time trial extends lead to nearly 2 minutes
COMBLOUX, France (AP) - Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard may have time-trialed his way to a second straight Tour de France victory. A sensational time trial from Vingegaard on Tuesday saw the overa...
Jul 18, 2023
Bayern Munich signs South Korean defender Kim Min-jae from Italian champion Napoli
MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich has signed South Korean defender Kim Min-jae from Italian champion Napoli for a reported fee of 50 million euros ($55 million). The Bavarian powerhouse said on Tuesday Kim ...
Jul 18, 2023
Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Retired Navy combat veteran Hung Cao, who ran an energetic but unsuccessful campaign last year for a blue-leaning northern Virginia U.S. House seat, has set his sights on the U.S....
Jul 18, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Blockade dismantled at Winnipeg landfill
WINNIPEG - A blockade has been taken down at a Winnipeg landfill where demonstrators have been calling for the search of a different landfill north of the city for the remains of two Indigenous women....
Jul 18, 2023
Hamilton Tiger-Cats place veteran quarterback Shiltz on six-game injured list
HAMILTON, Ohio - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats placed quarterback Matt Shiltz on the six-game injured list and signed veteran passer Antonio Pipkin on Tuesday. Shiltz was injured in Hamilton's 37-29 road wi...
Jul 18, 2023
Calgary Flames to retire goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff's number
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames will retire former goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff's number 34 next season. Kiprusoff's number will be raised to the Scotiabank Saddledome rafters March 2 when the Calgary is ...
Jul 18, 2023