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US airlines' daily cancellations top 2,000 for first time since shutdown cuts began

US airlines' daily cancellations top 2,000 for first time since shutdown cuts began

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged with taking bribes from sports bettors to intentionally throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84.
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner of 17 years who led an era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84.
BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

LONDON (AP) — The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster's top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israel confirms it has received the remains of a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

Israel confirms it has received the remains of a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday confirmed it had received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a million people to evacuate from flood-

Powerful quake strikes off the coast of Japan, tsunami advisory issued

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.