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Hamas re-elects Ismail Haniyeh as supreme leader
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Sunday said it has re-elected its supreme leader. Ismail Haniyeh, who has been living in exile for the past two years, was given a new four-year term by the Shura Council, the Islamic group’s top decision-making body. He was...
Senators hope to wrap up draft of infrastructure bill Sunday
WASHINGTON — The Senate will reconvene in a rare weekend session on Sunday as negotiators work on the text of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Despite the delays, two senators predicted that the text would be released within the day and the bill passed by the end of the...
Kim’s sister warns S. Korea-U.S. military drills will rekindle tensions
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Sunday that next month’s annual military drills between South Korean and U.S. troops will undermine prospects for better ties between the Koreas, just days after the rivals reopened their long-dormant communication channels. Kim Yo Jong’s...
Police: 10 shot in Queens by 2 men who fled on mopeds
NEW YORK — Two men strode up to a crowd outside a barbershop in the New York City borough of Queens and opened fire, wounding 10 people before fleeing on mopeds, police said Sunday morning. The shooting in the borough’s Corona neighborhood took place just before 11 p.m. Saturday. The...
Crowds defy ban to protest coronavirus measures in Berlin
BERLIN — Hundreds of people turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to arrests and clashes with police. Local authorities banned several different protests registered for this weekend, including one from the Stuttgart-based Querdenker movement, which expected...
Olympic swimming ends with splashy new records, U.S. gold
TOKYO — Caeleb Dressel finished off his gold rush at the Tokyo Olympics with two more dazzling swims. The guy who dreads all the attention won’t be able to escape it now. He’s one of the greatest Olympians ever. The 24-year-old Floridian captured his fourth and fifth gold medals of...
No. 2 pick Zach Wilson bounces back, sparkles in 2nd Jets camp practiceVideo
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Now, that was more like it. Zach Wilson shook off a rough training camp debut by showing off the type of eye-popping playmaking ability that made him so coveted by the New York Jets. And the No. 2 overall draft pick did it Saturday in front...
Saints’ Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill in bid to succeed Drew BreesVideo
METAIRIE, La. — Even as Jameis Winston insists he is going to make better decisions with the football, the potential successor to Drew Brees in New Orleans doesn’t want to give the impression he is going to shy away from aggressive, downfield throws. There’s “no checkdown mentality,” Winston asserted after...
Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence gets ‘plus, plus’ grades; ‘real stuff’ nextVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As impressive as Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was during his first week of training camp, his performance came with an asterisk. “Everybody’s got to remember the defense is not allowed to make a play on the ball right now,” coach Urban Meyer said Saturday. While Meyer...
Pitt product Brian O’Neill, now leader of Viking line, on track for big new dealVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Starting just his fourth NFL season, Brian O’Neill suddenly has found himself as one of the senior members of Minnesota’s oft-fluctuating offensive line. Soon the Pitt product might be paid like it, too. Entering the final year of his rookie contract, O’Neill is likely the next player...
Plum grad Scott McGough helps Team USA baseball top South Korea at OlympicsVideo
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Plum graduate Scott McGough struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief to help the United States defeat South Korea, 4-2, on Saturday at the Olympics. The Americans improved to 2-0. Nick Martinez started and struck out nine over five innings, allowing one run and four...
Sharks’ Evander Kane denies game-fixing allegations from wifeVideo
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane denied allegations his wife made on social media that he bet on NHL games, including against his own team. Kane responded Sunday morning to allegations made the previous day from the Instagram account of his wife, Anna. “I have NEVER gambled/bet on Hockey, NEVER...
Marlins manager Don Mattingly out after positive covid-19 testVideo
MIAMI — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly tested positive for covid-19 on Saturday and will be away from the team while it continues its series against the New York Yankees. The 60-year-old Mattingly experienced mild symptoms when he arrived at the park for the game. The former Yankees star was...
Pair of Brewers pitchers test positive for covid-19Video
ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers pitchers Jake Cousins and Hunter Strickland tested positive for covid-19 on Saturday and will be placed in quarantine in the latest cases to affect the NL Central leaders. A third reliever, Jandel Gustave, will miss Saturday night’s game at Atlanta because of contact tracing. Earlier this...
Haslam family enters season with realistic expectations for BrownsVideo
BEREA, Ohio — After so many miserable seasons, including a winless one four years ago, numerous coaching mistakes, front-office flubs and busted draft picks, Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam finally have a legitimate team. Maybe even a Super Bowl contender. They’re optimistic — and cautious. “Listen,” Jimmy Haslam, a...
New pair of Yankees sluggers excited for potential playoff pushVideo
MIAMI — With a pair of new sluggers in place, the New York Yankees are ready to make their playoff drive. First baseman Anthony Rizzo homered in his Yankees debut Friday night, and All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo also suited up with New York for the first time in the opener...
19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims
TULSA, Okla. — The bodies of 19 people exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery during a search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre were reburied during a closed ceremony, despite objections from protesters outside the cemetery. “This is totally disgusting and disrespectful that those are our family members and...
French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris
PARIS — Thousands of people protested France’s special virus pass by marching through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful but some in Paris clashed with riot police, who fired tear gas. Some 3,000 security forces deployed around the French capital for a third weekend of...
Wolf wants lawmakers to extend opioid emergency declaration
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is asking state lawmakers to return to Harrisburg within a month to extend a statewide disaster emergency intended to help stem the commonwealth’s opioid addiction crisis. In a letter to the General Assembly, Wolf said he plans an Aug. 5 renewal of the disaster...
Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year
HARTFORD, Conn. — With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate. The delta variant of the coronavirus now threatens to upend...
TVA demolishes 50s-era Johnsonville coal plant
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority has demolished a shuttered coal plant that began generating electricity in the 1950s. The implosion early Saturday destroyed a 600-foot smokestack and 10 boilers at the former Johnsonville Fossil Plant. The TVA is clearing the site for possible new energy technologies. The...
U.S. memorials to victims of covid pandemic taking shape
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Ohio has planted a memorial grove of native trees to remember people who died of covid-19, and governors and state lawmakers nationwide are considering their own ways to mark the toll of the virus. Temporary memorials have sprung up across the U.S. — 250,000 white flags at...
U.K. prime minister’s wife says she’s pregnant again
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple’s second child. Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. “At the beginning of the year, I had...
Durant sets record, example for U.S. Olympic men’s hoops team
SAITAMA, Japan — Kevin Durant had been just ordinary so far in these Olympics. That’s probably not good enough for gold. Not on this U.S. men’s basketball team, an unproven and for now still unspectacular group. Durant is the top scorer to ever wear the red, white and blue, a...
Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo’s Olympic record in women’s 100
TOKYO — Streaking down the track, with only six steps to go until she reached the finish line, Elaine Thompson-Herah stuck out her left arm and started pointing at the clock. She knew she had the win. It was only a matter of what else would come with it. With...
