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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
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
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
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