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Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy

Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy

NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league games this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
AP Exclusive: New dates set to begin federal executions

AP Exclusive: New dates set to begin federal executions

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a monthslong legal battle over the plan to resume the executions for the first time since 2003.
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law

Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
Trump: Former adviser Bolton faces charges if book released

Trump: Former adviser Bolton faces charges if book released

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that his former national security adviser, John Bolton, could face a “criminal problem” if he doesn't halt plans to publish a new book that describes scattershot, sometimes dangerous, decision-making by
Family hopes for spy exchange after Paul Whelan convicted of espionage by Russia

Family hopes for spy exchange after Paul Whelan convicted of espionage by Russia

TORONTO — The family of a Canadian-American corporate security executive convicted of espionage by a Russian court say they are trying to bring him back home.
'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation — the “Death Star,” he called it — was about to start “pressing FIRE” for the first time.
Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds

Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds

PARIS — Under pressure from police, the French government backed away Monday from a ban on chokeholds during arrests.
Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

NEW YORK — While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service — including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Academy Award — Oscar nomine
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed.
Pilot of US Air Force jet that crashed in North Sea is dead

Pilot of US Air Force jet that crashed in North Sea is dead

LONDON — The pilot of a fighter jet that crashed into the North Sea, off the coast of northern England, has been found dead, the U.S. Air Force said Monday.
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