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From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — A first career NWSL goal from defender Lucia Di Guglielmo gave the Washington Spirit a 1-0 win over Gotham FC at Audi Field on Saturday and sent the club to the postseason for a third year in a row.The goal came in the…
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From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Unbeaten Miami needed two overtimes and a disputed final play, but the third-ranked Hurricanes survived archrival Florida State 43-35 on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium.Neither side could pull away. Every time one team went ahead by a touchdown in regulation,…
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From the HERE City National DeskATHENS, Ga. — Unranked Auburn beat top-ranked Georgia 27-24 on Saturday when Alex McPherson drilled a 34-yard field goal as time ran out, the opening act of a day that tore up the top of the college football rankings.Georgia jumped out 14-0 before Auburn reeled…
Education
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — The federal government is expected to rule by the end of December on whether the American Bar Association keeps its decades-old federal standing as the national gatekeeper for law schools, a decision that could reshape how Americans train to become lawyers.The call belongs…
Business
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — American shoppers already worn down by high prices are now uneasy about how those prices get set, as big retailers and restaurant chains lean on electronic shelf tags, pricing software and artificial intelligence.Many people are used to fares and room rates that shift…
National
From the HERE City National DeskWICHITA, Kan. — A pickup truck rolled onto a field during a youth soccer game at the Stryker Soccer Complex on Saturday afternoon, leaving a man, 35, and a boy, 6, dead and sending 11 other people to hospitals, Wichita police said.Officers were sent to…
National
From the HERE City National DeskPARIS — A nationwide day of marches over the cost of living and crumbling schools in France gave way to looting, arson and running fights with riot police on Saturday, and the government said Sunday that more than 1,800 people had been taken into custody.Prime…
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From the HERE City National DeskWAINWRIGHT, Alberta — An incident in a training area at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Saturday afternoon left people dead and injured and touched off a fire that strong winds pushed past the edge of the base and into the countryside around it.Canada’s defence minister,…
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From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — With the midterm election less than a month away, the U.S. Senate race in Texas has turned into a genuine contest, an unusual spot for Republicans in a state where Democrats have not won a statewide race since 1994, the longest such…
Politics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marchers carrying No Kings signs and message-covered umbrellas moved through Washington, D.C., on Saturday, part of a string of protests across the region that organizers aimed at getting people to the polls before the midterm elections.Several hundred people gathered on the former Black Lives Matter Plaza, just…
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From the HERE City National DeskTANEGASHIMA, Japan — Japan’s space agency is counting down to the launch of a spacecraft built to do something no mission has done before: land on one of the two moons of Mars, scoop up some of its surface and carry it home.The Martian Moons…
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