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Rory McIlroy takes green jacket to Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) – Rory McIlroy sported his green Masters jacket at Wimbledon on Wednesday as a large part of the European Ryder Cup team sat in the Royal Box on Centre Court.

Andy Burnham says he'd hand more power to local governments

MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, pledged Monday to give away a chunk of his power by handing greater autonomy to local leaders in a “circuit-breaker” for the sclerotic British state.

England cricket captain Ben Stokes makes stunning retirement announcement

England captain Ben Stokes stunned the world of cricket on Sunday by announcing his impending retirement from the international game in the middle of a test match he was playing against New Zealand, later saying he’d run out of fight after 15 years with the national team.

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Tesla sales jumped last quarter in a sign the worst is behind it

NEW YORK (AP) – Tesla car sales surged in the past three months in a possible sign damage from a customer revolt over Elon Musk and boycotts are mostly behind it. The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480,126 cars to customers, a jump of 25% over the 384,122 figure a year ago.

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Top EU court dismisses Google appeal of $4.5 billion antitrust fine

BRUSSELS (AP) – Judges at the European Union’s top court dismissed an appeal by Google over a landmark, 4.1 billion euro ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.

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South Korea disputes US report against Seattle-based Coupang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affecting millions of South Korean customers.

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Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 250th anniversary

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s 250th anniversary

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Sons of late Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei among mourners at his funeral

Sons of late Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei among mourners at his funeral

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1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls

One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.

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Cape Verde pushes Argentina to brink as World Cup Round of 32 concludes
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Trump Veers Into Darkly Political Speech to Usher in America 250
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Fireworks, heat and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
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Time capsule buried in Philadelphia with items from around the country