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Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers' $90 million offer

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.

List of Emmy nominees in top categories

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The Pitt” is the leading nominee at the upcoming Emmy Awards, with numerous actors who play doctors on the drama series snagging nominations.

'The Pitt' leads with 25 Emmy nominations

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday.

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SK Hynix rises nearly 13% in debut on Wall Street as demand for memory chips soars amid AI frenzy

NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 12.8% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a time when demand for chips is surging thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence.

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Major German carmakers hit by steep China sales plunge

HONG KONG (AP) – Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world’s biggest auto market. At Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche, China sales for the April-June quarter plummeted between 30% and 41% compared with the same period a year ago.

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Meta reins in new AI tool that automatically accessed public Instagram images

Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71.

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Ukraine's prime minister steps down as Zelenskyy announces reshuffle

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s government, saying he had offered a new and important position to the former premier.

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From staunch critic to fierce ally: Graham's long, strange friendship with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) – After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. “Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it.

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One runner gored in the face at Spain's San Fermin bull run festival
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US launches new airstrikes on Iran, as Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states
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Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12
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Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban