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After winning Olympic gold with Team USA, Ashburn, Va. native Emily Fox wants more success with Arsenal 09/03/2024 04:12am • As the final whistle blew in Paris on Aug. 13, the U.S. women's national soccer team rejoiced as it defeated Brazil to win its first Olympic medal in 12 years. The victory was a mission accomplished for Ashburn, Virginia, native Emily Fox, who wrote a paper in elementary school about her dream of Small classes, field trips every day: What's a microschool? 09/03/2024 03:45am • From vaping to the cost of supplies and cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow our series ���WTOP Goes Back to School�����on air and online this August and September. Jordan Kerstetter, teacher-leader at Blue Montessori, Chappell Roan turns Merriweather into a 'Pink Pony Club,' Shaboozey is at 9:30 Club getting 'Tipsy' in September 09/03/2024 03:29am • The D.C. area is still the hottest place to be, even as the cool fall weather rolls into town. Hometown heroes like Shaboozey and growing global icons such as Chappell Roan will rock the region this month. They're all featured in our September entertainment guide of fun events in the D.C. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it's raining men 09/03/2024 02:15am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� At first glance, the European Union may seem like a paragon of gender equality ��� what with Ursula von der Leyen heading the all-important executive branch. Still, all the talk this week is about an excess of men poised for top positions at the EU headquarters. Not that von der L Treshaun Ward leads Boston College in 28-13 victory over No. 10 Florida State 09/03/2024 12:35am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Bill O���Brien cautioned it was just one win. What a massive first win of 2024 it was for Boston College ��� and for the O���Brien Era. Treshaun Ward totaled 138 yards of offense, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his former team as Boston College stunned N Mets move closer to wild-card spot with 4-1 win over Red Sox 09/03/2024 12:17am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Luis Severino pitched seven crisp innings, Francisco Lindor sparked New York���s lineup again and the surging Mets crept closer to playoff position by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Monday night. Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI double and saved a run with a terrific catch in center fie Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal? 09/03/2024 12:01am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israelis were plunged into grief and anger this weekend after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location. The rage sparked massive protests and a general strike ��� the most intense domestic pressure US Open: Jessica Pegula's 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek 09/02/2024 11:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career ��� and this next one will c Almod��var returns to Venice with 'The Room Next Door' and gets a nearly 20 minute ovation 09/02/2024 11:52pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almod��var returned to the Venice Film Festival with stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. Their film, ���The Room Next Door,��� had its world premiere on the Lido Monday evening, where it received a standing ovation for nearly 20 minutes. Though a n Reynolds and McCutchen homer as the Pirates rally past the Cubs 5-3 09/02/2024 11:28pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night. Chicago returned home after closing out an 8-1 trip with six consecutive victories. It was hoping to add to its pus Shea Langeliers homers leading off ninth for second of game, lifting A's over Mariners 5-4 09/02/2024 10:56pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� Shea Langeliers led off the ninth inning with his second home run of the game and first career walkoff hit, lifting the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday. Langeliers connected on a 3-2 sweeper from Austin Voth (2-5) and kept the ball just fair inside Larnach hits a 3-run homer as the Twins beat the Rays 5-4 09/02/2024 10:49pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first time since they won three in a row from Aug. 15-17. They remained 3 1/2 games behind AL Central-leadin Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future 09/02/2024 10:39pm • UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) ��� This week marks the start of the school year in Ukraine, a pivotal time for any student, especially for teenagers in their final year of high school. Ukrainian teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds ��� they are grappling with the realities Musgrove throws 6 strong innings, Tatis goes hitless in his return as Padres beat Tigers 3-0 09/02/2024 10:34pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Joe Musgrove pitched six strong innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went 0 for 4 in his first game back since June 21 as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Monday. Luis Arraez had two RBI singles for the Padres, who edged ahead of Arizona and into the NL's top wild car Israel-Hamas war latest: Biden adds to pressure on Netanyahu to reach cease-fire deal 09/02/2024 10:22pm • United States President Joe Biden is adding to the pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he isn���t doing enough to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Israel���s largest trade union, the Histadrut, called for the general strike, the first since the start of the war. It aimed to