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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola 06/29/2024 08:09pm • LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Bubba Wallace refused Saturday to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing, saying he preferred to “keep some people's images good.” Wallace spoke after qualifying for Sunday's Cup Series r Nemechek's 2nd Xfinity win gives Joe Gibbs Racing 5th victory with 4 drivers 06/29/2024 08:00pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek took the lead off a restart on lap 142 and drove away for the win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday for his 11th career victory. The 2021 trucks series regular season champ led 76 of 188 laps for his second victory this season driving the No. Farmers markets dot the DC-area weekend landscape — and are 'fantastic for everyone involved' 06/29/2024 07:06pm • In the D.C. area, the weekend is the time for farmers markets, both big and small, as customers can peruse and purchase a variety of products ranging from fruits and vegetables to meat, poultry, eggs — and even baked goods and specialty foods. "It always just feels like what I'm buying at t 'Melon Man' Ross Chastain hopes to rekindle NASCAR magic at Nashville Superspeedway 06/29/2024 05:15pm • LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Firsts are never forgotten, and Ross Chastain hopes to tap the magic he found at the Nashville Superspeedway a year ago to jumpstart the second half of his season. Chastain earned the first pole of his career here, then went on to win the Ally 400 giving Trackhouse Racing it Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South 06/29/2024 03:24pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida. In Miami, the temperature reached the low 90s Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) before noon Saturday. That is largely because of the Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder 06/29/2024 01:01pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities. Jürgen Mossack founded Moss 8-year-old dies after being left in hot car by mother, North Carolina police say 06/29/2024 10:42am • A woman faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in North Carolina after her child died from being left in a hot car, police said. The 8-year-old girl was transported to a local hospital after being found in critical condition in a vehicle in Charlotte on Wednesday evening but later died from a heat Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley may be close to achieving longtime athletic dream 06/29/2024 09:35am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Christie Raleigh Crossley was watching a documentary recently in which basketball star Sue Bird mentioned how every time she was selected to Team USA for the Olympics, she felt like a kid again. When the scene was over, Raleigh Crossley paused her TV and cried. She thought about Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86 06/29/2024 09:15am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86. The San Francisco Giants and his family announced the death Friday night, and a moment of silence wa Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to take 3rd sprint race victory of the season at Austrian GP 06/29/2024 07:30am • SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen held off an early attack by Lando Norris before pulling away from the two McLarens to comfortably secure his third sprint race victory of the year Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen finished 4.616 seconds ahead of McLaren’s O When should you get to the airport? Experts weigh in during record-breaking travel week 06/29/2024 04:10am • With record numbers of holiday travelers expected to take — or have already taken — flights​ this weekend, WTOP hit the airport to ask: How early should you arrive for a flight? "I'm a planner. So I'd say two hours," passenger Christina Benson told WTOP. "For me, that seems to be the mag 8 homeless moms in San Francisco struggled for help. Now, they're learning to advocate for others 06/29/2024 01:05am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They know chronic back pain from couch surfing while pregnant. They tuck their children in at bedtime in the backs of cars and under bridges. Once their kids are asleep, and only then, do they let themselves cry. Since January, a group of eight San Francisco mothers have met r Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem 06/28/2024 10:56pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The death threats came rolling in shortly after Gimena Silva’s husband was detained on accusations that he took part in a failed coup in Bolivia. “They call us, they say that if we do anything, say anything, they’re going to disappear us. They threaten not just us, but Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, official says 06/28/2024 10:55pm • A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four and injuring nine people inside the business at the time, a Suffolk County fire official said. The vehicle came to a stop at the back of the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in Deer Park about 4:40 p.m. “There were people trapped," as NHRA Summer Racing Equipment Nationals Qualifying 06/28/2024 10:43pm • Friday, June 28 Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio First Two Rounds Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.692 seconds, 332.92 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.722, 330.72; 3. Tripp Tatum, 3.739, 324.36; 4. Doug Foley, 3.744, 319.98; 5. Tony Stewart, 3.748, 322.65; 6. Shawn Langdon, 3.750, 330.1