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Martin Truex Jr. is undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing 07/15/2023 03:39pm • LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. stood with his back to a table where hours earlier Kevin Harvick had been gifted a colonial musket from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in honor of the driver’s final race at the track. Harvick made his retirement call ahead of the Daytona 500 and has been feted Rome E-Prix temporarily halted after multi-car crash at high speed 07/15/2023 03:17pm • ROME (AP) — A high-speed multi-car crash saw a Formula E race temporarily halted on Saturday. The Rome E-Prix was red flagged on lap nine after numerous cars were involved in the incident which started when Sam Bird lost control of his Jaguar through a turn and hit a barrier, bouncing back onto th Tesla's 1st electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, company says 07/15/2023 01:49pm • Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. The company tweeted a photo on Saturday showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the truck. “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” People and pets seek shade and cool as Europe sizzles under heat wave that's only going to get worse 07/15/2023 01:40pm • ROME (AP) — Scorching temperatures across Europe forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a second day as officials warned Saturday of even hotter weather next week, when the mercury is forecast to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in several popular Mediterranean tourist de On the picket lines with Hollywood's actors and writers, from LA to New York 07/15/2023 11:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Together, the two guilds have ground the entertainment in With dreams, and caffeine, former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US 07/15/2023 09:10am • ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Gripping a wrench and pulling back with all his might, Tashmorad Qara loosened the heavy cap on a fire hydrant. When the water spouted, he took a sample, closed the hydrant at a Roanoke apartment complex, then he and his partner headed off for the next one. Qara likes his job a 'We will be missing her forever': Montgomery Co. man sentenced to 40 years for wife's murder 07/15/2023 05:16am • A Montgomery County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2019 murder of his wife Friday afternoon, in a historic "no-body" case that largely relied on his own daughter's testimony against him. Jean J. Pierre, 50, was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury in May 2023. According to Bargain-hunting Uruguayans are flocking to Argentina as its peso slides. Back home, shops struggle 07/15/2023 12:08am • GUALEGUAYCHÚ, Argentina (AP) — On a recent cross-border shopping trip, four friends from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, visited the nearby Argentine city of Gualeguaychu, where they could afford to live lavishly and snap up eye-popping bargains. Thanks to a huge disparity in the two South American countri Today in History: July 15, Gianni Versace fatally shot in Miami Beach 07/15/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 15, the 196th day of 2023. There are 169 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 15, 1916, Boeing Co., originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle. On this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolis 'Brazen act': 5 people shot near Bladensburg Peace Cross while leaving funeral 07/14/2023 11:59pm • Five people were shot near the Peace Cross Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, Friday afternoon while leaving a nearby funeral, according to the Bladensburg Police Department. Chief Tyrone Collington Sr. said all of the victims are alive. Sources tell WTOP news partner 7News that three of the vict NHRA Mile-High Nationals Qualifying 07/14/2023 11:24pm • Friday At Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. Qualifying Results Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown, 3.783 seconds, 327.90 mph; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.796, 324.44; 3. Steve Torrence, 3.800, 324.59; 4. Leah Pruett, 3.812, 323.89; 5. Clay Millican, 3.815, 322.73; 6. Greg Carrillo, 3.832, 324.75; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3 Driver found shot, killed after hitting several parked cars in Montgomery Co. 07/14/2023 09:12pm • A teenage driver who was found shot and killed struck several vehicles in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Thursday night. Montgomery County police said at about 11 p.m. on Thursday, they were called to the Birches Apartments on Heather Hollow Circle in White Oak for the report of a crash. Once France celebrates Bastille Day with parades and parties - and extra police, after recent unrest 07/14/2023 08:06pm • PARIS (AP) — French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have rive Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations 07/14/2023 06:54pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Brazil on Friday urged a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses. The call came during a two-week conference held by the International Seabed Las Vegas police officer found guilty in string of brazen casino heists could get life sentence 07/14/2023 06:19pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas police officer Friday on all counts of stealing nearly $165,000 during a trio of casino heists, including one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was loaded. Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he