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Jon Landau, Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63 07/06/2024 11:15pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on three of the biggest blockbusters of all time, ���Titanic��� and two ���Avatar��� films, has died. He was 63. Landau's family announced his death Saturday. No cause of death was given. Landa Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece beat Luka Doncic, Slovenia to advance to Olympic qualifying final 07/06/2024 09:02pm • An Olympics berth has eluded Giannis Antetokounmpo so far during his basketball career. He���s one more victory away from changing that. Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes and Greece moved one victory from the Paris Games, eliminating Luka Doncic and Slovenia 96 Triple-digit heat index to continue in DC area through Fourth of July weekend 07/06/2024 08:31pm • You might want to find a pool or some air-conditioning to enjoy this weekend as the heat index in the D.C. area is expected to be in the 100s again. Here���s what you need to know. Saturday, though not quite as hot as Friday, was still sweltering, with "daytime temperatures anywhere from the mid Mariners center fielder Julio Rodr��guez leaves game versus Blue Jays with quad injury 07/06/2024 08:00pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodr��guez was removed from Saturday���s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning due to discomfort in his right quadriceps. Seattle manager Scott Servais said after a 5-4 loss to Toronto that Rodr��guez felt discomfort in the qua Turkey supporters make controversial hand gesture on way to stadium and in it for Euro 2024 match 07/06/2024 07:57pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands made the same nationalistic hand gesture that got a Turkey player banned from the match. More did the gesture again in the stadium during Turkey���s national anthem before Saturday's NASCAR-Xfinity The Loop 110 Results 07/06/2024 07:21pm • Saturday At Chicago Street Course Chicago. Lap length: 2.20 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, 50 laps, 51 points. 2. (4) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 50, 0. 3. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 50, 0. 4. (7) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 50, 38. 5. (8) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, Netherlands into Euro 2024 semifinal against England after beating Turkey 07/06/2024 07:19pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� The Netherlands dug deep to come from behind and beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals. An own goal from Mert Muldur in the 76th minute, only six after Stefan De Vrij canceled Samet Akaydin���s first-half header for Turkey, was enough 'Freedom!' chants at Venezuelan opposition rallies ahead of election show depth of needs and fear 07/06/2024 07:00pm • BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024: ���Freedom!��� Members of the country's political opposition shout it with tears in their eyes, or red angry faces, or with hopeful ear-to-ear smiles. They shout it with Venezue Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival 07/06/2024 05:58pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Seven years ago, New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas squeezed into the corner of a classroom and recorded themselves performing their song ���Quick,��� for National Public Radio���s Tiny Desk contest, the nonprofit's annual search for the ���next great undiscovered artist.��� T England manager Southgate defends 'streetwise' tactics at Euro 2024 and says backlash is difficult 07/06/2024 05:29pm • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� England is in the semifinals of Euro 2024. Some of its fans won't credit manager Gareth Southgate. After beating Switzerland on penalties in the European Championship quarterfinals on Saturday, Southgate celebrated in front of a stand packed with England fans, his playe Ben Shelton wins another 5-setter to match Dad at Wimbledon: 'We're back, Big Dog!' 07/06/2024 04:37pm • LONDON (AP) ��� When Ben Shelton was growing up, he didn't necessarily want to hear a lot about his father's professional tennis career. And, actually, Dad didn't necessarily want to chat much about it. Ben, though, knows what Bryan did all of those decades ago ��� and now they share something in co Bukayo Saka gets penalty-shootout redemption at Euro 2024, three years after being racially abused 07/06/2024 03:35pm • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� Bukayo Saka dropped to his knees near the center spot and looked to the sky. The rest of England's players had sprinted toward the goal to celebrate with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Pickford, the team's two headline-grabbers from the penalty shootout win over Swit What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years 07/06/2024 01:44pm • LONDON (AP) ��� The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in a general election Friday that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. The new government faces huge challenges, including fixing the country's sluggish econom Eritrea���s Girmay wins his second stage on this Tour de France 07/06/2024 12:41pm • COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France (AP) ��� Eritrea���s Biniam Girmay won a second stage at the Tour de France on Saturday when he edged a closing sprint to cement his status as the race's fastest man. Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. Girmay, who became the first Black ri New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried' 07/06/2024 12:08pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping his predecessor's controversial policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda as he vowed to deliver on voters' mandate for change, though he warned it will not happen quickly. ���The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried