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Attention: US teams tackling the challenge of ending an Olympic rugby sevens medal drought 06/27/2024 05:06pm • The anthem played as Army officer Sammy Sullivan stood to attention, saluting, beside her United States rugby teammates before the final of the Hong Kong Sevens. Sometimes, like all of us, her mind drifts. So no prizes for guessing another big occasion Sullivan may have strayed to: Paris in July, pl Walgreens, International Paper fall; McCormick, Apogee rise Thursday, 6/27/2024 06/27/2024 04:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., down $3.47 to $12.19. The drugstore chain cut its earnings forecast for the year. McCormick & Co., up $2.93 to $70.60. The spices and seasonings company beat analysts��� fisc Steve Van Zandt gets rock star treatment in new documentary 06/27/2024 04:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Steve Van Zandt still looks every bit the rock star. But underneath his purple headscarf, paisley shirt and snakeskin boots, Van Zandt says he still hates being the center of attention. ���I���m a bit of a contradiction and paradox,��� he says, sheepishly laughing after an intervie Panel's approval of liquefied natural gas export terminal puts more pressure on Biden to block it 06/27/2024 04:06pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� What would be the nation's largest export terminal for liquefied natural gas won approval from a federal commission Thursday, although when the Louisiana project will be completed remains unclear in light of a Biden administration delay announced this year on such projects. Vent California voters to weigh proposal to ban forced prison labor in state constitution 06/27/2024 04:03pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption for involuntary servitude from the state constitution under a proposal the state Legislature approved Thursday. In California and many other states, the state constitution bans involuntary servitude Opening trades of the NHL offseason contain several goalies but few surprises 06/27/2024 03:49pm • Goaltenders are on the move as NHL teams prepare for next season, and the trades made so far are far from stunners. Center Pierre-Luc Dubois said he was surprised by Los Angeles sending him to Washington for goalie Darcy Kuemper, but his impending full no-movement clause kicking in July 1 was the im Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition 06/27/2024 03:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the silver screen icon remain in Palm Springs. The Los Angeles home where Monroe briefly lived and died has been declared a historic cultural monumen Detroit plans to harness solar power on vacant lots throughout the city 06/27/2024 03:16pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in her eastside Detroit neighborhood. There aren't as many anymore ��� and haven't been for a long time. ���Right now, on our side of the street there are probably only 10 houses. Should be 50, 60,��� the 78-year-old Sports on TV for Friday, June 28 06/27/2024 03:00pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 28 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Melbourne at Brisbane 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Collingwood at Gold Coast 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Essendon at Geelong AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESP Editorial Roundup: United States 06/27/2024 02:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 25 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the war in Gaza and the Houthis As hopes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza continue to dim, it���s important to underline that the United States is already engaged militarily in a broader Middle E Analysis: No matter who wins Iran's presidential election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US 06/27/2024 02:16pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� In the waning moments of Iran's final televised presidential debate, one of the top candidates to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi invoked the name of the one person who perhaps has done more than anyone to change the trajectory of the Islamic R Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain���s July 4 election? 06/27/2024 01:21pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull ��� Keir Starmer is no one���s idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants and needs after 14 turbulent years of Conservative rule. Starmer, the center-left party���s 61-year-old leader, is the current favorit DC high-schooler wins national Doodle for Google competition with portrait of 'super chaotic' family dinners 06/27/2024 01:14pm • Maisie Derlega sent her Google doodle with the following prompt response: ���Every Sunday night is filled with chaos, laughter, and the smell of food in my household. The standing invitation goes to any friends and family in the area. As my life grows and changes, my wish for the next 25 years is t Belarus' authoritarian leader names new foreign minister and reshuffles other top officials 06/27/2024 12:25pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday reshuffled his top officials in what observers saw as part of maneuvering ahead of the 2025 presidential election. Lukashenko, who has ruled the country of 9.5 million with an iron hand for three decades and declared his in Starting your first post-graduation job? Here���s how to organize your finances 06/27/2024 12:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs. Navigating your finances when you start adult life can be challenging, from understanding your health insurance and benefits to managing a budget. Finding a job is of