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Estonia convicts a university professor from Russia of spying for Moscow 06/18/2024 11:26am • A university professor was jailed Tuesday in Estonia after being found guilty of spying for Russian military intelligence, part of a campaign of sabotage, electronic warfare and information gathering that Estonian officials blame on Moscow. Viacheslav Morozov, a Russian citizen who taught at Estonia For Trump it's MAGA, but Hungary's Orb��n is going MEGA at the European Union's helm for six months 06/18/2024 10:18am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Hungary���s populist government announced on Tuesday that its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto ���Make Europe Great Again,��� but played down any parallels with Donald Trump���s MAGA movement in the United States. ���This is a reference to an a Sports on TV for Wednesday, June 19 06/18/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, June 19 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN ��� Men���s College World Series: TBD vs. Tennessee, Game 11, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN ��� Men���s College World Series: TBD, Game 12, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Cove As Thailand gasps through another haze season, researchers hope a fire-charting app can help 06/18/2024 09:49am • SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) ��� When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and his tribesmen start preparing the land for fire. They cut shrubs and trees on their small parcels of land, then set controlled burns that will clear their fields for planting ��� and send up plumes of Thailand���s Senate overwhelmingly approves a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriages 06/18/2024 09:31am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Thailand���s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. Thailand has a reputation for acceptance and inclusivity but h China targets Europe's farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars 06/18/2024 08:56am • BEIJING (AP) ��� The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said it plans to impose provisional tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. The Commerce Ministry didn't ment Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people 06/18/2024 08:56am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music���s biggest stars, will headline this year���s Global Citizen Festival in New York���s Central Park on Sept. 28, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world���s pressing problems. The COVID-19 pandemic erased y Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds 06/18/2024 08:19am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday ��� but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. ���I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was for more than $300,000,��� said Williams, 38, a Fair Netanyahu dissolved his war Cabinet. How will that affect cease-fire efforts? 06/18/2024 07:49am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded his war Cabinet Monday, a move that consolidates his influence over the Israel-Hamas war and likely diminishes the odds of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip anytime soon. Netanyahu announced the step days after his chief political r Commanders file plans to turn Loudoun County practice facility into data centers ��� but no time soon 06/18/2024 06:15am • The Washington Commanders have filed a site plan to turn their practice facility in Ashburn, Virginia, into a data center complex ��� but that is not expected to happen any time soon. The NFL team filed the site plan under the corporate entity Scoreboard Landco Borrower LLC, which owns the proper The Olympics are more than fun and games. They're a billion-dollar business with political overtones 06/18/2024 06:00am • The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for the International Olympic Committee. They're also a proxy for geopolitical influence seen thro 'I trusted him. He trusted me.' Brown and Tatum answered critics while leading Celtics to 18th title 06/18/2024 06:00am • BOSTON (AP) ��� In 2008, the Celtics ended a 22-year championship drought led by a Big 3. Sixteen years later, they did it again following the play of a dynamic duo. When Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were drafted third overall in back-to-back years in 2016 and 2017, they were almost instantly bra T.O.P. on WTOP: Tower of Power brings classic R&B to Bethesda Theater 06/18/2024 04:53am • The sound of classic R&B tunes will echo along Wisconsin Avenue this weekend. The beloved group Tower of Power rocks the Bethesda Theater this Friday, June 21. WTOP caught up with founding saxophonist and songwriter Emilio Castillo. "I am extremely honored to be on WTOP as the band Rom��rio is back: He's player-chairman and a big fan of a revitalized Brazilian soccer club 06/18/2024 01:48am • MESQUITA, Brazil (AP) ��� Am��rica, a once-great soccer club in northern Rio de Janeiro, was recently on the verge of folding due to years of mismanagement. But then its most famous fan decided to come back from retirement at the age of 58. He brought sponsors, rebuilt part of the club's decrepit s When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school 06/18/2024 12:20am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Katherine Anderson trekked from Texas to Philadelphia last year for a college program she couldn���t find anywhere else, combining the music business, entrepreneurship and technology. Two weeks ago, she received the startling news the university would be shutting down within da