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Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe lead Rays past Astros 8-2 07/30/2023 06:12pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Josh Lowe capped a four-run first with a three-run double and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Sunday. Brandon Lowe, who finished with three hits, hit his homer to right in the sixth to increase Tampa Bay’s lead No. 2 pick Stroud competes with Mills for starting QB job with Houston Texans 07/30/2023 04:10pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback C.J. Stroud, taken second overall in this year’s draft, isn’t worried that the Panthers picked No. 1 selection Bryce Young as their starter on Day 1 of training camp while the Houston Texans are making him compete for the job. “I’m happy for him, but his situatio Constitutional referendum to remove presidential term limits divides Central African Republic 07/30/2023 10:35am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution that would remove presidential term limits. President Faustin Archange Touadera wants to extend presidential terms from five to seven years and remove t Caicedo shines before late Vanegas goal seals Colombia's 2-1 win over Germany at Women's World Cup. 07/30/2023 10:15am • SYDNEY (AP) — Believe the hype. Linda Caicedo is for real, and so are Colombia’s chances of going far at the Women’s World Cup. As for the country's fans, who gave Sydney Football Stadium the feel of a Colombia home game on Sunday, their passionate support created a jubilant atmosphere that li Severe weather knocks down trees, shuts off power for thousands 07/29/2023 11:59pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  An afternoon of severe weather behind sweltering temperatures from a three-day heat wave has finished up, bringing down trees, damaging homes and causing power outages for thousands of customers across the D.C. region. Reports of Unapologetic Hamlin says NASCAR's point system encourages in-race urgency and aggression 07/29/2023 04:55pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin is not offering any apologies for the move he made last weekend at Pocono that caused Kyle Larson to hit the wall and let Hamlin sail on to victory. Truth be told, it's what NASCAR was hoping to see more of when it established the system that divides races into th Not-so-perfect storm knocks out power in Montgomery Co. neighborhood amid heat wave 07/29/2023 03:30pm • What happens when your power goes out during a heat wave? A Montgomery County, Maryland, neighborhood is learning the hard way as they approach nearly a full day without power. When severe thunderstorms rolled through the D.C. region Friday night, Robert Bernstein was visiting his dad at an assis F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race. Piastri is second 07/29/2023 01:50pm • SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 118 points. It was Verstappen's ninth straight win including the two sprint race Ex-Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon joins push for third-party presidential bid as Democrats try to stop it 07/29/2023 11:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri is joining No Labels ' increasingly contentious effort to lay the groundwork for a moderate third-party presidential ticket in the 2024 election. He gives the embattled organization another prominent ally amid escalating concerns from De Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse 07/29/2023 12:08am • CHICAGO (AP) — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters. None of Severe storm warnings in effect for DC area amid ongoing heat wave 07/28/2023 10:29pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  Dangerous heat lingering over the District is impacting everything from Metro cars to walks in the park Friday, as a heat wave drives temperatures ever closer to 100 degrees. However, as the day ends, severe storms are starting to r Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths 07/28/2023 08:52pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May. The Louisville track suspended racing operation Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems 07/28/2023 08:37pm • Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on the tens of thousands of loc U.S. passport demand continues to overwhelm State Department 07/28/2023 08:00pm • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. passport demand overwhelms State Department Washington — Connie Raynor and Vicki Heller were making their packing lists for the European cruise of a lifetime. "We booked in 2022, not realizing that our passports were about to ex Unmarked Senegal beach graves hold untold number of West African migrants, officials and locals say 07/28/2023 07:41pm • SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — The small mounds of sand that dot the beach in northern Senegal blend into the terrain. But thick rope juts out from beneath the piles. Pieces of black plastic bags are scattered nearby, and green netting is strewn on top. That's how residents in the small fishing town