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Chow down and keep it down! Annual burger eating competition returns for the 14th year 07/03/2023 11:50pm • Forget about hot dogs. In D.C., the competitive eating competition that marks Independence Day involves lots and lots of Z-Burger burgers. At the Tenleytown Z-Burger, 12 contestants bellied up to tables with dozens of burgers and waited for the countdown to chow down during the 14th Annual In Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. is first to hit 20 homers, steal 40 bases and drive in 50 before break 07/03/2023 11:19pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Nobody has had a first half of the season like Ronald Acuña Jr. Atlanta's four-time All-Star outfielder made history Monday night by becoming the first player to reach 20 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 50 RBIs before the All-Star break. “Special player,” Braves manager Brian Michael Harris II homers twice as All-Star-studded Braves win ninth straight, 4-2 over Guardians 07/03/2023 10:50pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — At the moment, there's no team in the same league as these Atlanta Braves. They're in a class by themselves — from top to bottom. “Dangerous team,” said Guardians manager Terry Francona. Michael Harris II, Atlanta's No. 9 hitter, homered twice and Bryce Elder, one of the clu Israel launches most intense military operation in West Bank in years; at least 8 Palestinians dead 07/03/2023 09:12pm • JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Monday launched its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades, carrying out a series of drone strikes and sending hundreds of troops on an open-ended mission into a militant stronghold. At least eight Palestinians were killed Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits 07/03/2023 07:22pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers picketed major Southern California hotels Monday after walking off the job during the July Fourth long weekend to demand better pay and benefits. The strike by bellhops, front desk agents, room attendants, cooks, servers and dishwashers began early Sunday in Los Angeles Behind the scenes of the (legal) DC-area fireworks stand: A tradition old as freedom 07/03/2023 04:30pm • I decided to hit the streets of Virginia this year to see what new — and legal — items were for sale for this Fourth of July. After all, putting on your own fireworks show is an annual tradition for many in the area. " pyros around here," said Oscar Thrower, assistant manager at t Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina 07/03/2023 04:13pm • WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — As Venus Williams entered Centre Court for her 24th Wimbledon appearance at age 43, greeted by a standing ovation, she held a green exercise band overhead with both hands and stretched it while striding to her sideline seat. Once her first-round match against Elina Svitol Israelis protest at international airport against judicial overhaul plan 07/03/2023 02:20pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis blocked traffic and snarled movement at the country's main international airport on Monday, the latest mass demonstration over Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation. The Netanyahu government’s push to pass se Insider Q&A: Ford product chief looking to turn car sensors into features customers will buy 07/03/2023 09:38am • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Across the room from Ford Advanced Product Development chief Doug Field was a pile of two-dozen auto parts, each with its own small computer, and software written by the parts manufacturer. Field, who was hired away from running Apple's secret auto project two years ago, and Florida police chief says an officer fatally shot a man who made a quick move during a traffic stop 07/03/2023 09:13am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man was fatally shot by police after he disobeyed the commands of officers who saw drugs in his car in downtown Orlando early Monday, the police chief said. “The officers were doing a drug investigation, and basically the person— the suspect — made a quick movement to The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans 07/03/2023 08:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up, wishful traveler, for a very different journey before you step anywhere near an airport. A much-feared backup of U.S passport applications has smashed into a wall of government bureaucracy as worldwide travel rebounds t Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence 07/03/2023 02:17am • PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor’s home that injured family members. The grandmother of 17-year-old Verdugo's home run in the 9th gives the Red Sox a 5-4 win and a sweep of the Blue Jays 07/02/2023 06:07pm • TORONTO (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Jarren Duran went 5 for 5 with four doubles and Rafael Devers reached base five times and drove in two as the Red Sox recorded Are you confronting a big medical bill? Attack it with a plan — and these tips 07/02/2023 09:14am • An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but try to resist. That startling invoice that arrived in the mail may not be what you wind up paying. Errors or slow insurance payments may have inflated the total. Even if it’s accurate, financial aid or other assistance might help pare it. S $600K worth of illegal fireworks seized by Stafford Co. Fire Marshal 07/02/2023 07:42am • The multitude of fireworks seized by the Stafford County Fire Marshal's Office on Thursday (Courtesy Stafford County Fire and Rescue) The largest seizure of illegal fireworks in the history of Stafford County's Fire Marshal's Office in Virginia was made on Thursday, according to a news release.�