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Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings 08/04/2024 08:31am • MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. The National Hurricane Center said in an update posted at 8 a.m. Sunday that Debby was located about 155 m How a DC woman completed the world's toughest footrace for a 2nd time 08/04/2024 08:30am • Kelaine Conochan of D.C. said growing up, elementary school field day was like her Super Bowl. "I've always been one of the fast kids. I always tried so hard during the National Physical Fitness Test," Conochan said. "During the mile, I wanted to be first." That love followed her into adulthoo Over 1,000 without power as storms sparked thunderstorm warnings, watches across DC area 08/04/2024 05:35am • The D.C. region dealt with a round of powerful showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening after dealing with the heat. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued through 9 p.m. and a Flood Watch was issued through 10 p.m. but were canceled by the National Weather Service just before 8 p 'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on 08/04/2024 02:45am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a year of challenges, practical and emotional, since the deadliest U.S. wildfi Mariners hand Phillies 6th straight loss, overcoming 5-run deficit for 6-5 victory in 10 innings 08/04/2024 01:58am • SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Randy Arozarena with the winning run, and the Seattle Mariners rallied from a 5-0 deficit for a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Seattle handed Philadelphia its sixth straig Heim, Taveras homer back-to-back to erase deficit in 4th as Rangers beat Red Sox 7-4 08/03/2024 10:56pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras homered back-to-back from the bottom of the order to erase a three-run deficit in the fourth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday night. Rob Refsnyder, who tied his career highs with four hits and three RBIs, hit Paris Olympics water safety patrol 'like guardian angels' during surfing competition in Tahiti 08/03/2024 08:40pm • TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Cracked helmets, sutured skin and checks for concussions have been all been part of the Paris Olympics surfing competition, as surfers go head-to-head on the treacherous waves of Teahupo'o, Tahiti on their quest for gold. While the competition has had big waves and wipe Cubs' eighth-inning fielding mix-up allows Cardinals to rally for 5-4 win 08/03/2024 05:58pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A Cubs fielding mix-up allowed Nolan Arenado’s short fly to drop for a tying, two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, Tommy Pham tripled and scored in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past Chicago 5-4 on Saturday. St. Louis trailed 4-1 in the eighth before newly Ukraine wins its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, in women's team saber fencing 08/03/2024 05:43pm • PARIS (AP) — Olga Kharlan got the winning touch for Ukraine's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, ripped off her fencing mask and sank to her knees. When she got up again, it was to dance on the piste wrapped in a Ukrainian flag and join teammates Alina Komashchuk, Olena Kravatska and Yuliia Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the Olympic tennis men's singles gold 08/03/2024 09:48am • PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the men's tennis singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. Alcaraz won that one — “Quite comfor 14-year-old sensation Cavan Sullivan catches eye of sports world as blossoming MLS prodigy 08/03/2024 08:10am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outside the home clubhouse, a teen with close-cropped, bleached-white hair waited for Bryce Harper. The kid was in a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, flap open, a gold chain against his bare chest. Most kids Cavan Sullivan’s age would grow bug-eyed or feel some jitters meeting t George Springer leaves Blue Jays' game at Yankees after fouling ball off shin 08/03/2024 12:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto slugger George Springer left the Blue Jays' 8-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night in the middle of the seventh inning after fouling a pitch off his left shin. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Springer was going to have a scan. “He's going to just chec Kikuchi has 11 Ks in Houston debut, Astros beat Rays 3-2 08/03/2024 12:01am • HOUSTON (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi shook off a rocky start to finish with 11 strikeouts in his Houston debut, and the Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night. Kikuchi — acquired from Toronto on Monday — allowed a double to Yandy Diaz on his second pitch and a two-run homer to Dylan Carlso France beats Argentina 1-0 to reach Olympics men's soccer semifinals. Skirmish after final whistle 08/02/2024 06:18pm • BORDEAUX, France (AP) — An early goal was enough for France to beat Argentina 1-0 and reach the men’s soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday, in a match where fighting broke out between the players immediately after the final whistle. There was shoving for a couple of minutes before t Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release 08/02/2024 05:50pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was suddenly moved to a detention center in Moscow from a Siberian prison, he thought he was being taken there to be shot. Opposition activist Ilya Yashin said he was warned by a security operative that he would die in prison if he re