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Jayson Tatum misses start of USA Basketball camp in Las Vegas 07/06/2024 05:55pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum of the NBA champion Boston Celtics was not present Saturday for the start of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball training camp, excused because of personal reasons. Tatum is expected to join the team by Monday, when it will have the third of its four camp practices in L Social running is growing among athletes of color in DC, and one group is leading the pack 07/06/2024 04:27pm • Matt Green doesn’t run for the love of fitness. He has other motivations. “It’s the community. It’s the connections. It’s the cool factor,” he said. “To say that I woke up one morning and loved it? No.” And Green is not alone. Social running groups have taken off nationwide, Youngkin administration denies FOIA request from member of own task force 07/06/2024 09:34am • Gov. Glenn Youngkin has called for more transparency as Virginia looks for new ways to handle the growing costs of a program that provides tuition-free college to spouses and children of military veterans killed or disabled as a result of their service. However, Youngkin’s administration isn’ How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant 07/06/2024 12:09am • YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod to its century-long history, the cozy Ohio arthouse theater had some talented help. Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Steve Bognar is a resident of Yellow S Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November 07/06/2024 12:09am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are set to consider in November. The California secretary of state assigned proposition numbers to the measures on Wednesday after the Legislature added two m Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic lead 07/05/2024 10:01pm • SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 on Friday to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Still in the mix is Hayde A 'fully immersive opportunity to get to know someone different from you' in DC 07/05/2024 05:20pm • It's a sleepaway camp on college campuses across the country for people with Down syndrome and their peers, and the organization behind it is celebrating its 20th anniversary. PALS Programs offers days of fun, friendship and unforgettable memories and immersive city experiences. For instance, the Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinions 07/05/2024 03:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — During her Senate confirmation hearings, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett uttered a memorable line to describe her approach to cases: “It’s not the law of Amy.” Barrett cemented the Court’s conservative supermajority four years ago and has since voted in favor of o He's derided as dull but Keir Starmer becomes UK prime minister with a sensational victory 07/05/2024 02:24pm • LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide election victory, and on Friday became the country's 58th prime minister — the first leader from the center-left party to win a U.K. nation Diamondbacks' Christian Walker continues his Dodger Stadium rampage, hitting 2 more homers 07/05/2024 11:42am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker put on another power display at Dodger Stadium, igniting the Arizona Diamondbacks in his first two at-bats with his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark. “He’s playing at an unbelievable level, an All-Star-caliber level,” Diamondbacks Wimbledon players get a participation trophy, a silver plaque congratulating them for competing 07/05/2024 11:18am • LONDON (AP) — As participation trophies go, the sterling silver plaques players receive at Wimbledon are unique — and, generally, cherished. In a relatively well-kept secret — even some athletes were completely unaware when asked about the keepsakes by The Associated Press during the tournamen Cracking down on illegal, out-of-control parties in Montgomery County 07/05/2024 09:21am • Houses in our area are being rented out for rowdy, illegal parties. Now officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are taking action. “Some of these houses have been repeat offenders. They know they’re violating, and those are the houses that obviously we’re focused a lot on moving forward,� The UK election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so 07/05/2024 08:59am • LONDON (AP) — The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in 14 years. But Labour leader Keir Starmer didn't actually become prime minister until a carefully choreographed ceremony on Friday during which King Charles III formally asked hi Rishi Sunak's campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch 07/05/2024 08:38am • LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak's campaign to remain Britain's prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party's problems were grave before Friday's resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain's richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. Predecessors such as Tony Christian Walker extends home run tear at Dodger Stadium, helps Diamondbacks beat Dodgers 9-3 07/05/2024 01:22am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Walker extended his tear at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, homering in his first two at-bats for his 18th and 19th home runs in 42 career games at the ballpark, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3. “Just a crazy thing,” Walker said. “