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Meyers hits pair of 3-run HRs and Astros go deep 4 times to beat Yankees 9-7 for a 4-game split 08/06/2023 07:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Meyers hit two long three-run homers and the Houston Astros beat New York 9-7 on Sunday after struggling Yankees starter Carlos Rodón exited early with another injury. Yordan Alvarez and Martín Maldonado also went deep to help Houston split the four-game series, the first me Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón leaves his start against the Astros with hamstring tightness 08/06/2023 07:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón exited his start against the Houston Astros in the third inning Sunday with left hamstring tightness. Rodón threw a 96 mph fastball to Chas McCormack well outside the strike zone and appeared to stiffen up as he began circling the area behind the pitc Colts' Shaquille Leonard working to overcome fear of injury after missing most of past 2 seasons 08/06/2023 05:20pm • WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Shaquille Leonard finally looks and sounds like his old self. The Indianapolis Colts star linebacker is running around, making plays at training camp, injecting energy with his customary nonstop voice. On Saturday, after missing most of last season with an impinged nerve th Area doctor says forthcoming RSV shot for infants is very effective 08/06/2023 01:28pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shot for infants younger than 8 months, which may hit the market very soon. "RSV is a serious illness that affects a lot of children, so this is important," said Jill McCabe, medical director of th Jags are taking it slow with OL Tyler Shatley after he experienced an irregular heartbeat 08/06/2023 01:12pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Tyler Shatley had felt his heart flutter before, several times in recent years. He never bothered to get it checked until Wednesday. But with a few extra minutes to spare following a hot and humid practice, the 10-year NFL veteran de Skipper of boat in crash that killed US tourist off Italy faces manslaughter investigation 08/05/2023 08:41pm • ROME (AP) — The skipper of a rented motorboat involved in a crash off the Amalfi Coast that killed a U.S. tourist is being investigated for suspected manslaughter, a prosecutor in southern Italy said Saturday. Salerno Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli told a news conference in that port city that Striking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country's leader 08/05/2023 04:51pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Striking Nigerian doctors on Saturday said they will embark on a nationwide protest, accusing the country’s newly elected president of ignoring their demands for better pay, better work conditions and payment of owed earnings. The protest, scheduled to start on Wednesday, a US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says 08/05/2023 03:17pm • CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group called Friday on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on those in Sudan "responsible for the atrocities" in the troubled Darfur region, where evidence of scorched-earth attacks is mounting. The northeast African country plu After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 08/05/2023 02:44pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation's top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying from coal and other industries — has contributed Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen's party as the winner after final vote tally 08/05/2023 02:27pm • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s electoral body on Saturday announced the final results of last month’s election that has been criticized by the West as neither free nor fair, sealing a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the ne A Positive Tune: Bike accident didn’t deter North Stafford graduate 08/05/2023 11:33am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Karl Rice. (Courtesy Doug Stroud/InsideNova.com) North Stafford High School graduate Karl Rice will always remember his high scho Pennsylvania man bitten on the head by bear during attack in his garage 08/05/2023 11:28am • DANVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man says he's paying a lot more attention to his surroundings after a surprise attack by a bear in the garage of his home. John Swartz, 60, and his wife Lori, 59, were watching TV at their home outside Danville on the evening of July 27 when he remembered he had South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early 08/05/2023 10:20am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut the event short as a punishing heat wave caused thousands of British scouts to begin leaving the coastal campsite Saturday. American scouts are expected to leave The NIH halts a research project. Is it self-censorship? 08/05/2023 07:00am • Many Americans don't understand a lot about their health. Whether due to people believing conspiracy theories or simply walking out of their doctor's offices without a good idea of what was said, communicating what scientists know has been a long-standing challenge. The problem has gotten particu Al Bagnoli quits as Columbia football coach 6 weeks before opener, citing health 08/05/2023 02:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia football coach Al Bagnoli quit Friday night because of health, six weeks before the Lions' opener at Lafayette. The 70-year-old was replaced by offensive coordinator Mark Fabish, who was promoted to interim head coach for the 2023 season. Bagnoli said he had an aortic diss