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South Africa Women's World Cup team sits out game in pay dispute as 13-year-old player called in 07/02/2023 03:46pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A standoff between South Africa's Women's World Cup squad and the national soccer association over pay and other issues forced officials to field a makeshift team of little-known players that included a 13-year-old for a game against Botswana on Sunday. The game was NASCAR contractor dies after being electrocuted at Chicago Street Race 07/02/2023 03:25pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man who died Friday as 53-year-old Duane Tabinski, the founder of an events company hired to install audio equipment for the race, loca Tesla sales jump 83% from a year ago as tax credits, broader adoption drive sales 07/02/2023 01:16pm • DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's second-quarter deliveries rose 83% from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of U.S. government tax credits. The Austin, Texas, producer of EV, solar panels and batteries said Sunday that it sold What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions 07/02/2023 12:47pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday, typically resulting in more than 10,000 trips to the emergency room. Yet fireworks remain at the center of In Prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case denies retaliating against IRS agent who talked to House GOP 07/02/2023 09:49am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of President Joe Biden's son Hunter is pushing back against claims that he was blocked from pursuing criminal charges in Los Angeles and Washington and denies retaliating against an IRS official who disclosed details about the case 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 Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter 07/01/2023 10:08pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of rioting and looting across the nation. Und White people meals? The story behind China’s ‘coldest’ food trend 07/01/2023 08:20pm • (CNN) — In China – the land of hot noodles, steaming rice and warm soups – a new and unlikely food trend has swept across the country’s social media platforms in recent weeks.People have been sharing images of what most would consider incredibly bland foods, such as raw carrots wrapped Acuña and Albies hit consecutive HRs in Braves' win over Marlins; Arraez average dips to .388 07/01/2023 07:47pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton has been in the majors for 16 seasons and he has never seen anything like this Atlanta Braves offense. “Nothing much surprises me, but this is ridiculous,” Morton said. “I don't think they realize how good they are, which is awesome.” Ronald Acuña and Ozzie A Mike Babcock returns to the NHL as the coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets 07/01/2023 11:55am • Mike Babcock is back in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets, confident he has evolved as a coach in his nearly four years out of a pro job. The 2008 Stanley Cup-winning coach with Detroit finally took over Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, introduced as the person the organization’s brass believes is Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal' 07/01/2023 11:35am • It was a smell that invoked a memory. Both for Emily Kuchlbauer in North Carolina and Ryan Bomba in Chicago. It was smoke from wildfires, the odor of an increasingly hot and occasionally on-fire world. Kuchlbauer had flashbacks to the surprise of soot coating her car three years ago when she was a r Sri Lanka's Parliament approves a debt restructuring plan in an attempt to overcome economic crisis 07/01/2023 10:47am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted to support a proposal to restructure a staggering domestic debt in a special session Saturday as the Indian ocean island nation struggles to emerge from an unprecedented economic crisis. The proposal was approved with 122 lawmakers voting fo Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe 07/01/2023 10:46am • SEATTLE (AP) — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that's become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protectio New state laws target contentious topics of gender, guns and abortion 07/01/2023 10:44am • New state laws taking effect Saturday target some of the most divisive topics in America including abortion, gender and guns. Meanwhile, some motorists heading out for an extended Independence Day vacation may face higher taxes at the fuel pump. The start of July marks the start of the budget year i Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows 07/01/2023 10:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican presidential candidate; Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Anne Milgram, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency; Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. __ CBS’