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Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins ���Battle of the Sexes��� 09/20/2024 12:00am • Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called ���Battle of the Sexes,��� tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. Also on this date: NASCAR Craftsman Truck UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics Results 09/19/2024 10:08pm • Thursday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: 0.53 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (18) Layne Riggs, Ford, 200 laps, 50 points. 2. (2) Corey Heim, Toyota, 200, 54. 3. (3) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 200, 52. 4. (8) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 200, 50. 5. (6) Nicholas Sanchez, C As fire raged nearby, a tiny town's zoo animals were driven to safety 09/19/2024 09:23pm • BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) ��� With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime. Perched in the front seat of a truck, Cowboy ��� along with nearly 50 other animals ��� was being evacuat A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out 09/19/2024 09:11pm • DEER PARK, Texas (AP) ��� A pipeline fire that burned in a Houston suburb for four days finally went out Thursday as authorities announced a criminal investigation into the blaze that had roared into a towering flame, forcing neighborhoods to evacuate and melting parts of nearby cars. Before the fir Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes 09/19/2024 08:33pm • CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) ��� Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open Zoo from the Thai capital Bangkok to see her in person can watch her video clips online, or simply 7 Drone Stocks to Buy in 2024 09/19/2024 08:00pm • Drones are starting to shed their reputations as James Bond-like tools for spies and intelligence specialists and are now making their way headlong into the mainstream commercial market. These days, it's just as likely that a drone will deliver your pizza as track down a double agent on an undercove The 13 Best All-Inclusive Mexico Resorts for Families 09/19/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for family-friendly, all-inclusive resorts with year-round warm temperatures, beautiful beaches, top-notch cuisine, picturesque sunsets and a plethora of water sports, Mexico is a hard destination to beat. Its family resorts boast everything from water parks and high-tech teen club Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises 'heroic' effort to deliver mail ballots 09/19/2024 07:59pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to reassure voters that it's ready to handle an expected crush of those ballots this fall. U.S. Postmaster General L Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured 09/19/2024 07:22pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin American country has long been plagued by gang violence and overcrowded prisons. According to officials, a total of 72 prisoners took part in the attempted Prosecutors decline to charge a man who killed his neighbor during a deadly dispute in Hawaii 09/19/2024 06:55pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Citing self-defense, prosecutors have declined to charge a Hawaii man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting a neighbor who opened fire at a gathering, killing three women. Prosecutors declined the case Wednesday ���due to issues related to self-defense and defense US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower 09/19/2024 06:38pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� U.S. land managers said Thursday they've completed a final environmental review of a proposed Nevada lithium mine that would supply minerals critical to electric vehicles and a clean energy future while still protecting an endangered wildflower. ���This environmental analysis is A couple found the Kentucky highway shooter's remains by being bounty hunters for a week, they say 09/19/2024 06:32pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Days after a shooter attacked an interstate and disappeared, leaving a Kentucky community scared and on guard, Fred and Sheila McCoy decided to lace up their boots for the first time in a long time and spend days in rugged terrain searching until, finally, they found a body. Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive 09/19/2024 06:32pm • The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive. Appearing before a U.S. Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board about a plat Young stars Yamal and Wirtz shine in Champions League but with mixed results 09/19/2024 06:31pm • Shortly after lighting up the European Championship, two of the world's most exciting young players shone on club soccer's biggest stage. With mixed fortunes, however. Teenager Lamine Yamal's goal couldn't prevent 10-man Barcelona from falling to a 2-1 defeat at Monaco on Thursday in the Champions L Brest's first-ever European goal is scored at home but far from its own stadium 09/19/2024 05:31pm • GUINGAMP, France (AP) ��� Brest's first-ever goal in European competition was scored at home but far away from its own stadium on Thursday. Midfielder Hugo Magnetti's half-volley from 20 meters out flew into the bottom right corner in the 23rd minute against Sturm Graz in the revamped Champions Leag