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FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup 05/15/2024 04:07pm • The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women's World Cup at its meeting in Bangkok this week. A joint bid by the United States and Mexico was pulled late last month, and South Africa withdrew its candidacy in November. That left only two bids standing fo Wildfire smoke could impact US again as Canada braces for another fiery summer 05/15/2024 03:44pm • Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With numerous wildfires burning across Canada, including about 40 that remain out of control, meteorologists said conditions are stacking up for a replay of last year's fire season when thick smoke wafted down to the United States, turning th Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb wins US cycling time trial to earn spot in Paris in a second sport 05/15/2024 03:29pm • Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb stunned even herself by winning the women's time trial at the U.S. road cycling championships. Now, she will have the opportunity to compete in two different sports at this year's Paris Games. Knibb ripped over the flat, out-and-back course around Charleston, West Vir This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end 05/15/2024 03:24pm • OCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) ��� In this seaside community that calls itself ���God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore,��� all the land is owned by a religious group that has for generations enforced an 11th Commandment: Thou shalt stay off the beach on Sunday morning. But there are signs that decades-old Robby Albarado is 'living vicariously' through Mystik Dan from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness 05/15/2024 02:47pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Robby Albarado had never entered the Kentucky Derby winner's circle during two decades as a jockey that included more than 34,000 races and 5,000 victories. It's bad luck in that profession to go in without winning that prestigious race, though he did not mind breaking that sup Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive 05/15/2024 02:00pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country's northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face. Against After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500 05/15/2024 01:33pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Pato O���Ward picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren's team lounge in Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend. No, it wasn���t the victory celebration O���Ward had planned for his first IndyCar win since July 2022, but it was unusual: H Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America 05/15/2024 12:37pm • DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) ��� On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and SUVs through a new technician program at Olive-Harvey College. About 150 miles (240 kilometers) south, students at Danville Area Community College in Illinois are taught to troublesh Editorial Roundup: United States 05/15/2024 12:36pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 11 The New York Times on college campus protests Protesting the world���s wrongs has been a rite of passage for generations of American youth, buoyed by our strong laws protecting free speech and free assembly. Yet the students and Milan wins chaotic sprint at end of 11th stage of Giro. Pogacar stays in pink 05/15/2024 11:57am • FRANCAVILLA AL MARE, Italy (AP) ��� Italian cyclist Jonathan Milan sprinted to victory at the end of the 11th stage of the Giro d���Italia on Wednesday, while Tadej Pogacar kept his firm grip on the leader���s pink jersey. Milan, who rides for the Lidl-Trek team, edged out Tim Merlier and Kaden Grov FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries 05/15/2024 10:11am • GENEVA (AP) ��� FIFA moved Wednesday toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy that currently blocks domestic league games being played in other countries. Fans are likely to object to their teams' home matches potentially being moved thousands of miles (kilometers Van der Poel will skip mountain bike event at Paris Olympics to focus on road race 05/15/2024 10:09am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� World champion Mathieu van der Poel will focus on the Olympic road race at the Paris Games this summer, after competing in the Tour de France, and skip mountain biking. The versatile Dutch racer said Wednesday that combining the Tour and the road race is ���the most logical��� choi Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says 05/15/2024 07:05am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan���s military said it successfully test-fired Wednesday a short-range, indigenously developed rocket system meant to boost its ability to deter any offensive action from archenemy and neighbor India. According to a military statement, the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System has Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla 05/15/2024 06:11am • It���s a good time to be in the market for a used Tesla. Tesla���s significant price cuts over the past year on its new cars have caused the prices of used Teslas to drop significantly. But buying a used Tesla isn���t as straightforward as buying a used Toyota, especially if you���ve never owned one Greene pitches 7 sharp innings, Reds beat Diamondbacks 6-2 after ugly loss 05/15/2024 01:05am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Hunter Greene pitched seven effective innings, Will Benson hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds bounced back from a difficult loss with a 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Arizona handed the reeling Reds a 6-5 loss on Monday night on Kevin Newman���s two