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Groves wins 2nd stage of Spanish Vuelta and Van Aert takes overall lead 08/18/2024 02:57pm • OUREM, Portugal (AP) ��� Kaden Groves prevailed in the final sprint to win the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, with Wout van Aert finishing second to take the overall leader's red jersey. Groves, an Australian riding for Alpecin-Deceuninck, held on at the end after a 194-kilometer (120 South Carolina prosecutors plan to seek death penalty in trial of man accused of killing 5 08/18/2024 02:07pm • SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man arrested nearly two years ago and accused of fatally shooting five people. The 7th Circuit Solicitor���s Office filed a motion last week expressing its plans to seek capital punishment for 26-year-old Ja Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East and scientists warn of a stronger one 08/18/2024 01:35pm • PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (AP) ��� One of Russia���s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a ���code red��� warning for aircraft. The Shiveluch volcano began sputtering shortl Extreme heat at Colorado airshow sickens about 100 people with 10 hospitalized, officials say 08/18/2024 11:30am • Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals on Saturday, officials said. The majority of patients were treated by emergency personnel onsite at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said i Today in Sports - Ty Cobb, 34 years, gets his 3,000th career hit, youngest player to reach milestone 08/18/2024 10:10am • Aug. 19 1909 ��� The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track���s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes t A sailor is rescued at night off Cyprus 5 hours after falling off a vehicle carrier 08/18/2024 06:22am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� A sailor is thanking his lucky stars for being rescued unharmed from the dark waters of the east Mediterranean early Sunday, nearly five hours after falling 18 meters (60 feet) off a commercial ship. Cypriot authorities say 24-year-old Lebanese national needed no medical att More than $1.6 million worth of cocaine washed up on Florida beaches during Hurricane Debby, authorities say 08/18/2024 04:03am • (CNN) ��� Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida���s shores, authorities said. On August 4, 25 packages of cocaine were found on a beach in Islamorada, a village in the Flor IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Results 08/18/2024 12:03am • Saturday At World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Madison, Ill. Lap length: 1.25 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 260 laps, Running. 2. (1) Scott McLaughlin, Dallara-Chevrolet, 260, Running. 3. (18) Linus Lundqvist, Dallara-Honda, 260, Running. 4. ( Hurricane Ernesto weakens into tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda over open waters 08/17/2024 11:01pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Hurricane Ernesto weakened into a tropical storm late Saturday as it moved away from Bermuda over open waters of the Atlantic after crossing over the tiny British territory early in the day with heavy rains and strong winds. Ernesto forced residents to stay indoors, and more tha NASCAR-Xfinity Cabo Wabo 250 Results 08/17/2024 08:34pm • Saturday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2.00 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (16) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 128 laps, 51 points. 2. (1) Sheldon Creed, Toyota, 128, 38. 3. (10) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 128, 0. 4. (19) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 128, 34. 5. Justin Allgaier wins NASCAR Xfinity Series race, pulling away from the pack in overtime at Michigan 08/17/2024 07:33pm • BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) ��� Justin Allgaier raced to his second Xfinity Series victory of the year and 25th overall, pulling away from the pack in an overtime finish on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. Allgaier broke a 10th-place tie with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tommy Houston for victories i American Brandon McNulty wins individual time trial in record time in first stage of Spanish Vuelta 08/17/2024 05:07pm • MADRID (AP) ��� American Brandon McNulty won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Portugal on Saturday with the fastest time trial in the history of the Spanish Grand Tour race. The rider from UAE Team Emirates finished the individual time trial with a time of 12 minutes, 35 seconds, two seco Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse 08/17/2024 04:37pm • Even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore, Hurricane Ernesto was still being felt Saturday along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, with dangerous rip currents forcing public beaches to close during one of the final busy weekends of the summer season. The storm���s high surf and swells also con Lawsuit: Kansas school employee locked teen with Down syndrome in closet, storage cage 08/17/2024 01:59pm • An employee of a rural Kansas school district repeatedly shoved a teenager with Down syndrome into a utility closet, hit the boy and once photographed him locked in a cage used to store athletic equipment, a lawsuit claims. The suit filed Friday in federal court said the paraprofessional assigned to Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency 08/17/2024 01:44pm • GOMA, Congo (AP) ��� Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She also has no idea where to go to get medical help