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US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won't join Western penalties 09/04/2024 06:51am • Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarks by Aleksandar Vulin, a former intelligence chief who is under U.S. sanctions, reflect persiste 2024 NFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • NFC East Eagles 11-6 You've heard it every year for nearly two full decades: NFC East champions don't repeat. That's bad news for Dallas and an opportunity for everyone else, namely Philadelphia. The NFL Draft's historic run of offense to open the first round allowed the Eagles to shore up 2024 AFC Preview 09/04/2024 06:18am • AFC North Ravens 13-4 In 2023 (and arguably, the prior two seasons), the only team that could beat the Baltimore Ravens was the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore was the first team in NFL history to lead the league in takeaways, sacks and total defense in the same season, and held Patrick Mahomes a AP Top 25 Reality Check: No. 23 Georgia Tech breaks long poll drought and teams suing ACC start 0-3 09/04/2024 06:10am • Instead of talking about Florida State's losses, let's focus on one of the teams that beat the Seminoles. With a 2-0 start that included a victory in Irleand over FSU, Georgia Tech moved into The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in nine years at No. 23. The poll drought was the third-longe Cambodia says China gifting 2 warships as it finishes work expanding strategically important port 09/04/2024 06:06am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving its navy two warships of the type it has had docked for months at a strategically important base being expanded with Beijing's funding, which has raised concerns of China establishing a permanent naval pres Rob Thomas joins WTOP before epic NSO concert at Kennedy Center 09/04/2024 04:43am • He's one of the biggest singer-songwriters of our time, from his band Matchbox Twenty to his stellar solo career. This week, Rob Thomas joined WTOP en route to a special concert at the Kennedy Center on Friday, Sept. 6. "It's my second time playing there," Thomas told WTOP. "Years and US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will meet in an all-American semifinal in New York 09/04/2024 04:27am • NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country's Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to the final fo What is the cellphone policy at your child's DC-area school? 09/04/2024 04:00am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Cellphone use in schools has become one of the Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels 09/04/2024 02:28am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil Randal Grichuk homers twice as Diamondbacks hold off Giants 8-7 09/04/2024 01:22am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo drive in the fifth to move within one of 300 for his career, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight road win. Grichuk had his 12th career multi-ho Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say 09/04/2024 01:16am • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi city of Basra hoped that the dowry of gold and money would help improve their circumstances. Her husba Siani's 2-run single leads Cardinals to 7-4 win over Brewers in 12 innings 09/04/2024 12:19am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Siani hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 12th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Tuesday night. Siani came to the plate after a wild pitch by Elvis Peguero (7-4) put runners on second and third. He lined an opposite-field single into Lindor and Peterson lead streaking Mets to 7-2 win over fading Red Sox 09/04/2024 12:14am • NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson struck out a career-high 11 on his 29th birthday and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs as the New York Mets beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Lindor launched his 30th homer and added a pivotal RBI double, draw Kelsey Mitchell becomes strong complement to Caitlin Clark, and they have the Fever in the playoffs 09/04/2024 12:05am • Kelsey Mitchell has become the perfect backcourt running mate with Caitlin Clark, and the two guards have led the Indiana Fever's resurgence since the Olympic break. Now they have Indiana in the playoffs. The team has won six of seven and is over .500 for the first time since June 13, 2019. The Feve Kyle Schwarber hits 3 homers for 2nd time this season as Phillies rally past Blue Jays 10-9 09/04/2024 12:00am • TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber’s third homer of the game was a go-ahead, three-run drive in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday night after allowing six runs in the first. “That’s what we pride ourselves on, is just making sure th