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Federal workers around nation's capital worry over Trump's plans to send some of them elsewhere 09/02/2024 12:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation's capital and its suburbs. During former President Donald Trump 's administration, her office under the U.S. Department of Ag Chase Briscoe holds off Kyle Busch in Southern 500 to advance to NASCAR Cup playoffs 09/01/2024 11:54pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe knew he carried the full weight of everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing into the final laps Sunday night at Darlington Raceway. And he couldn't have been happier. “I feel like I run better under heavy pressure,” Briscoe said. “I love the Game 7, pressure-hea Martin Truex Jr. makes NASCAR playoffs after crashing out early at Darlington 09/01/2024 11:02pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after some nervous moments when he crashed out on the third lap of the Southern 500 on Sunday. Others drivers hopeful of a spot like two-time series champion Kyle Busch and playoff participants last year in Bubb AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' Asia trip marks 60 years of papal visits to the region 09/01/2024 11:00pm • BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Pope Francis' visit to Southeast Asia, the longest trip in his papacy, is the latest in decades of regular papal visits to the Asia-Pacific region. Papal travel is a thing of the modern era, starting with Pope Paul VI, who became the first pontiff to leave Italy in more t US Open: Who is Emma Navarro, the woman who beat defending champion Coco Gauff? 09/01/2024 09:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open on Sunday earned her a trip to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Before this year's appearance in New York, Navarro had never been past the first round at Flus ESPN networks, ABC and Disney channels go dark on DirecTV on a busy night for sports 09/01/2024 09:36pm • ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage agreeme Philippine authorities detain more than 160 people over suspected cybercrime operation 09/01/2024 09:22pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex in a central province and took into custody more than 160 people — mostly Chinese and Indonesians — who were committing internet-based crimes, officials said Sunday. The raid on Sat Scheffler wins Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title; Ryu rebounds in Boston 09/01/2024 08:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to make winning look as inevitable as it has seemed all year. He clos Grichuk hits 3-run homer, Diamondbacks jump on Dodgers early in 14-3 win 09/01/2024 08:17pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in Arizona’s eight-run second inning, Brandon Pfaadt struck out 10 and the Diamondbacks routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 14-3 on Sunday. The Dodgers won the series’ first two games by jumping on Arizona early. The Diamondbacks returned the favo Strikes start at top hotel chains as housekeepers seek higher wages and daily room cleaning work 09/01/2024 07:53pm • With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud's job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible. There was the time she found three days worth of blond dog fur clinging to the curtains, the bedspread and the carpet. She knew she wouldn't finish in the 30 minutes she is US border policy spurred migrant camps hundreds of miles away in Mexico's capital 09/01/2024 07:40pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — “That’s it, dude! Done!” exclaimed Eliezer López as he jumped up and down, throwing his arms to the sky and drawing a sign of the cross across his chest. His joy was so contagious, his friends started to emerge from nearby tents to celebrate with him. López, a 20-year-ol Kylian Mbappé ends scoring drought in Spanish league and scores 2 in Real Madrid's win over Betis 09/01/2024 06:52pm • MADRID (AP) — With two goals in less than 10 minutes, Kylian Mbappé ended his scoring drought in the Spanish league, leading Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday. Madrid's biggest signing in years, Mbappé had scored once in the team's win over Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final l New Green Bay kicker Brayden Narveson already had family ties to Wisconsin before joining Packers 09/01/2024 06:41pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brayden Narveson might not have been the happiest person in his own family when the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers to make him their kicker. The move represented a homecoming for Narveson’s wife. Shelby Narveson grew up with a family full of Packers fans in Pres Zach Eflin stars as the Orioles beat the Rockies 6-1 09/01/2024 06:24pm • DENVER (AP) — Zach Eflin struck out nine in seven sparkling innings and James McCann homered, helping the Baltimore Orioles beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Sunday. Gunnar Henderson had two hits and two RBIs for Baltimore, which had dropped three of four. Anthony Santander also had two hits. Royce Lewis hits go-ahead 3-run homer in 8th, lifting the Twins past the Blue Jays 4-3 09/01/2024 06:13pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday. Bailey Ober started and pitched six solid innings, and Jhoan Duran earned his 20th save for Minnesota, which is tied with Kansas City,