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Top-ranked prospect Jackson Holliday hits grand slam in 1st game back from the minors 07/31/2024 05:06pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — A day after the trade deadline, the Baltimore Orioles made another big addition. And boy did he deliver. Jackson Holliday connected for a fifth-inning grand slam for his first major league home run after being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday for his second shot at the Montgomery County Council OKs move to cut office vacancy rate 07/31/2024 05:00pm • The Montgomery County Council has approved legislation designed to cut into the county's office vacancy rate. The "Make Office Vacancy Extinct (MOVE) Act" would codify and make permanent the program that awards grants to businesses that relocate to or expand within Montgomery County, Maryland. Defending champion U.S. women fall to 0-2 in 3x3 basketball pool play with 20-17 loss to Azerbaijan 07/31/2024 04:53pm • PARIS (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 11 points, including the go-ahead basket late, to lead Azerbaijan to a 20-17 win over the U.S. in women's 3x3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, dropping the defending champions to 0-2. The game was tied when Hayes, who plays for the WNBA's L Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, moving away from Mexico, forecasters say 07/31/2024 04:49pm • MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the eastern Pacific, moving away from Mexico, forecasters say. Titans Pro Bowl lineman Jeffery Simmons apologizes for ranting at radio host 07/31/2024 04:38pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons apologized Wednesday for yelling at a local radio talk show host after the Tennessee Titans wrapped up practice. Video of Tuesday's confrontation went viral with Simmons heard live swearing and ranting at the host over a What options does Maduro have after Venezuela's contested presidential election? 07/31/2024 04:37pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The world's democracies have almost unanimously condemned the results of Venezuela's presidential election and called for a transparent vote count to confirm what the opposition says was its landslide victory over President Nicolás Maduro. Two of Maduro's closest allies Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, officials tell AP 07/31/2024 04:24pm • Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. A Ukrainian lawmaker also confirmed Ukraine had received a small number of F-16 fighter jets. The two offic GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opposes fall ballot effort to replace troubled political mapmaking system 07/31/2024 03:57pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he will work to defeat a fall ballot issue aimed at remaking the state’s troubled political mapmaking system, and, if it passes, work with state lawmakers next year to advance a competing amendment based on the Iowa model Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border 07/31/2024 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. The Democratic administration is making the new policy push as Republican former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, p Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm 07/31/2024 03:50pm • Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more persistent storms and the state's infrastructure is feeling the effects in villages Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly 07/31/2024 03:28pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Frustrated with growing economic hardships, Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. And with momentum soaring on social media, authorities fear a replay of the deadly 2020 demonstrations against Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack 07/31/2024 03:12pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. At the head of its political hierarchy, he had little military role – but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks Montas says trade to Brewers surprised him because he hadn't been pitching well lately 07/31/2024 02:46pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — New Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas never expected to get traded this week because he figured his recent struggles would keep any contenders from pursuing him. Montas had allowed 16 runs over 16 innings in his last three starts with the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers grabbe Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday 07/31/2024 02:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended: Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Job gains have moderated, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflati Will boxer Cindy Ngamba win Refugee Team its first Olympic medal in Paris? 07/31/2024 02:30pm • VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Her name echoing around the stadium, Cindy Ngamba climbed into the Olympic ring and danced from foot to foot as she threw jabs with her bright blue Paris 2024 boxing gloves. By winning her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, the 25-year-old Ngamba is one victo