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Another 14-game losing streak (and counting) has White Sox on pace to match 1962 Mets for futility 07/29/2024 05:55am • How low can the Chicago White Sox go? So far they're in some pretty infamous company. Chicago's 6-3 loss to Seattle on Sunday was the team's 14th in a row, dropping the White Sox to 27-81 on the season. That's a winning percentage of .250 — exactly what the 1962 New York Mets had when they set the Nationals Notebook: Trade winds have already blown 07/29/2024 05:21am • Baseball's trading deadline is Tuesday at 6 p.m. — in theory. In practice, teams have been making moves all month, and the Washington Nationals' recent slide (9-18 since June 23 with six of those losses coming to San Diego) has the team in the sellers' club as opposed to being a buyer. They've Indonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities 07/29/2024 03:30am • PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo started work Monday from the new presidential palace in his country's ambitious new capital, where he intends to spend the last few months of his presidency. “Today I have started receiving officials for meetings her Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast? 07/29/2024 03:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soon as September. A rate redu The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters 07/29/2024 01:21am • GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish, hammerhead sharks, marine iguanas — move in search of food. The Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes 07/29/2024 01:19am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes 07/29/2024 01:18am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed 07/29/2024 12:02am • ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump's allies gleefully predicted a landslide victory during a Republican National Convention that felt more like a coronation for a nominee who had just survived an assassination Jubilation and disappointment seen on shore as Paris Olympics surfing eliminations begin in Tahiti 07/28/2024 11:19pm • TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Contrasting reactions of jubilation and disappointment were seen on the faces of surfers coming ashore after their heats Sunday, as the elimination rounds commenced in the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti. “Today is the first real day of competition,” sai Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines 07/28/2024 10:51pm • FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater Lawmakers from 6 countries say Beijing is pressuring them not to attend conference in Taiwan 07/28/2024 09:40pm • BEIJING (AP) — Lawmakers from at least six countries said Chinese diplomats were pressuring them not to attend a China-focused conference in Taiwan, in what they described as efforts to isolate the self-governed island. Politicians in Bolivia, Colombia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and one As US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal 07/28/2024 09:36pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Coach Emma Hayes tempered expectations as the United States cruised to a 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Sophia Smith had a pair of goals for the Americans, who have won their opening two matches in France. Mallor President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient 07/28/2024 09:07pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have grown increasingly impatient with his progress, President Javier Milei on Sunday vowed to scrap export taxes and rescue Argentina's key agricultural ind Chapman, Soler each get 3 hits as Giants beat Rockies 5-4 to complete 4-game sweep 07/28/2024 08:01pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday. It was San Francisco's first four-game sweep since 2022. The Giants have beaten Colorado 12 straight times at home, Is a Physician Loan the Right Mortgage for You? 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Doctors straight out of medical school are bound to have sizable student loan debt and minimal savings for a home down payment. Despite excellent income potential, it can still be tough for them to qualify for a traditional mortgage program. Some lenders take all of these factors into consideration