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Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city 10/14/2024 04:27pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Around 1.4 million households in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were without power on Saturday almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America's largest metropolis. At least seven people were killed. Officials in Sao Paulo state said that record wind gusts Friday No. 1 Texas' dominant defense will be tested by No. 5 Georgia and senior QB Carson Beck 10/14/2024 04:19pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — By any measure, from the official statistics to the informal eye test, top-ranked Texas' defense has been dominant. The Longhorns rank No. 1 in total defense and scoring defense. They are top 10 in first downs allowed, tackles for loss and passing yards. Much of that is built Motorsports in the United States have taken a dramatic off-track turn: Analysis 10/14/2024 04:13pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Andretti was at the Circuit of the Americas this time last year trying to drum up support for a Formula 1 team. F1 returns to Texas this week after Andretti shockingly walked away from racing and the future of the second American F1 team he fought so hard for is unkn Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. shows Titans he can make the tough part look easy in 20-17 win 10/14/2024 04:12pm • Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. tends to overcome the toughest challenges. Take Sunday at Tennessee. Four days after reports came out that he suffered a back injury which might keep him out multiple weeks, Pittman caught three passes for 35 yards and may have salvaged Indy's playoff Alex Ovechkin is shifting to right wing for the Capitals' second game of the season 10/14/2024 03:54pm • ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — More than a decade ago, Alex Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP during his first season playing right wing instead of his usual left. The next year, playing in the same spot, he scored a league-best 51 goals. “I’ll take it right now,” Ovechkin said. So would Brazil trusting local players in World Cup qualifying and Argentina faces rising Bolivia 10/14/2024 03:48pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — No Neymar, no Vinicius Júnior, no problem for Brazil. Two players from local giant Botafogo rescued Brazil and coach Dorival Júnior from another embarrassment last Friday in a last-minute 2-1 victory at Chile in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Under pressure fr Miriam Adelson's $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp's PAC could help Trump in Georgia 10/14/2024 03:38pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Gov. Brian Kemp's super PAC, according to federal campaign finance records, a development that appears to be helping presidential nominee Donald Trump in battleground Georgia and showing evidence of his rapprochemen This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas 10/14/2024 02:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed off a secret Pentagon attack plan to guests at his golf club and suggested his lawyer mislead the FBI about the presence of the Whit Christopher Reeve's kids wanted to be 'honest, raw and vulnerable' in new documentary 'Super/Man' 10/14/2024 02:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Reeve’s children say they made a point to include all the complexities of their father’s life — his strengths and weaknesses — in the new documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” — because that’s what he would have wanted. The film includes f Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum 10/14/2024 01:45pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday defended a plan to suspend the right to asylum as human rights and civil society organizations argued that fundamental rights must be respected. Poland has struggled since 2021 with migration pressures on its border with Belarus, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds 10/14/2024 12:31pm • PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen, expected to be a French authorities oppose 20-minute red cards promoted by World Rugby 10/14/2024 11:59am • PARIS (AP) — French authorities are joining forces with players to oppose plans by World Rugby to introduce a 20-minute red card, claiming it poses a health risk. World Rugby said last week the possibility of replacing a red-carded player with a teammate after 20 minutes was moving closer to globa DC nonprofit chronicles city's Latino murals in effort to preserve them 10/14/2024 11:28am • If you walk around numerous neighborhoods in D.C., you may notice one of around three dozen murals painted by Latino artists. Now, one of the oldest in the city is at risk of being removed. “There's something about street art,” said Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe, assistant editor at Hola Cultura Raptors leaning heavily on former top rookie Scottie Barnes as they begin rebuilding the roster 10/14/2024 10:00am • Toronto Raptors (H2 headline) Last season: 25-57, missed playoffs. COACH: Darko Rajakovic (2nd season, 25-57). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 23 vs. Cleveland. DEPARTURES: G Gary Trent Jr., F Jalen McDaniels. ADDITIONS: F Bruno Fernando, G Davion Mitchell, F Jonathan Mogbo, G Jamal Shead, G Ja’Kobe Walter. Knicks make big moves to get Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges and look like an NBA contender 10/14/2024 10:00am • New York Knicks Last season: 50-32, lost to Indiana in Eastern Conference semifinals. COACH: Tom Thibodeau (5th season with Knicks, 13th season overall, 527-389). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 22 at Boston. DEPARTURES: F Julius Randle, G Donte DiVincenzo, C Isaiah Hartenstein, F Bojan Bogdanovic, G Alec Burks