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How does MLB take over a local broadcast? Even with months of planning, it's a mad scramble 07/19/2023 11:13am • Doug Johnson was answering emails at the Miami East hotel on May 30 when his phone rang with the call he had been awaiting for more than two months: Major League Baseball was taking over San Diego Padres’ television broadcasts the next day from financially troubled Diamond Sports. “Immediately h Spain's political escape artist Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in national election 07/19/2023 08:49am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been prematurely counted out more than once in his relatively short but action-packed political career. Battered and bruised after seeing his Socialists take a drubbing in local and regional elections in May, Sánchez took no time t First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K — about 380 times its original price 07/18/2023 09:51pm • A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007. LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday's sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. 7 Best Pet Stocks to Buy in 2022 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Americans love their pets and aren't above spending good money to ensure their furry friends remain a big part of the family. All in all, the U.S. pet expenditures market is expected to reach $143.6 billion in sales in 2023, up from $136.8 billion in 2022 and $90.5 billion in 2018, according to the Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul 07/18/2023 05:49pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. The protests, now in their seventh month, have Editorial Roundup: United States 07/18/2023 05:14pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 18 The Washington Post on closing gun-making loophole Do-it-yourself has never been easier; just ask the owners of any of the more than 25,785 ghost guns seized nationwide last year. The internet has made it simple for Americans o After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida 07/18/2023 04:29pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — AAA won’t renew “a very small percentage” of homeowners and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State despite efforts by lawmakers to calm the volatile insurance market, the company said US says Ukraine has significant combat power not yet committed to the war 07/18/2023 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian forces have a “significant amount of combat power” that hasn't yet been committed to the war, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday, saying Kyiv is conserving some of its tactical effort while troops slowly work their way through deadly Russian minefields. Spea Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices 07/18/2023 02:45pm • PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of phones and other internet-connected devices of some suspected criminals. The measure plai Time to empty the freezer? This cook challenged herself to make a week of meals with forgotten food 07/18/2023 01:49pm • I usually cook a nice meal from scratch every night, even when it’s only my husband and me for dinner. Our weekly menu might include fish, chicken, pasta, and a couple of time-intensive dishes like eggplant moussaka, jap chae or chili. Leftovers, and there are a lot, go into the freezer — where Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/18/2023 01:17pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Martin Truex Jr. 'bad at making big decisions' as he ponders NASCAR retirement 07/18/2023 12:38pm • LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the Hall of Fame owner tries to keep Monday’s winner at New H 10 Awesome Dividend Stocks for Guaranteed Income 07/17/2023 08:00pm • Long-term investors buy stocks with the hopes of building their nest eggs over time as the stock market rises. However, dividend stock investors actually get paid for their patience. Dividend stocks take a portion of their profits and distribute it directly to investors on a quarterly or monthly bas Fact vs. Fiction: Debunking OTC Medication Myths 07/17/2023 08:00pm • As you browse through the plethora of options for over-the-counter medications, you may find it to be an overwhelming experience. Whether you're shopping for pain relievers, flu medicine or allergy treatments, you may think purchasing and taking OTC products is a straightforward process, but there a Several top editors at Penguin Random House accept buyout offers, layoffs also underway 07/17/2023 07:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Some of publishing's most celebrated and enduring editors are leaving Penguin Random House after accepting buyout packages. Meanwhile, an undetermined number of company-wide layoffs has begun, according to publishing officials. Longtime editors of such prominent writers as Anne Ric