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Duke's Flagg, Rutgers' freshman duo headline list of potential 2025 NBA lottery prospects 06/28/2024 08:50am • A year after Victor Wembanyama ended a 16-season run of college players going No. 1 overall in the NBA draft, fellow French teen Zaccharie Risacher made it two in a row Wednesday night. A college prospect could be back on top next summer. Incoming Duke freshman Cooper Flagg joins a touted Rutgers ro European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world's largest trading bloc 06/27/2024 07:31pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years. At the side of von der Leyen, who heads the EUâ Jury orders NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws 06/27/2024 06:29pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to t Delaware lawmakers approve a $1.1 billion capital budget for the fiscal year starting Monday 06/27/2024 06:02pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a $1.1 billion capital budget for construction, transportation, maintenance and economic development projects in the fiscal year that starts Monday. The spending plan is about $300 million less than this year’s capital budget Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok ban 06/27/2024 05:01pm • A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal effort to require a sale or ban of TikTok would suppress speech from minority communities by disrupting a critical tool many use to establish connections online and advocate for causes. The legal brief, submitted to a federal c Baltimore police officers face discipline over lackluster response to shooting 06/27/2024 04:28pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore Police Department employees could lose their jobs and another 10 face lesser disciplinary actions for their responses to a July 2023 shooting at a neighborhood block party. Two people died and 28 others were injured when gunshots tore through a large crowd in the cou Walgreens, International Paper fall; McCormick, Apogee rise Thursday, 6/27/2024 06/27/2024 04:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., down $3.47 to $12.19. The drugstore chain cut its earnings forecast for the year. McCormick & Co., up $2.93 to $70.60. The spices and seasonings company beat analysts’ fisc California voters to weigh proposal to ban forced prison labor in state constitution 06/27/2024 04:03pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption for involuntary servitude from the state constitution under a proposal the state Legislature approved Thursday. In California and many other states, the state constitution bans involuntary servitude Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections 06/27/2024 01:20pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there's always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. The general election campaign over the past five weeks has c DC high-schooler wins national Doodle for Google competition with portrait of 'super chaotic' family dinners 06/27/2024 01:14pm • Maisie Derlega sent her Google doodle with the following prompt response: “Every Sunday night is filled with chaos, laughter, and the smell of food in my household. The standing invitation goes to any friends and family in the area. As my life grows and changes, my wish for the next 25 years is t Big East signs 6-year rights agreement with Fox Sports, NBC and TNT 06/27/2024 11:52am • The Big East Conference will expand to having games on three networks and see a significant increase in revenues under a new six-year media rights deal announced on Thursday. Fox Sports will remain as the conference's lead network under the new agreement, which begins with the 2025-26 season, while UK health officials say 1 person has died from an E. coli outbreak blamed on lettuce in sandwiches 06/27/2024 11:32am • LONDON (AP) — One person died from an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 275 people in the United Kingdom during the past month, health officials said Thursday. The outbreak that led to 122 people being hospitalized was linked to lettuce in pre-packaged sandwiches, the U.K. Health Security A Former Real Madrid captain Nacho signs for Saudi Arabian team Al Qadsiah while at Euros with Spain 06/27/2024 10:58am • DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany (AP) — Former Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernández has signed for Saudi Arabian team Al Qadsiah, penning the two-year contract while at the European Championship with Spain. Newly-promoted Al Qadsiah announced Nacho had joined as a free agent on Thursday — three days befo Things to do in the DC area: Lavender Con, Smithsonian Folklife Festival ... and more! 06/27/2024 10:29am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. For the first time in the District, a book festival totally focused on LGB Ralf Rangnick's reputation took a hit at Man United. He's changing the story at Euro 2024 06/27/2024 10:21am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo said he'd never heard of him and Manchester United fans have few fond memories of his short-lived spell as manager of the Premier League club. But Ralf Rangnick is rewriting his legacy at Euro 2024 with his Austria team emerging as one of the surprise