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Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting heat records 08/20/2023 06:43pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, William Byron dominates at Watkins Glen for his Cup Series-leading fifth victory of the season 08/20/2023 06:15pm • William Byron had the field covered at Watkins Glen International, delivering such a dominant performance that no other NASCAR driver even got to his bumper in the final third of the race. It was usual for the Cup Series and even more rare for Byron at a road course. The 25-year-old Byron won on a s Johnson-Thompson holds on to gold in heptathlon over Hall by the slimmest of margins at worlds 08/20/2023 05:18pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Never has finishing second felt so good to Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Or been so exhausting. Starting the final event of the heptathlon, the 800 meters, with the slimmest of leads, and trying to hold off Anna Hall to complete a comeback from a ruptured Achilles three years Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis 08/20/2023 05:00pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed hope Sunday for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African nation. The pontiff told the faithful in St. Peter's Square that he is following events with concern, joining an appeal “for peace in the countr Mid Atlantic Daybook 08/19/2023 04:01pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 19. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 Photos: Va. residents enjoy food and rides at Arlington Co. Fair 08/19/2023 03:32pm • The Arlington County Fair continues this weekend through Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Although it’s not large enough to have 4-H competitions or demolition derbies, like some county fairs, the event at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center and grounds has been providing competitive exhibits, games, Alexandria Restaurant Week is underway, with DC up next 08/19/2023 05:35am • This weekend could be the perfect time to find great dining deals in the D.C. area. Alexandria’s Restaurant Week is already underway in Virginia — and D.C.'s is coming up soon. Alexandria Restaurant Week started Thursday and runs through Sunday, Aug. 27. During the weeklong event, doze Weekend Time Schedule 08/18/2023 10:30pm • All Times EDT Saturday, Aug. 19 MLB Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 3 p.m., 1st game Arizona at San Diego, 3:10 p.m., 1st game Milwaukee at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m., 1st Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River 08/18/2023 09:42pm • PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. A substance lethal to fish but approved by federal environmental regulators called rotenone Max Homa sets course record at Olympia Fields to lead BMW Championship 08/18/2023 07:06pm • OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board just as it flashed a message that Chris Kirk was challenging the course record of 63. “Just rand Mid Atlantic Daybook 08/18/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Friday, Aug. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 an USA tops Greece 108-86, moves to 4-0 in World Cup tune-up games 08/18/2023 02:47pm • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and the U.S. never trailed Friday in a 108-86 win over Greece in a World Cup tune-up game for 'Blue Beetle' actors may be sidelined by the strike, but their director is keeping focus on them 08/18/2023 12:46am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal summer, Friday's arrival of “Blue Beetle,” the first DC superhero movie to feature a Latino lead, would be a splashy, triumphant moment for its filmmakers and stars. But with actors and screenwriters on strike, the film's promotional campaign has been without it Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories 08/17/2023 10:51pm • YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Thousands of residents fled the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories ahead of an approaching wildfire Thursday, some driving hundreds of miles to safety and others waiting in long lines for emergency flights, the latest chapter in Canada's worst fire DDOT working on plan to close part of Rhode Island Ave. in response to flash flooding 08/17/2023 10:43pm • In order to help prevent devastating flooding in the area of Northeast D.C., the District Department of Transportation told WTOP that a plan is in the works that would initiate a road closure if powerful storms are coming to the area. DDOT says it is currently working on a standard operating proc