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In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center 06/16/2026 07:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk's companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion AI data center in Mississippi. The NAACP and other groups say Musk's xAI subsidiary failed to g NHL says the 2026 playoffs is the most-watched on record, averaging 1.8 million viewers 06/16/2026 07:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The NHL said Tuesday the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring were the most-watched on record in the U.S. with an average of 1.8 million viewers. That surpassed the previous record of 1.56 million in 1996 and is up 68% over last year. ESPN reported this was the most-watched Cup final s US official says Iran knew team would have to leave the country shortly after World Cup match 06/16/2026 07:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. is pushing back on complaints from Iran's national team that it was forced to leave the country immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along. ���We were clear this was the proce A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say 06/16/2026 07:57pm • A person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known Chicago park, police said Tuesday. The burning cross was discovered June 9 in Grant Park, where Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech when he was elected the nation���s first Black president in 2008. A man July Fourth events will keep Reagan National flights grounded most of the day, airports authority says 06/16/2026 07:51pm • No planes will take off or land at Reagan National Airport on July 4 after noon, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said Tuesday. No flights are scheduled during that time, and terminal services will be limited until flights resume July 5, the authority said in a passenger advisory. In ���Hockey Night in Canada��� NHL broadcasts won���t return to CBC next fall 06/16/2026 07:38pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� ���Hockey Night in Canada,��� a program featuring NHL games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season. A sublicensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC that allowed the sho Sprinkler malfunctions at halftime of Iraq-Norway World Cup match at Gillette Stadium 06/16/2026 07:36pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ��� A sprinkler malfunctioned at Gillette Stadium during halftime of the World Cup match between Iraq and Norway on Tuesday. A large stream of water spurted for several seconds from a sprinkler on the edge of the area in front of the goal in which Erling Haaland scored twice t Fast bowlers Joseph and Joseph are back in the West Indies squad for Sri Lanka test series 06/16/2026 07:36pm • ST JOHN���S, Antigua (AP) ��� Fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned from injury and were named in a 15-man test squad Tuesday for a two-match series against Sri Lanka. Both missed tours of India and New Zealand, Alzarri Joseph with a lower back injury and Shamar Joseph with a s The Chicago Cubs put reliever Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation 06/16/2026 07:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed pitcher Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Tuesday, hours after he struck out three in the ninth inning to pick up the win in a 5-4 comeback victory against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Cubs r 'Task' master Brad Ingelsby put Ruffalo's redemption at center of HBO series from the start 06/16/2026 07:32pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� ���Task��� has tense standoffs between not-too-different cops and criminals. It has gunfights in the woods and heists that turn into bloodbaths that turn into kidnappings. Yet the HBO show���s most dramatic and essential moment may be a guy reading from a piece of paper. It help Toughness a quality of U.S. Open winners at Shinnecock Hills 06/16/2026 07:21pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) ��� In the four previous U.S. Opens in Shinnecock Hills, one quality stands out among the champions. Toughness. Raymond Floyd had a brilliant wedge game and was equally known for his glare when he got locked in, particularly that 1986 win at Shinnecock at age 43. Mark O'Meara Cape Verde's Vozinha becomes an Instagram sensation thanks to his saves and a streamer's push 06/16/2026 07:21pm • GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) ��� When shown the number of Instagram followers he had gained after helping tiny Cape Verde hold off powerhouse Spain in his team's World Cup debut, 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha gasped and laughed, in shock. He was speaking shortly after Monday's stunning 0-0 draw in Atl Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown 06/16/2026 07:14pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration���s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, accusing them of conspiring against the federal government through a range of actions intended to block arrests and deportations. During a news conferen Editorial Roundup: United States 06/16/2026 07:09pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ The Washington Post wonders what is in the new Iran deal Vice President JD Vance said an agreement to end the Iran war was signed ���digitally��� on Sunday, and a formal ceremony is scheduled for Friday in Geneva. Asked Monday when Guardians All-Star 3rd baseman Jos�� Ram��rez undergoes surgery on left hand 06/16/2026 07:04pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� Guardians All-Star third baseman Jos�� Ram��rez had surgery Tuesday to remove the hook of the broken hamate bone in his left hand. The team said in a statement that the procedure was performed in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, by Dr. Thomas Graham. ���We knew he was going to need su