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Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga recalled by All Blacks on tour of South Africa 08/13/2026 05:17am • PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ��� Richie Mo'unga was on his way to South Africa after New Zealand confirmed his recall on Thursday as an injury replacement for the ongoing tour of the republic. The flyhalf replaced center Billy Proctor, who broke a shoulder blade against the Stormers on Friday in Cape Higher-income families more likely to enroll kids in organized sports, an AP-Ipsos poll finds 08/13/2026 05:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income families are more likely to participate. Learning teamwork and reducing screen time are among the perceived benefits of youth sports, according to the AP-Ipsos su Hasan takes 6-55 as Australia dismissed for 198 by Bangladesh to start test series 08/13/2026 05:04am • DARWIN, Australia (AP) ��� The Bangladesh bowlers overshadowed Australia's Big Four getting back together on day one of the first test as the host was dismissed for 198 and Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 on Thursday. And just to show the flurry of wickets wasn't entirely down to the conditions Montgomery Co. teens act as judge, jury and attorneys in unique summer academy 08/13/2026 04:41am • Makaylah Phelps is not a judge, but she is a rising high school senior at Montgomery Blair High School. Seated in a black judge���s robe in a Montgomery County courtroom, she carried herself with the authority of a veteran jurist on the bench. She and more than 30 other high school stu Jayden Daniels sends LSU cease-and-desist letter regarding decision to give No. 5 jersey to current player 08/13/2026 04:30am • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� A representative for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has told LSU it can no longer use the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner���s name, image and likeness. ESPN got a copy of the letter that was sent to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and said Daniels��� de How AI is starting to influence political campaigns 08/13/2026 04:29am • Artificial intelligence is starting to make some candidates rethink the way they campaign for political office. These days, millions of Americans ask chatbots about everything under the sun ��� and politics is no different. Candidates are starting to realize they need to position themselves in wa A punishing European drought shrivels crops from Dutch potatoes to Bosnian corn 08/13/2026 04:28am • WOLPHAARTSDIJK, Netherlands (AP) ��� A cloud of dust billows behind Maarten Janse���s tractor as he spreads a mixture of compost, straw and manure over a field to nourish the parched soil. Janse's farm on the fertile land of the Netherlands' southwestern Zeeland Province is drying out despite his ef Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border 08/13/2026 04:10am • Today is Thursday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2026. There are 140 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin���s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the cit 'This guy's really pointing a gun at my head': Virginia woman speaks out after viral ICE video 08/13/2026 04:07am • Carolina Molina returned to Bailey���s Crossroads in Northern Virginia Wednesday, days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pointed a gun at her and a video of the confrontation went viral on social media. ���This is like a flashback of what occurred,��� Molina said. ���I can���t Pirates aim to break 3-game skid, take on the Marlins 08/13/2026 04:01am • Pittsburgh Pirates (58-64, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (62-59, third in the NL East) Miami; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (11-5, 4.08 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 145 strikeouts); Marlins: Tyler Phillips (3-5, 3.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) LINE: Pirate Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ���new normal��� 08/13/2026 02:46am • PENTICTON, British Columbia (AP) ��� A wildfire that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in western Canada moved so quickly that crews had to abandon firefighting to help residents escape, a pace British Columbia���s premier said Wednesday may represent a ���new normal.��� The Bald Range Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century 08/13/2026 02:38am • MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) ��� Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness. The crowds brought lawn chairs and umbrellas a Dodgers' Freddie Freeman somehow avoids serious injury in frightening fall into visitors' dugout 08/13/2026 02:31am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors' dugout while trying to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning. Freeman isn't sure whether he'll play wh Taiwan���s military drills suggest deeper alignment with the US 08/13/2026 02:19am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� Through this year���s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army's and society���s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts say the exercises��� structure indicates closer ties with the U.S. military in the Bueckers leads Dallas against Indiana after 22-point game 08/13/2026 02:10am • Dallas Wings (20-14, 8-8 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (21-12, 9-4 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings visits the Indiana Fever after Paige Bueckers scored 22 points in the Wings' 94-88 victory over the Toronto Tempo. The Fever have gone 12-6 at h