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Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election 08/12/2026 09:48pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote prompted by a challenge from his defense minister less than three months before an election. The vote took place during a hastily convened meeting of Luxon���s center-right Rubio and Bessent stayed on decoy flight from Turkey as Trump switched planes, official says 08/12/2026 09:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The two most senior members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, flew out of last month���s NATO summit in Turkey on what was effectively a decoy plane following an Iranian threat, while Trump was secretly moved Thomas homers to back Mahle in the Braves' 6-3 victory over the Mets 08/12/2026 09:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Tyler Mahle pitched six strong innings and fellow trade deadline acquisition Lane Thomas homered in the Atlanta Braves' 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Riley hit back-to-back homers during a three-run seventh for the Braves, who are Conine, Hern��ndez homers, Junk's solid 6 innings lead Marlins to an 8-2 win over Pirates 08/12/2026 09:43pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hern��ndez homered and Janson Junk worked six solid inning as the Miami Marlins extended their winning streak to four games with an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Junk (6-7) allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk in Rescuers evacuate more than 200 from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali 08/12/2026 09:10pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Crews rescued 211 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said. Videos released by the National Search and Rescue Agency showed people wearing life jackets c Hockey Canada extends bans of all but one player acquitted of sexual assault in 2018 case 08/12/2026 09:09pm • CALGARY, Alberta (AP) ��� Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year, with only one set for immediate reinstatement. Hockey Canada on Wednesday extended M WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' transgender debate and says league has no eligibility issues 08/12/2026 09:07pm • The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. ���There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others,��� a league spokesp Metro union calls for policy reversal involving fare announcement on buses following recent assault�� 08/12/2026 08:56pm • Metro employees and the union representing transit workers met Wednesday to call for ending the practice of bus drivers quoting the fare for riders after a video circulated on social media of a driver being assaulted. ���For the last 10 years, we haven't been quoting the fare because the GM, Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target' 08/12/2026 08:41pm • The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn���t get the death penalty because the shooter ���hit the intended target��� and no one else was endangered when the conservative activist was shot from a rooftop at an event in Utah last year, his lawyers said. Defendant Tyler Robinson's attorneys Ryder Cowan qualifies with a birdie and then beats Miles Russell in US Amateur 08/12/2026 08:29pm • ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) ��� Oklahoma senior Ryder Cowan began his long day with a birdie in a playoff to advance to match play and ended it by chipping in for par on the 17th hole at Merion to take down Miles Russell on Wednesday in the U.S. Amateur. Joshua Ryan, the medalist in 36-hole qualifying, was el Padres win 4-3 in 11 innings to sweep MLB-leading Brewers 08/12/2026 08:25pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Jackson Merrill hit a tying sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and Luis Campusano followed with a two-out single to bring in Sun-Mung Song from second base as the San Diego Padres beat the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. The surging Padres hav Student wounded and young suspect is in custody after shooting at Georgia high school, police say 08/12/2026 08:24pm • WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) ��� A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday left one student wounded, and a teenage suspect who fled was later taken into custody, police said. The shooting at Warner Robins High School involving two ninth-graders occurred just one week into the new school year and prom ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse 08/12/2026 08:23pm • Immigration and Customs Enforcement���s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel. ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to outfit offi Minnesota man kills his wife and daughter at a daycare after killing another relative 08/12/2026 08:09pm • HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) ��� A Minnesota man killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter as young children gathered at a home daycare the couple owned before taking his own life, police said Wednesday. Some time prior to the attack, police believe he also killed a 78-year-old relative at her home. The Ecuador's police seize a cocaine shipment with stickers of Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland 08/12/2026 08:07pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland 's face has appeared on billboards, trading cards and television screens, becoming a social media phenomenon for scoring seven goals across four World Cup matches in July. Now, police in Ecuador have found it in an unexpected place ��� pri