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Gill, Rahul centuries lead dominant India to 368-3 on Day 1 of one-off test against Afghanistan 06/06/2026 08:19am • NEW CHANDIGARH, India (AP) ��� Skipper Shubman Gill and Lokesh Rahul scored centuries as India dominated Day 1 of the one-off test against Afghanistan by amassing 368-3 on Saturday. Gill was unbeaten on 103 off 143 balls, while Rahul hit 100 in 165 deliveries after the home team had won the toss at Mexico City���s altitude poses a key challenge for teams at the 2026 World Cup 06/06/2026 08:10am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Heat won���t be the only environmental factor affecting players��� performance at the World Cup. Teams playing in two of Mexico���s host cities must adapt to another challenge: altitude. The Azteca stadium in Mexico City sits at more than 7,300 feet (2,200 meters) above sea leve Accessorize with earplugs at this summer's concerts so you can enjoy more music in the future 06/06/2026 08:07am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When her favorite band took the stage, Kristin Shires was in the front row. As the Misterwives started to play, the drums and saxophones blared from the trembling speakers. Shires soaked in the music ��� but on the way home, a different sound played in her ears. ���The half hour af Taipei Zoo welcomes a pair of red pandas from China, first in over a decade 06/06/2026 07:56am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� A zoo in Taiwan's capital received a pair of endangered red pandas from China on Saturday, in the first exchange of animals in more than a decade as tensions between the two sides run high. The pandas, a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female, will be in quarantine for a mo Locals and tourists weigh removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center 06/06/2026 06:52am • Days ahead of a June 12 deadline to remove President Donald Trump���s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a stream of tourists and locals visited Friday to take one last look. Some were smiling, others shaking their heads, but all pulled out their phones. "We want FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ���Catholic ideology��� memo 06/06/2026 06:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic ���violent extremists��� were fired Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel. The fired employees includ Kosovo set to hold third election in 18 months as frustration grows over political impasse 06/06/2026 06:42am • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) ��� Kosovo will hold its third parliamentary election in 18 months this weekend as frustration grows over a continued political impasse in the small Balkan country that is aspiring to move closer to the European Union and NATO. The early parliamentary vote on Sunday was schedul UFC to hold White House card without DC's official sanction 06/06/2026 06:29am • When the UFC hosts its Freedom 250 fight card on the White House South Lawn on June 14, D.C.'s Combat Sports Commission will not be involved. The UFC elected not to use the D.C. commission, which normally serves as an independent party supplying judges and referees, and examining fighters' health The World Cup pitches are the result of years of engineering to find just the right grass 06/06/2026 06:00am • The World Cup pitches cover so much ground they'll be hard to ignore. The crews that put them there would prefer if fans didn't notice them at all. While it took a herculean effort to engineer the right grass for the different stadiums and to make sure it's in pristine condition for the duration of Lebanon considers its largest amnesty in 35 years but some are protesting 06/06/2026 05:47am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Samira Bou Saab had hoped to see the execution of the man who was sentenced to death for killing her son. Instead, he eventually could be released under a sweeping draft amnesty law in Lebanon that is revealing the country's complex history of loyalties and conflict. Lebanon's larges HVAC parts shortages could leave homeowners sweating this summer 06/06/2026 05:27am • Summer is heating up, but not everything is cool in the air conditioning industry. Most industries faced supply chain shortages during COVID, but as the pandemic eased, HVAC manufacturers were also required to change the refrigerant they used, part of a U.S. and global phaseout of hydrofluorocarb Metro police announce 51 arrests, 807 citations in bus fare evasion crackdown 06/06/2026 05:07am • In the first 10 days of its crackdown on Metrobus fare evasion, Metro Transit Police issued 807 citations and made 51 arrests, officials said. Metro launched the "Fares Pay for Service" campaign on May 24 in an effort to deter people from boarding its buses without paying. About 70% of Metrobu High fuel prices have DC-area boaters rethinking summer trips 06/06/2026 04:55am • If you think it���s expensive to fill up your car, try fueling up a boat. Fuel prices run higher on the water for a number of reasons: Insurance at marinas is generally higher than at land-based gas stations. Marinas usually have a lot of specialized dock maintenance. And, with a compressed seaso Ferrari team principal Vasseur in medical care and will miss Monaco Grand Prix qualifying 06/06/2026 04:17am • MONACO (AP) ��� Ferrari says team principal Fred Vasseur is ���under observation at a local medical facility��� and will not be at the track for Monaco Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The Italian team did not specify any details of the 58-year-old French racing executive's condition. "Fred Vasse Today in History: June 6, Allies land in Normandy on D-Day 06/06/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2026. There are 208 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe. More than