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Senegal hires Patrick Vieira as coach to replace fired Pape Thiaw 08/18/2026 10:50am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal hired Patrick Vieira as its new coach on Tuesday to replace Pape Thiaw, who was fired after the team was eliminated from the World Cup in the round of 32. Senegal announced the news in a post on Instagram, without giving any details of the length of the 50-year-old Vi US-Audiobooks-Top-10 08/18/2026 10:50am • Audible best-sellers for the week ending August 14: Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Stop Letting Everything Affect You by Daniel Chidiac, narrated by the author (Undercover Publishing House Pty Ltd) 3. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrat Purdue looks to snap 18-game losing streak in league play and get back on track in Odom's 2nd season 08/18/2026 10:50am • Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — 2025 record: 2-10 Expectations Boilermakers fans have modest hopes for coach Barry Odom's second season. They want to snap the school's 18-game losing streak in Big Ten play and get the program back on track. How tough has it been since coach Jeff Brohm left for Real Madrid officially presents José Mourinho in a closed-door ceremony 08/18/2026 10:47am • MADRID (AP) — In an unusual ceremony closed to the media and fans, Real Madrid officially presented coach José Mourinho on Tuesday. The event took place at the club's headquarters in Madrid, with president Florentino Pérez welcoming the coach. The only images of the presentation were provided by A blast from old munitions injures 6 Thai workers in northern Israel 08/18/2026 10:42am • BANGKOK (AP) — An explosion of old munitions in northern Israel on Tuesday injured six Thai migrant workers, with two sustaining serious injuries that required surgery, Thailand's Foreign Ministry said. There are more than 40,000 Thai workers in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector. Most are Journey prepares for the last leg of what could be rockers' final tour together 08/18/2026 10:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band's final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at the How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US 08/18/2026 10:33am • SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of both. “ The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation's climate impact 08/18/2026 10:21am • Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation's climate impact. The British government is backing the landmark airspace-scale trial, launched Tuesday, to a Today in Sports - Ty Cobb, 34 years, gets his 3,000th career hit, youngest player to reach milestone 08/18/2026 10:10am • Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes t Sports on TV for Wednesday, Aug. 19 08/18/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Aug. 19 HORSE RACING 8:30 a.m. FS2 — 2026 Juddmonte International: From York Racecourse (The Knavesmire), York, England 1 p.m. FS2 — Saratoga Live LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Little League World Series: Leon, N India 6 wickets from win against Sri Lanka in 1st test 08/18/2026 10:03am • GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — India was heading towards a win over Sri Lanka with six more wickets needed after four days of the first test at Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. India was all out for 193 in its second innings about midway through the day, setting Sri Lanka an improbable winning tar Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islands 08/18/2026 10:00am • MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo's condemnation of President Vladimir Putin's trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries. Last week, Putin visited Iturup, one of the four Putin hosts Myanmar's leader for talks on deepening their relationship 08/18/2026 09:51am • MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government, who visited Russia on a trip to boost their cooperation. Speaking at the start of the talks with President Min Aung Hlaing, Putin noted both countries have cooperated on foreign policy and Iranian clubs drawn with Qatar and UAE rivals at neutral sites in Asian Champions League 08/18/2026 09:51am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Iranian clubs were drawn against Qatari and United Arab Emirates opponents in the group stage of the AFC Champions League Elite on Tuesday despite the ongoing conflict in the region. Play begins on Sept. 14 with matches involving Iranian teams to be held in neutral co Trump says the US has no talks planned with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz is operating despite limited traffic 08/18/2026 09:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says the US has no talks planned with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz is operating despite limited traffic.