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Brighton sends Argentinian midfielder Facundo Buonanotte on loan to Spanish club Elche 08/08/2026 05:34am • ELCHE, Spain (AP) — Brighton midfielder Facundo Buonanotte will play for Spanish team Elche this season in what is the Argentinian playmaker's fourth loan spell since joining the Premier League club in January 2023. The 21-year-old Buonanotte, who signed with Brighton from Rosario Central, was loa Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region as air defenses fall short 08/08/2026 05:34am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia. Residents endure regular drone and missile barrages that Kyiv’s depleted a Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill 08/08/2026 05:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Donald Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess. While they wrapped up many key priorities in Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in overnight vote 08/08/2026 05:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney’s command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-4 Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general, cementing the ex-Trump attorney’s command of Justice Department 08/08/2026 04:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general, cementing the ex-Trump attorney’s command of Justice Department. Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old killed at least 7 in a shooting outside Bangkok 08/08/2026 04:11am • BANGKOK (AP) — Relatives of victims of the shooting at a high school and a home outside Bangkok retrieved the bodies of their loved ones Saturday, a day after the gunman killed at least seven people. A 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at around 10 a.m. Friday at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nont Today in History: August 8, devastating Maui wildfires 08/08/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2026. There are 145 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 8, 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying the town of Lahaina and killing more than 100 people. Also on this date: In 1814, during Dodgers face the Diamondbacks looking to break road skid 08/08/2026 04:00am • Los Angeles Dodgers (69-47, first in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (62-55, second in the NL West) Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7, 2.76 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (6-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 52 strikeout Pirates aim to end losing streak in game against the Mets 08/08/2026 04:00am • New York Mets (51-66, fifth in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (57-61, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Robert Stock (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, four strikeouts); Pirates: Bubba Chandler (4-8, 4.49 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds meet in game 2 of series 08/08/2026 04:00am • Cincinnati Reds (56-59, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (57-61, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Burns (13-1, 2.35 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 3.94 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) LINE: R Wall Street week ahead: inflation, retail sales updates 08/08/2026 04:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Reports on inflation and retail sales are the central updates for Wall Street this week. The reports help give investors and economists a better sense of where prices are moving on a wide range of goods and services, while also providing a clearer picture on the impact to businesse Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election 08/08/2026 03:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The late-summer action on a funding fix is unusual. Normally, Congress wai Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say 08/08/2026 03:26am • NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning. The 14-year-old s High divers take the plunge in the Seine in a new test of Paris’ reclaimed river 08/08/2026 03:11am • PARIS (AP) — Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-meter platform in front of the Eiffel Tower — a spectacular new test of the city’s effort to reclaim its river for sport. The event on the Bir-Hakeim Bridge has also expos Iran's leaders think they have Trump cornered, but their strategy carries great risks 08/08/2026 03:01am • The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran's leaders feel their own victory is at hand and won't require the same epic patience. They are betting that military pressure will ultimately for