Articles filed under Associated Press
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WNBA expanding to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia over next five yearsJun 30, 2025 3:13 pm - NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin p...
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Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collectionJun 30, 2025 1:21 pm - In her debut essay collection, “I Want to Burn This Place Down,” 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and erstwhile podcaster Maris Kreizman recalls a series of mini-awakenings in college and the New York publishing world in the 2000s that shook her faith in the American dream of her boomer parents.
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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ puts a wobbly franchise back on track with superb installmentJun 30, 2025 1:07 pm - If you’ve lately been feeling that the “Jurassic Park” franchise has jumped an even more ancient creature — the shark — hold off any thoughts of extinction. Judging from the latest entry, there’s still life in this old dino series.
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Jun 30, 2025 10:07 am - Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23 dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses and health officials said.
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Survivor of Israel’s attack on Iran’s Evin prison describes a ‘slow death’ after 12-day warJun 30, 2025 9:59 am - Sayeh Seydal, a jailed Iranian dissident, narrowly escaped death when Israeli missiles struck Tehran's Evin Prison, where she was held. She had just stepped out of the prison's clinic moments before it was destroyed.
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Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all fundingJun 30, 2025 9:56 am - Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment, the Trump administration concluded after an investigation, threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action.
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What to stream: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a Kesha album, ‘SharkFest’ and John Cena with Idris ElbaJun 30, 2025 5:30 am - Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners” and Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label are some of the new films, music, shows and games headed to a device near you.
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2 killed, 1 wounded in sniper ambush as Idaho firefighters come under siege from rifle fireJun 29, 2025 9:57 pm - BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two firefighters were killed Sunday and another was wounded when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mou...
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US gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicksJun 29, 2025 8:55 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-...
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LeBron James formally opts in for a 23rd season, will make $52.6M in 2025-26Jun 29, 2025 8:21 pm - LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to pla...