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Netherlands defender Aké leaves Man City to join Fenerbahce's quest for Turkish league title 07/03/2026 12:58pm • ISTANBUL (AP) — Netherlands defender Nathan Aké left Manchester City on Friday to join Fenerbahce as the Istanbul club seeks a first Turkish league title in 13 seasons. Fenerbahce announced the signing on its social media accounts without giving details of the transfer fee or the 31-year-old Aké Salah starting after hamstring injury in Egypt's World Cup knockout debut 07/03/2026 12:54pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mohamed Salah is in the starting lineup for Egypt's debut in the knockout round of the World Cup against Australia despite a hamstring injury sustained in the group stage finale. The former Liverpool star was set for the start at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, a Elkridge facility offers new alternative to burial and cremation 07/03/2026 12:48pm • For most people, end-of-life planning comes down to two choices: burial or cremation. But a company in Elkridge, Maryland, is offering a third option through what it said is the first human composting facility on the East Coast. Earth Funeral specializes in a process known as natural organic Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary 07/03/2026 12:46pm • ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remotely in an event on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. History’s first U.S.-born pope recalled Amer Fourth of July DC-area celebrations away from the National Mall 07/03/2026 12:33pm • Towns and cities across the D.C. region are giving their best small-town flair to mark the U.S.' 250th anniversary, but the heat is on, not just because of the fireworks, but because of the triple-digit heat indexes that have been baking the area and leading to some events being canceled or postpone Native American families reflect on complicated history as US marks 250th anniversary 07/03/2026 12:30pm • Flags, fireworks and freedom may come to mind on July Fourth. But others in the U.S. don’t view America’s 250th anniversary as a celebration. For some Native American families, the country’s complicated past shapes how they see the holiday. At a recent rally hosted by the Next250 Louisiana's top court halts the criminal case against the state attorney general 07/03/2026 12:22pm • The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday halted the criminal case against state Attorney General Liz Murrill a day after she was indicted on accusations that she threatened the jobs of officials in New Orleans. The state's top court said the local court and special prosecutor in the case did not follow Puppy love as dog walker turns his pack of 13 into Argentina jersey-clad World Cup followers 07/03/2026 12:11pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thirteen Argentina followers are roaming the streets of Buenos Aires proudly sporting their team's jersey — but they're not on two legs, they're on all fours, letting out the occasional bark. As Argentina rides World Cup fever and dreams of beating Cape Verde in th A California farmer is giving away tons of nectarines that he's not allowed to sell 07/03/2026 12:10pm • Thousands of visitors have flocked to Cesar Mora's farm in central California this week to gather free nectarines. He's giving his harvest away rather than watching it rot as he's locked in a legal battle with a company that claims exclusive rights over the variety of white nectarine he grows. He's WNBA's first international team in Toronto is finding fans all across Canada in Tempo's first season 07/03/2026 12:06pm • TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA's decision to make Toronto the home of its first international team is going well. Tempo fans can be found across Canada. The expansion team could break the WNBA single-game attendance record next week. Not in Toronto, however, but almost 350 miles east in Montreal. On the Titleholder Monaco excluded from French basketball championship over financial concerns 07/03/2026 12:06pm • MONACO (AP) — French basketball champion Monaco has been excluded from national competition next season for failing to provide sufficient financial guarantees, the French basketball league said Friday. Monaco beat Paris Basketball in a Game 5 thriller last month for a third title in four seasons a Overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 40 passengers 07/03/2026 12:04pm • QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. The bus went out of control and fell i Sports Betting Line 07/03/2026 11:41am • MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at N.Y YANKEES Sports on TV for July 4 - 5 07/03/2026 11:25am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 4 3ICE HOCKEY 2 p.m. NHLN — 3ICE World Cup: Round Robin, Belfast, Northern Ireland AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 2:30 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: North Melbourne at Port Adelaide AUTO RACING 7 a.m. APPLE TV — For James Dolan cedes day-to-day running of the NHL's New York Rangers to son Quentin 07/03/2026 10:57am • NEW YORK (AP) — James Dolan is ceding day-to-day responsibilities of running the NHL’s New York Rangers to his son Quentin, Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation announced Friday. Quentin, while taking over as Rangers president, chief operating officer and alternate governor, will still repor