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The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled gas stations. Untangling exactly who is behind the venture from public records has proven difficult. Records lead to a group of New Jersey businessmen that include an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a pair of brothers who were ordered by a judge earlier this year to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel. And none of them want to talk about it.
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The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled gas stations. Untangling exactly who is behind the venture from public records has proven difficult. Records lead to a group of New Jersey businessmen that include an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a pair of brothers who were ordered by a judge earlier this year to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel. And none of them want to talk about it.
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The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two New Jersey brothers
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled gas stations. Untangling exactly who is behind the venture from public records has proven difficult. Records lead to a group of New Jersey businessmen that include an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a pair of brothers who were ordered by a judge earlier this year to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel. And none of them want to talk about it.
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Young shines over 7 innings as the Orioles stretch their win streak to 7 with a 5-2 win
SUMMARY: Brandon Young allowed one run over seven innings, Coby Mayo homered, and the Baltimore Orioles extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the Houston Astros 5-2. Young allowed five hits and one walk while striking out seven to improve to 8-2. Yordan Alvarez’s third-inning RBI double accounted for the only run he allowed. Grant Wolfram pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first major league save. Gunnar Henderson hit an RBI single and also stole home. Houston starter Hunter Brown (1-1) allowed four runs on three hits over 4 2/3 innings. Jose Altuve homered for Houston.
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Orioles win 7th straight as Adley Rutschman sits with wrist discomfort; Basallo leaves early
SUMMARY: Baltimore Orioles All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman missed Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Houston Astros with left wrist discomfort, and his replacement, Samuel Basallo, left in the second inning because of right shoulder discomfort. Manager Craig Albernaz did not disclose how Rutschman injured his wrist or how long he might be out, only that he wanted to avoid playing him on Sunday. Sam Huff, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, replaced Basallo behind the plate.
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Abrams and Crews hit back-to-back homers Nationals beat Athletics 5-2
SUMMARY: CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics. Foster Griffin allowed one run on eight hits and struck out two in seven innings. His 11th win moves him into a tie for second in the NL in the 30-year-old’s first full season as an MLB starter after three years in Japan. Curtis Mead started the scoring with an RBI groundout in the third, but Tyler Soderstrom’s RBI single tied the game for the A’s. Harry Ford gave Washington the lead for good with a double in the fourth that drove in Crews.
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Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date
SUMMARY: A judge in the nation’s capital has set a September trial date for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman scheduled a Sept. 28 trial for David Hearn during a hearing Monday. A grand jury indicted Hearn on a felony count of property destruction. Hearn has pleaded not guilty. The case against the Bethesda, Maryland, resident stems from a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump, a Republican who claims vandals have damaged the pool. Hearn and his supporters say his prosecution is a politically motivated attempt by the Trump administration to scapegoat him.
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McLean strikes out 10, Lindor homers to lead Mets past Phillies 6-1
SUMMARY: Nolan McLean struck out 10 and allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings, Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs and the New York Mets won a series in Philadelphia for the first time in nearly four years, beating the Phillies 6-1. Juan Soto, Luis Torrens and Carson Benge also had RBIs for the Mets. Lindor reached base five times, adding a single, double and a pair of walks to his sixth homer of the season. Alec Bohm hit his 12th homer of the season for Philadelphia.
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Shakira, Madonna and many Muppets take the World Cup stage, along with BTS and Bieber
SUMMARY: Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Sunday's show started with an apparently prerecorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy. Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra through the White Stripes’ sporting anthem “Seven Nation Army,” while Animal and other Muppets bopped and shook. K-pop sensations BTS took to the field in red and black moments later singing “Dynamite.” There was also Justin Bieber, “Ted Lasso” characters and, of course, “Dai Dai.”
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Yamamoto fires 4-hitter and Ohtani leads offense as Dodgers top Yankees 8-2 in 1st game of twinbill
SUMMARY: Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader. Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI double in the third inning and an RBI single in the eighth, when the Dodgers broke it open with five runs charged to Yankees reliever Jake Bird. Teoscar Hernández had an RBI double, Tommy Edman delivered a two-run single and Freddie Freeman added a sacrifice fly to go with his RBI single that scored Ohtani in the third. After a rainout Saturday night, Yamamoto easily outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup of All-Stars. Andy Pages blooped an RBI double that chased Schlittler in the fifth.
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Mbappé wins another Golden Boot, and Spain's Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title
SUMMARY: Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else. Shortly after winning the World Cup title Sunday, the Spaniards claimed all three individual player awards, keeping Messi from leaving with any more personal hardware. Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove for the top performance by a goalkeeper, and Pau Cubarsí won the Best Young Player Award, beating out fellow 19-year-old teammate Lamine Yamal.
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They sing, they stomp, they dance. World Cup fans from Argentina, Spain spent cash at the final
SUMMARY: Tom Cruise tried to give a speech at the World Cup about soccer being a global unifier, but fans drown him out with cheers and drums. Thousands of Argentine and Spanish fans traveled to New Jersey for the final, eager to see Lionel Messi in what's likely his last World Cup game. Some fans paid over $10,000. Despite the cost, fans say the experience is priceless. Argentina is trying to become the first back-to-back men’s World Cup champion since Brazil in 1962, while Spain seeks its second title.
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Argentina's Martinez plays cool in net, even as teammates turn reckless in historic World Cup final
SUMMARY: Emiliano Martinez was cool as could be in goal, even as impatience and frustration brewed among his fiery Argentine teammates. Playing with a broken finger, he broke a World Cup final record for saves. The star goalkeeper just couldn’t hold up after Argentina’s unyielding, ruthless aggression steered La Albiceleste into a red card and left them a man down in extra time. Spain’s Ferran Torres smashed the ball past Martínez for his first goal of the World Cup to make it 1-0 in the 106th minute, enough on Sunday to send the team past Lionel Messi and Argentina for its first title since 2010.
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Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he presents trophy to the winner, Spain
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has presented the World Cup trophy to Spain, the winner of Sunday’s final against Argentina. But in his eyes, the real victor of the world's premier soccer tournament is the United States. From the start, this year's World Cup faced challenges and backlash, including over its migration policies and high ticket prices. Trump stirred controversy by intervening in a referee decision on a red card. Despite tensions with co-hosts Canada and Mexico, the event has largely been considered successful. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also attended the final, showing soccer’s ability to bridge geopolitical divides.
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Simón says it was Spain's record defense that made the goalkeeper's job so easy in the World Cup
SUMMARY: After cruising through the World Cup barely allowing any goals, Spain won the final barely allowing a shot. Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday was its record seventh shutout of the World Cup. The Spaniards allowed just one goal and in the final permitted just two shots, neither of which was on net. Unai Simón won the Golden Glove as the tournament’s top goalkeeper. This squad allowed only Belgium to get on into the net in a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals, then blanked teams featuring Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, the two greatest scorers in World Cup history.
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The flight hours and miles of World Cup travels of FIFA's Infantino in numbers
SUMMARY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino got some serious air time over the course of the 2026 World Cup. The head of world soccer's governing body crisscrossed North America for matches and meetings during the tournament's most far-flung edition ever. An Associated Press analysis of flight logs and photos of Infantino shows he attended at least 44 matches and visited all 16 World Cup venues. He had access to a Gulfstream jet from the fleet of the Qatari government during the 39-day event that ended on Sunday in New Jersey. The private jet logged more than 59,000 miles and 115 hours in the air
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How Ferran Torres scored the World Cup-winning goal for Spain to beat Argentina
SUMMARY: It took until the 106th minute, but Spain got its winning goal against Argentina at the World Cup off the left foot of Ferran Torres. The strike came just 37 seconds into the second half of extra time in the final. Young star Lamine Yamal got it started by getting the ball to Pedro Porro who sent a cross into the box against a shorthanded opponent down to 10 players. Nico Williams kept the ball in play by heading it back to Torres, and Torres smashed it past diving goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
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The Latest: Spain scores in extra time, beats Argentina 1-0 to win World Cup
SUMMARY: Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final. Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time — but barely. And in the opening moment of the second 15-minute period of extra time, Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
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Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres' goal in extra time
SUMMARY: Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give his team a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in the World Cup final. Spain was absolutely dominant in terms of possession and shot attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina found a way to hang on and force extra time — but barely. And in the opening moment of the second 15-minute period of extra time, Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits tiebreaking homer in 8th and Yankees beat Dodgers 2-1 to split doubleheader
SUMMARY: Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and five Yankees pitchers combined on a four-hitter as New York edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to split their day-night doubleheader. Cody Bellinger had an early RBI single and the Yankees won for only the second time in their past 11 home games, preventing a three-game sweep by their old October rivals in the Dodgers’ first visit to the Bronx since winning the 2024 World Series. After a rainout Saturday night, the Dodgers took the opener 8-2 as Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts.
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McLean strikes out 10, Lindor homers to lead Mets past Phillies 6-1
SUMMARY: Nolan McLean struck out 10 and allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings, Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three runs and the New York Mets won a series in Philadelphia for the first time in nearly four years, beating the Phillies 6-1. Juan Soto, Luis Torrens and Carson Benge also had RBIs for the Mets. Lindor reached base five times, adding a single, double and a pair of walks to his sixth homer of the season. Alec Bohm hit his 12th homer of the season for Philadelphia.
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Skenes strikes out 8 in 7 innings as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians
SUMMARY: Paul Skenes allowed one run and struck out eight in seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1. Skenes went at least seven innings for the first time since May 12. The All-Star right-hander gave up seven hits. Billy Cook had a career-high three hits and drove in two runs, Esmerlyn Valdez continued his torrid July with a two-run homer in the ninth and Nick Gonzales had two doubles for the Pirates. Steven Kwan had two hits for Cleveland.
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Pirates outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez continues strong start to big league career
SUMMARY: Esmerlyn Valdez's strong start to his major league career is showing no signs of slowing down. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder’s two-run homer in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians made him the fourth player in major league history with at least 12 homers and 31 RBIs in their first 31 games. The 22-year-old Valdez, nicknamed “The Magician” because his first name sounds like Merlin, has hit safely in 19 of his past 22 games He is the first Pirates hitter with an extra-base hit and RBI in seven straight games since Willie Stargell in 1971.
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Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for 'some time' because of left knee irritation
SUMMARY: Shohei Ohtani won’t make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn’t expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation for a while. The two-way superstar received a lubricant injection just before the All-Star break last week and had been expected to pitch Wednesday at Philadelphia. Ohtani, however, still didn’t feel 100% while playing catch this weekend, so he and the Dodgers decided not to even test the knee with a bullpen session. The four-time MVP hasn’t pitched since July 3, and it’s unclear when he'll return to the mound. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Ohtani feels no pain in the knee when hitting.
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Police seek suspects in a break-in at Eagles' running back Saquon Barkley’s home in Pennsylvania
SUMMARY: Police are searching for suspects after a weekend break-in at the home of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley. Authorities in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, responded to the burglary early Saturday. The suspects had fled by the time police arrived. Barkley and his family were unharmed. Police released a photo of a white SUV that may be involved. The Chester County District Attorney's office is assisting in the investigation. They are asking the public to check home security cameras for suspicious activity from early Saturday. Police and the district attorney's office have not responded to requests for comment.
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