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Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
SUMMARY: Newly released audio tapes appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020. About three hours of audio and 117 pages of transcripts were released by the conservative Oversight Project, an arm of the Heritage Foundation. The audio and transcript feature frequent redactions. The conversations were released after Biden lost a prolonged legal fight to keep his talks with memoir ghostwriter Mark Lewis Zwonitzer private. In the sessions, Biden discusses a range of matters, shares notes from his vice presidency and appears to confirm to Zwonitzer that he retained some classified material.
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Longtime AP bureau chief Andy Lippman, who led coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 78
SUMMARY: Andy Lippman, a former Los Angeles bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died at 78. Lippman, who recently moved to Arizona, passed away on July 25 from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare brain disease. Known for his mentorship, Lippman recruited and guided many young journalists. He led coverage of major events like the O.J. Simpson trial and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Lippman was celebrated for his kindness and dedication, even bringing meals to staff working on holidays. He continued contributing to journalism and community service until his final years, leaving a lasting legacy.
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Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
SUMMARY: Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been dealing with talc-related lawsuits for years, said in a statement that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating. Johnson & Johnson, which has committed to $5.5 billion in payments, will make an initial payment of no more than $3 billion next year. It has no additional payments due until 2028.
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Democrat's TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat
SUMMARY: Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at data centers in her challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan, saying “we’re not for sale” in a new TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania congressional district. The race between Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, and Bresnahan is considered one of the Democratic Party’s best opportunities to pick up a seat in November's election. Democrats are trying to take control of the U.S. House and block President Donald Trump’s agenda. Cognetti is airing the ad in a district that’s been buffeted by data center projects and as the local opposition to data centers that has upended races for local offices across the country is spreading to top-of-the-ticket contests.
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Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case
SUMMARY: Bryan Kohberger wants to withdraw his guilty plea in the killings of four University of Idaho students. The 31-year-old filed the hand-written petition on Monday. He says his plea wasn’t voluntary and that his attorneys manipulated him by promising better prison conditions and scaring him about life on death row. That's the opposite of what he said when he pleaded guilty to the 2022 killings and waived his rights to appeal. His attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kohberger is in Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary serving four consecutive life sentences.
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Commanders part ways with tight ends coach Ben Steele on the eve of training camp
SUMMARY: The Washington Commanders have parted ways with tight ends coach Ben Steele on the eve of training camp, a move made in the aftermath of his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated last month. Steele was placed on administrative leave after informing the team following the arrest, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press. The person said Wes Welker assumed Steele's responsibilities during minicamp. Coach Dan Quinn is expected to address the situation at his camp-opening news conference on Tuesday.
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Holliday's 4 hits, Orioles' 3 homers leads to an 8-5 victory over the Tigers
SUMMARY: Jackson Holliday had four hits and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs in an 8-5 win against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. The Orioles had gone nine straight games without a multi-homer game. But, against the Tigers, Baltimore went deep twice in the fifth and once in the sixth and scored in five of the first six innings. Detroit lost its third straight game, falling to 50-57 and facing tough decisions heading into the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Grant Wolfram (3-2) picked up the win in relief and Rico Garcia pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
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Urías homers and Blue Jays beat Nationals 3-2 in Scherzer's return to Washington
SUMMARY: Luis Urías homered, Myles Straw had a double and a run-scoring single, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Max Scherzer’s return to Washington with a 3-2 win over the Nationals. Scherzer came off the injured list to start on his 42nd birthday. In his first appearance since June 10, he gave up a run on four hits over 2 2/3 innings, throwing 75 pitches. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who spent about 6 1/2 seasons with the Nationals and helped them win the 2019 World Series, left to a standing ovation and waved to the crowd after his 100th career start at Nationals Park. Mason Fluharty got the win as six Toronto relievers combined to allow one run in 6 1/3 innings.
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Esther González and Gotham FC agree to part ways so she can attend to personal matters
SUMMARY: Esther González and Gotham FC have agreed to mutually terminate her contract so the Spanish forward can focus on personal matters in Spain. Gonzalez, who won the 2023 Women’s World Cup with Spain, was Gotham's leading scorer this season with six goals. González also has a team-high 30 regular-season goals since joining Gotham in August 2023. During her tenure, Gotham has won a pair of NWSL championships and a CONCACAF W Champions Cup.
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Francisco Lindor homers twice and drives in 6 as Mets pull away for 14-3 rout of Braves
SUMMARY: Francisco Lindor homered twice and tripled off the top of the fence, driving in six runs as the New York Mets pulled away for a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Marcus Semien hit a long two-run homer that snapped a 3-all tie in the sixth inning. Tyrone Taylor extended his tear at the plate with a three-run drive in the seventh as the last-place Mets matched a season high with 19 hits and hammered a first-place opponent for the second consecutive day. Taylor and Semien each had a three-run homer Sunday, when New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3. Lindor, Semien, Taylor, Bo Bichette and rookie A.J. Ewing had three hits apiece as the Mets scored double-digit runs for the 10th time this season.
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Mets slugger Juan Soto expects to return this season despite going on IL with left calf strain
SUMMARY: New York Mets slugger Juan Soto says he expects to play again this season, even after being placed on the injured list with a left calf strain. The five-time All-Star landed on the 10-day injured list Saturday for the second time this year after imaging revealed a grade 2 strain. The injury is expected to sideline him longer than the 15 games he missed with a strained right calf in April, but there is no definitive timeline yet for his return to the last-place Mets.
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Ali Sánchez hits his 1st career homer as the Yankees beat the White Sox 9-5
SUMMARY: Ali Sánchez hit a three-run shot for his first career homer and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders. Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and New York put away the game with four more runs in the eighth. Sánchez had the big blow, a two-out drive to left field on a 3-2 fastball from Sean Newcomb. The Yankees won for the sixth time in eight games. Colson Montgomery had three hits for Chicago, which committed three errors in its third loss in four games.
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Defending national champion Indiana has a league-high three players earn Big Ten preseason honors
SUMMARY: Defending national champion Indiana has three of the 12 players selected for preseason honors to lead all teams. The Big Ten has a media panel select 12 players for preseason honors rather than releasing a traditional preseason all-conference team. Indiana's representatives are wide receiver Charlie Becker, linebacker Rolijah Hardy and defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker. Other picks included Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and defensive back Kai Perich, Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond and receiver KJ Duff, Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper, Minnesota defensive lineman Anthony Smith and Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava.
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Brandon Lowe’s 10th-inning hit rallies the Pirates over the Diamondbacks 3-2
SUMMARY: Brandon Lowe singled home Billy Cook in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Lowe finished off a three-hit night with a line drive that bounced off Arizona first baseman Ildemaro Vargas, allowing Cook to score from third. Mason Montgomery worked around an error and escaped a bases-loaded jam to earn the victory. Pittsburgh pulled into a tie with Arizona for the third National League wild-card spot with the win. The victory came at a cost for the Pirates. Pittsburgh lost promising rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez to a left-hand injury in the fourth inning.
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Pirates rookie outfielder Esmeryln Valdez leaves game with hand injury
SUMMARY: Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Esmeryln Valdez has been removed from a game against Arizona after being hit in the left hand by a pitch. Valdez, who has 14 homers in limited playing time this season, took a 92 mph fastball from Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly to the area around his left hand and wrist. The 22-year-old Valdez winced in pain while being tended to by medical staff. He walked slowly toward the Pittsburgh dugout and was replaced by Jared Triolo. Valdez's emergence has helped the Pirates stay in playoff contention despite injuries to other key players.
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Marlins snap franchise-worst 12-game skid with walk-off win over Phillies
SUMMARY: Clayton McCullough breathed a sigh of relief. The Marlins finally won a game. Miami overcame two-run, ninth-inning deficit in the ninth to beat division-rival Philadelphia and snap a 12-game losing streak — the longest such stretch in franchise history. It was the Marlins’ first win since beating Seattle at home on July 9 and ensured they would not suffer their fifth straight sweep. Griffin Conine singled in the winning run against Philadelphia closer Jhoan Duran, who entered in the ninth with a 7-5 lead before loading the bases with no outs.
WORDS: 680 - MOVED: 07/27/2026 11:06 p.m. EDT
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Griffin Conine’s walk-off RBI single snaps the Marlins’ 12-game skid with an 8-7 win over Phillies
SUMMARY: Griffin Conine hit a walkoff run-scoring single to lift the Marlins past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 and end Miami’s 12-game losing streak. Phillies closer Jhoan Duran (1-4) entered with a 7-5 lead before loading the bases with no outs and allowing a tying two-run single by Heriberto Hernández, who scored the winning run. Hernández and Conine homered against Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. Jakob Marsee had a run-scoring double and Otto Lopez added an RBI triple for the Marlins. Calvin Faucher (5-5) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
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Defending national champion Indiana has a league-high three players earn Big Ten preseason honors
SUMMARY: Defending national champion Indiana has three of the 12 players selected for preseason honors to lead all teams. The Big Ten has a media panel select 12 players for preseason honors rather than releasing a traditional preseason all-conference team. Indiana's representatives are wide receiver Charlie Becker, linebacker Rolijah Hardy and defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker. Other picks included Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and defensive back Kai Perich, Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond and receiver KJ Duff, Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper, Minnesota defensive lineman Anthony Smith and Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava.
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