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Policemen guard behind barricades set up to control the traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, July 24, 2021. Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. (AP Photo/Hieu Dinh)
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The Latest: Vietnam virus surge leads to Hanoi lockdown
Lewis Clareburt, of New Zealand, swims during a heat for the men's 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Nation & World| 31m ago
Japanese star Seto misses in 400 IM as Olympic swim starts
FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo shows the Capitol in Washington. Senators negotiating two colossal bills delivering $4 trillion for bolstering infrastructure, health care, environment and other initiatives keep insisting both measures will be fully paid for. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nation & World| 34m ago
Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals
Aron Szilagyi of Hungary celebrates winning the gold medal after defeating Luigi Samele of Italy compete in the men's individual final Sabre competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Nation & World| 40m ago
Olympics Latest: Szilagyi wins 3rd fencing gold in sabre
Qian Yang, of China, reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Nation & World| 54m ago
China's Yang takes first gold at uneasy Tokyo Olympics
United States head coach Gregg Popovich looks on during a men's basketball practice at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Saitama, Japan, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Nation & World| 1h ago
Mind the gap: The basketball world is catching up to the US
Workers use heavy machines to tear down a damaged bridge in the flood-hit town of Ahrweiler, Germany, on Friday, July 23, 2021. With the death toll and economic damage from last week’s floods in Germany continuing to rise, questions have been raised about why systems designed to warn people of the impending disaster didn’t work. (AP Photo/Frank Jordans)
Nation & World| 2h ago
Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time
The sand is empty during first women's beach volleyball match of the 2020 Summer Olympics between Japan and Czech Republic after it was canceled, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The Czech team says beach volleyball player Markéta Sluková has entered a quarantine hotel after testing positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Nation & World| 3h ago
Canceled party: Scrubbed match silences Olympic beach venue
Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, cools off during a changeover in a tennis match against Alexander Bublik, of Kazakhstan, during at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Nation & World| 3h ago
Grasping for air: Heat a major issue at Olympic tennis venue
France's Michel Bourez goes airborne as he rides a wave during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Nation & World| 3h ago
Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean
United States assistant coach Dan Hughes looks on during a women's basketball practice at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Coaching tree: Hughes' impact includes Olympic staff, others
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Naomi Osaka holds the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
Entertainment
PHOTOS: Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
An Olympic flag flies over the the Ariake Tennis Center ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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OLYMPICS TODAY: Soccer and tennis
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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PHOTOS: Jeff Bezos' company launches first crewed space flight
A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Western wildfires, Miami protests and more
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus is taken into custody by U.S. Capitol Police officers in the Hart Senate Office Building, after a demonstration supporting the voting rights, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Politics
PHOTOS: Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty arrested during voting rights protest at Capitol
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Keet Oldenbeuving of the Netherlands trains during a street skateboarding practice session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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EXPLAINER: Stalefish, nollie and other skateboarding lingo
A guardian rests on the Hope Memorial Bridge within site of Progressive Field, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Cleveland. Cleveland's new name was inspired by two large landmark stone edifices near the downtown ballpark, referred to as traffic guardians, on the Hope Memorial Bridge over the Cuyahoga River. The team's colors will remain the same, and the new Guardians' new logos will incorporate some of the architectural features of the bridge. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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LEADING OFF: Indians changing team name to Guardians
A protester, center, is arrested by police at a demonstration at Sydney Town Hall during a 'World Wide Rally For Freedom' anti-lockdown rally in Sydney, Saturday, July 24, 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Nation & World
Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, ESPN's Maria Taylor works from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Miami and Florida in Orlando, Fla. Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Her last assignment for the network was Tuesday night at the NBA Finals, where she was the pregame and postgame host for the network's “NBA Countdown” show. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Nation & World
NBC quickly hires Maria Taylor after her departure from ESPN
Policemen guard behind barricades set up to control the traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam, Saturday, July 24, 2021. Vietnam announced a 15-day lockdown in the capital Hanoi starting Saturday as a coronavirus surge spread from the southern Mekong Delta region. (AP Photo/Hieu Dinh)
Nation & World
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi for 15 days as cases rise
Commuters are reflected in a bus window as they cross the street Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Tokyo. The pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics open on July 23 without spectators at most venues. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Nation & World
At surreal Olympics, a careful dance to push Tokyo tourism
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2020, file photo, Michigan's Owen Power (22) watches the puck while working against Minnesota's Cullen Munson (13) during an NCAA hockey game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Ann Arbor became a must-stop on the scouting trail because of a buzz-worthy Wolverines lineup featuring a trio of highly touted freshmen in defenseman Owen Power, and forwards Kent Johnson and Mathew Beniers. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Nation & World
M Go Big: Led by Power, Michigan goes 1-2 in NHL draft
FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets' Seth Jones plays against the Nashville Predators during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio. Jones has been traded from the Blue Jackets to the Chicago Blackhawks, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday, July 23, because the trade had been agreed to but the call not completed yet.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Nation & World
Blackhawks acquire Seth Jones, agree on $76M, 8-year deal
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2019, file photo Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., speaks to participants in a USO Pathfinder program in Virginia Beach, Va. Luria has built a reputation as pro-military and proud moderate in one of the nation's most Navy- and Defense Department-dependent swing districts. But she's also agreed to join a House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which could raise uncomfortable questions about links between the military and extremist groups and test her centrist credentials. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Nation & World
Rep. Luria's pro-Navy, centrist identity may get Jan. 6 test
The White House is lit red, white and blue on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Washington for the the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Nation & World
Biden stumps for McAuliffe in early test of political clout
FILE - In this July 21, 2021, file photo workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington. Senators working on the infrastructure plan hope to have a bill ready to be voted on next week. President Joe Biden has made passing the bipartisan plan a top priority, the first of his two-part $4 trillion proposal to rebuild, but a Senate test vote failed this week after Republicans said they needed more time to finish the package and review the details. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nation & World
Groups worry about tapping COVID relief for infrastructure
FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi and Liz Cheney have the most unlikely of partnerships. The two longtime political adversaries have joined forces to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi tapped Cheney to join the committee that will hold its first hearing next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nation & World
Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe
Marcus Kauffman, public information officer with the Bootleg Fire, walks through burn damage near the Northwest containment line on Friday, July 23, 2021, near Paisley, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
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Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
President Joe Biden greets Virginia democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe as he arrives to speak at a campaign event for McAuliffe at Lubber Run Park, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Nation & World
Biden stumps for McAuliffe in early test of political clout
In this Sept. 5, 2020 photo, people look at a display from Chinese technology firm Tencent at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. China's internet watchdog has fined technology platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and gaming firm Tencent for spreading sexually suggestive content involving children, as regulators sought to clean up the internet of content harmful to minors. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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China's Tencent ordered to end exclusive music contracts
Tony Hawk who is not a competitor, tries out the skate park at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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