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Analysis: Platner may be done. Voters' hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain 07/08/2026 01:54pm • With Graham Platner's campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there's no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race. However, it's likely more candidates will follow his path in the fu FIFA's Infantino targeted by complaint to Olympic ethics body after Trump lobbying on Balogun ban 07/08/2026 01:52pm • GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino is being referred to Olympic ethics investigators for a possible breach of political neutrality, a human rights group said Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped block a World Cup player’s ban. Trump took credit Monday for FIFA’s d Mississippi residents in DeSoto County file lawsuit over majority-Black judicial subdistrict 07/08/2026 01:43pm • Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation of majority-Black subdistricts for the state judiciary violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit Tour de France Results 07/08/2026 01:35pm • Wednesday, July 8 Stage 5 A 90.3 mile ride from Lannemezan to Pau Stage Results: 1. Olav Kooij, Netherlands, Decathlon CMA CGM Team, 03:29:07. 2. Max Kanter, Germany, XDS Astana Team, same time. 3. Tim Merlier, Belgium, Soudal Quick-Step, same time. 4. Henri Artz, Netherlands, Lotto Intermarch Lionel Messi leads Argentina to 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt and spot in World Cup quarterfinals 07/08/2026 01:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) — It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn't know when it's beaten. Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals. “We have Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff 07/08/2026 01:26pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike in Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organize public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to local health officials. The blast that killed Mohamed a Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found President Trump sexually abused and defamed her 07/08/2026 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found President Trump sexually abused and defamed her. Former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan spared from prison for helping an immigrant evade federal agents 07/08/2026 01:00pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan spared from prison for helping an immigrant evade federal agents. What to know about Nigel Farage's dramatic resignation and political gambit 07/08/2026 12:59pm • LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage says the political establishment is out to stop him. But the Reform UK leader’s attempt to prove it has not gone to plan. Facing awkward questions about his finances, the anti-immigration politician dramatically announced that he’s quitting Parliament in order to run Brazilian police search the home of former President Bolsonaro for weapons but find nothing 07/08/2026 12:55pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Wednesday searched the home of convicted former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for weapons and ammunition, but found nothing, a lawyer for Bolsonaro said on X. Bolsonaro is currently under house arrest in the capital Brasilia, where he is serv DC Italian grocery and deli crosses the century mark 07/08/2026 12:55pm • Many think this Italian grocery and deli is one of the best kept secrets in D.C. and it has been that way for over a century. Last month, A. Litteri, near Union Market, celebrated its 100th year in business. The store was opened by Antonio Litteri, a Sicilian immigrant, in 1926. Their locatio Lionel Messi headlines 29 players selected to represent MLS vs. LIGA MX in All-Star Game 07/08/2026 12:52pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lionel Messi, the World Cup's all-time leading goal scorer, was among 29 players selected to the represent Major League Soccer on Wednesday against the LIGA MX All-Stars on July 29 at the MLS All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Messi has 12 goals and eight assists in Polymarket is in a high-stakes race to win back trust as it recommits to the US market 07/08/2026 12:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public. To do so, the company is trying to convince policymakers, regulators, the public and prospective customers that the busines From the 2010 Olympics to the World Cup, Vancouver has pioneered Indigenous inclusion 07/08/2026 12:36pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Scattered among the many big screens airing World Cup matches and the food stands with local fare like poutine, Vancouver's fan festival includes exhibits recognizing the host city's Indigenous communities: the Squamish, the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations. Russian attacks kill 4 across Ukraine, striking Kyiv for second straight day 07/08/2026 12:33pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones and missiles killed four people across Ukraine on Wednesday in attacks before dawn and at midday, as Moscow kept up its pressure on the capital of Kyiv in the latest phase of the over 4-year-old war. Ukraine struck oil refineries in Russia's Saratov and Tatarsta