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Thailand is set to roll out a controversial $13.8 billion handout plan in digital money to citizens
BANGKOK — Thailand’s prime minister said Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversial program that will cost billions of dollars and is meant to boost the lagging economy. The government announced in April the widely criticized ambitious plan, named the Digital...
Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold
SAN DIEGO — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, according to figures released Monday that provide another window on the impact of a new rule to temporarily suspend asylum. Arrests totaled 83,536 in June, down from 117,901...
Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by Wednesday
AUSTIN, Texs — The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back. The Texas Public Utility Commission, the state’s...
Bolivia’s beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s embattled president on Monday announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production. President Luis Arce called the trove just north of the capital a “mega...
It’s been almost a half-century since a Pirates pitcher started the All-Star game
Paul Skenes is set to start the All-Star game, the first time since 1995 that a rookie pitcher has that honor. It’s been even longer since a Pittsburgh player has been in that spotlight. The last pitcher from the Pirates to start the All-Star game was Jerry Reuss in 1975,...
Protesters rally at GOP convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza
MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of demonstrators converged Monday on downtown Milwaukee to protest around the Republican National Convention, following through on their long-standing plans to rally outside the site despite the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The protests were peaceful, as organizers had promised they would be. A wide...
California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender identity...
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. An Italian-led team reported Monday that there’s evidence for a sizable cave accessible from...
Lexi Thompson hopes to help the U.S. reclaim the Solheim Cup in her last year as a full-time playerVideo
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lexi Thompson isn’t sure whether this year’s Solheim Cup will be her last as a player, but she showed her commitment to returning the cup to the United States by making an early visit to the demanding venue where the Americans will take on Europe in September....
Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can’t be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters. Though Georgia’s state...
T-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in China
BANGKOK — Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet — former President Donald Trump, ear bleeding, with his right hand clenched in a fist above the Secret Service agents surrounding him after he was shot. And now...
Ruling keeps abortion question on ballot in South Dakota
A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put...
Blaney has Team Penske on a hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400Video
LOND POND — Ryan Blaney popped some bubbly and hopped off a stage in victory lane so he could spray it at all the fans who stuck around to celebrate on a steamy day at Pocono Raceway. They might need to bust open a few more bottles of the good...
Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
NEW YORK — A jury deliberating over 18 charges at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City asked the judge on Monday if unanimity is required to acquit “on a single count.” Hours later they recessed for the day without reaching a verdict. The jurors sent...
Brian Harman starts his British Open title defense by returning the claret jugVideo
TROON, Scotland — Of all the recent traditions in the Royal & Ancient game, what Brian Harman took part in on Monday afternoon might be the least enjoyable. Returning the claret jug. The formal handover of the British Open trophy required a little pomp. Harman was in the back seat...
US wastes most of big lead, holds on to beat Australia 98-92 in tuneup for Paris OlympicsVideo
There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat...
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: ‘Time to update your expectations for what college athletics can be’Video
DALLAS — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league’s first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC media days at a time when everything about college sports seems to be in flux. “It’s time to update your...
Macy’s ends takeover talks with Arkhouse and Brigade citing lack of certainty over financing
Macy’s is terminating its monthslong buyout talks with two investment firms, citing a substandard offer and the lack of certainty over financing. In announcing the end of negotiations on Monday, Macy’s alleged that Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management did not meet its request for information by a June 25...
U.N. body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining unfolded Monday in Jamaica as at least one company threatened to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place. More than two dozen countries have called for a ban, pause or moratorium...
New York county’s latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
MINEOLA, N.Y. — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued a county on Long Island over its latest move to ban transgender females from playing on women’s sports teams at county facilities. The separate lawsuits came on the same day Nassau County...
Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump’s life
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the Homeland Security secretary said Monday. Kennedy is a longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But his campaign events...
Biden sits for TV interview as he gingerly moves to resume campaigning after attack on Trump
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was sitting for yet another high-stakes interview at another key moment for his candidacy as his reelection team gingerly determines how to resume full-blown campaigning after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Biden was being interviewed by Lester Holt of NBC News, a...
Orioles’ Corbin Burnes to start for AL against Pirates’ Paul Skenes in All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas — Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game against Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes. A 29-year-old right-hander, Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the Orioles, who acquired him from Milwaukee just before spring training. The...
Vikings WR, former Pitt star Jordan Addison arrested in California on suspicion of DUIVideo
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and former Pitt star Jordan Addison was arrested in California on suspicion of driving under the influence, the second straight year he has found trouble behind the wheel right before the beginning of training camp. The Vikings said Monday they’re aware of the incident and gathering...
Cheering GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces Vance as running mate
MILWAUKEE — Cheering GOP delegates formally nominated Donald Trump for president at Monday’s Republican National Convention kickoff, less than two days after an assassination attempt on the former president and shortly after he announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate. Their vote makes it official that...
