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NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the lawsuit. In an email posted to the trial docket Tuesday, Judge Arthur Engoron asked lawyers in the case to provide him with …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles will be the host team for the NFL’s first regular-season game in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6 — a day after the 2024 season opener, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday. Goodell addressed gambling, officiating, diversity, the Rooney Rule and much more — including Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce — in an nearly …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion that was just completed in 2022. The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In just three days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked by more than 8 inches (20.3 cm) of rain — more than half of the 14.25 inches …

ATENAS (AP) — Los residentes de la isla griega de Egina llevan varios días sin agua potable en sus hogares luego que un presunto acto de sabotaje inutilizara una tubería submarina desde el continente, informaron las autoridades de Atenas el martes. Las autoridades indicaron que una carga explosiva probablemente cortó el suministro de agua potable que es transportada a lo …

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was asked the other day what comes to mind when he thinks back to his team’s Super Bowl loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs four years ago, and he quipped: “I mean, I remember Nick Bosa getting held on third-and-long — and that not getting called.” So perhaps it would be …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Every member of Congress from Georgia signed a letter calling for a study to determine whether the busy shipping channel to the Port of Savannah needs to be deepened again after a $937 million harbor expansion that was just completed in 2022. The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Public Schools board named the district’s current chief operations officer as its new superintendent Monday. Gabriella Durán Blakey will succeed current Superintendent Scott Elder when his contract expires on June 30. Elder has led New Mexico’s largest school district for more than three years. Blakey, 48, has served APS for more than 20 years …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as they returned on Monday to begin the 2024 legislative session. Stitt, a Republican and himself a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has had a contentious relationship with tribal leaders that began with a dispute during his first year …

BUDAPEST (AP) — Los legisladores del partido del primer ministro húngaro Viktor Orbán boicotearon una sesión urgente del Parlamento el lunes en que se realizaría una votación para colocar en su agenda el intento de Suecia de integrarse a la OTAN, una medida que se suma a los 18 meses de demoras que han enojado a los aliados de Hungría. …