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baseball
Cleveland wins MLB draft lottery, will have top pick for first time
Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt responds to questions during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
hockey
Draisaitl has two goals, McDavid four points as Oilers end Capitals’ five-game winning streak
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Goalie Charlie Lindgren #79 of the Washington Capitals makes a save on Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Capital One Arena on November 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
world
Biden removes Chinese institute from sanction list in push for fentanyl help
President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
world
Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances, authorities investigating
Emergency and law enforcement agencies respond to a possible hazmat situation at the King County Elections office in Renton, Wash., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday’s election. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP)
politics
Politics Briefing: First group of Canadians cross into Egypt from Gaza
A baby is held as Palestinians with foreign passports wait for permission to leave Gaza.
u.s. politics
Canadians in Gaza told departures might start Sunday as Trudeau and Biden discuss ‘humanitarian pause’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs from the Embassy of Canada after holding a press conference following the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity summit in Washington on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
technology
China warms to U.S. chipmaker Micron as tensions with Washington ease
FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the Micron Technology Inc. offices in Shanghai, China May 25, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
baseball
Frank Howard, towering slugger whose homers were too, dies at 87
FILE - Former Washington Senators player Frank Howard looks on during a pregame ceremony at Nationals Park, Aug. 26, 2016, in Washington. Former major leaguer Howard has died at the age of 87. A spokesperson for the Washington Nationals confirmed the team was informed of Howard's death Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, by his family. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
football
Jalen Hurts throws for four TDs on injured knee to help the Eagles beat the Commanders and improve to 7-1
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) making a one-handed catch to score a touchdown against Washington Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste (25) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
world
Mideast in focus as U.S., China meet to pave way for Biden-Xi summit
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
energy and resources
U.S. regulators approve natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmental protests
Steel pipes neatly stacked against blue sky
u.s. politics
Republican Jim Jordan keeps up floundering fight to be U.S. House Speaker
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) arrives at his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on October 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jordan (R-OH) failed again on Wednesday in the most recent vote to become Speaker of the House with another vote tentatively scheduled for today. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
world
Blinken visits Israel, tells Netanyahu U.S. not going anywhere
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show U.S. support after the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)
u.s. business
Yellen, IMF see economic risks from Gaza war but U.S. still headed for soft landing
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen holds a news conference at the Museum of the Water Civilization in Morocco on the third day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
world
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol
FILE - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, talks to a member of the media during a campaign event in San Antonio, May 4, 2022. Cuellar was carjacked late Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Washington's Navy Yard area, about a mile from the U.S. Capitol, multiple media sources reported. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
football
Jalen Hurts throws for 319 yards, Josh Elliott’s 54-yarder lifts 4-0 Eagles past Commanders in OT
Philadelphia Eagles place kicker Jake Elliott (4) celebrates with teammates after the game-winning field goal in overtime of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
world
Republicans appeal to far-right conservatives to avert U.S. government shutdown
FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by reporters looking for updates on plans to fund the government and avert a shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. McCarthy has turned to a strategy that has so far preserved his tenuous hold on House leadership but also marked it by chaos. He is facing a fast-approaching government shutdown that threatens to disrupt life for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
baseball
Washington Nationals sign GM Mike Rizzo to a multiyear extension
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo talks with media in the press box before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on August 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)
baseball
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s performance at FIBA World Cup inspiring Hamilton youth, former coaches say
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brings the ball down the court during the second half of a Basketball World Cup quarterfinal game against Slovenia in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)