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RENO, Nevada (AP) — The fast-growing Hawk Fire spread from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno early Sunday, growing to more than 10,500 acres. Nearly 14,000 homes were ordered evacuated, and the “GO NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus. Washoe County, Nevada emergency officials opened the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to evacuees, but said they couldn’t bring their pets — small animals and large […]

Teofimo Lopez became a champion across three different divisions on Saturday after capturing the WBA welterweight title via majority decision over sparring partner Rolando “Rolly” Romero in Las Vegas. Two judges scored the 12-round bout 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Lopez (23-2, 13 KOs), while the other had the bout at 114-114. Lopez, 29, previously earned belts in the light welterweight and lightweight divisions. The victory was not lost […]

The New York Yankees reinstated outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger from the 10-day injured list on Sunday morning, while left-hander Ryan Weathers was placed on the 15-day IL with a forearm flexor strain. Weathers was removed in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. New York also recalled right-hander Brendan Beck from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bellinger, 31, was placed on the 10-day injured list July 26, one […]

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is banking on a breakthrough in next month’s state election to build momentum for a future national victory, the party’s co-leader Alice Weidel said on Sunday. “We will form the government in Saxony-Anhalt,” Weidel said in an interview with public broadcaster ZDF, referring to the eastern German state that votes on September 6. While the party’s […]

BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Commerzbank’s supervisory board chair, Jens Weidmann, has called for a review of Germany’s takeover rules, saying UniCredit was able to secure control of the lender without offering shareholders an adequate premium, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Weidmann was quoted as telling Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the Italian bank’s approach raised questions because it had been able to obtain a majority despite making what he described as […]

TORONTO (AP) — Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries. Now President Donald Trump is putting that warning to the test with sweeping new tariffs that could show how much economic pain Canada can absorb. Tensions escalated late Friday when Canada walked away from negotiations after Carney concluded the United States was demanding too much […]

HAIKOU, China (AP) — China said on Sunday it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the moon. The Chang’e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China’s southern Hainan island. The mission does not meet the launch conditions, said the China Manned Space Agency […]

By Alan Baldwin ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Lando Norris gave McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix victory on Sunday in an intense race of shifting fortunes that had to be re-started after home hero Max Verstappen crashed on the opening lap. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished second to increase his championship lead, with teammate George Russell obeying orders to let the Italian — on fresher tyres — through […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and west Indonesia triggered choking haze. Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Niño pattern and a prolonged dry season, generating dense smoke that crossed into Malaysia, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB. Fires are a regular problem in Indonesia […]