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Blue Jays OF Addison Barger shut down because of back injury, further delaying return 06/29/2026 08:05pm • TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will be shut down for several more weeks because of a stress reaction in his back, further delaying his return in an injury-plagued season. Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger experienced back pain while hitting at the Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces 06/29/2026 08:00pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Summer camps and other outdoor activities were canceled Monday as tens of millions of people across the Midwest endured a heat wave that is expected to spread eastward this week. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it easy and stay hydrated. Forty-s Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027 06/29/2026 07:41pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis shops to open across Virginia beginning July 1, 202 Sportsbooks say World Cup betting has surged past expectations, with US hype driving action 06/29/2026 07:39pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned. The world's most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in the early evening Men's World Cup Glance 06/29/2026 07:35pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 06/29/2026 07:35pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Paraguay 1, Germany 1 06/29/2026 07:35pm • Paraguay 1 0 0 — 1 Germany 0 1 0 Paraguay beats Germany 4-3 in penalty shootout in biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup 06/29/2026 07:28pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Paraguay beats Germany 4-3 in penalty shootout in biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup. Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis 06/29/2026 07:26pm • LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country's humanitarian crisis that could persist for years. Relief org Celebrating July 4th in DC? Officials say even experienced locals need a plan 06/29/2026 07:23pm • Celebrating the Fourth of July on the National Mall? Even if you think you’re a veteran of the massive Independence Day celebration, local and federal officials are warning that it's bigger this year, and that celebrants need to check all event details and make a plan. "I've never seen it look What becomes of Prince George’s County's budget after a judge’s ruling about money transfer? 06/29/2026 07:21pm • It was business as usual — almost — during Monday’s Prince George’s County Council meeting in Maryland. The council listened to briefings, and voted on bills and resolutions. The only difference was Council Chair Krystal Oriadha’s refusal to speak to reporters following a judge’s ruli Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped 06/29/2026 07:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower limits. The Shooting in northern Germany leaves 6 people dead. Suspected shooter arrested 06/29/2026 07:19pm • BERLIN (AP) — A shooting at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday left six people dead in what officials believe may have stemmed from a custody dispute. The suspected shooter was arrested. Five people – four women and one man – died at the scene of the shooting in Stade, poli Landry Shamet will stay with Knicks on 4-year, $24 million deal, AP source says 06/29/2026 07:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Landry Shamet is returning to the New York Knicks with a four-year deal worth $24 million, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. Shamet was a key contributor to the Knicks with his outside shooting and defense, and the NBA champions have an agreement to keep him long Norway isn't looking ahead to potential World Cup matchup with Brazil, which it upset in 1998 06/29/2026 07:03pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Norway's Sander Berge is very aware of what many consider the greatest win in his country's soccer history, though it happened only months after the 28-year-old midfielder was born. Memories of that World Cup upset of Brazil are now being stirred up for Norway because of th