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Bills seek 3-0 start for 1st time since 2020 in hosting 0-2 Jaguars on Monday night

Sep. 19, 2024 14:13 PM EDT

Jacksonville (0-2) at Buffalo (2-0) Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 5 1/2. Series record: Jaguars lead 10-9 Against the spread: Jaguars 1-1, Bills 1-1. Last meeting: Jaguars beat Bills 25-20 on Oct. 8,...

Overlooked champ Dubois says 'my time' for stardom in heavyweight bout against Joshua at Wembley

Sep. 18, 2024 04:53 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois didn't have to dethrone anyone to become a world heavyweight champion. So he has something to prove when he makes his first title defense before one of the biggest crowds in British boxing history. If he successfully defends his IBF belt on Saturday by...

Vatican opens new investigation into leaks surrounding its 'trial of the century' probe

Sep. 17, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” probe into a London property investment, the Holy See said Tuesday. The leak emerged during the course of a broader, separate Italian...

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

Sep. 17, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as...

Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated

Sep. 16, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prominent columnists have resigned from the Jewish Chronicle newspaper over allegations that it published fabricated articles about the Israel-Hamas war. The resignations on Sunday came after the London-based newspaper removed multiple articles by a freelance...

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges

Sep. 14, 2024 14:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores of women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against him, helping launch the global #MeToo movement. On Thursday, he was indicted on...

Prince Harry's 40th birthday marks the moment the royal scamp moves to middle age

Sep. 14, 2024 10:41 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the London hospital where he was born in 1984, Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers. ...

Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it 'completely baseless'

Sep. 13, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them. The U.K. said the “completely baseless” move came weeks ago and was linked to its action in May to revoke the credentials of an attaché at the Russian Embassy and limit Moscow’s diplomatic activities...

Suddenly, after several seasons, Gary Oldman's TV series 'Slow Horses' gets some Emmy love

Sep. 13, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jackson Lamb is an Englishman who solves mysteries, but he's not your typically elegant, charming type. One clue is that he often passes gas, rather loudly. Lamb — portrayed by Gary Oldman — is the beating heart of Apple TV+'s “Slow Horses,” a critical...

No 'Friday Night Lights': High school football games canceled in some towns near interstate shooting

Sep. 13, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

As authorities keep searching for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns. Games were canceled at a handful of high schools near where the assailant opened fire on Interstate 75 in southeastern...