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Argentine Antonio Rattín, whose dismissal in the 1966 World Cup prompted a rules change, dies at 89 07/11/2026 05:26pm • Argentine Antonio Rattín, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country’s football federation said Saturday. He was 89. Rattín died in Buenos Aires, according to South Africa World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams dies at the age of 25 07/11/2026 05:22pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25. His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday. “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learn Erling Haaland is Norway's World Cup machine — and the internet's babygirl 07/11/2026 05:16pm • Erling Haaland stands at 6 feet, 5 inches, an intimidating force who can make fellow soccer players look tiny in stature and talent. Scoring seven goals across four World Cup matches entering Saturday, the Norwegian player has been described as a machine. But if you ask some loyal new fans, he’s a Trinidad and Tobago signs agreements with US companies that pave the way for data centers 07/11/2026 05:10pm • PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about potential energy consumption and environmental impacts. 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White Sox hope No. 1 pick in the draft spells sure thing in Chicago 07/11/2026 04:49pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name. For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botched the pronunci Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US 07/11/2026 04:49pm • A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. on Saturday, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more. Foreca Chase Meidroth hits RBI double, White Sox win 1-0 and send Athletics to 8th straight loss 07/11/2026 04:48pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chase Meidroth hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, five pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Chicago White Sox sent the Athletics to their eighth straight loss with a 1-0 victory Saturday. The A's, on their longest skid since dropping nine straight from May 27 to June 4 las Democrat announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center 07/11/2026 04:39pm • A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as President Donald Trump tried to seize control of it and its name. 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Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued, but authorities said at the time of the abductions on May 1 Kaulig Companies Championship Tour Scores 07/11/2026 04:17pm • Saturday At Firestone Country Club - South Course Akron, Ohio Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,248; Par: 70 Third Round Zach Johnson 67-67-63—197 Migue Kaulig Companies Championship Par Scores 07/11/2026 04:17pm • Saturday At Firestone Country Club - South Course Akron, Ohio Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,248; Par: 70 Third Round Zach Johnson 67-67-63—197 -13 Democratic congressman says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank 07/11/2026 04:14pm • U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna said Saturday that he was detained by settlers and the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank and released only after calls to the American Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Defense Forces denied detaining any visitors in the incident, the latest example of escalating politic