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AI chatbots are helping people communicate with dating partners. Here are some do's and don'ts 06/27/2026 05:00am • Whether you love or loathe generative AI chatbots, they’re becoming increasingly involved in the business of romance. There's understandable skepticism about the technology's place in dating. Still, a growing number of people are turning to AI as a de facto dating coach or relationship expert. So Senegal routs 10-man Iraq 5-0 to to advance to World Cup knockout rounds 06/27/2026 04:29am • TORONTO (AP) — Senegal needed to win and it needed to win big. Done and done. Senegal racked up the goals on a 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that helped advance it to the World Cup knockout stages. “The job is done, but fate is no longer in our hands," Senegal coach Pape Thiaw said. "We ha The scars of war among survivors in Sudan 06/27/2026 04:25am • KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Three years of war have devastated much of Sudan. The impact has been pressed into the skin of survivors, and their memories. Thousands of people are dead. Millions are displaced. Associated Press journalists spent more than a week in and around the capital after the army re Cape Verde advances and France looks like the team to beat on Day 16 of the World Cup, in photos 06/27/2026 04:12am • Cape Verde became the smallest country to reach the World Cup knockout stage, playing Saudi Arabia to a 0-0 draw to finish second in its group. Elsewhere on an eventful Day 16, Ousmane Dembélé scored three first-half goals and France cruised past Norway 4-1 to finish comfortably atop its group, wi Today in History: June 27, Hurricane Audrey makes Gulf Coast landfall 06/27/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, June 27, the 178th day of 2026. There are 187 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths. Also on this date: In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and hi Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs play in game 2 of series 06/27/2026 04:00am • Chicago Cubs (44-38, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (50-29, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: David Peterson (3-6, 6.09 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Brewers: Kyle Harrison (8-1, 2.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 87 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers Mets host Philadelphia Phillies, look to end home slide 06/27/2026 04:00am • Philadelphia Phillies (46-36, second in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (34-48, fifth in the NL East) New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Alan Rangel (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Mets: Christian Scott (0-0) LINE: Mets -140, Phillies +116; over/under is 8 1/ Cardinals host Miami Marlins, look to break home slide 06/27/2026 04:00am • Miami Marlins (43-39, third in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (42-37, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Ryan Gusto (0-2, 6.00 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (9-4, 3.59 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 64 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins Reds bring road win streak into matchup with the Pirates 06/27/2026 04:00am • Cincinnati Reds (38-42, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (41-41, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Burns (9-1, 2.00 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 102 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (1-1, 5.75 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) LINE: Reds -1 Padres host the Dodgers on 5-game home win streak 06/27/2026 04:00am • Los Angeles Dodgers (52-30, first in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (43-37, second in the NL West) San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-5, 2.65 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Padres: Randy Vasquez (6-5, 4.17 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) LINE: Do Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic relations with France, once a key ally 06/27/2026 03:38am • Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military government severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler that had been a key security partner for the West African nation before relations fractured. The junta said in a statement Friday it broke off relations with France Egypt star Mohamed Salah leaves 1-1 World Cup draw with Iran due to left knee injury 06/27/2026 02:47am • SEATTLE (AP) — Former Liverpool standout and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah left Friday night's 1-1 draw with Iran at the World Cup because of a left knee injury, coach Hossam Hassan said. In the 57th minute, Salah was surprisingly replaced by Mostafa Zico. In comments translated from Arabic, Hassan Rainbow flags dot Iran and Egypt's match as Seattle celebrates Pride during the World Cup 06/27/2026 02:32am • SEATTLE (AP) — Rainbow flags fluttered among the sea of Iranian and Egyptian banners at Seattle’s World Cup stadium Friday, as teams from two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people took to the field. It was just a coincidence that the city’s “Pride Trossard, De Bruyne score and Belgium defeats New Zealand 5-1 to advance at the World Cup 06/27/2026 02:22am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — With a flurry of of goals, Belgium finally found its footing at the World Cup. Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium overcame a slow start in the tournament to advance to the knockout round atop Group G with a 5-1 victory over New Zealand on Friday US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship 06/27/2026 02:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their months-long war and reopen the