SHERMAN, Texas A Texas lawyer known as the DWI Dude has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for falsely promising Colombian drug traffickers hed get their charges reduced or dismissed in exchange for cash, prosecutors said. Jamie Balagia, 65, was sentenced Monday to 188 months in ...

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ATLANTA Carmelo Anthony looked like he was all done just a couple of seasons ago. Now, hes part of a truly exclusive club in the NBA. Welcome to the Top 10, Melo. Anthony scored 14 points Monday night in Portlands 123-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, moving him past Elvin Hayes for 10th...

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up the pressure on No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney on Tuesday, claiming rank-and-file concerns about her ability to carry out her job as she trades insults with former President Donald Trump. McCarthys comments on the Fox News Channel underscored...

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The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said. The change away from a strict by-population allocation comes as demand for the coronavirus ...

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DETROIT Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for a former president of the United Auto Workers who they say had two lives as a leader of a blue-collar union and as a connoisseur of premium champagne and California vacation villas paid for with members dues. Future leaders...

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INDIANAPOLIS Jimmie Johnson will make his first Indianapolis 500 start this year after all with the television crew, not on the racetrack. NBC Sports said Tuesday it will use Johnson for studio coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on both race day and qualifying weekend. The seven-time NASCAR champion ...

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PALM HARBOR, Fla. The tee markers at the Valspar Championship were paint cans, except they were filled with sand. This would have been useful information for Henrik Stenson, known to take out his frustrations on inanimate objects. That was never going to be an issue at Innisbrook. Sure, the ...

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BOSTON When free agency opened last month, there was a moment it seemed center David Andrews would be adding his name to the key Patriots offensive linemen joining new teams in 2021. The frenzied offseason opened with left guard Joe Thuney signing a five-year $80 million deal with the Kansas City ...

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BOISE, Idaho A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities because of legislation that could lead to 90% of the states wolves being killed. The Center for Biological ...

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Former President Donald Trump will find out whether he gets to return to Facebook on Wednesday, when the social networks quasi-independent Oversight Board plans to announce its ruling in the high-profile case. The decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. If the board ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009, with the start of early absentee voting on Tuesday coinciding with the campaigns first scheduled television debate. Four candidates are vying with names on the ballot for the ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed verbally Tuesday to stop pursuing lawsuits against Tennessee property owners who refused to sell access to their land for construction. Plains All American ...

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NEW YORK Two sporting events last week the Kentucky Derby and first round of the NFL draft pulled in more television viewers than the Oscars, something inconceivable only a couple of years ago. The Nielsen company said 14.5 million people watched Medina Spirit win the Derby on Saturday, and all the...

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WILMINGTON, Del. The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed COVID-19 vaccines from being more widely distributed worldwide, two White House officials said Sunday. The White House...

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NEW YORK Corey Kluber handcuffed Detroit batters to gain his 100th career win with his most dominant performance since 2018, and the New York Yankees beat the Tigers 2-0 Sunday to complete their first series sweep this season and get back to .500. Kluber (2-2) looked like the pitcher who won AL Cy...

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NEW YORK Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jos Alvarado was suspended three games Sunday by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the New York Mets. Alvarado also was fined an undisclosed amount, as were Mets outfielder Dominic Smith and pitcher Miguel Castro for their roles ...

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MANCHESTER, England Anti-ownership protests by Manchester United fans forced the postponement of a Premier League game on Sunday against Liverpool after the stadium was stormed and thousands more supporters blocked access into Old Trafford as they demanded the Glazer family sell the club. The ...

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SAN RAMON, Calif. On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices. The federal court ...

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DETROIT Blake Coleman scored 16 seconds into the game, Mikhail Sergachev added another goal early in the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Sunday. Tampa Bays Christopher Gibson had 22 saves, filling in for star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. ...

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PALM HARBOR, Fla. Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship. Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, and then the 24-year-old from ...

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PHOENIX Stephen Vogt hit a go-ahead, two-run triple, Josh Rojas and Daulton Varsho added RBI doubles and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The game was tied at 4 when Josh VanMeter led off the D-backs eighth with a walk. David Peralta singled...

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TOKYO Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say theyre already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Olympic officials have said they will need 10,000 medical workers to ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY Devin Booker scored 32 points, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-120 on Sunday night. Former Thunder guard Chris Paul had 18 points and 11 assists, and Torrey Craig added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who shot 54%. Phoenix entered the night one-half ...

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BOSTON CJ McCollum scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Portland held on for a 129-119 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, extending the Trail Blazers winning streak to four. Damian Lillard had 26 points and 13 assists for Portland. Carmelo Anthony finished with 13 ...

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DALLAS Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Marvin Bagley III had 23 points and nine rebounds and Sacramento beat Dallas 111-99 on Sunday night, giving the also-ran Kings a season sweep of the playoff-contending Mavericks. All three games were in a span of 15 days, which the Mavericks finished with a 6-0 ...

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PHILADELPHIA Pete Alonso capped New Yorks six-run eighth inning with a three-run double, and the Mets used a defensive meltdown by Philadelphia and a replay reversal to beat the Phillies 8-7 on Sunday night. Michael Conforto snapped a tie with a bases-loaded walk against Jos Alvarado, driving in ...

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Shares were mostly lower in Asia in thin trading Monday, with many markets including those in Tokyo and Shanghai closed for holidays. The declines follow a retreat Friday on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 gave up 0.7% but still closed out its best month so far this year. Markets have mostly climbed ...

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SAN DIEGO The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trumps presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls just the beginning of a broader effort. Two ...

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over Americas re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region. The trips come as the U.S. and Iran, ...

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ISLAMABAD The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists said Monday. The government said there are no curbs on journalists in the country. But Pakistan has long been a dangerous place for journalists. ...

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