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LONDON (AP) — The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage have failed to persuade the U.K. Supreme Court to intervene in a life-support treatment battle.
Archie Battersbee's parents filed an urgent appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to halt rulings by lower courts to allow doctors to legally withdraw life support from their son.
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Tunisians have overwhelmingly approved a referendum on a new constitution that gives more powers to the country’s president. It’s a step that brings hope to many in the struggling North African nation, but critics warn it could return Tunisia to autocracy. Some people interviewed by The Associated Press this week celebrated the result of Monday's referendum and expressed support for President Kais Saied, who spearheaded the project and proposed the text himself. Others said they worry what the changes will mean for democracy in the North African country. The overhauled constitution gives sweeping powers to the president and weakens the legislative and judicial branches of government. The constitutional referendum took place a year after Saied froze Tunisia’s parliament.
A West Virginia man has admitted accepting more than $41,000 in loans under a federal COVID-19 assistance program for a business that did not exist. Malik Breckenridge of Charleston pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud in federal court. Breckenridge obtained two paycheck protection loans that were guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the CARES Act. Court records show he admitted the business was not registered in West Virginia, and falsely stated that the business was established in 2014 and was operating on February 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Breckenridge faces up to 20 years in prison. His sentencing is set for Nov. 17.
Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine say that at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting for Mariupol have been killed by Ukrainian shelling. Daniil Bezsonov, a spokesman for the Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region, said that at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 130 were injured Friday when Ukrainian shelling hit a prison in the town of Olenivka. The Ukrainian troops were taken prisoner after the fierce fighting for Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Mariupol, where they holed up at the giant Azovstal steel mill for months.
Separatist authorities say Ukrainian shelling of a prison has killed at least 40 Ukrainian troops captured in Mariupol.
The San Francisco Giants, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Chicago Cubs.
The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Pittsburgh Pirates trying to prolong a four-game road winning streak.
The Cincinnati Reds begin a three-game series at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
The Miami Marlins start a three-game series at home against the New York Mets on Friday.
Thirteen-year-old Izzy Short struggles to pick her favorite England player as she anticipates the team’s appearance in Sunday’s final of the European soccer championships. There’s forward Ellen White, defender Lucy Bronze, midfielder Georgia Stanway, captain Leah Williamson. The whole team basically. The high school player says she looks up to them and how positive they are. The march to the final against Germany has energized people throughout England, with the team’s pinpoint passing and flashy goals attracting record crowds, burgeoning TV ratings and adoring news coverage. The team has been a welcome distraction from the political turmoil and cost-of-living crisis that dominate the headlines when they aren’t playing.
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Atlanta will look to break its three-game home skid when the Dream take on Dallas. Saturday's game is the third meeting this season between the two teams. The Dream won the previous matchup 80-75. Atlanta is 6-8 at home, and Dallas is 7-7 on the road.
Breanna Stewart leads Seattle into a matchup against Washington averaging 20.9 points per game. Saturday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Storm won the last matchup 85-71. Washington is 9-4 at home, and Seattle is 6-7 on the road.
The Chicago Fire come into a matchup with Atlanta United as winners of three consecutive games.
Nashville and the Vancouver Whitecaps meet in conference action.
Michael Bradley leads Toronto into a matchup with the New England Revolution after scoring two goals against Charlotte FC.
A game after shutting out Atlanta United 2-0, the LA Galaxy visit Dallas.
Real Salt Lake visits the San Jose Earthquakes looking to end a three-game road skid.
The Philadelphia Union head into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo as winners of four games in a row.
New York City FC comes into a matchup with CF Montreal after securing three straight shutout wins.
The Columbus Crew head into a matchup against Charlotte FC after recording two straight shutout wins.
Sebastian Driussi leads Austin into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City after scoring two goals against the New York Red Bulls.
Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers square off in a conference matchup.
Cincinnati visits Inter Miami in Eastern Conference play.
Britain’s next prime minister will take office amid turmoil: galloping inflation, a war in Ukraine, souring relations with China and a changing climate. But not all those issues are getting equal attention as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak vie for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members. The runoff contenders are offering contrasting policies on taxation and the economy, but have faced less scrutiny over their positions on Brexit, the environment and foreign affairs. One of them will be elected Sept. 5 to replace the scandal-tarnished Boris Johnson, who stepped down as party leader this month. That person will automatically become Britain's next leader.
President Xi JInping warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, technology or other irritants. Those include Beijing’s opposition to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to the island the mainland claims as its own. There was no indication Xi mentioned Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan, which the ruling Communist Party says has no right to conduct foreign relations. But Xi rejected “interference by external forces” that might encourage Taiwan to try to make its decades-old de facto independence permanent.
Alex Wood took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 to stop a seven-game slide. Yermín Mercedes hit an early two-run single, and four Giants pitchers combined on a three-hitter to snap Chicago’s six-game winning streak. An umpire’s ruling that appeared to give the Cubs a break instead contributed to San Francisco’s three-run third. Wood allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking two. His no-hit bid ended in the seventh on Ian Happ's leadoff single. Two outs later, Patrick Wisdom belted his 18th homer of the season.
DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers opened an eight-game trip Thursday with a 13-0 blowout of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
The Biden administration likes to say Russia is now isolated internationally because of its invasion of Ukraine. Yet its top officials are hardly cloistered in the Kremlin, and now the U.S. wants to talk. President Vladimir Putin has been meeting with world leaders recently, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is a NATO member. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is jetting around the world and posing for photos with foreign leaders. This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he wants to end months of top-level U.S. diplomatic estrangement with Lavrov to discuss the release of American detainees in Russia as well as issues related to Ukraine.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants entered Thursday’s game looking for anything to snap their seven-game losing streak.
The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles. The measure agreed to by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin would give EV buyers a $7,500 tax credit starting next year, through the end of 2032. There’s also a new $4,000 credit for those buying used EVs. The vehicles have to be assembled in North America, and there are limits on annual income for buyers. There also are caps on the sticker prices of new EVs and a $25,000 cap on the price that can be paid for used electric vehicles.
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