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» Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a bid to stop the transfer of power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.
» Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans consider whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Senators return Tuesday.
» First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House says the first lady received the positive test result Monday.
» Partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival by a late summer storm were allowed to start leaving Monday afternoon after muddy roads dried up enough for them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert.
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» Much of the nation will be dealing with extreme heat Monday.
» A U.S. official said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. That's a trip that would bring the two isolated leaders closer together.
» The race for the top spot in the American League West division is heating up, the Twins win big to extend their division lead, Cubs pitcher Justin Steele notches another victory, the Orioles pad their lead in the American League East division and a top ten college football team loses on the road.
» After a mild start to the U.S. Open, the forecast calls for much higher temperatures in the second week. The U.S. Open often is the hottest of the four majors in any given year.
» Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio UrÃas was arrested near BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi was playing in a Major League Soccer game with numerous celebrities in attendance.
» Major League Baseball is keeping the pitch clock the same for the postseason as it was for the regular season, brushing aside urging from some players.
» Police say former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener.
» Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56.
» A statement on Jimmy Buffett's website has disclosed the cause of the singer-songwriter's death: a rare, aggressive skin cancer.
» Adam Driver talked about starring in the upcoming biopic "Ferrari" at the Venice Film Festival.
» According to studio estimates, the third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer†franchise has topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million. “Barbie†officially became the biggest movie of 2023 while Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer†sailed past $850 million globally.
