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The Blue Jackets sent the 43rd pick this weekend, a third-rounder next year and a fifth-rounder in 2028 to Colorado. “Valeri is Ivory Coast into World Cup knockout round for 1st time as Pépé scores twice in 2-0 win over Curaçao 06/25/2026 07:56pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ivory Coast rejoiced as players dropped to their knees on the pitch for a team photo — peerless in national team history — and they all pointed one finger toward the sky. One, for the West African team's first-ever trip to the World Cup knockout round. Why stop there? “We The Latest: Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration on 2 immigration cases 06/25/2026 07:48pm • The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Thursday to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The Department of Homeland Security can now end temporary pro 'Great American' fairgoers mark America’s 250th on the National Mall 06/25/2026 07:34pm • America’s Front Yard has been transformed into the Great American State Fair. For 16 days, the National Mall plays host to the Trump administration’s Freedom 250 celebration, and Thursday was the free event's opening day. Along with a 110‑foot Ferris wheel, a daily rodeo and live mus Athletics score 4 times with 2 out in the 9th inning, rally to beat the Giants 9-6 06/25/2026 07:12pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonah Heim's RBI single tied the game, Lawrence Butler followed with a go-ahead RBI hit and the Athletics scored four times with two out in the ninth inning Thursday, rallying for a 9-6 win over the San Francisco Giants. Henry Bolte opened the ninth with an infield single off 74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history 06/25/2026 07:12pm • MIAMI (AP) — A 74-year-old man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife became the oldest person executed in Florida's modern history on Thursday, and the state is scheduled to execute another 74-year-old inmate next month. Dusty Ray Spencer was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. followinga three-drug in The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 06/25/2026 07:09pm • the-top-photos-of-the-week-by-ap-photojournalists-26 Micah Nori takes over as Trail Blazers head coach, says Portland will play hard, smart and together 06/25/2026 07:07pm • TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) — Micah Nori was told by several NBA teams that he was their No. 2 choice to be head coach before the Portland Trail Blazers finally gave him his chance at No. 1. A 28-year journey in the NBA culminated in Nori joining general manager Joe Cronin on Thursday at the Blazers' prac Native Americans commemorate victory at Little Bighorn with horse races, dance and song 06/25/2026 07:02pm • LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT, Mont. (AP) — The quiet, wind-swept hills of the Battle of Greasy Grass, known to many as the Battle of Little Bighorn, are the setting for Native Americans commemorating the battle's 150th anniversary with horse rides, battle reenactments and a camp of