Cheerleaders can now go pro: Varsity Spirit's new league offers pay
Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league promising to pay athletes. The Pro Cheer League joins a crowded …
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6/18/25
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Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league that promises to pay athletes, joining the crowded niche sports market that already includes softball, volleyball, 3-on-3 basketball, …
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By TERESA M. WALKER
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6/18/25
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A judge is being asked to clear the way for local governments and individual victims to vote on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL
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6/18/25
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Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim to serve in Virginia's Senate, wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
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6/18/25
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In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones. It's a development roiling the global aid community, …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SAM MEDNICK and FLORENCE METTIAUX
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6/18/25
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In Iran’s capital city, the streets are empty, businesses closed, communications patchy at best. Panicked masses spend restless nights on the floors of metro stations as strikes boom overhead. The …
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI
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6/18/25
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U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024. All were taken to Guatemala and found new homes elsewhere. Their release brought …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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6/18/25
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The Iran-Israel conflict has shuttered airspace across the Middle East as the two bitter enemies launch attacks and reprisals at one another. The worsening security situation has seen foreigners …
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6/18/25
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Erick has formed near southern Mexico. The center said early Tuesday the storm is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday. The storm was …
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6/18/25
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Today is Wednesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2025. There are 196 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 18, 1812, the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and …
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6/18/25
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Alert sirens have repeatedly sent Israelis rushing to bomb shelters as Iran fired missiles during the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Officials said most of the missiles fired Tuesday were …
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6/18/25
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Now we are six: G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump's early exit
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the wealthy nations’ club still …
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6/17/25
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A Spanish-language journalist known for documenting immigration raids could face deportation proceedings after police arrested him on charges of obstructing officers and unlawful assembly as he was …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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6/17/25
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A lifelong friend of the alleged Minnesota gunman says Vance Boelter had been struggling to find work and was wrestling with a “darkness that was inside of him” at the time of the shootings. But …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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6/17/25
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The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
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6/17/25
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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
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6/17/25
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At least 51 Palestinians were killed and over 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS
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6/17/25
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Jay Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wins Democratic nomination for the state’s attorney general.
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6/17/25
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The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company says it's launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been …
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6/17/25
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Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged the country’s public to remove the messaging app WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without offering any evidence the app gathered user …
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6/17/25
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