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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violators 08/11/2026 03:53am • PARIS (AP) — France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron's government entered into force Tuesday. While Charles McAdoo homers and Blue Jays win 2-1 to hand the Red Sox their 3rd straight loss 08/11/2026 03:49am • TORONTO (AP) — Charles McAdoo homered and Jameson Taillon pitched four scoreless innings before leaving with an injury as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 2-1 on Monday night to hand the Red Sox their third loss in a row. Boston's skid follows a nine-game winning streak that capped a franchise-r Elbit: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/11/2026 03:32am • HAIFA, Israel (AP) — HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) on Tuesday reported net income of $173.6 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Haifa, Israel-based company said it had profit of $3.61. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and stock option expense, came to Australia adds optional gender identity and sexual orientation questions to census 08/11/2026 03:28am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians for the first time can reveal their sexual orientation and whether they identify as a different gender than the one recorded at birth — contentious debut questions in the latest census that occurs every five years. The 66-question census, held on Tuesday, Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election 08/11/2026 03:16am • LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his head. Count Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special electio Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record 08/11/2026 03:14am • BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record. Photos show flooding and storm damage in the Philippines 08/11/2026 02:39am • Tropical Storm Dolphin intensified seasonal monsoon rains as it passed by the Philippines. The intense rainfall caused flooding and landslides on the main northern island region of Luzon. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Red Sox score bizarre run on sacrifice fly without tagging up from 3rd base 08/11/2026 02:26am • TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Seigler scored from third base on a sacrifice fly Monday night — without ever tagging up on an inning-ending play. Needless to say, that left everyone in Toronto a little confused. Seigler scored Boston's only run in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on a chaotic double play tha Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut 08/11/2026 02:14am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Tarik Skubal didn't meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game it eventually managed to win after he left. Skubal still intends to be much better than he was while Mabrey leads Toronto against Dallas after 36-point game 08/11/2026 02:09am • Toronto Tempo (10-22, 5-9 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (19-14, 8-8 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo takes on the Dallas Wings after Marina Mabrey scored 36 points in the Tempo's 107-95 loss to the Atlanta Dream. The Wings have gone 9-6 in Valkyries play the Sky on 4-game win streak 08/11/2026 02:09am • Chicago Sky (12-21, 2-10 Eastern Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (23-9, 9-6 Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Golden State Valkyries will attempt to prolong its four-game win streak with a victory against Chicago Sky. The Valkyries are 13-4 on their home co Minnesota visits Portland following McBride's 43-point showing 08/11/2026 02:09am • Minnesota Lynx (27-7, 17-2 Western Conference) at Portland Fire (13-19, 4-10 Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx visits the Portland Fire after Kayla McBride scored 43 points in the Lynx's 103-90 victory over the Dallas Wings. The Fire are 4-10 in Trump scoffs at Iran's demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments 08/11/2026 01:45am • U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for devastation caused to the country by the U.S. and Israeli bombardment over the past five months — a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators hadn't raised until now. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Brandon Nimmo's single in 10th inning helps Rangers beat Angels 4-1 to snap 5-game road skid 08/11/2026 01:37am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Nimmo singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday night to snap a five-game road losing streak. Texas has won five of its last six overall and is a half-game behind AL West-leading Houston. Nimmo Baseball Glance 08/11/2026 01:33am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B