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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $1B tax cut bill

By Brendan Farrington May. 06, 2022 03:31 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will save on items ranging from diapers and gasoline to auto racing tickets and energy efficient appliances under a $1 billion...

A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen during official inauguration ceremony in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 The stadium will be one of the venueas for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
A year to go, Qatar World Cup still feels heat of scrutiny

By Rob Harris Nov. 20, 2021 11:09 PM EST

FILE - This photo provided by Sayed ahmed Alwadaei, Director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), shows a drawing made in 2020 of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton's racing car by 11-year-old Ahmed, with an appeal for help in saving his father from execution. Hamilton, the seven-time F1 champion, said Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, that Formula One is “duty bound” to raise awareness of human rights issues as the series closes its season in the Middle East. (Ahmed/BIRD via AP, File)
Hamilton: F1 'duty bound' to raise awareness of human rights

By Jerome Pugmire Nov. 18, 2021 01:12 PM EST

Mechanics push the car of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain on the grid before the Russian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)
Qatar to host F1 race for first time in November

By Jerome Pugmire Sep. 30, 2021 06:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to the media in Cleveland. The Mid-American Conference on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, became the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season because of COVID-19 concerns. With the MAC’s 12 schools facing a significant financial burden by trying to maintain costly coronavirus protocols, the conference’s university presidents made the decision to explore a spring season. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
The Latest: Asian football cancels Oct., Nov. qualifiers

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

Geraint Thomas poses with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award during the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018 at Birmingham Genting Arena, Sunday December 16, 2018. (David Davies/PA via AP)
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas wins BBC award

Dec. 16, 2018 04:35 PM EST