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Welcome justice at Gitmo

The recent suppression of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's torture-tainted confessions at Guantanamo Bay is far more than a victory for a defendant. It is a victory for the Constitution. The United States government today alleges that Mohammed was the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, a crime of historic horror that demands accountability. For nine years, the government told us that the mastermind of the attacks was Osama bin Laden, whom it never charged for 9/11-related crimes. Then, after it dispatched U.S. commandos to murder him when they could have arrested him, it recognized it killed ...

NBA takes five first round picks off Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA imposed a sweeping punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team $30 million and forcing it to forfeit five first-round draft picks. Also, two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard was hit with a $700,000 penalty, president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank was banned for six months and team president of business operations Gillian Zucker was suspended for one year. The Clippers will give up one first-round pick in each draft from ...

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Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a wedding was hit DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian state media says included a deadly strike on a wedding ...

Former Tropical Storm Edouard lingers over Texas, flooding homes and roadways

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility Wednesday as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state and dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places. Heavy ...

Bieber embraces return to Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber's homecoming at Progressive Field gave him all the warm and fuzzy feelings he had hoped. It was perfect — except for one thing. He didn't get to pitch. "I was definitely looking forward to that," Bieber said Tuesday. "But it will happen. I trust it will ...

Guardian reliever was texting before accident

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians reliever Carlos Hernández disclosed he was texting while driving in January when he crashed his car in Venezuela and suffered multiple career-threatening injuries. Hernández was added to Cleveland's 40-man roster on Tuesday, allowing the right-hander to complete his journey back to the majors. "I feel like I'm here just as a testament of God's will," Hernandez said through an interpreter while sitting in the Guardians' dugout during batting practice. "Otherwise, there's no way to explain what has happened to me for normal words." Hernández, ...