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Disappointed France, England meet for 3rd

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — France and England agree on this: Neither team wanted to be playing on Saturday. France was a favorite to win the World Cup. England was close to ending a decades-long wait for its first World Cup title since 1966. Both fell one match short of their ultimate goals after losses in the semifinals. And instead of playing in Sunday's final — that game will be between Argentina and Spain — England and France will face each other in a consolation match for third place. "None of us wanted to play in this game for third place," France defender Ibrahima ...

Data center ban won’t solve water woes in West

Oshkosh, Wis., is considering a one-year moratorium on data centers due to water consumption and land use. This proposal is part of a wider debate as communities cope with the increasing resource demands of the data center boom. What if data centers used no water at all? A hyperscale facility in Phoenix is estimated to save 138 million gallons annually, using an advanced thermal cooling system. Instead of pushing for restrictions, lawmakers should foster innovations that reduce water use. Water scarcity should shape how we build data centers, not if they should exist. In the ...

Iran war may shape policy for decades

The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually will, and how it will be remembered will matter enormously. Politics is about many things, but whether you call it "spin," "framing" or "narrative competition," storytelling is never far from the heart of it. As the philosopher Richard Rorty observed, "Competition for political leadership is in part a competition between differing stories about a nation's self-identity, and between differing symbols of ...

DeChambeau trails by a shot at British Open

SOUTHPORT, England — Turns out Bryson DeChambeau had enough strategy to get in the mix Thursday at Royal Birkdale, often ripping driver to take the fearsome bunkers out of play and doing enough right for a 3-under 67 that left him one shot out of the early lead in the British Open. Sungjae ...

Walker wants to lead next wave of Black athletes into baseball

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field. Walker's parents — "Jordan's Dad" and "Jordan's Mom," as known by their customized jerseys this week at the Home ...