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Pirates miss out on double play, lose to Reds

CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder’s choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series. Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe ...

Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country’s western border into Poland. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities, including the capital of Kyiv where tens of thousands spent the night sheltering in subway stations, as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic ...

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. Neither Hamas nor Israel gave immediate indication that they had agreed. The White House announcement comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was signed. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas had largely deadlocked over the implementation of its second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of ...

Trump floats pulling Blanche’s nomination for AG

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans’ demands over a sweeping tax audit immunity deal benefiting the president and members of his family. After failed negotiations forced the delay of a committee vote to advance Blanche’s nomination, Trump suggested he was holding firm against pressure from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis. They have expressed concerns about the controversial settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal ...

Large gathering broken up at Warren park

WARREN — Warren police dispersed a large after-hours gathering of more than 30 people, many of them juveniles at Burbank Park early Sunday and issued dozens of citations and arrests for criminal trespass. According to a Warren police report officers responded around 1:36 a.m. July 26 after receiving a report of 20 to 30 juveniles and multiple vehicles in the park in the 300 block of Olian Avenue NW after closing time. Upon arrival, the report says police blocked the entrance and began issuing summonses and making arrests, clearing the scene by about 3:12 a.m., according to the ...

On the record: Girard Board of Education, Girard Council, Hubbard, Bazetta

Girard WHAT: Board of education meeting Thursday PRESENT: Vince Ragozine, Tammy King, Zachary Steiner, Joe Castor and Scott Strain The board: • Heard from Superintendent Bryan O’Hara that a food pantry and a Care Closet are in place at the K-6 building to provide items to students in need. O’Hara said the Care Closet is in connection with the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. He said space was also made at the school for special education offices behind the library. • Approved the elimination of the instructional educational assistant position at the high ...