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NEW YORK — A federal agency tasked with looking out for consumers moved Monday to broadly ban the use of mandatory arbitration clauses, setting up a likely showdown with Republicans who oppose the change and want more control over the bureau in general. The ban would apply when groups of customers want to file a

JERUSALEM — A senior Israeli Cabinet minister is pushing a plan to build a region-wide train network that he says could link Israel and the Palestinians to much of the Arab world. Yisrael Katz, the minister of transportation and intelligence, told foreign reporters Monday that Israel already is pushing forward with plans to extend an

NEW YORK — Writer-director Barry Jenkins’ feature-film follow-up to his Oscar-winning “Moonlight” will be an adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Annapurna Pictures announced Monday that Jenkins will start shooting the film in October. Jenkins said adapting Baldwin’s 1974 novel about love and injustice in 1970s Harlem is “a dream I’ve long

LOS ANGELES — Vin Scully will receive the Icon Award at The ESPYS, with actor Bryan Cranston presenting the honor given to those whose careers have left a lasting impression on the sports world. Scully retired last fall after 67 years calling Los Angeles Dodgers games. The 89-year-old Hall of Famer’s career was the longest

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Drilling off ethnically divided Cyprus in search of oil and gas will go ahead as scheduled following the collapse of reunification talks despite strong objections voiced by Turkey, the island’s president said Monday. President Nicos Anastasiades also said the island nation’s Greek side is ready to re-engage with Turkish Cypriots on negotiating

BAGHDAD — Here are some statistics that illustrate the scope of the fight that wrested the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group and the legacy of the wider war against the militants. 252 — The number of days Iraqi forces have been fighting inside Mosul. U.S. Central Command has described the

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Juno spacecraft is about to give us our best look yet of Jupiter’s swirling Great Red Spot. The spacecraft flies directly above the monster storm Monday night, passing 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops. That’s close by space standards. Juno’s instruments will peer through the clouds and help

KENNER, La. — Police in Louisiana say a 16-year-old boy is accused of beating an 89-year-old man and his 70-year-old wife with a hammer in their home and stealing their car. Kenner Police Chief Michael Glaser said in a news release Monday that the couple remained in critical condition, and the boy was in a

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo has received preliminary approval to pay out $142 million to customers affected by the bank’s sales practices scandal. A federal judge gave preliminary approval Saturday to the deal that would settle claims over fraudulent accounts going back to 2002. The San Francisco-based bank and lawyers for customers reached the agreement

DETROIT — Another person has been killed in the U.S. by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, but this death wasn’t the result of a crash. Honda says a man died in June 2016 when an inflator ruptured while he was working inside a 2001 Honda Accord using a hammer. The car’s ignition switch was

UNION, N.J. — A restoration project at a New Jersey museum unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States. The Liberty Hall Museum in Union says it discovered almost three full cases of Madeira wine, a fortified wine, dating to 1796 while restoring its wine cellar. NJ.com (http://bit.ly/2sHP4uh ) reports the museum

LONDON — Venus Williams is the oldest woman in the Wimbledon quarterfinals since 1994. Johanna Konta is the first British woman to make it that far since 1984. Angelique Kerber’s loss means she’ll relinquish the No. 1 ranking. Jelena Ostapenko needed eight match points for her latest win — and latest proof that last month’s

NEW YORK — You can curb your skepticism. HBO has locked down Oct. 1 to start a new season of the Larry David comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” HBO said Monday that the 10 episodes will bring back regulars Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman and JB Smoove, among others. This long-awaited ninth season was announced in June

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s announcement of victory in Mosul effectively shatters the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate. But a complete territorial defeat will take many more months, and the extremists will likely pose a threat in Iraq, Syria and beyond for years to come. Here is a look at the Islamic State group, the three-year war

MOSUL, Iraq — Iraq’s prime minister declared victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul after more than eight months of some of the toughest fighting Iraqi forces have faced in the more than 3-year-old war against the extremists. Iraqi and coalition forces acknowledged from the start that Mosul would be a challenge, but the

MOSUL, Iraq — A timeline of events in the rise and fall of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Mosul. April 2013 — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of al-Qaida’s branch in Iraq, announces the merger of his Islamic State of Iraq with al-Qaida’s franchise in Syria, forming the Islamic State in Iraq and

SRINAGAR, India — Gunmen sprayed bullets on a passenger bus bringing Hindu pilgrims back from a cave shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least seven of them, including five women, and wounding 14 others, police said. A police officer said the bus was carrying more than 50 people on the annual pilgrimage. He

PHOENIX — A new, more inclusive name for the largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. will help it gain support for its growing battle against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies, the group said. The National Council of La Raza, or NCLR, will announce Monday that it will become UnidosUS, a change three years

LONDON — Charlie Gard is a terminally ill British child whose parents are fighting for the right to take him to the United States for an experimental treatment. His case has gained international attention, including from Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump. The 11-month-old is being treated at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, which

BERGERAC, France — After a well-deserved rest day, the Tour de France peloton gets back to work on Tuesday through the colorful landscapes of the Perigord region. Here’s a gastronomic, sporting and cultural glance at the 178-kilometer (111-mile) stage: BAGUETTE AND BUTTER: Stage 10 is mainly flat and suited for sprinters, with just two minor

INDIANAPOLIS — Changes to U.S. law may mean thousands of high school diplomas in Indiana won’t be counted toward national graduation rate reports. The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to report graduation rates in a uniform manner, the Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/2tztFGs ) reported. The act sets rules for how states hold schools accountable and

ATLANTA — Post players are scoring at an historic pace in the WNBA. The top three scorers in the league all operate on the low block: Phoenix’s Brittney Griner, New York’s Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles in Minnesota. Never in the history of the league has three post players led the WNBA in scoring in

HOOVER, Ala. — The Latest on SEC media days (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Even SEC football coaches occasionally make an embarrassing pocket dial on their cellphone. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said shortly after the birth of his daughter on Saturday, he was walking out of restaurant after getting some food for his wife Jen.

Ashton Kutcher had a quick explanation after a tabloid questioned why he was seen out and about with a mystery woman recently: She was his cousin. Kutcher on Sunday responded to a Star magazine article headlined, “Hey Ashton! Who’s the girl?” The article included pictures of Kutcher and a woman entering a private jet and

LONDON — Caroline Garcia insisted she did not see her father signaling to her from the coaching box during her fourth-round loss to Johanna Konta at Wimbledon on Monday. Garcia’s father, Louis Paul, is also her coach. He was shown on television giving what appeared to be hand signals, including an “X” with his two