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Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO After 15 Years — John Ternus Takes the Wheel

The hardware engineering chief who built the iPhone, iPad and AirPods teams now runs the nearly $4 trillion company Cook transformed from a smartphone maker into Wall Street's biggest fish.

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NBA

NBA Bans Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer for a Year, Fines Team $30M Over Secret Kawhi Leonard Payoffs

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POLITICS · VOTING RIGHTS

ONE BARCODE GLITCH, 10,000 BALLOTS VANISH: Whistleblower Blows Lid Off Trump's Rushed Mail-Vote Overhaul

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US News

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US · LEBANON, TENN.

Small Plane Crash-Lands Feet From Tennessee Elementary School Playground

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US · TEXAS

20 Inches in a Day: Edouard's Remnants Unleash 'Life-Threatening' Flash Floods on Texas

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US · FLORIDA

Florida AG: Couple Kept Four Kids Locked in a Semi-Truck Cab for Six Years, Will Seek Death Penalty

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World

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WORLD · BERLINYESTERDAY

Explosives and a Rigged Wire: Germany Hit by Twin Sabotage Attacks on Power Grid in One Day

Saboteurs struck two German power substations hundreds of miles apart within hours of each other on Tuesday, knocking coal-fired generating units offline and reviving fears of Russian "hybrid warfare" just as Berlin formally accused Moscow over a drone attack on Leipzig airport.

WORLD · ASIA-PACIFIC

China Threatens 'Consequences' as Tiny Palau Defies Beijing Over Taiwan at Pacific Summit

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WORLD · ASIA

JAILED AGAIN: Hong Kong Democracy Icon Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Beijing Security Case

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LATIN AMERICA

Honduran Court Wipes Out Last Corruption Case Against Trump-Pardoned Ex-President Hernández

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The WeeklyObserver

Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO After 15 Years — John Ternus Takes the Wheel

NBA Bans Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer for a Year, Fines Team $30M Over Secret Kawhi Leonard Payoffs

ONE BARCODE GLITCH, 10,000 BALLOTS VANISH: Whistleblower Blows Lid Off Trump's Rushed Mail-Vote Overhaul

US News

Small Plane Crash-Lands Feet From Tennessee Elementary School Playground

20 Inches in a Day: Edouard's Remnants Unleash 'Life-Threatening' Flash Floods on Texas

Florida AG: Couple Kept Four Kids Locked in a Semi-Truck Cab for Six Years, Will Seek Death Penalty

World

Explosives and a Rigged Wire: Germany Hit by Twin Sabotage Attacks on Power Grid in One Day

China Threatens 'Consequences' as Tiny Palau Defies Beijing Over Taiwan at Pacific Summit

JAILED AGAIN: Hong Kong Democracy Icon Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Beijing Security Case

Honduran Court Wipes Out Last Corruption Case Against Trump-Pardoned Ex-President Hernández

Celebrity & Entertainment

'DWTS' Season 35 Cast Unveiled: Chef Giada, 'Bachelorette' Hunk Tyler Cameron and Hanson's Taylor Join the Ballroom

Tiger Woods Dodges Jail, Loses License for 5 Years in DUI Plea Deal

Entourage Boss Fires Back at Debi Mazar's 'Toxic Set' Bombshell: 'This Is Disgusting'

Wheel of Fortune Yanks Longtime Announcer Off Air Amid Mystery Investigation

California Lawmakers Rush Through First-in-Nation Ban on ICE 'Shock Gloves,' Send It to Newsom's Desk

MARKEY SURVIVES: 80-Year-Old Senator Crushes Moulton's Youth Challenge

Top General Tells Senator: No Troops At The Polls — But Pentagon Chief Won't Say A Word

Broadcom's AI Chip Sales Triple to $16.7 Billion — But Wall Street Still Wanted More

Palo Alto Networks Crushes Earnings, Wall Street Crushes The Stock Anyway

Hiring Flatlines as Fed Still Eyes a Rate HIKE — Not a Cut

Nike Crashes to a 12-Year Low as Rivals, Resignations Pile On

Sports

Lions' Big Offseason Bet Backfires: Isiah Pacheco Lands on IR Before Playing a Down

Two Points From Disaster: No. 1 Seed Zverev Survives Nearly Five-Hour US Open Scare

Ranked No. 53, Down A Set And A Break — Tsitsipas Stuns Cincinnati Champ Fils At US Open