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Soccer fan Orbán's election loss could prompt rethink of Hungary's sports ambitions 04/21/2026 08:59am • One of the biggest soccer fans in global politics, Viktor Orbán, has been sidelined from his big game. The right-wing populist leader and Trump ally’s heavy defeat in the Hungarian elections means incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar will be the one in charge when the Champions League final come Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy 04/21/2026 08:59am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new guid Democratic candidates for DC mayor square-off on high utility bills 04/21/2026 08:59am • Six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for D.C. mayor squared-off during a Monday night forum at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The mostly civil, 90-minute discussion, addressed a range of issues, including housing, public safety, immigration policy and government accounta BCB Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 08:38am • BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — BCB Bancorp Inc. (BCBP) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $4.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Bayonne, New Jersey-based bank said it had earnings of 26 cents per share. The community bank posted reven LPGA has first major of the year in Houston and PGA Tour has lone team event in New Orleans 04/21/2026 08:36am • LPGA Tour THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Houston. Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 6,811. Par: 72. Prize money: $8 million. Winner's share: $1.2 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (NBC), 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunda Southern First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/21/2026 08:36am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern First Bancshares Inc. (SFST) on Tuesday reported net income of $9.9 million in its first quarter. The Greenville, South Carolina-based bank said it had earnings of $1.19 per share. The holding company for Southern First Bank posted revenue Retail sales up 1.7% in March from February driven by a spike in gas prices due to the Iran war 04/21/2026 08:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales up 1.7% in March from February driven by a spike in gas prices due to the Iran war. Israel's Memorial Day: Remembrance and grief, in photos 04/21/2026 08:22am • From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and Latrun, families, soldiers and civilians place flags and flowers on graves during Israel's annual Memorial Day. Israelis observe moments of silence, visit military cemeteries and gather at memorial sites to commemorate fallen soldiers and all those killed in the countr Victor Wembanyama is a unanimous selection as the NBA's defensive player of the year 04/21/2026 08:03am • There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday as the league's top defensive player. The San Antonio center was second in the voting for DPOY as a rookie, was the favorite last season until a medical condition Aloha, PGA Tour. Hawaii will be without a tour event in 2027 for the first time in 56 years 04/21/2026 08:02am • The PGA Tour will not be in Hawaii in 2027 for the first time in 56 years as it moves toward a revamped schedule that no longer will start the season in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Sentry was canceled last January on drought-stricken Maui when the grass on the Plantation course at Kapalua w Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler says he and his family have received threats from Red Sox fans 04/21/2026 08:01am • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler says he's looking forward to his Fenway Park debut on Thursday against Boston even after revealing his family has received threats from Red Sox fans. Schlittler has overcome similar threats to experience success against the Red Sox in th Aston Villa to upgrade stadium during likely Champions League season ahead of Euro 2028 hosting 04/21/2026 07:59am • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Champions League-bound Aston Villa will close one end of its stadium next season for construction to raise capacity above 50,000 before hosting European Championship games in 2028. The club in Birmingham announced a faster timetable Tuesday to long-planned renovations fo Human Rights Campaign targets battleground districts during broader reckoning over LGBTQ+ rights 04/21/2026 07:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of setbacks in recent years. “I think that this is the election thatâ The head of Myanmar's army-backed government proposes new peace talks with armed resistance groups 04/21/2026 07:51am • BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Myanmar ’s military-backed government has invited the country’s armed resistance groups to fresh peace talks, state-run newspapers reported Tuesday, marking the first such call from President Min Aung Hlaing since he took office earlier this month. Min Aung Hlaingâ US forces board an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, Defense Department says 04/21/2026 07:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US forces board an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, Defense Department says.