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Grains mixed, livestock lower 03/11/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was off 1.5 cents at $4.35 a bushel. Mar. wheat was up 3 cents at $5.88 a bushel. Mar. oats fell by 13.75 cents at $3.31 a bushel. Mar. soybeans gained 15.5 cents at $12.03 a bushel. Beef was Soldiers on the streets. What's behind South Africa's plan to deploy the army in high-crime areas 03/11/2026 09:37am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang violence and illegal mining. Soldiers were seen on the streets in Johannesburg, the country's lar Bracket Racket III: Terps advance as we 'roll in the cart' 03/11/2026 09:37am • Dave Preston is an AP voter. Read his ballots here. March celebrates the players, teams, coaches and schools. But this week we also celebrate the teachers who roll the TV into the room so the next generation of fans can put "Lord of the Flies" and quadratic equations on the back burner for a few Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Crosby after he fails physical, pivot to Hendrickson, AP source says 03/11/2026 09:31am • The blockbuster trade sending star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off — and the fallout from that reversal could have a ripple effect throughout the NFL as the new league year begins. The Ravens quickly pivoted to Trey Hendrickson, agreeing on a four-year, $112 million deal Tredegar: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/11/2026 09:13am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tredegar Corp. (TG) on Wednesday reported net income of $14.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Richmond, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 42 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains and to account for disconti Pacer Nahid Rana rattles new-look Pakistan to earn Bangladesh big win in 1st ODI 03/11/2026 09:05am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Fast bowler Nahid Rana grabbed a maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh held Pakistan to a new low in white-ball cricket with a dominant eight-wicket win in the first ODI on Wednesday. Rana picked up 5-24, and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 3-29 through his off-spin, as Pa Israeli intelligence assessment indicates Iran’s new supreme leader was wounded at the start of the war 03/11/2026 09:02am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli intelligence assessment indicates Iran’s new supreme leader was wounded at the start of the war. Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say 03/11/2026 09:01am • U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet. That uncertainty has fueled a booming market for water filters, from simple pitcher models to multi-thousand-dollar reve Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers 03/11/2026 08:48am • GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — The Iranian women’s soccer team left Australia without seven squad members after tearful protests of their departure outside Sydney Airport and frantic final efforts inside the terminal by Australian officials, who sought to ensure the women understood they were bein Inflation was elevated last month in a snapshot of consumer prices before the Iran war sent energy costs soaring 03/11/2026 08:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation was elevated last month in a snapshot of consumer prices before the Iran war sent energy costs soaring. Young people expect little change as the Republic of Congo heads to a presidential election 03/11/2026 08:32am • BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls in a presidential election this weekend, with the outcome of the vote all but a foregone conclusion as the country’s longtime leader faces little opposition in the political arena. Many young peop Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district 03/11/2026 08:16am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe — said Wednesday that she will run for Congress, putting a prominent name into the Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign 03/11/2026 08:12am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign. Sonida Senior Living: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/11/2026 08:03am • DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (SNDA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $29.8 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of $1.72. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs, came to $1.29 per share. The operator of sen MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches 03/11/2026 08:00am • It was the most debated play of the year in Major League Baseball, perhaps the most dissected and discussed sequence in World Series history. Should Isiah Kiner-Falefa have taken a bigger lead? Why did the third base coach draw a line in the dirt right there? What if IKF sprinted to the plate ins