The statement made as part of 96-page filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. provided a glimpse at the arguments that Anthropic’s lawyers intend to make as part of in the fallout of a contract dispute over how AI technology can be used in and potential surveillance of Americans.

San Francisco-based Anthropic contends the Pentagon is illegally retaliating against it by stigmatizing it with a designation meant to protect against sabotage of national security systems by foreign adversaries.

Earlier this month, Anthropic鈥檚 request for an order that would have blocked the Pentagon’s actions while the panel is still collecting evidence about the case.

Anthropic’s new filing is meant to directly address some of the court’s questions ahead of oral arguments scheduled for May 19. The Trump administration will have an opportunity to file its response before that hearing.

Anthropic’s temporary setback in the Washington case came after it in a separate case focused on the same issues in San Francisco federal court. That decision prompted the Trump administration to remove the stigmatizing labels from Anthropic, according court filings.

But the lack of a similar order in the parallel case in Washington continues to cast a cloud over Anthropic, whose AI tools have turned it into a rising tech star along with rival OpenAI. After the Pentagon canceled a $200 million contract with Anthropic in the wake of their disagreement, OpenAI struck a deal to provide its technology to the U.S. military.

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The star slugger was reinstated from the 10-day injured list with the reeling Mets on a 12-game losing streak heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 going to be any pressure,” Soto said. “I鈥檓 just going to be myself and be out there, definitely help as much as I can to get out of this and put the team in the right spot again.鈥�

Soto, who missed 15 games with a right calf strain, batted second as the designated hitter. He received a warm hand when he stepped to the plate in the first inning, with some in the sparse crowd standing, and his flyout to deep center field advanced Bo Bichette from second to third. That led to a run when Bichette scored on Francisco Lindor’s two-out infield single.

鈥淚t makes a big difference just to add his name in the lineup. But also, I said it yesterday: You can鈥檛 put all the pressure on him,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “It鈥檚 going to take all of us to get out of this. It鈥檚 not just Juan Soto.鈥�

To open a roster spot, third-string catcher Hayden Senger was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse following

After beginning the season with baseball’s at $352.2 million, the Mets entered Wednesday with the worst record in the majors. New York (7-16) had been outscored 67-22 during the skid while batting .194 with a .284 slugging percentage. The slide began with a 7-2 loss to Arizona on April 8.

鈥淚 feel like we have a great lineup. We have guys (who) are going through tough times right now. They can鈥檛 get a hit or anything, and it鈥檚 part of it. We all go through that stuff,” Soto said. “But it鈥檚 tough when kind of like most of the lineup is going through it. It makes it a little hard to win games like that.鈥�

At first, the Mets will be cautious with Soto. He is scheduled to play the outfield Thursday night and then the team will 鈥渞eassess,鈥� Mendoza said. The four-time All-Star and six-time Silver Slugger Award winner will receive some full days off moving forward.

鈥淲e need to be flexible and we have to stay on top of things with him,鈥� Mendoza explained. “If we see that there鈥檚 a couple of games, two or three games where he does a lot of running on base, going first to third, first to home, second to home, in the outfield, then we鈥檒l have to adjust. And hopefully that鈥檚 the case. That means he鈥檚 on base and we鈥檙e scoring a lot of runs. So, yeah, I think it鈥檚 fluid. But at the same time we just have to be smart with him.鈥�

Soto exited early from a 10-3 victory at San Francisco on April 3, and the Mets won their next three games without him before descending into a tailspin. It’s their longest slide since losing 12 straight games in August 2002.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a little uncomfortable when you see it from the outside,鈥� Soto said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just a tough time, but we鈥檙e going to get out of it.鈥�

New York had not dropped 13 in a row since a 15-game skid in August 1982. The club record is 17 consecutive defeats during the franchise’s inaugural season in 1962.

Soto is in the second season of a record $765 million, 15-year contract he signed with the Mets as a free agent in December 2024.

He hit safely in all eight games this season, batting .355 with one homer and five RBIs, before getting hurt while running from first to third on an RBI single by Bichette in the first inning against the Giants on April 3.

Soto did not go on a minor league rehab assignment to prepare for his return, instead going through workouts at Citi Field while the Mets were on the road last week.

鈥淔elt like he got what he needed here,” Mendoza said. “Plenty of at-bats. We brought a lot of pitchers in here. We were able to simulate a lot of the things that you do on a rehab assignment.鈥�

Soto said he’s 100% healthy. He and Mendoza both insisted the left fielder is not rushing back any earlier than expected.

鈥淗aving him back in the lineup鈥檚 got nothing to do with the stretch we鈥檙e in right now. From the very beginning, we said it: `We need this guy right.’ We were not going to rush,” Mendoza said. “He鈥檚 too important for this team. And especially when you鈥檙e dealing with an injury like that, there鈥檚 no reason for us to take any risk. So, no, I think it鈥檚 just, he got to a place, he鈥檚 in a good spot right now ready to go and that鈥檚 why he鈥檚 in the lineup.鈥�

The stint on the IL was the first for Soto since 2021 with Washington, when a strained left shoulder sidelined him from April 20 through May 3.

鈥淚鈥檓 in a good place,” Soto said. “I think I did what I was told by the trainers and I followed the plan and I feel really good.鈥�

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It is the latest high-profile case of alleged insider trading on prediction markets including Kalshi and Polymarket, which have brought and calls for stricter regulations of the websites where people can put money on just about anything.

Kalshi’s disciplinary documents named Mark Moran, who is running as an independent in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race; Ezekiel Enriquez, who ran in a Texas Republican primary for a U.S. House seat; and Matt Klein, a Democratic state senator running for a U.S. House seat in Minnesota.

Klein and Enriquez both placed bets less than $100 related to their 鈥渙wn candidacy,鈥� Kalshi said. Moran said on social media that he 鈥渢raded $100 on myself.鈥�

These relatively small bets follow mammoth wagers on prediction markets earlier this year that raised eyebrows. In one case, an anonymous Polymarket user made a in January on a wager that former Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro would soon be out of office.

In March, after two U.S. senators announced legislation that threatened prediction markets, , including against political candidates trading on their own campaigns.

Moran refused to reach an agreement with Kalshi and was fined the most at more than $6,200, while Klein and Enriquez did reach agreements and face penalties of over $530 and $780, respectively, the company said. All were suspended from Kalshi for five years.

Some politicians have said the punishments didn’t go far enough. U.S. Rep. Mike Levin slammed the repercussions as a 鈥渢imeout.”

“That鈥檚 not a punishment. That鈥檚 a parking ticket,” Levin wrote.

The agreements are with the company, and not with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates predication markets. The agency is chaired by Michael Selig, who is to the burgeoning industry.

Far from denying the allegations, Moran took to social media on Wednesday to say he placed the bets because he wanted to draw attention to the issue.

鈥淲e live in a Country destroyed by vice, which Kalshi directly contribute to,鈥� Moran wrote on X, saying the goal of the trade was to “highlight how this company is destroying young men.鈥�

Klein also confirmed Kalshi’s findings in a post on social media on Wednesday. The $50 wager he placed in October was the first time he had used a predictions market, he said in a statement on X, and he was 鈥渃urious about how it worked.鈥�

鈥淭his was a mistake and I apologize,鈥� he wrote, saying that the experience made it clear that the markets need more regulation.

Klein is a cosponsor of a bill working its way through the Minnesota Legislature to ban most wagering on predictive markets, including the outcome of elections. In an interview, he said he didn鈥檛 think there was an inconsistency between his betting $50 on himself to win his primary and his sponsorship of legislation.

Klein said he spent the winter learning about predictive markets and signed onto the bill well before he learned that his bet violated Kalshi鈥檚 rules.

Enriquez, known as Zeke, lost his House race in the beginning of March with less than two percent of the vote. Contact information for Enriquez was not immediately found to request comment. ___

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The Athletics’ seven-game road winning streak was snapped, while the Mariners won for just the third time in nine games.

With two outs in the ninth, Naylor lined a first-pitch cutter from Joel Kuhnel (0-1) the opposite way into left field to score Raleigh from second. Naylor finished 3 for 5 to raise his batting average to .194.

Raleigh, also off to a slow start, in the third for his fifth homer. He also went 3 for 5 鈥� his first three-hit game this season 鈥� and is batting .198.

Nick Kurtz tied it in the top of the ninth when he sent a hanging slider from Mariners closer Andr茅s Mu帽oz (3-2) for his fourth homer.

Julio Rodr铆guez had a pair of singles to extend his on-base streak to 19 games. His RBI groundout in the seventh put the Mariners ahead 4-3.

Mariners starter Logan Gilbert, who gave up three runs in four innings, got a comebacker off the bat of Carlos Cortes in the first. Cortes

Athletics starter Aaron Civale gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Tyler Soderstrom, Jeff McNeil and Jacob Wilson drove in runs for the Athletics.

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Mariners RHP George Kirby (3-2, 2.97 ERA) will oppose Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (2-1, 4.05) on Friday at St. Louis. Athletics RHP Luis Severino (0-2, 6.20) will take the mound on Friday against the visiting Texas Rangers.

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Boston College

Running back Evan Dickens could boost the ground game for the Eagles as they come off a 2-10 season. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound back ran for 1,339 yards and 16 touchdowns last season at Liberty and set a tone with a 40-yard TD run .

California

Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele will garner national attention in returning from a strong freshman season with the Golden Bears. He to play under coming after he threw for 3,117 yards and 17 TDs while being named the ACC rookie of the week four times.

Clemson

The plan has been for redshirt junior Christopher Vizzina to take over the offense after the departure of Cade Klubnik. Vizzina has appeared in 14 games through three seasons, and he had a big output (29 of 42 passing, 317 yards, three TDs) last year. He’s set to helm an offense being directed by Chad Morris in his second stint as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator.

Duke

Duke added graduate transfer Nick Del Grande from Coastal Carolina to help bolster its offensive line. The Blue Devils lost starting tackles Brian Parker II and Bruno Fina from last year’s ACC title run, so there’s an opportunity for the 6-4, 302-pound Del Grande with 35 career starts to jump right in up front.

Florida State

The Seminoles announced Auburn transfer Ashton Daniels on Tuesday after the completion of spring drills. Coach Mike Norvell had praised Daniels’ leadership and deep-ball passing touch.

Georgia Tech

Quarterback Alberto Mendoza for departed multi-year starter Haynes King. The Indiana transfer and younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza was the offensive captain for the team’s recent spring game, with coach Brent Key saying over the weekend: 鈥淎lberto is the guy.鈥�

Louisville

The Cardinals after three seasons at Ohio State, where he backed up Julian Sayin last year for a team that reached the College Football Playoff. Kienholz has thrown 36 career passes and could lead an offense that returns Isaac Brown as a career 2,000-yard rusher.

Miami

Darian Mensah has moved on from Duke to be that made the College Football Playoff and pushed all the way to the championship game. Mensah finished second last year in the Bowl Subdivision ranks in both passing yardage (3,973) and touchdown throws (34). He had three TD throws during scrimmage work at last weekend’s spring game.

N.C. State

Linebacker Harvey Dyson offers transfer help for a unit that ranked 12th in the ACC in scoring defense (27.2) and 14th in total defense (411.9). Dyson started his career at Texas Tech before playing last year at Tulane, starting all 14 games for a CFP team. He finished as the team leader there with 11.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks.

North Carolina

Tight end Jordan Washington arrives as a transfer from Texas as the Tar Heels adapt to new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino’s scheme. The 6-foot-4, 264-pound redshirt sophomore had seven catches for 109 yards and a score last year. Petrino described Washington as a 鈥渢ake charge, no-nonsense type of guy 鈥� and then has shown up on video playing that way.”

Pittsburgh

Receiver Bryce Yates had 11 catches for 202 yards while playing 11 games as a true freshman. Notably, that included a 60-yard touchdown against Duquesne and a 68-yard catch against West Virginia, showing his big-play potential. Yates told reporters earlier this month he had gained a better understanding of coverages and his receiver routes.

SMU

Running back Dramekco Green is poised to take a key role in the backfield after the departure of TJ. Harden, who ran for a team-high 812 yards. The redshirt freshman is a hard-running back with a strong frame (6-foot, 203 pounds), running for 90 yards in five games last year.

Stanford

Tight end Benji Blackburn could have a bigger role under . That comes with Sam Roush headed to the NFL after tallying 89 catches with four TD grabs the past two seasons. The 6-6, 260-pound Blackburn made five starts last year, finishing with nine catches for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Syracuse

Quarterback Steve Angeli helped Syracuse start 3-1 last year, including a win at Clemson, before going down His recovery ahead of preseason camp and next season will prove critical, though he said he 鈥渃ould go right now if I wanted to鈥� when speaking to reporters during spring drills. “When it’s time to play real ball and everything matters, our first game, I’ll be good to go,鈥� Angeli said.

Virginia

Receiver Rico Flores Jr. has gone from Notre Dame to UCLA and now Virginia, which is coming off an 11-win season. Offensive coordinator Des Kitchings said the 6-2, 205-pound graduate student has worked to 鈥渂uild a rapport鈥� on deep throws with QBs but is also willing to block in the run game 鈥� saying Flores is 鈥漵old out” to do whatever it takes to win.

Virginia Tech

Duke transfer receiver Que’Sean Brown is positioned to bolster the Hokies’ receiving corps. The redshirt junior had 64 catches for 846 yards and five touchdowns for last year’s ACC champs, starting 12 games. He had a 14-yard touchdown grab in the Hokies’ spring game last weekend.

Wake Forest

Defensive back Davaughn Patterson could be a key piece of a defense that might have to lead the way for Jake Dickert’s second season with the Demon Deacons. He’s been a two-year starter with 154 tackles the past two seasons, showing the ability to help in coverage or close to the line of scrimmage.

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Alaska is one of at least 12 states that has provided or said it would provide detailed information about its voters 鈥� including date of birth, driver’s license number or partial Social Security number 鈥� to the Trump administration, according to the Brennan Center. Alaska and Texas also signed agreements when they shared data in which the department outlined plans for its own analysis of voter files, its plans to flag voter list issues and directions for removing voters deemed ineligible.

Several other states provided the data, but refused those agreements, as part of a wide-ranging effort by the Justice Department to from every state. Some elections officials the information being sought could be used by the Trump administration to search for possible noncitizens.

The Alaska lawsuit was filed in state court against state Division of Elections officials by the League of Women Voters of Alaska and Alaska Black Caucus. It alleges the handing over of personal data on the voter list violates the right to privacy under the state constitution. It also says the memorandum of understanding violates due process by allowing the Justice Department to flag voters for removal 鈥渨ithout any apparent notice or process for impacted voters to challenge those decisions.鈥�

The lawsuit names as defendants Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who oversees the division, and division Director Carol Beecher.

Sam Curtis, a spokesperson with the state Department of Law, said by email that it would be premature to comment on specific claims raised in the lawsuit. But Curtis said the department has previously explained in public hearings that state law 鈥渆xpressly permits the sharing of this information for authorized governmental purposes. That statute is on the books, and we will defend it.鈥�

“Alaska statutes contain numerous provisions that allow the sharing of otherwise non-public or confidential information with law enforcement,” Curtis said.

The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska, ACLU Voting Rights Project and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to try to force the release of the data, according to a tally by the Brennan Center. Judges have rejected those efforts in , , , and most recently, . A judge in dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit after ruling it had been filed in the wrong city. It was subsequently refiled.

In the Rhode Island case, Justice Department attorneys acknowledged the department was seeking unredacted voter information so it could be shared with the Department of Homeland Security to check citizenship status.

In addition to the state court lawsuit in Alaska, at least four federal lawsuits have been filed around the U.S. seeking to stop the Justice Department from collecting information from unredacted voter registration files or to prevent states from taking steps to cancel or suspend people鈥檚 voter registrations based on the federal project.

During a legislative hearing in Alaska last month, Rachel Witty, an attorney with the state Department of Law, told lawmakers the state had a 鈥渃ompelling interest鈥� to comply with the federal request.

“To ensure the integrity of elections, there was a mutual interest in maintaining voters rolls that were accurate and current,鈥� she said.

The Alaska lawsuit describes the process under state law for maintaining voter rolls and states that there are only limited circumstances under which a voter’s registration can be promptly canceled 鈥� 鈥渦pon death or conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.” It says that while elections officials have said they will only remove voters 鈥渢o the extent allowed by state and federal law,鈥� that interpretation is 鈥渋rreconcilable with the plain language鈥� of the agreement signed with the Justice Department.

The plaintiffs are asking a judge to void the agreement and require the elections division to make 鈥渞easonable efforts” to ensure the immediate destruction by the Justice Department of any hard copies and electronic versions of the list that was shared.

鈥淩ather than fiercely defending the rights of Alaska鈥檚 voters, our Division of Elections acceded to federal overreach,鈥� Eric Glatt, legal director for the ACLU of Alaska, said in a statement. 鈥淣ow, we are asking the court to step in and ensure that DOE upholds its constitutional and legal obligations to Alaskans.鈥�

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Multiple videos from bystanders show a masked agent grabbing and pulling Franci Stagi across the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers in Durango, Colorado. She said he grabbed her by the hair and put her in a chokehold. The state is among several that prohibited or severely limited police officers from using chokeholds and since George Floyd鈥檚 death in 2020.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigations launched an investigation into the officer’s actions against Stagi at the request of Durango Police Department Chief Brice Current, who raised concerns about possible violations of state law 鈥� an unusual if not unprecedented request.

A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which launched its own investigation, acknowledged a request Wednesday seeking comment but didn鈥檛 immediately respond to questions about the charges. Court documents didn鈥檛 list any attorney as representing the officer, Nicholas Rice.

Stagi said she was standing close to the officer and filming him outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Durango, a college town popular for outdoor recreation, when he hit her hand hard, causing her to lose her cellphone. Stagi, a retired hypnotherapist, said she then reached for the officer’s shoulder to get his attention. After she said he put her in a chokehold, she said he threw her down an embankment next to the street. She said she still experiences pain in her arm doing normal everyday activities, like putting on her jacket.

Court documents allege that Rice committed third-degree assault by causing bodily injury to Stagi, but the documents don鈥檛 describe how she was injured or make mention of a chokehold. Rice also is charged with criminal mischief for allegedly damaging Stagi鈥檚 cellphone.

Stagi said Wednesday she was disappointed Rice was charged with less serious crimes. The assault charge, a misdemeanor, carries a maximum sentence of just under a year in jail. But she hopes the prosecution sends a message that immigration officers can’t tackle people indiscriminately and use excessive force.

鈥淚t did open my eyes to how quickly I can be under someone else’s control, and it’s frightening,鈥� said Stagi, whose legal name is Anne Francesca Stagi.

Federal law enforcement officers have broad legal protections when acting in the course of their official duties, and the Justice Department has in recent months taken a hard line against state efforts to arrest or prosecute federal agents. Late last year, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said arrests of federal officers performing their duties would be 鈥渋llegal and futile,鈥� citing the Constitution鈥檚 Supremacy Clause and federal law. Legal experts say those protections are significant but not absolute and the Supremacy Clause does not provide blanket immunity.

Chokeholds have been at the center of public discourse and state legislative initiatives about what constitutes an unreasonable use of force since Eric Garner died in New York in 2014 after he was put in a chokehold by a white police officer.

Garner鈥檚 dying words, became a rallying cry for the

While some states have banned chokeholds and other tactics, sweeping changes were met with resistance.

A federal package of reforms that would have banned chokeholds nationwide passed the U.S. House in 2021 but failed to reach then-President Joe Biden鈥檚 desk. The bill was named in honor of Floyd, who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed his knee to his neck.

Within a month of Floyd鈥檚 death, Colorado lawmakers approved a ban on chokeholds as part of broader police reform legislation. The law overrode more limited chokehold restrictions that were put in place four years earlier.

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Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 8, Houston 5

N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 0

Milwaukee 12, Detroit 4

Cincinnati 12, Tampa Bay 6

Minnesota 5, N.Y. Mets 3

Texas 5, Pittsburgh 1

Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5

Toronto 4, L.A. Angels 2

Chicago White Sox 11, Arizona 5

Athletics 5, Seattle 2

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 6, Cincinnati 1

Houston 2, Cleveland 0

Baltimore 8, Kansas City 6

L.A. Angels 7, Toronto 3

Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 6:45 p.m.

Seattle 5, Athletics 4

Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee (Sproat 0-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Martin 3-1) at Arizona (Soroka 4-0), 3:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 2-1) at Boston (Bello 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Ryan 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Scott 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Chandler 1-1) at Texas (deGrom 1-0), 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m.

Athletics at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

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Tuesday’s Games

Milwaukee 12, Detroit 4

Cincinnati 12, Tampa Bay 6

Washington 11, Atlanta 4

St. Louis 5, Miami 3

Minnesota 5, N.Y. Mets 3

Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia 4

Texas 5, Pittsburgh 1

San Diego 1, Colorado 0

San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 1

Chicago White Sox 11, Arizona 5

Wednesday’s Games

Miami 4, St. Louis 1

Tampa Bay 6, Cincinnati 1

Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 6:45 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta (P茅rez 1-1) at Washington (Cavalli 0-1), 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Sproat 0-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (S谩nchez 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Cabrera 2-0), 2:20 p.m.

San Diego (Waldron 0-1) at Colorado (Feltner 1-1), 3:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Martin 3-1) at Arizona (Soroka 4-0), 3:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Glasnow 2-0) at San Francisco (Webb 2-2), 3:45 p.m.

Minnesota (Ryan 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Scott 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Chandler 1-1) at Texas (deGrom 1-0), 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.

Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 10:15 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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Yamal scored in the 40th minute and immediately looked to the bench to signal he was hurt. He dropped to the ground as his teammates arrived to celebrate, then appeared to grab the back of his left leg.

Yamal left the field on his own after being attended by doctors. He talked briefly with coach Hansi Flick on the sidelines before walking into the locker room tunnel by himself.

鈥淥f course it鈥檚 a real blow for us because Lamine is a very important player for the team,鈥� Barcelona midfielder Gavi said. 鈥淗e was upset in the locker room. I don鈥檛 know how long he will be sidelined because of the injury, but hopefully he will be back as soon as possible because we need him.鈥�

Barcelona didn’t give any immediate information about the severity of the injury sustained by the 18-year-old forward, who is set to make his World Cup debut with Spain in June.

鈥淗opefully Lamine will only miss a few weeks,鈥� Barcelona midfielder Pedri said. 鈥淚 wish him the best of luck. He needs to remain calm because he’s young and will surely recover well.鈥�

Barcelona also lost Portugal defender Jo茫o Cancelo because of an apparent right leg injury in the 24th.

Flick said the injuries would be evaluated Thursday.

The Catalan club restored its nine-point lead over second-place Real Madrid, which defeated Alaves 2-1 on Tuesday.

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Boyd was activated from the 15-day injured list and reliever Luke Little was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. The 35-year-old Boyd was slated to take the mound against Philadelphia for his third start of the season.

鈥淚 feel like he’s in really good shape,鈥� manager Craig Counsell said. 鈥淚 mean he’s been feeling really good for the last 12 probably days where we’re in a great shape.鈥�

The Cubs had won a season-high seven in a row going into the matchup with the Phillies. They entered with a 2.25 ERA during the win streak.

Boyd started on opening day against Washington, allowing six runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings in a 10-4 loss. But he rebounded with a strong performance against the Los Angeles Angels on April 1, striking out 10 in 5 2/3 innings in .

Boyd went on the IL on April 6. He made one rehab start with Triple-A Iowa, allowing three runs and four hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Boyd agreed to with Chicago in December 2024. He went 14-8 with a 3.21 ERA in 31 starts last year, making the NL All-Star team and helping the Cubs reach the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

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No reason was given for the unexpected departure of the Navy鈥檚 top civilian official, coming as the sea service has imposed a and is during a tenuous . Another Trump loyalist is taking over as acting head of the Navy: Undersecretary Hung Cao, a 25-year Navy combat veteran who ran unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate and House in Virginia.

Phelan鈥檚 departure is the of top leadership at the Pentagon, coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Army鈥檚 top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George. Hegseth also has fired several other top generals, admirals and since taking office last year.

The firings began in February 2025, when Hegseth removed military leaders, including Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy鈥檚 top uniformed officer, and Gen. Jim Slife, the No. 2 leader at the Air Force. Trump also as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Showing how sudden the latest move was, Phelan had addressed a large crowd of sailors and industry professionals on Tuesday at the Navy鈥檚 annual conference in Washington and . He also hosted the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee to discuss the Navy鈥檚 budget request and efforts to build more ships, according to a social media post from his office.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X that Phelan was 鈥渄eparting the administration, effective immediately.”

Phelan had been a major Trump donor

Phelan had not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service before Trump nominated him for secretary in late 2024. He was seen as an outsider being brought in to shake up the Navy.

Phelan was a major donor to Trump鈥檚 campaign and had founded the private investment firm Rugger Management LLC. According to his biography, Phelan鈥檚 primary exposure to the military came from an advisory position he held on the a nonprofit that supported the defense of Ukraine and the defense of Taiwan.

The Associated Press could not immediately reach Phelan鈥檚 office for comment. The White House did not answer questions and instead responded by sending a link to Parnell鈥檚 statement.

Phelan is leaving during a busy time for the Navy. It has three in or heading to the Middle East, while the Trump administration says all the armed forces are poised to resume combat operations against Iran should the ceasefire expire.

The Navy also has maintained a heavy presence in the Caribbean, where it has been part of a campaign of . It also played a major role in the in January.

New acting Navy secretary ran unsuccessful bids for Congress

Taking over as acting secretary is Cao, who ran a failed U.S. Senate bid in Virginia to try to unseat Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024. He had Trump鈥檚 endorsement in the crowded Republican primary and gave a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Cao’s biography includes fleeing Vietnam with his family as a child in the 1970s. In a campaign video for his Senate bid, he compared Vietnam鈥檚 communist regime during the Cold War to the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden.

During his one debate with Kaine, Cao criticized COVID-19 vaccine mandates for service members as well as the military鈥檚 diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

鈥淲hen you鈥檙e using a drag queen to recruit for the Navy, that鈥檚 not the people we want,鈥� Cao said from the debate stage. 鈥淲hat we need is alpha males and alpha females who are going to rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds. Those are the young men and women that are going to win wars.鈥�

Trump and Hegseth have in the military, banning the efforts and .

When he ran for Congress in Virginia in 2022, Cao expressed opposition to aid for Ukraine during a debate against his Democratic opponent.

鈥淢y heart goes out to the Ukrainian people. … But right now we鈥檙e borrowing $55 billion from China to pay for the war in Ukraine. Not only that, we鈥檙e depleting our national strategic reserves,鈥� Cao said.

Cao graduated from the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, before attending the U.S. Naval Academy.

He was commissioned as a special operations officer and went on to serve with SEAL teams and special forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia before retiring at the rank of captain, according to his Senate campaign biography.

Cao also earned a master’s degree in physics and had fellowships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

Since becoming Navy undersecretary, Cao has championed returning to duty service members that refused a Biden-era mandate to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Associated Press writer Michelle L. Price contributed to this report.

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The team is looking for ways Seattle can improve as a franchise after failing to make the postseason for a third consecutive year.

Whoever the Kraken decide to work with, Leiweke said, they will do so alongside general manager Jason Botterill, who is now the sole decision-maker after .

鈥淗e鈥檚 not threatened by it, he鈥檚 encouraging it,鈥� Leiweke said of Botterill. 鈥淭he report will land on the owner鈥檚 desk. And, it鈥檚 really not going to look just at the near term.”

Leiweke said the report will look back over the team’s five year history and offer suggestions for improvement. The Kraken have only been in the playoffs once since joining the league.

One area that could have used improvement this season was offense.

The Kraken scored the fifth-fewest goals and no player finished with more than 55 points. Captain Jordan Eberle led Seattle with 26 goals.

鈥淚f you look at anything where we could have a big, incremental improvement,鈥� Botterill said, 鈥渋t would be just our offense. And, creating more offense. And, a big part of that鈥檚 not just things in the offensive zone. But, it鈥檚 being sharper from a defensive standpoint.鈥�

Seattle goalie Joey Daccord took a step back after a couple solid seasons, though Botterill was adamant netminding was not the issue in the Emerald City. Backup Philipp Grubauer was strong between the pipes whenever he was called upon after a couple of down years.

Botterill and coach Lane Lambert both agreed that Seattle鈥檚 power play also needs to improve. Though the Kraken were tied for 19th at converting on the power play (19.5%), they scored just six power-play goals in 26 games after the Olympic break. Seattle won only seven of those games.

鈥淭he power play, from my standpoint, we鈥檝e got to move the puck quicker and we鈥檝e got to put more pucks towards the net,鈥� Lambert said last week. 鈥淧enalty killing was (also) a problem all year.鈥�

To Lambert鈥檚 point, only the Vancouver Canucks had a less effective penalty kill. After his , Lambert took issue with more than just Seattle鈥檚 play on the ice.

Whenever Seattle faced adversity during the regular season, the defensive-minded coach felt the team struggled to bounce back.

鈥淚 thought our team was a little fragile at times,鈥� Lambert said. 鈥淲e run on confidence, as do most teams, but this team here really runs high on confidence. And, when you lack it, struggles happen.鈥�

The Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention on April 11, just three days after Francis . And now, Leiweke is turning to an internal audit just as he has with other professional sports franchises.

鈥淚鈥檝e yet to get hired somewhere where everything was running perfectly,鈥� Leiweke said. 鈥淎nd, this situation for the last eight years has (been) as great a challenge as I鈥檝e ever had in my career. But, there were challenges with the (Seattle) Seahawks. There were certainly challenges with the Tampa Bay Lightning. And, occasionally, periodically, getting fresh perspectives is super helpful, and that鈥檚 what we鈥檙e going to do.鈥�

The Kraken are optimistic about their future in spite of their on-ice issues.

Botterill said Seattle will look to the free-agent market for reinforcements. The Kraken are projected to have more than $29 million in cap space this summer. Four first-round picks over the next two drafts doesn鈥檛 hurt, either.

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The electric vehicle maker run by billionaire Elon Musk said it earned $477 million in the quarter, up 17% from a year ago. Earnings per share totaled 13 cents. Adjusted for certain items, per share earnings were 41 cents, topping Wall Street estimates of 36 cents.

Revenue rose to $22.39 billion, led by a 16% increase in automotive revenues.

Still, profits and revenue are far below their peak when its cars were grabbing market share. Now that is in reverse as European and Chinese rivals steal its customers. The company last year lost its crown as the world’s largest EV maker to China’s BYD.

Musk has repeatedly shrugged off its car troubles, emphasizing that Tesla鈥檚 future lies less in car sales than getting people to t s self-driving taxis. The company said robotaxi miles doubled in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of last year. They are currently running in San Francisco and three Texas cities, including Austin where Tesla is headquartered.

Musk has also been highlighted Tesla’s production of for homes and businesses In a conference call with investors Wednesday, he talked about breaking ground for a new factory in Texas for the robots, called Optimus, with a potential capacity of making 10 million a year.

鈥淚 think Optimus will be our biggest product,” said Musk, adding, 鈥渘ot just Tesla鈥檚 biggest product ever, but probably the biggest product ever.鈥�

The company noted that it has begun making its so-called Cybercabs without pedals or wheels. And Musk added a teaser in the call, saying that Tesla could debut a new manually driven Roadster sports car in a month or so.

The company is spending big on its transition, including $2.5 billion last quarter in capital expenditures, up 67% from the year earlier period.

Musk warned of 鈥渁 very significant increase鈥� in the future, too.

Shares fell 1% in after-hours trading.

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The child’s parent, Rose Inessa-Ethington, a transgender woman, is accused of taking the child to Cuba without the permission of the biological mother. Federal and state authorities sought the return of the child after a family member expressed concern that Inessa-Ethington went to Havana to get the child gender transition surgery.

Inessa-Ethington was arrested along with her partner, Blue Inessa-Ethington, and charged in the U.S. with international parental kidnapping.

The couple traveled with the child to Canada ostensibly for a camping trip in late March with Blue鈥檚 3-year-old child. However, the two adults turned off their phones after telling the older child鈥檚 mother they had arrived in Canada. They flew from Vancouver to Mexico and then to Cuba on April 1, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in federal court in Utah.

The charges don’t say if the couple actually planned on getting the child gender-affirming surgery in Cuba or how they would get it because that surgery isn’t legal for children in Cuba.

The FBI said that Blue Inessa-Ethington withdrew $10,000 from her checking account before leaving. Agents also found at their home a note with instructions from a mental health therapist in Washington, D.C., 鈥渢o send the therapist the $10,000.00 and instructions on gender affirming medical care for children.鈥� That note didn’t mention Cuba.

The use of the Department of Justice plane in a parental kidnapping investigation comes after President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration has sought to and over the issue.

The Associated Press left telephone and email messages with the court-appointed attorneys who represented Blue and Rose Inessa-Ethington in Virginia. The defendants will be returned to Utah to face one count each of international parental kidnapping, according to court filings.

Search began after child wasn’t returned as scheduled

The search for the child began on April 3 when they were not returned to the mother in Utah as scheduled, court documents show. The 10-year-old鈥檚 mother, who was divorced from Rose Inessa-Ethington and had shared custody of the child, filed a missing-person report with police in Logan City, Utah, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) north of Salt Lake City.

Logan City Police Chief Jeff Simmons said his department鈥檚 initial focus was on the custodial interference allegations in the case, and he said investigators did not learn until later about the concerns over gender-affirming surgery.

Logan police spokesperson Sgt. Brandon Bevan said those concerns were raised by one family member. He declined to say who.

鈥淭hey just had the concern about it, no actual physical evidence鈥� Bevan said.

A Utah state judge ordered the return of the 10-year-old to the child鈥檚 mother on April 13. Three days later, a federal magistrate judge issued an arrest warrant for the Inessa-Ethingtons. On the same day, Cuban law enforcement located the group. They were deported to the U.S. aboard the government plane Monday and arraigned in federal court in Richmond, Virginia.

The 10-year-old was returned to the child鈥檚 biological mother, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak in Utah indicated in a statement. Representatives of the FBI and U.S. attorneys office in Utah declined to say what happened to the 3-year-old child who had been with the group.

Parents engaged in custody dispute

The custody dispute between the parents does not appear to be a new development. An online fundraiser created five years go by Blue Inessa-Ethington titled 鈥淗elp a Trans Mother Keep Custody of Her Child鈥� raised $9,766.

鈥淟ast week, Rose鈥檚 ex relocated several counties away, negatively impacting Rose鈥檚 parent-time with the child,鈥� she wrote in the fundraiser. She said the money would be used to seek a court order that would keep the child 鈥渟afe and stable throughout this process.鈥�

Anyone who has spent time with Rose knows 鈥渉ow much care and thought she puts into parenting her gender open child,鈥� she wrote.

She later continued, 鈥淲hile her ex is not making an issue of Rose鈥檚 gender, as a trans woman, Rose is at a disadvantage against her cishet ex-wife. Rose also lacks the family resources and connections to face this litigation on her own.鈥�

Family members said the child was assigned male at birth but identifies as a girl because of what they believed to be 鈥渕anipulation鈥� by Rose Inessa-Ethington, according to an April 16 affidavit from FBI Special Agent Jennifer Waterfield.

Gender-affirming care for minors has been limited

The Trump administration moved in December to cut off , .

It was the latest in a between an administration that says transgender health care can be harmful to children and advocates who say it鈥檚 medically necessary.

Gender-affirming surgery , research shows. And receive gender-affirming medications.

In February, the nation鈥檚 largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, diverging from several other major medical organizations鈥� guidance.

In Cuba, gender-affirming surgeries are banned for minors and only performed for adults through the public health system under strict supervision in designated public hospitals for Cuban citizens. They must be authorized by a medical commission after a comprehensive review of the patient鈥檚 file. That process often takes years because it requires a wide range of medical and psychological evaluations.

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Associated Press journalists Eric Tucker in Washington, Cristiana Mesquita in Havana and Devi Shastri in Milwaukee contributed to this report.

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