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How to help your kids make friends at a new school

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much…
AP Mitchell Starc of Australia appeals unsuccessfully for a wicket during play on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, Australia, on Friday.
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Starc, Islam’s six-wicket hauls highlight Australia-Bangladesh day one

MACKAY, Australia (AP): Mitchell Starc removed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam with the first ball of the match, and the veteran Australian fast bowler went on to take six wickets in the first innings…
One of several appeals made on Saturday.
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‘We need help’ - Cooper’s Pen residents return to the streets, plead for relocation as demolition threat hangs over community

WESTERN BUREAU: “Where are you, Mr Prime Minister? Where are you? We need help.” It was the anguished cry from Cooper’s Pen, on Saturday morning as residents, some already homeless and others fearful…
AP England’s Josh Tongue (right) celebrates bowling Pakistan’s Shan Masood on day three of the first Test match in Leeds, England, on Friday, August 21.
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England thrash Pakistan at Headingley

LEEDS, England (AP): England wrapped up an innings victory over Pakistan inside three days in the first Test on Friday, making a strong start to the post-Bazball era under returning captain Joe Root.…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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US, Canada fall deeper into trade war

WASHINGTON (AP): The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to…
Manchester United coach Michael Carrick.
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Carrick calls for calm

HULL, England (AP): Michael Carrick had a message for critics rushing to judge Manchester United after their disappointing defeat in the opening round of the Premier League: Relax. “I played here for…
St Lucia Kings Kamil Pooran on the go during a CPLT20 cricket game against the Jamaica Kingsmen at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia.
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Kingsmen face Kings roadblock

St Lucia Kings completed their home leg of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a six-wicket victory over the Jamaica Kingsmen at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Kamil Pooran’s…
AP Chelsea’s Marco Palestra (right) and Real Sociedad’s Jon Mikel Aramburu battle for the ball during the pre-season match in London, England, on Saturday, August 15.
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Chelsea to host Shakhtar’s CL Games

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk said on Friday they have reached an agreement to play their home Champions League games at Chelsea, who for nearly 20 years were owned by…
AP Joao Pedro of Chelsea (centre) runs for the ball near Lloyd Kelly of Juventus (left) during a pre-season friendly football match for the Hong Kong Football Festival in Hong Kong on Wednesday, August 5.
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Pedro signs new deal at Chelsea, takes on club’s ‘cursed’ No. 9

LONDON (AP): Brazil striker João Pedro has signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2034 and also taken on the Premier League club’s number-nine jersey, a shirt in which many attackers have struggled.…