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Today in Sports Sep. 4

1920 — Man o War wins the 1 5/8-mile Lawrence Realization Stakes at Belmont Park by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing history. His time of 2:40 4/5 shatters the world record by 6 4/5 seconds for his fifth record performance of the year. 1932 — Olin Dutra defeats Frank Walsh in the final round 4 and 3 to win the PGA Championship. 1951 — Frank Sedgman becomes the first Australian to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships, beating Victor Seixas in three sets. Sixteen-year-old Maureen Connolly wins the first of three ...

The Cowboys are getting preseason buzz again. One handicapper says this time feels different

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No NFL team receives more hype on a regular basis than the Dallas Cowboys, at least in relation to their lack of success over the past three decades. So it's not a shock there is some preseason commentary that the Cowboys could be in line for a strong season. Longtime ...

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Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between OpenAI and the New York Times, backing the ChatGPT-maker's argument in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI technology by ingesting and processing millions of news articles. In court papers filed ...

Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students. The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Education Department first said it was investigating four districts in ...

Judge orders changes to Google's digital ads business but spares it from a breakup

Judge orders changes to Google's digital ads business but spares it from a breakup By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its price-gouging monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company ...