 The Mexican government sued 10 major U.S. gun manufacturers alleging that they knowingly contribute to the flow of illegal weapons into the hands of drug cartels and other criminals.  The Washington Wizards are acquiring guard Spencer Dinwiddie from the Brooklyn Nets in a sign-and-trade deal.  Four-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker is signing with his hometown New York Knicks after agreeing to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.  Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Karl Dresch, 41, to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot, saying he and other defendants are not "political prisoners."  The United States' women's beach volleyball duo of April Ross and Alix Klineman will compete for the gold medal at the Summer Games in Tokyo after cruising to a straight-sets win against Switzerland in the semifinals.  The Dixie Fire became the eighth largest in California's history after growing to 274,139 acres at 35% containment on Wednesday.  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed four-time All-Star pitcher Cole Hamels to a one-year contract, the team announced.  Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, looks like a shell of its typical self as the drought across the western United States continues to toast the region.  The Washington Football Team, which dropped its controversial nickname last year, has banned Native American garb from its home stadium starting this season.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday signed a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to police who responded to riots at the building on Jan. 6.  The head of the WHO on Wednesday called on wealthier countries to stop allowing people who are fully vaccinated to receive booster COVID-19 shots and instead send those doses to poorer nations.  The district attorneys of Manhattan, along with Westchester and Nassau counties, on Wednesday requested evidence regarding alleged instances of sexual harassment by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in their jurisdictions.  Paramount+ announced three stars of its "Yellowstone" prequel series. Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will lead "Y:1883" and Paramount+ described their new characters.  A North Carolina man said winning a $50 lottery prize turned out to be only the start of his lucky streak when he used his winnings to buy a ticket that earned him a $200,000 jackpot.  A small increase in exposure to fine particle air pollution may increase a person's risk for dementia, a study published Wednesday by the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found.  A public works employee in a Michigan town was making his regular rounds when he ended up performing an irregular duty -- capturing an alligator.  U.S. markets fell Wednesday as July private-sector jobs numbers fell below analysts' expectations amid surging COVID-19 cases.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revised its predictions for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season Wednesday, saying the region could see up to 21 named storms this year.  Exactly what symptoms of early COVID-19 infection you suffer may depend on both your age and gender, a new study finds.  Law enforcement officials on Wednesday identified a police officer killed in this week's attack outside the Pentagon and the man accused of stabbing him.  A Pennsylvania library said an overdue book checked out 50 years earlier was returned with an anonymous note and a $20 bill.  Organizers canceled the 2021 New York International Auto Show, set to take place later this month, due to rising cases of COVID-19 fueled by the spread of the Delta variant.  The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke has begun a deployment from Rota, Spain to support national security interests in Europe. | 
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