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LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon was preparing for the possibility of record-breaking Day 1 heat as the oldest Grand Slam tournament got started Monday.The temperature shortly before play was scheduled to begin in the first matches at 11 a.m. local time was 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) — not yet quite reaching the 85 F (29.3 C) measured during the first day of the 2001 fortnight.“I’ll spend the whole day going from one shady spot to another,” said Sally Bolton, the chief executive officer of the All England Club.“Obviously, it’s a very warm day. The first obvious point to make is…

For over 50 years, D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted him handling their horses. He died Saturday at his home in Louisville, Kentucky, his family announced through Churchill Downs on Sunday. He was 89.Lukas’ death, mourned across the racing industry, came just days after his family said he would no longer train because of health issues. He was hospitalized with a severe MRSA infection and declined an aggressive treatment plan, instead choosing to return home.His stable of horses was transferred to his longtime assistant…

Chase Burns arrived in the big leagues with a flourish, striking out the first five hitters he faced for Cincinnati in his debut against the New York Yankees.He’s just the latest young pitcher in the NL Central to show his impressive potential.Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, of course, finished third in the National League Cy Young race as a rookie last year. More recently, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski threw 11 straight hitless innings to start his career and then beat Skenes in a head-to-head matchup Wednesday. Now Burns, the No. 2 pick in last year’s draft, has reached the majors, and Skenes could…

LONDON (AP) — This year’s visit to Wimbledon is special for Petra Kvitova. It marks her return to competition at the All England Club — the site of her two greatest triumphs as a professional tennis player — after missing the event last year while on maternity leave.And it also marks her farewell to the grass-court Grand Slam tournament she won in 2011 and 2014: Kvitova, a 35-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic, announced 1 1/2 weeks ago that she plans to leave the tour after the U.S. Open, which ends in September.“It’s crazy to see that she’s retiring, because…

Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins in traditionally labor-intensive sectors, and why startups should right now target neglected markets rather than compete head-to-head with giants like Accenture — though he acknowledged that disrupting outfits where relationships and trust matter is sometimes harder than Silicon Valley anticipates. This conversation has been edited…

Several potential defense witnesses from Bryan Kohberger ‘s home state of Pennsylvania are expected in court Monday for a hearing on whether they must testify at the former criminal justice student’s trial for the stabbing deaths of four college students in Idaho.Kohberger’s trial on four counts of murder and one count of burglary is on track to begin Aug. 11 in Boise, Idaho, after a judge declined his lawyer’s request for a delay last week.Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Monday’s hearing in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, concerns requests by Kohberger’s lawyers that a Monroe County judge order seven people to testify,…

With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.” “I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if someone has broken into our home and stolen something,” Chief Research Officer Mark Chen wrote in a Slack memo obtained by Wired. In response to what appears to be a Meta hiring spree, Chen said that he, CEO Sam Altman, and other OpenAI leaders have been working “around the clock to talk to those with offers,” and they’ve “been more proactive than ever before,…

Apple’s Formula One-inspired film went full-throttle this weekend at the domestic box office.”F1″ has earned over $55 million domestically since debuting in theaters on Friday, according to Warner Bros.The sports drama, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, managed to beat out Universal Pictures’ live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon” and Disney’s “Elio” to place first at the box office.Overseas, “F1” raked in over $88 million for a total of $144 million globally.This weekend’s numbers are a victory for Apple, which heavily promoted the film and its stars ahead of the premiere. iPhone users received a notification offering discounted…

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PARATY, Brazil – My son had a high fever, so my wife and I decided to cut short our beach vacation and head home, worried about the quality of health care so far from Rio de Janeiro. I packed our bags, took one last look at the calm shoreline and headed out to load up the car.I popped open the trunk door of our hatchback and commenced with that intricate game of Tetris practiced by all vacation dads.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. I’d noticed weeks before that rust…