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Four teams that can beat Team USA at FIBA World Cup - USA TODAY Four teams that can beat Team USA at FIBA World Cup - USA TODAY Posted: 31 Aug 2019 09:38 AM PDT CLOSE The U.S. men's senior basketball team has won every major competition in the last 11 years – the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2010 world championship in Turkey, 2012 London Olympics, 2014 world championship in Spain and 2016 Rio Olympics. But with major NBA stars deciding not to play for Team USA at this year's FIBA World Cup in China, the Americans are not a lock to win gold. The U.S. is still the favorite, but international basketball expert and ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla said there are nine teams that could medal and four teams that present a significant challenge for the U.S. "This is the most parity we've seen in the World Cup maybe ever," Fraschilla said of the event, where 54 NBA players will participate in a 32-team f...

2-month-old Kentucky boy dies after he was left in a car for hours, police say - USA TODAY 2-month-old Kentucky boy dies after he was left in a car for hours, police say - USA TODAY Posted: 30 Aug 2019 07:53 PM PDT CLOSE Studies finds that hot cars can become deadly in as little as an hour for children and pets trapped inside. USA TODAY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A 2-month-old boy in Kentucky died of hyperthermia this week after police say a family member unintentionally left the child in a car for several hours. Lexington Police Department spokeswoman Brenna Angel said officers were sent about 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a home on a report of a deceased infant. Based on a preliminary investigation, Angel said detectives believe a family member unintentionally left the child in a car for several hours Thursday. Angel said the child was identified by the Fayette Count Coroner's Office as Valen Hakizimana. An au...

Hurricane Dorian: Puerto Rico newspaper El Nuevo Dia slams Trump - USA TODAY Hurricane Dorian: Puerto Rico newspaper El Nuevo Dia slams Trump - USA TODAY Posted: 30 Aug 2019 07:12 AM PDT CLOSE Hurricane Dorian largely spared Puerto Rico, but hit the Virgin Islands with heavy rainfall and strong winds. Dorian is expected to hit Florida. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Puerto Rico's leading newspaper slammed President Donald Trump in a front-page headline that went after his repeated false claim that the U.S. has given Puerto Rico $92 billion for hurricane recovery. El Nuevo Día, which traditionally publishes its articles and newspapers in Spanish, printed an English version of its front page on Friday .  "Mr. President: Your Numbers Are Fake," the headline reads. "Although some politicians in Puerto Rico have indeed mismanaged funds and have let their constituents down, Mr. Trump's claims ...

Dorian strengthens as it hurtles toward Florida, but could shift north along coast - USA TODAY Dorian strengthens as it hurtles toward Florida, but could shift north along coast - USA TODAY Hurricane Dorian intensifies as it heads for US - CNN Hurricane Dorian: Daytona Beach, Orlando airport cancel flights - USA TODAY What Do New Citizenship Rules For Kids Of U.S. Military, Workers Abroad Mean? - NPR Dorian strengthens as it hurtles toward Florida, but could shift north along coast - USA TODAY Posted: 31 Aug 2019 05:14 AM PDT As a strengthening Hurricane Dorian hurtled toward Florida on Saturday, a new tracking forecast suggested the storm could move east of the Sunshine State. But forecasters warned Floridians not to ease up on preparations for a devastating storm early next week. The National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. EST advisory that Dorian, packing near 145 mph winds as a Category 4 "major...