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Kylian Mbappé scores again and France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 1-0 win over Paraguay

Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time.

Randy Arozarena belts grand slam, Logan Gilbert shines as Mariners rout Blue Jays

Randy Arozarena's second-inning grand slam gave the Mariners a sizable lead early and Logan Gilbert did the rest to lead the Mariners to an 11-0 shutout of the Blue Jays.

World Cup 2026: Team USA celebrates Fourth of July ahead of Belgium match

July 4 arrived with the World Cup again being played in the U.S., the national team still alive and the chance to ignite another step in the growth of the game.

Photos: Seattle Mariners take on Toronto Blue Jays

Mariners scrap piggyback plan for Logan Gilbert, Emerson Hancock

For at least the next few weeks, Mariners manager Dan Wilson won't have to say the word "piggyback" after the team scrapped the plan for Saturday's game.

For Cape Verde, there’s victory in defeat

An archipelago off the coast of West Africa with a population of about 500,000, it was making its first World Cup appearance with a team cobbled together from a diaspora of players.

Xbox at a crossroads: 25 years later, Microsoft is done playing around

Microsoft is pressing its Xbox business for growth and stronger profits after 25 years of losses and thin margins. Here's the math and the strategy behind the reset, with Xbox layoffs expected as soon as next week. Read More

Jonny Farmelo’s five-hit night continues his recent surge | Mariners extra

Mariners prospect Jonny Farmelo is enjoying a breakthrough season in Everett and collected five hits during Friday night's game at Tri-City.

With Congress stalled, Gluesenkamp Perez lifts up quilting

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, proposed an amendment to recognize quilters from around the country and display their quilts at the Capitol.

Morocco beats World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.

This Week on PubliCola: July 4, 2026

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This week’s passages

A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending July 3.