Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues

Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal

Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues
Sports

San Diego FC signs Northern Ireland international Patrick McNair to a 3-year contract

The MLS expansion San Diego FC have signed Northern Ireland international Patrick “Paddy” McNair to a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year

Europe|Sports

Belgium Cats will play Paris Games without point guard Julie Allemand

Belgium will be without point guard Julie Allemand as the Cats try to get past the quarterfinals in the 2024 Paris Games

Americas|News

Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River

Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River

Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River
Environment|News

Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside

Two black bears are being blamed for causing a bit of a ruckus in Connecticut

Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
Health|News

2 people die in single-engine plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine, in which two people died

Americas|Asia

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation and it raises concerns

Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
Entertainment|Health|News|Sports

US viewers' Olympic interest is down, poll finds, except for Simone Biles

On the heels of low ratings for the coronavirus pandemic-marred Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, Paris may not do much better among U.S. viewers

US viewers' Olympic interest is down, poll finds, except for Simone Biles
Arts|Entertainment

Yuval Sharon's contract as Detroit Opera artistic director extended 3 years through 2027-28 season

Yuval Sharon’s contract as artistic director of the Detroit Opera has been extended for three years through the 2027-28 season

Business|Economy|Finance

DexCom: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

DexCom: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Crime|News|Political

Rural Nevada judge suspended with pay after indictment on federal fraud charges

A rural Nevada judge has been suspended from hearing court cases after she was indicted on federal charges that she used funds raised for a statue of a slain police officer to pay political campaign costs and personal expenses

News|Technology

OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google

OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information

OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
Environment|Technology

Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island

The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible

Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
Entertainment|Europe|Sports|Travel

Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill

U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners

Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill
Crime|News|Political

Russia arrests another high-ranking defense ministry official

A court in Moscow has ordered the head of a Defense Ministry’s construction division to be detained for two months on suspicion of abuse of power, Russian news agencies reported

Crime

Authorities will investigate after Kansas police killed a man who barricaded himself in a garage

Kansas authorities are investigating after police shot and killed a man who they say threatened them with a gun

Europe|Sports|Travel

Workers go on strike at five-star Paris hotel where IOC members are staying for Olympics

Workers have gone on strike at the five-star hotel in Paris where members of the International Olympic Committee are staying

Workers go on strike at five-star Paris hotel where IOC members are staying for Olympics
Celebrity|Entertainment|Sports

Judge turns down MLB players' union request to confirm arbitrator decision against Bad Bunny firm

The Major League Baseball Players Association lost in its attempt to get a federal judge to confirm an arbitration decision denying an attempt by an agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm to block his decertification by the union

Asia|News|Political

North Korean charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA and military bases

Federal authorities say a North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American medical centers, military bases and even NASA

North Korean charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA and military bases
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

IBM, ServiceNow rise; Waste Management, Ford fall, Thursday, 7/25/2024

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: IBM, ServiceNow rise; Waste Management, Ford fall

Environment|Political

Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes

A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to manage Wisconsin's sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month

Entertainment|Sports

Paris Olympics sells a record 9.7 million tickets. But more are available

After getting off to a rocky start last year, Olympics 2024 organizers said the Paris Games have broken the record for the most number of tickets sold or allocated in the event’s history

Paris Olympics sells a record 9.7 million tickets. But more are available
Economy|Health

Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to start removing homeless encampments on state land Thursday

Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments
Crime|News

Man arraigned on murder charge in fatal shooting of Detroit-area police officer, prosecutor says

A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a Detroit-area police officer who was shot while responding to a call about a suspicious person near a car wash

Crime

Indiana man competent for trial in police officer's killing

An Indiana judge says a man accused of killing a police officer during a traffic stop can stand trial

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