Today: November 19, 2024
Today: November 19, 2024

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MLB All-Star Game viewers up 6% to 7.44 million after falling to record low last year

Paul Skenes, Shohei Ohtani, Jarren Duran and the rest of this year’s All-Stars drew 7,443,000 viewers on Fox, up 6% from the 2023 game but the second lowest for the event

MLB All-Star Game viewers up 6% to 7.44 million after falling to record low last year
Environment|Technology

California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels

California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or “hubs,” that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity

Crime|Food|News

Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident

Oregon authorities have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident

Sports

Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is the youngest ever in MLS. He's just 14 years old

Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player in Major League Soccer history when he made his debut against the New England Revolution

Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan is the youngest ever in MLS. He's just 14 years old
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA's game assist record with 19 in Fever's loss to Wings

Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings

Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA's game assist record with 19 in Fever's loss to Wings
Sports

Bronny James bounces back with 12 points, Lakers top Hawks 87-86 at Summer League

Bronny James got some shots to fall Wednesday night in perhaps his best performance yet out of his five games with the Los Angeles Lakers this summer

Bronny James bounces back with 12 points, Lakers top Hawks 87-86 at Summer League
Sports

Daniels Steres scores 1st goal of season, Dynamo beats Earthquakes 1-0

Daniel Steres scored his first goal of the season in the 86th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0

News|Sports

Rookie Joseph Paintsil has goal, two assists to propel Galaxy to 3-2 victory over Rapids

Rookie Joseph Paintsil had a goal and two assists by halftime to spark the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids

Europe|News|US|World

US Army honors Nisei combat unit that helped liberate Tuscany from Nazi-Fascist forces in WWII

The U.S. military is celebrating an all-Japanese U.S. Army unit that was key in liberating Italy’s central Tuscan region from Nazi-Fascist forces in July 1944, even while their family members were interned at home as enemies of the state following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

US Army honors Nisei combat unit that helped liberate Tuscany from Nazi-Fascist forces in WWII
Crime|News|World

Serbian police searching for assailant who shot and killed 1 police officer and wounded another

Serbia's Interior Minister says a police officer has been killed and another wounded by an assailant who opened fire after being stopped by a patrol in a border town

Business|Finance|Technology

Nokia sees double-digit fall in Q2 profit, sales in weak 5G market but sees improved 2nd half

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a double-digit fall in profit and sales in the second quarter due to a continuing weak market as clients are holding off investments in 5G technology

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

American who made social media threats against Taylor Swift detained ahead of German concert

Police say an American man who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media was detained ahead of her first concert in the German city of Gelsenkirchen and will be kept in custody until her shows there are over

American who made social media threats against Taylor Swift detained ahead of German concert
Asia|Crime|News|World

China investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall

Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of Zigong

China investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall
Environment|Science|World

106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years

Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary

106 rare crocodile eggs are found in Cambodia, the biggest such discovery in 20 years
Asia|Crime|News|World

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others

A passenger train has derailed in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others
Crime|News|Travel|World

6 bodies were found in a Bangkok hotel room with no signs of violence. Police think they know why

Should visitors to Thailand be concerned about their safety after six people were found dead in a locked hotel room in Bangkok

6 bodies were found in a Bangkok hotel room with no signs of violence. Police think they know why
Business|News|Technology|US

Ford to start making F-Series Super Duty pickups at plant in Canada to keep up with demand

Ford says it plans to start making its F-Series Super Duty pickups at a plant in Ontario, Canada beginning in 2026 in order to keep up with customer demand for the vehicle

Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|News

Greek singer Despina Vandi refuses to take the stage at a concert in Turkey over a flag dispute

Turkish media reports say Greek pop star Despina Vandi has refused to perform on a stage in Turkey adorned with its flag and portrait of the country’s founding father, prompting the local mayor to ask her to leave her town

Africa|Business|Economy|Finance

African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa's state-owned rail and ports company

The African Development Bank says it has approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet

Sports

Patrick Vieira leaves Strasbourg ahead of French season, becomes candidate for US job

Patrick Vieira left as coach of the French club Strasbourg less than one month before the Ligue 1 season starts, making him a candidate to succeed Gregg Berhalter as U.S. national team coach

Patrick Vieira leaves Strasbourg ahead of French season, becomes candidate for US job
Sports

Borussia Dortmund signs Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund has finally completed the signing of Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy from Bundesliga rival Stuttgart after an injury-related delay

Environment

2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany's Cologne Zoo

Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats

2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany's Cologne Zoo
Crime|Europe|Finance|News

Not good faith: Vatican rejects broker's claims at the close of a London trial over luxury property

The Vatican is insisting at the close of a trial in London that it was the victim of a years-long fraud over its investment in a London property

Not good faith: Vatican rejects broker's claims at the close of a London trial over luxury property
Crime|News|US

Louisiana toddler dies after shooting himself in the face, sheriff says

A Louisiana toddler has died after accidentally shooting himself in the face

Crime|News|US

Alaska judge who resigned in disgrace didn't disclose conflicts in 23 cases, investigation finds

Prosecutors say a federal judge in Alaska who resigned after a scathing investigation found he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with staff and attorneys did not disclose conflicts of interest in 23 criminal cases before him

Alaska judge who resigned in disgrace didn't disclose conflicts in 23 cases, investigation finds

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