Today: October 09, 2024
Today: October 09, 2024

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'Fernandomania' lives again at Dodger Stadium with retirement of Valenzuela's jersey

“Fernandomania” has broken out again at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers were set to retire Fernando Valenzuela’s No. 34 jersey on Friday night before hosting the Colorado Rockies. “It’s very emotional,” Valenzuela told a crowded room of English and Spanish-language media hours before the ceremony. “I never expected it.” Earlier in the day, the 62-year-old was in downtown Los Angeles, where the city council declared it “Fernando Valenzuela Day.” The activities were part of a weekend-long celebration of one of the most enduring and popular players in Dodgers history. A postgame drone show honoring Valenzuela was set

'Fernandomania' lives again at Dodger Stadium with retirement of Valenzuela's jersey
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Voting begins as Malaysian leader Anwar seeks to shore up his rule in vital state elections

Voting began Saturday in crucial state elections in Malaysia, where Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s multi-coalition government is seeking to strengthen its hold against a strong Islamic opposition. Queues formed outside schools and other polling stations as voters began to stream in. Nearly 9.8 million people, or about half the country’s electorate, are eligible to elect 245 assembly members in six states that contribute more than half of Malaysia’s gross domestic product. The polls are widely viewed as an early referendum both for Anwar’s leadership and also the strength of the Islamist opposition after a divisive

Voting begins as Malaysian leader Anwar seeks to shore up his rule in vital state elections
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Former big league slugger José Bautista signs one-day contract to retire with Blue Jays

Former big league slugger José Bautista signed a one-day contract so he could retire with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, one day before his name is added to the team’s level of excellence. The 42-year-old Bautista played for eight teams during 15 seasons in the majors, making his final appearance with Philadelphia in 2018. He hit .247 with 344 homers and 975 RBIs in 1,798 games. “I think everybody knew for a while that I had been retired, but this is a way to make it official,” Bautista said Friday. Pittsburgh’s 20th round pick in the

Former big league slugger José Bautista signs one-day contract to retire with Blue Jays
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Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says

A white police officer handcuffed a Black child outside his Michigan home in an “unfortunate case of ‘wrong place, wrong time,’” the Lansing Police Department said Friday. The department posted the explanation on Facebook after cellphone video circulated on social media showing the officer leading the boy — whose hands are cuffed behind his back — through the parking lot of an apartment complex on Thursday. The officer had been searching for a suspect in a string of car thefts when he spotted the child. The boy was identified as 12-year-old Tashawn Bernard during a Friday

Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says
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3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say

A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday, the first time the state has announced a death since it began shuttling thousands of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border last year. Texas authorities confirmed a child’s death in a statement Friday but did not say where the child was from or why they became ill. The Illinois Department of Public Health said the child was 3 years old and died Thursday in Marion County, in the southern part of that state. “Every loss of life is

3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say
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Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts

Brazil’s federal police on Friday alleged former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the nearly $70,000 sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office, posing another potential blow for the embattled far-right leader. Earlier in the day, officers raided the homes and offices of several people purportedly involved in the case, including a four-star army general. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing involving the gifts. A Federal Police officer said the force is seeking authoriziation to access the personal banking and financial information of Bolsonaro. The officer, who spoke on

Brazil's police allege Bolsonaro got money from $70,000 sale of luxury jewelry gifts
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Top lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case

Fox Corp. said Friday that its chief legal officer who oversaw a $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation allegations is leaving the company. Viet Dinh, Fox’s chief legal and policy officer, will step down effective Dec. 31, the New York-based company said in a statement. He will remain a “special advisor” to Fox Corp., it added. Fox News, a unit of Fox Corp., agreed to settle the case brought by the voting machine producer in mid-April following weeks of pretrial disclosures that revealed the network had aired false claims about the 2020 U.S.

Top lawyer at Fox Corp. to step down after overseeing $787M settlement in Dominion defamation case
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Court dismisses challenge to Biden's restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump

A judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of two sprawling national monuments in the state that were downsized by President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer said Biden acted within his authority when he issued proclamations restoring Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in 2021. The monuments are on land sacred to many Native Americans. Nuffer said Biden could issue such proclamations creating monuments “as he sees fit” and those actions were not reviewable by the court. The part of southeastern Utah where the two monuments are located has

Court dismisses challenge to Biden's restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump
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Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by one shot in the PGA Tour playoff opener

Sloppy mud one day, broiling heat the next. Lucas Glover is playing his best golf no the matter the conditions on the ground or in the air, posting a 6-under 64 on Friday for a one-shot lead over Jordan Spieth in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Glover holed three putts longer than 25 feet, one of them for eagle on the par-5 16th, and has made only one bogey through 36 holes going into the weekend of the PGA Tour’s postseason opener at TPC Southwind. It was the 19th time in his last 20 rounds Glover

Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by one shot in the PGA Tour playoff opener
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McLaren boss tells team IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou has reneged on 2024 contract

Alex Palou has changed his mind — again — and informed McLaren Racing he will not be joining the team at the end of this season. In a letter sent to the Arrow McLaren Racing employees by boss Zak Brown, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, Brown wrote that Palou “has no intention of honoring his contract with our Arrow McLaren IndyCar team for the 2024 season and beyond.” The letter was sent to McLaren employees shortly after Friday’s final IndyCar Series on-track session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Palou last July upended the free agent market

McLaren boss tells team IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou has reneged on 2024 contract
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Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown: 'All good here in Birdland'

Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown says all is well between him and team management. Brown posted on social media on Friday in his first public comments since he reportedly was pulled from the air in late July over comments regarding the team’s poor record at Tampa Bay before this season. The Orioles have said Brown will be back on the air soon. “O’s fans — I’m a storyteller. And never want to be a part of the story,” Brown posted on Friday. “The most compelling story in baseball right now is the story of the league-leading Baltimore

Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown: 'All good here in Birdland'
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Slugger Bryce Harper out of lineup with back spasms; day to day for NL wild card-leading Phillies

Bryce Harper flexed his legs, his shoulders, doing all he could to stay in the game for the Philadelphia Phillies. But back spasms forced the slugger out of one game, and he will have to sit out for at least one more. Harper was not in the lineup for Friday night’s game against Minnesota, a day after the two-time NL MVP was sidelined by mid-back spasms. There was some good news for the NL champion Phillies as they try to keep the top spot in the NL wild-card race: Harper is day to day and shouldn’t miss

Slugger Bryce Harper out of lineup with back spasms; day to day for NL wild card-leading Phillies
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Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class

For years, Gregg Popovich has eschewed the idea of him being worthy of inclusion in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He felt others were more deserving and worthy of the sport’s highest honor. On Friday, the man whose career has sprouted basketball tenacles that now span the globe was listed among a collection of basketball royalty that underscored his undeniable impact on the game. He can no longer run from the inevitable. Popovich, a five-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medal-winning coach and the league’s all-time leader in coaching wins, will join fellow NBA champions Dwyane

Reluctant, but resolute Popovich leads international-rich 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame class
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Iowa coach Ferentz says the integrity of the game cannot be compromised as betting probe unfolds

Kirk Ferentz has known for weeks that several of his Iowa football players were under investigation for illegal gambling. He said Friday at the team’s media day he didn’t know until recently that some were accused of wagering on their own games. “It can’t be compromised, the integrity of the game, that’s first and foremost,” Ferentz said. “That’s got to be protected, and that’s where everything should start.” Former players Arland Bruce IV and Reggie Bracy and current player Jack Johnson were charged Thursday on suspicion of tampering with records to disguise that they were

Iowa coach Ferentz says the integrity of the game cannot be compromised as betting probe unfolds
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US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline

A federal appeals court on Friday granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, sided with lawyers from Mountain Valley Pipeline in dismissing challenges to the project by environmental groups over concerns about the pipeline’s impact on endangered species, erosion and stream sedimentation. The U.S. Supreme Court last month allowed construction to resume. Work had been blocked by the 4th Circuit, even after Congress ordered

US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline
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Residents of devastated Lahaina will be allowed back to check on their homes. Follow live updates

Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters. RESIDENTS TO BE ALLOWED BACK IN TO HARD-HIT LAHAINA Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Lahaina residents will be allowed to return Friday to check on their property and that people will be able to get out, too, to get water and access other services. An official announcement

Residents of devastated Lahaina will be allowed back to check on their homes. Follow live updates
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As flames swallowed Maui, survivors made harrowing escapes

An immigrant cook building a new life. A widow preparing to say goodbye. And a couple taking their vows. All were caught in the crossfire, forced to flee as flames swallowed parts of Maui, that drop in the Pacific where roads wind past waterfalls, turtles glide through gem-blue waters and a volcano towers overhead. These are the stories of the survivors: ___ By the time Marlon Vasquez heard the alarms, there was only time to run. The 31-year-old cook shouted for his brother and opened the door of their Lahaina rental home to thick smoke and intense heat. “The fire

As flames swallowed Maui, survivors made harrowing escapes
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Preakness officials say they're considering changing the timing of the second Triple Crown race

Preakness officials say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race back to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby instead of two weeks later, which would change the timing that has been in place for decades. Aidan Butler, CEO of 1/ST Racing, which owns and runs Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore where the Preakness is run, said it’s necessary to take a close look at making changes. “Discussion around spacing out the schedule of the Triple Crown is nothing new, and we believe the time has come to advance those discussions to the next step,” Butler said in a

Preakness officials say they're considering changing the timing of the second Triple Crown race
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Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together

One camper, from Oakland, California, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white Jewish woman; they now live in Montana. Like many of the young people who shared challenges and adventures with them this summer, they grew up often feeling like outliers — and then found a near-magical comfort zone at Camp Be’chol Lashon in the rolling hills of California’s Marin County. Its founders say it’s the only sleepaway summer camp specifically serving Jewish children of color, creating a safe space for candid

Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
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They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they're reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii

Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “Sending love and support from Paradise, California,” Crick commented on one woman’s social media post. To Crick’s surprise, the woman wrote back. She knew Paradise — the small Northern California city in the Sierra Nevada foothills that was mostly destroyed by a wildfire in 2018. The woman told Crick her support meant a lot to her. “That was a really heavy moment,” Crick told The Associated Press. Lahaina, Hawaii, is a tropical paradise on the

They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they're reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii
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In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring

New versions of the Mustang muscle car will begin shipping next week and more than two thirds of the orders include the big, 5-liter V-8 engine, Ford said Friday. Demand for roaring engines remains strong in an era when Detroit automakers are starting to phase out the rumbling gas burners and transition to electric vehicles in order to meet strict government emissions and fuel economy requirements. There are about 13,000 U.S. orders for the 2024 Mustangs, Ford says, which also can be equipped with a four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Of those orders, 67% have the V-8, and more

In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring
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Prosecutors say a California judge charged in his wife's killing had 47 weapons in his house

A Southern California judge was charged Friday with murder in the shooting death of his wife and 47 weapons were seized from the house, authorities said. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, was arrested last week after his adult son called 911 to report his mother, Sheryl Ferguson, had been shot at the family’s home in the upscale neighborhood of Anaheim Hills, the district attorney’s office said in a statement. He was released a day later on $1 million bail. Prosecutors want additional bail conditions because authorities recovered 47 weapons and more than

Prosecutors say a California judge charged in his wife's killing had 47 weapons in his house
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Kentucky school district rushes to fix bus route snarl that canceled classes and outraged parents

A total overhaul of bus routes for Louisville’s school district turned into a logistical meltdown on the first day of classes because the new plan created too steep a learning curve for the system, district officials said Friday, forcing administrators to cancel two days of classes and leaving parents and state legislators fuming. It took just one disastrous day for Jefferson County Public Schools leaders to completely reexamine the transportation plan for Kentucky’s largest district, which serves 96,000 students. Some kids arrived home hours late on Wednesday, and classes were canceled Thursday and Friday. “We are

Kentucky school district rushes to fix bus route snarl that canceled classes and outraged parents
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Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats

While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists — including long-established foundations and tech billionaires — have been responding with an uptick in grants. Much of the philanthropy is focused on what is known as technology for good or “ethical AI,” which explores how to solve or mitigate the harmful effects of artificial-intelligence systems. Some scientists believe AI can be used to predict climate disasters and discover new drugs to save lives. Others are warning that the large language models could soon upend white-collar professions, fuel misinformation, and threaten national security. What philanthropy can do

Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats
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Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons

The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally. In a 4-3 decision Friday, the high court found that the Protect Our Communities Act does not violate the federal Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law nor the state constitution’s bar on special legislation. The court also decreed that state Rep. Dan Caulkins, a Decatur Republican, and like-minded gun-owners who brought the lawsuit had earlier waived their claims that the law infringes on the Second Amendment to

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons

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