Today: October 09, 2024
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Jay Monahan says PGA Tour, Saudi deal is on the right path in 1st remarks since taking medical leave

Back to full health, Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday the PGA Tour is on the right path to finalize a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Whether he’s the best person to lead the tour will be measured by results of the surprise agreement. “I am confident when we complete this process, this will be a rewarding result for PGA Tour players and the fans,” Monahan said in a roundtable media discussion. He spoke publicly for the first time since returning to work July 17, having stepped away for five weeks with what had

Jay Monahan says PGA Tour, Saudi deal is on the right path in 1st remarks since taking medical leave
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Messi's MLS regular-season debut delayed, likely until Aug. 26

MLS fans will have to wait a little longer for Lionel Messi’s first regular-season match with Inter Miami CF. Miami’s Aug. 20 match against Charlotte FC would have been Messi’s first in MLS play, but it was postponed to an unspecified date after both clubs advanced to the Leagues Cup quarterfinals. Inter Miami will face Charlotte in the quarterfinals Friday at DRV PNK Stadium. One of the two clubs will play in either the final or third place match on Aug. 19. Messi’s first MLS match now is expected to be Saturday, Aug. 26, at the New York Red Bulls.

Messi's MLS regular-season debut delayed, likely until Aug. 26
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Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals near an Ohio town, but the company is nowhere near the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be, according to federal regulators. Instead, the railroad is too often only willing to meet minimum safety requirements. The Federal Railroad Administration released its 143-page report on the Atlanta-based railroad’s safety culture Wednesday. The agency has been working on the report for months since thousands of people had to evacuate their homes after the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. Poor communication and

Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment
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Buffalo Bills new stadium cost over-runs approaching $300M over budget, AP sources say

Three months since construction began on their new stadium, the Buffalo Bills are already facing a potential cash crunch with latest projections having the team on the hook for as much as $300 million in cost over-runs, four people with direct knowledge or briefed on the financial details told The Associated Press this week. What was initially listed to cost $1.4 billion in March 2022, and increased to $1.54 billion months later, is now projected to have jumped to $1.65 billion and approaching $1.7 billion, the people told The AP on the condition of anonymity

Buffalo Bills new stadium cost over-runs approaching $300M over budget, AP sources say
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Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged thousands of his supporters at a rally on Wednesday to deliver a “thunderous victory” in this month’s national election and proclaimed that “no one will stop us from ruling this country.” He said that people who vote for his ruling ZANU-PF party — which has been in power for 43 years —would go to heaven. Mnangwagwa, the 80-year-old leader who assumed power in the southern African nation in a coup in 2017, also warned his supporters against engaging in violence in the buildup to the Aug. 23 vote. That plea came

Zimbabwe's president tells supporters they will go to heaven if they vote for his party this month
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Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns

The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned that Azerbaijan is preparing genocide against ethnic Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region and called for the U.N. Security Council to bring the matter before the international tribunal. A report by Luis Moreno Ocampo issued Tuesday said Azerbaijan’s blockade of the only road leading from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh seriously impedes food, medical supplies and other essentials to the region of about 120,000 people. “There is a reasonable basis to believe that a genocide is being committed,” Ocampo’s report said, noting that a U.N. convention defines genocide as

Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns
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The end-call button on your iPhone could move soon. What to know about Apple's iOS 17 change

Hanging up that phone call? The location of Apple’s red end-call button is set to slightly move with upcoming iOS 17 updates to the phone app, so be wary of your thumb’s muscle memory. As iPhone users know, the “End” button currently sits prominently away from other call options, in a center position towards the bottom of the screen. But with iOS 17, which officially launches this fall, the red icon will move the right — and other features will move down to join it. While a iOS 17 preview guide from Apple showed this new

The end-call button on your iPhone could move soon. What to know about Apple's iOS 17 change
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Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns

The United Nations’ human rights chief on Wednesday warned that Iraq’s water crisis could affect other countries in the region. Severe water shortages in Iraq because of climate change and government mismanagement have destroyed wheat and fruit harvests, and killed off fish and livestock. Humanitarian organizations have warned for years that drought and mismanagement could deprive millions of people of water from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, which also run through neighboring war-torn Syria. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made the comments at a news conference in Baghdad following a four-day visit to the

Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns
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Severe storms lead to unprecedented $34 billion in US insured losses so far this year, Swiss Re says

Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time, according to Swiss Re Group, as climate change contributes to the frequency and severity of violent meteorological events. Damages from convective storms in the U.S., those that can come with hail, lightning, heavy rain and high winds, accounted for nearly 70% of the $50 billion in global catastrophic damages so far this year, the reinsurer said Wednesday. Those global figure includes earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The storms

Severe storms lead to unprecedented $34 billion in US insured losses so far this year, Swiss Re says
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Rainforest nations in Africa and Asia join Amazon summit to discuss rainforest preservation

Representatives of rainforest nations in Africa and Southeast Asia joined a summit of Amazon countries in Brazil on Wednesday to begin charting a common course for preservation of the ecologically diverse regions that are crucial in countering climate change. On Tuesday, leaders and ministers from eight Amazonian nations signed a declaration that laid out plans to drive economic development in their countries while preventing the Amazon’s ongoing demise “from reaching a point of no return.” Some scientists say that when 20% to 25% of the forest is destroyed, rainfall will dramatically decline, transforming more than half

Rainforest nations in Africa and Asia join Amazon summit to discuss rainforest preservation
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41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Tunisia in rough seas, the Italian Red Cross and rescue groups reported, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land Wednesday. The survivors reported having left Sfax, Tunisia, on a metal boat with a total of 45 people on Aug. 3. About six hours into their voyage, a huge wave overturned the vessel, RAI state television reported. The Red Cross said in a statement that the four survived using inner tubes and managed to climb onto another empty vessel nearby, evidence of the

41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia
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American nurse and her young daughter freed, nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti

American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were freed Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, according to aid organization El Roi Haiti. The Christian group founded by Dorsainvil’s husband asked that neither she nor her family be contacted: “There is still much to process and to heal from in this situation,” the group said in a statement. The group added that it confirmed the safe release “with a heart of gratitude and immense joy.” No other details were immediately available, including whether any ransom was paid. The U.S. State Department said

American nurse and her young daughter freed, nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti
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Angry villagers in England call for the quirky Crooked House pub to be rebuilt following demolition

Villagers in central England are fuming after one of Britain’s quirkiest pubs burned down and was reduced to rubble by a digger before a fire investigation was completed. The local mayor has joined thirsty regulars from the 18th-century Crooked House pub in the village of Himley, 130 miles (210 kilometers) northwest of London, in pressing for a proper investigation into the events surrounding the pub’s destruction. Andy Street, the mayor of the West Midlands, said Wednesday that local authorities will “get to the truth” and that he will continue to “keep the pressure on for a rebuild”

Angry villagers in England call for the quirky Crooked House pub to be rebuilt following demolition
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Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says he'll retire in July 2024

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday he’ll retire next summer. The 67-year-old Smith, who has spent the past 18 years at Ohio State leading one of the largest and most successful athletic programs in the country, announced he would step down in July 2024. “I have always believed that a leader seeks to be the right person at the right time in the life of the institution,” Smith said. “I believe that July 2024 is the right time to welcome new leadership to build upon what we have achieved and continue to build upon

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says he'll retire in July 2024
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The US Open is adding video review for double bounces. It's a first for Grand Slam tennis

New U.S. Open tournament referee Jake Garner recalls being a chair umpire and having a tough time figuring out in the moment whether a ball bounced twice before a player got it back over the net. If that happens at Flushing Meadows this year, though, an official can check a replay: Video review will make its Grand Slam tennis debut when main-draw competition begins in New York on Aug. 28. “There were certain situations, of course, where you would see a video post-match and wish you had made a different decision,” Garner told The Associated Press, “or wish you had

The US Open is adding video review for double bounces. It's a first for Grand Slam tennis
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Boutier and Zhang stand out as contenders for Women's British Open at Walton Heath

Stretching back to 2019, there have been 21 different winners in the last 22 major championships in women’s golf. The field, then, is wide open for the final major of 2023 — even if two players stand out. Celine Boutier and Rose Zhang are dominating the conversation heading into the Women’s British Open starting Thursday at Walton Heath, a course southwest of London that hosted the Ryder Cup in 1981 and where thick heather is the biggest hazard. Boutier because of the golf she is producing at the moment. Zhang because of what’s likely ahead for a 20-year-old star widely

Boutier and Zhang stand out as contenders for Women's British Open at Walton Heath
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‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name

The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association — a move inspired, in part, by evolving trends in cultural identity. The group, with more than 950 members mostly in the United States, is expected to approve the change at its annual conference this week in Winnipeg, Canada. Voting on the new name, as well as branding that would replace a feather with an “ija” logo in stylized letters, runs through Thursday, Aug. 10. Founded in Canada in 1983, NAJA wants to

‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name
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Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight

Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to areas where people went into the ocean to escape the fire and smoky conditions, Maui County said in a statement. The Coast Guard tweeted that a crew rescued 12 people from the water off Lahaina. A firefighter responding to the West Maui fire was taken to a hospital after experiencing smoke inhalation and was in stable condition, according to

Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight
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Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions

Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo amid concern that tensions between the two could rapidly spiral out of control. In the letter, signed by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his counterparts in Germany, the U.K., Ukraine and other countries, the lawmakers said U.S. and European Union negotiators were not putting enough pressure on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Serbia and its former province of Kosovo have been at odds for decades. Their 1998-99 war left

Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
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US goalkeeper Matt Turner joins Nottingham Forest from Arsenal

United States goalkeeper Matt Turner joined Nottingham Forest from Arsenal for a reported 10 million pounds ($12.75 million) on Wednesday. Turner has signed a four-year deal. He only joined Arsenal in June last year from New England Revolution. The 29-year-old Turner started for the U.S. team in all four of its games at the World Cup last year but only played for Arsenal in cup competitions last season. “It’s a great challenge and a great step in my career,” Turner said. “When I heard that there was interest to bring me here, it just felt right for

US goalkeeper Matt Turner joins Nottingham Forest from Arsenal
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Pakistani court seeks 'government response' over Imran Khan's appeal, refuses to release him

A top Pakistani court Wednesday said it wanted to hear from the government before deciding over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal against his imprisonment on corruption charges. Khan was arrested at his Lahore home on Saturday and given a three-year jail sentence on charges of concealing assets. He is held at the high-security prison Attock in the eastern Punjab province while his legal team seeks his release. His appeal hearing is underway, but the Islamabad High Court gave Khan no immediate relief and he remains behind bars. The court said it seeks “government response” and would

Pakistani court seeks 'government response' over Imran Khan's appeal, refuses to release him
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Profit at Japan's Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales

Honda reported Wednesday that its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars, as the Japanese company also received a perk from favorable exchange rates. Honda Motor Co. said its fiscal first quarter profit totaled 363 billion yen ($2.5 billion), up from 149 billion yen. Quarterly sales jumped 21% to 4.6 trillion yen ($32 billion). Honda’s financial service division also reported growing sales. Honda, which makes the Fit subcompact, Honda e electric car and Gold Wing motorcycle, said its profitability improved, especially in North America, where production recovered. Automakers around the world

Profit at Japan's Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
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Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals dropped, instruments quieted down and the beat took the stage. It was then that hip-hop came into the world, taking the moment and reinventing it. Something new, coming out of something familiar. At the hands of the DJs playing the albums, that break moment became something more: a composition in itself, repeated in an endless loop, back and forth between the turntables. The MCs got in on it, speaking their own clever rhymes and wordplay over it. So did

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way
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Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting

In the early days of hip-hop, plugging turntables into a light post and converting an outdoor basketball court into a discotheque may have seemed like a simple invitation to party. A closer look scene revealed the truth: Hip-hop was a response to social and economic injustice in disregarded neighborhoods, a showcase of joy, ingenuity and innovation despite a lack of wealth and resources. The music emanating from the DJ’s equipment might tell partiers to “move your feet,” and in the very next set, tell them to “fight the power.” Hip-hop has been an integral part of

Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting
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11 missing in France after fire in holiday home for people with disabilities, authorities say

French authorities say 11 people are missing after a fire broke out early on Wednesday in a holiday home for people with disabilities in eastern France while 17 others have been evacuated. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that “early this morning, a fire broke out in a facility for disabled people” in the small town of Wintzenheim, close to the border with Germany. “Despite the rapid and courageous intervention of the fire department … several casualties are reported,” he said. Rescue operations were still ongoing. The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said the fire broke out

11 missing in France after fire in holiday home for people with disabilities, authorities say

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