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

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India's Modi faces a no-confidence vote over silence on ethnic violence tearing at remote Manipur

His social media accounts suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching high-speed trains and rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders as a powerhouse on the global stage and the face of an ascendant India. But that carefully crafted image, followed by millions, sits uncomfortably at odds with his silence on what’s come close to a civil war engulfing India’s northeastern state of Manipur. For three months, the strongman leader has been absent on arguably the worst ethnic violence ever seen in the remote state, where Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is in power. Modi’s role,

India's Modi faces a no-confidence vote over silence on ethnic violence tearing at remote Manipur
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Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing

Israeli troops on Sunday killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank, further escalating a wave of violence in which two other people, including a young Palestinian man believed to have been gunned down by extremist Jewish settlers, were killed over the weekend. The Israeli army said it shot the three men near the Jenin refugee camp — the site of a large-scale military operation last month. It said the three men had just exited the camp and were on their way to carry out an attack and that an M-16 rifle was recovered from

Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing
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Messi scores early in 1st game outside Florida for Inter Miami at FC Dallas

Lionel Messi wasted little time scoring in his first match outside Florida with Inter Miami. The only wait was to see whether the goal would count. Messi’s left-footed kick from just outside the penalty box beat FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes inside the left post, giving Miami a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute Sunday night. Josef Martinez was initially ruled offsides by the head referee for interfering with Paes’ view, but the call was overturned on review. Messi has scored in all four matches since joining Miami, with six goals total. He had consecutive multigoal

Messi scores early in 1st game outside Florida for Inter Miami at FC Dallas
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DeChambeau gets first LIV Golf win in style with a 58 at Greenbrier

Bryson DeChambeau sensed his game was close to delivering something special. Sunday in the LIV Golf-Greenbrier was more than he imagined. DeChambeau became the fourth player on a top-level tour to shoot 58, making birdie on his last four holes to finally capture his first LIV Golf title at the rain-softened Greenbrier. DeChambeau holed a 35-foot putt on the par-3 18th and leapt in the air with both arms extended to celebrate his lowest score ever and first LIV victory. “Probably the greatest moment in my golf career,” said DeChambeau, a former U.S. Open

DeChambeau gets first LIV Golf win in style with a 58 at Greenbrier
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Glover wins Wyndham Championship. Thomas season ends by inches.

Lucas Glover did more than extend his PGA Tour season Sunday. He won the Wyndham Championship with a 2-under 68 that sends him into the FedEx Cup playoffs with more big opportunities in front of him. Glover managed a two-hour rain delay and took advantage of a faltering Russell Henley to win for the first time in more than two years and earn an unlikely spot in the lucrative postseason. Justin Thomas ended his season with a shot he won’t soon forget. Needing a birdie on the 18th hole, his pitch from 100 feet short of

Glover wins Wyndham Championship. Thomas season ends by inches.
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The future is uncertain for the United States after crashing out of the Women's World Cup

The rest of the world has finally caught up to the United States. The once-dominant Americans crashed out of the Women’s World Cup on penalties after a scoreless draw with Sweden in the Round of 16 on Sunday. It was the earliest exit ever for the four-time tournament champions. A shootout in the 1999 World Cup — with a much different outcome — supercharged the U.S. team’s prominence atop the sport globally. The Americans defeated China on penalties in front of a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl and Brandi Chastain doffed her jersey in celebration.

The future is uncertain for the United States after crashing out of the Women's World Cup
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Coco Gauff defeats Maria Sakkari in DC Open final for her fourth WTA singles title

A little more than a month ago, Coco Gauff left Wimbledon after a first-round loss that left her dispirited and unsure of what she needed to do. That seems kind of far away after she won the trophy at the very next tournament she entered. Surging at the end of each set, Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the DC Open women’s final on Sunday for the fourth WTA Tour singles title of her career. Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, was helped in Washington by two recent additions to her team: full-time coach Pere Riba —

Coco Gauff defeats Maria Sakkari in DC Open final for her fourth WTA singles title
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California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubs

California authorities have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around South Lake Tahoe: a mama bear and three of her cubs. DNA has confirmed the large female black bear and her three little accomplices were responsible for at least 21 instances of property damage since 2022, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement. The mother bear and her babies were “safely immobilized” on Friday, the statement said. The adult female, known to researchers as 64F, will likely be taken to a sprawling wildlife sanctuary near Springfield, Colorado. Her

California authorities capture suspects in break-ins at Lake Tahoe homes: a mama bear and three cubs
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Pope discusses health, his ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing

Pope Francis said Sunday his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well and stressed that he ditched speeches during his five-day trip to Portugal and spoke off-the-cuff not because he was tired or feeling unwell, but to better communicate with young people. Francis was asked about his health en route home from Lisbon, where he presided over World Youth Day festival. It was his first trip since he was hospitalized in June for nine days following last-minute surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and remove intestinal scar tissue. The trip, which came

Pope discusses health, his ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing
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Simone Biles is trying to enjoy the moment after a two-year break. The Olympic talk can come later

Simone Biles is well aware of how the drill goes. She’s lived it. Multiple times at this point. Whenever the gymnastics star goes to work, the questions about the Olympics come, no matter where the Games fall on the calendar. “It’s just like when you get married (and) they ask when you’re having a baby,” said Biles, who married Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens in April. So it’s telling that while Biles talked for a good 15 minutes on Saturday night after her electric victory at the U.S. Classic — the 26-year-old’s first meet

Simone Biles is trying to enjoy the moment after a two-year break. The Olympic talk can come later
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Pac-12 Conference facing dire future following mass exodus

The Pac-12 dubbed itself the “Conference of Champions” for a history of athletic excellence stretching back more than 100 years. The largest conference out West has dominated Olympic sports, went on an unprecedented run in men’s college basketball and has won more national championships than any other league. Pac-12 alumni include some of the greatest names in sports history: Jackie Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tiger Woods and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. A run of defections has now turned the tradition-rich league into a conference of ashes. “To think even remotely five years ago the Pac-12 would be in this position, it’s unthinkable to

Pac-12 Conference facing dire future following mass exodus
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Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai

Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media. Iraqi Airways said it wasn’t to blame for the bear’s escape and that the aircraft’s crew worked with authorities in the United Arab Emirates, which dispatched specialists to sedate the animal and remove it from the plane. A video clip circulating on social media showed the plane’s captain apologizing to passengers for

Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from crate in cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai
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Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters

Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from northern Africa shipwrecked in rough waters in separate incidents over the weekend. Survivors said some 30 fellow migrants were missing from capsized vessels. In a particularly risky operation, two helicopters battled strong winds to pluck to safety, one by one, the migrants, including a child and two pregnant women, who had been stranded for nearly two days on a steep, rocky reef of tiny Lampedusa island. The migrants had

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters
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Ukraine replaces Soviet coat of arms with trident on towering Kyiv landmark

Ukraine has replaced the Soviet emblem that once adorned one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks with the country’s coat of arms. The symbolic move is part of a wider shift throughout Ukraine to reclaim the country’s cultural identity from the Soviet past amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. Erected in 1981 as part of a larger complex housing Ukraine’s national World War II museum, the Mother Ukraine monument stood on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kyiv, facing eastwards toward Moscow. Created in the image of a fearless female warrior, the 200-foot-tall (61-meter-tall) statue previously

Ukraine replaces Soviet coat of arms with trident on towering Kyiv landmark
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Penguins acquire 3-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson in a trade with the Sharks

Erik Karlsson is heading to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest win-now move, a midsummer blockbuster trade with the San Jose Sharks that also involves the Montreal Canadiens. Pittsburgh traded a 2024 first-round pick, forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Jan Rutta to San Jose and goaltender Casey DeSmith, defenseman Jeff Petry, a 2025 second-round pick and prospect Nathan Legare to Montreal as part of the deal for the three-time Norris Trophy winner. Karlsson is the first defenseman to be traded fresh off winning the Norris as the NHL’s top defenseman since Doug Harvey in 1961. The 33-year-old

Penguins acquire 3-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson in a trade with the Sharks
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Anderson not playing, Ramírez in lineup as MLB sorts out discipline following wild brawl

Tim Anderson is not in Chicago’s starting lineup Sunday and Cleveland’s José Ramírez is playing as Major League Baseball weighs likely discipline following a fight and wild brawl in Saturday night’s game. Anderson and Ramírez threw punches at second base, and the Guardians’ All-Star third baseman knocked down the White Sox shortstop with an overhand right to the chin. Anderson was dazed by the blow. Both players were ejected, along with Cleveland manager Terry Francona, third base coach Mike Sarbaugh, closer Emmanuel Clase and Chicago manager Pedro Grifol. Before Sunday’s series finale, Grifol said Anderson isn’t injured

Anderson not playing, Ramírez in lineup as MLB sorts out discipline following wild brawl
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Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary

Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the paperwork into the flames while catching up with fellow soldiers, moments of quiet bonding that provided a respite from her riskier work as a hastily trained medic for the U.S. Army. “We really didn’t see that it was dangerous at the time,” she said. “It was just part of the mission. So we had to get it done.” But then her sinus problems began, only worsening after

Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
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Megan Rapinoe leaves her final Women's World Cup with pride after a long career

Megan Rapinoe wanted a different finish for her final Women’s World Cup. Even with the disappointing conclusion, she was grateful for her wildly successful run with the U.S. national team. Rapinoe’s World Cup career ended on Sunday in the Round of 16, when the United States lost to Sweden on penalties after a scoreless draw. The outspoken 38-year-old announced last month that this would be her last international tournament. “I wish we were moving on and I could guarantee a championship and all that,” she said. “But it doesn’t take anything from this experience, or my

Megan Rapinoe leaves her final Women's World Cup with pride after a long career
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Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 60 others injured, officials say

The death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan rose to 30, with the number of injured to 60, and rescue operations were underway, officials said Sunday. Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train got derailed, and some overturned, near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah trapping many passengers, said senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho. Senior police officer, Abid Baloch — present at the scene of the accident— said that so far 30 bodies have been recovered while more than 60 people were injured, some critically. He added that the death toll may rise as rescue

Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 60 others injured, officials say
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Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X

Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a “cage match” face-off in late June. Zuckerberg is actually trained in mixed martial arts, and the CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta posted about completing his first jiu jitsu tournament earlier this year. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” Musk said earlier Sunday he was

Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
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German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopted its program for next June’s European Parliament election at its party convention in the eastern city of Magdeburg on Sunday, the German news agency dpa reported. The text states that the EU has “completely failed” in all important areas, including its migration and climate policy, and it rejects the Euro as a currency. However, the party stopped short of demanding Germany’s exit from the EU. Instead, the AfD is calling for the EU to be re-founded as a

German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections
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US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in earliest Women's World Cup exit ever

The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup and it’s wasn’t good enough. The Americans’ bid to win an unprecedented third consecutive title ended Sunday night on penalty kicks when Lina Hurtig converted and Sweden knocked the United States out of the World Cup 5-4 after a scoreless draw. It is the earliest exit in tournament history for the United States, the two-time reigning champions and four-time winners. “We didn’t put anything in the back of the net,” sobbed Julie Ertz after the loss. “The penalties were tough. It’s just emotional because

US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in earliest Women's World Cup exit ever
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Overnight airstrikes kill three in Ukraine as Moscow airport halts flights after foiled drone attack

Three people have died during a night of air strikes and intense shelling across Ukraine, officials said Sunday, while Moscow’s second-largest airport briefly suspended flights following a foiled drone attack near the Russian capital. Two people were killed and four more were injured following a Russian air strike in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, said the head of the local regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a guided bomb had hit a blood transfusion center in the area’s Kupyan district late on August 5. “This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression,”

Overnight airstrikes kill three in Ukraine as Moscow airport halts flights after foiled drone attack
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A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next

The deadline has arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means. Neighboring Nigeria’s Senate on Saturday pushed back against the plan by the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, urging Nigeria’s president, the bloc’s current chair, to explore options other than the use of force. ECOWAS can still move ahead, as final decisions are taken by consensus by member states, but the warning on the eve of Sunday’s deadline raised questions about the

A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next
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Paris' test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality

Heavy rains in Paris have led to the cancellation on Sunday of a swimming event in the River Seine that was to be a test for next year’s Summer Olympics, but Games organizers say the waterway will be better prepared in 2024. The Open Water Swimming World Cup event was canceled because “the water quality in the Seine has remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimmers’ health,” French Swimming Federation (FFN) said in a statement Sunday. Water quality falls below acceptable standards when rains cause overflows of untreated waste into the Seine. France’s capital city is spending massively on water-management

Paris' test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality

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