Today: October 08, 2024
Today: October 08, 2024

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A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminals

A powerful gang opened fire Saturday on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members. The attack was filmed in real time by journalists at the scene, and several people were killed and others injured, Marie Yolène Gilles, director of human rights group Fondasyon Je Klere, told The Associated Press. She watched online as hundreds of people from a local church marched through Canaan, a makeshift town in the outskirts of the capital of Port-au-Prince founded by survivors who

A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminals
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Arcangelo wins $1.25M Travers for trainer Jena Antonucci. Two horses euthanized at Saratoga

Arcangelo won the $1.25 million Travers by a length at Saratoga on Saturday, giving trainer Jena Antonucci her second major Grade 1 victory after the colt won the Belmont Stakes. “I guess the more this horse does, the more we’re going to keep writing some history,” Antonucci said. The day was marred by the deaths of two horses, including New York Thunder in the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial. In all, seven horses have died at the summer meet in upstate New York. “After what happened, this is the best outcome that you could have

Arcangelo wins $1.25M Travers for trainer Jena Antonucci. Two horses euthanized at Saratoga
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Little League World Series: Curacao and California to square off in the final

California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination bracket. Here’s a look at both teams. HOW THEY GOT HERE Curacao didn’t have an easy path to the championship. Last year’s runner-up lost to Taiwan and then had to beat Mexico to get another shot at the Taiwanese. In the rematch Saturday, Curacao beat Taiwan 2-0 to win the international bracket and move to the final. Taiwan brought in ace Fan Chen-Jun, who was the talk of

Little League World Series: Curacao and California to square off in the final
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Messi not in Miami's starting lineup, misses warmups for first Major League Soccer match

Lionel Messi was not in the starting lineup for his first Major League Soccer game with Inter Miami and didn’t join his teammates for warmups before a match at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was listed on coach Tata Martino’s bench along with midfielder Sergio Busquets, forward Josef Martinez and U.S. national team defender DeAndre Yedlin. Miami entered with an 11-game MLS winless streak that included eight defeats and had just one road victory this season. Miami’s 22 points were the fewest among the league’s 29 teams. The

Messi not in Miami's starting lineup, misses warmups for first Major League Soccer match
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White Sox say they weren't aware at first that a woman injured at game was shot

The Chicago White Sox say they were not aware at first that a woman injured during Friday’s game at Guaranteed Rate Field was shot and that the Chicago Police Department would have stopped play if officers thought it was unsafe to continue. Team spokesman Scott Reifert said police determined there was “no active threat and that the ballgame could continue.” The team was also in contact with Major League Baseball. “If the police want to stop the game, they’re going to stop the game,” Reifert said Saturday. The White Sox were still unsure if a gun was

White Sox say they weren't aware at first that a woman injured at game was shot
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A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say

Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city’s mayor has told a television station. A city council member says the shooter is dead. Mayor Donna Deegan told WJXT “there are a number of fatalities” inside the store but didn’t give a precise number. Numerous police officers were in the area near Edward Waters University, a small historically Black university. “This is unacceptable,” Deegan told the station. “One shooting is too much but these mass shootings are really hard to take.” Jacksonville City Council member Ju’Coby Pittman told the station

A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say
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Hartman throws 4 TD passes as No. 13 Notre Dame opens with a 42-3 win over Navy in Ireland

Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns in his Notre Dame debut and the No. 13 Fighting Irish routed Navy 42-3 on Saturday in a season-opening victory in Ireland’s capital. Notre Dame (1-0) scored at will by air and on the ground against the Midshipmen (0-1), improving to 3-0 all-time against Navy in Dublin games. Hartman completed 19 of 23 passes for 266 yards. Hartman connected with Jaden Greathouse on two scoring strikes, the second a 20-yard reception that made the score 35-0 early in the third quarter and kept the Irish offense perfect at that point —

Hartman throws 4 TD passes as No. 13 Notre Dame opens with a 42-3 win over Navy in Ireland
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California advances to Little League World Series championship with 6-1 win over Texas

Louis Lappe homered, drove in five runs and gave up just three hits on the mound as California beat Texas 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the Little League World Series championship. Brody Brody also hit a home run, a solo shot to center field on the third pitch he saw from Texas ace DJ Jablonski, stomping on home plate on his way to the dugout. Louis, a 12-year-old who stands 6-foot-1, drove in two runs on a third-inning double and started for the team from El Segundo, striking out 10 in 5 1/3 innings.

California advances to Little League World Series championship with 6-1 win over Texas
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Aaron Rodgers completes 3 passes for 23 yards in his first series with Jets vs. Giants

Aaron Rodgers completed three of his five passes for 23 yards on his first drive in his preseason debut with the New York Jets against the Giants on Saturday night. Wearing his white No. 8 Jets jersey for the first time in a game, Rodgers jogged onto the field to a nice ovation from the “road” fans at MetLife Stadium in the annual exhibition between the teams that share the stadium as their home. Rodgers came out throwing immediately, tossing a quick screen to Garrett Wilson for 10 yards — and a personal foul on

Aaron Rodgers completes 3 passes for 23 yards in his first series with Jets vs. Giants
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday as results were announced much earlier than expected following a troubled vote in the southern African country. An opposition party spokesperson said within minutes of the results being announced that they would reject them as “hastily assembled without proper verification.” Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-night announcement in the capital, Harare. Main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa won 44% of the vote, the commission said. The result will likely be scrutinized after election observers from the

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
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Former Cup Series champ Kurt Busch formally retires while still recovering from concussion

Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion who stepped away from racing last season following a significant concussion, officially retired Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Busch, 45, held back tears as he called it quits while sitting on the same stage where he celebrated one of his most memorable Cup Series victories — the 2017 Daytona 500. “My body is just having a battle with Father Time,” Busch said, adding he has dealt with arthritis and gout while trying to recover from a rear-impact collision he says rattled his brain. “I’m very happy, complacent,” he said.

Former Cup Series champ Kurt Busch formally retires while still recovering from concussion
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US women DQ'd from 4x400 relay at worlds due to faulty baton exchange

The American women’s 4×400 relay team was disqualified from the preliminary round at the world championships Saturday after their third and fourth runners in the four-lap race bungled the baton exchange. Quanera Hayes missed on several attempts to hand the stick to anchor runner Alexis Holmes. When they finally did make the exchange, they were out of the legal passing zone. It was the latest chapter in a long stretch of problems for Team USA in the relays, though a mishap in the longer relay is relatively rare because none of the runners are going as

US women DQ'd from 4x400 relay at worlds due to faulty baton exchange
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Curacao defeats Taiwan 2-0 in Little League World Series semifinal

Jay-Dlynn Wiel and Nasir El-Ossais got back-to-back singles off Taiwanese ace Fan Chen-Jun and later scored, leading Curacao to a 2-0 victory over Taiwan on Saturday in the semifinals of the Little League World Series. Taiwan came into the game having outscored its opponents 25-1 in its three previous outings at the tournament, but Curacao – which lost 9-1 to Taiwan on Wednesday – kept the Taiwanese bats quiet until the Caribbean team broke through. Fan came in for the bottom of the fourth to face Curacao’s top of the lineup. Fan hadn’t allowed a

Curacao defeats Taiwan 2-0 in Little League World Series semifinal
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The 49ers' heavy investment in Trey Lance backfires, but it hasn't destroyed the franchise

Few teams have ever invested as much capital into acquiring as the San Francisco 49ers did when they traded three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance. And few teams have ever cut ties with a highly drafted quarterback as quickly as San Francisco did with Lance, trading him away for a pittance before the start of his third season. “Obviously we took our shot, and it didn’t work out,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “So, that’s on us for that. But I’m not going to say anything is a failure. That’d be too much of a

The 49ers' heavy investment in Trey Lance backfires, but it hasn't destroyed the franchise
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US Open 2023: Caroline Wozniacki is returning to Grand Slam tennis three years after retiring

Caroline Wozniacki didn’t even know where her rackets were. That’s how far from her mind a return to tennis was for the former No. 1-ranked player and major champion who is now a 33-year-old mother of two — and, until quite recently, was a retired 33-year-old mother of two. “I didn’t miss it,” said Wozniacki, who returned to the tour earlier this month and will play her first Grand Slam match since 2020 on Monday when the U.S. Open gets started. “I played since I was, obviously, very, very young. It’s been part of my life

US Open 2023: Caroline Wozniacki is returning to Grand Slam tennis three years after retiring
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Pittsburgh Steelers connect with Gaelic games to grow fan base in Ireland

The Irish economy is getting a boost from the Notre Dame football game in Dublin. The Pittsburgh Steelers are benefitting, too. The NFL team has front-office representation in Dublin this weekend supporting American football initiatives and gathering intel on the Irish market now that it has marketing rights for Ireland and Northern Ireland as part of the NFL’s push to expand its audience internationally. The team has joined forces with the powerful Gaelic Athletic Association with an eye toward a regular-season game at Croke Park in the future, though no promises have been made. Daniel Rooney, the

Pittsburgh Steelers connect with Gaelic games to grow fan base in Ireland
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Josh Jacobs agrees to one-year deal worth up to $12 million with the Raiders, AP source says

Josh Jacobs took to social media Saturday to say, “I’m back,” after agreeing to a one-year deal to play for the Las Vegas Raiders this season. The contract is worth up to $12 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been announced. Jacobs would have received $10.1 million this season if he had signed the franchise tag tender. His deal appears similar to the one fellow running back Saquon Barkley agreed to late last month to

Josh Jacobs agrees to one-year deal worth up to $12 million with the Raiders, AP source says
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Man United recovers from 'horror start' to win. Arsenal held to draw after also conceding early

Manchester United had its worst-ever start to a Premier League game and still managed to win. Arsenal gave away a goal after less than a minute and couldn’t quite pull off a similar comeback. United bounced back from conceding two goals in the opening four minutes to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday and avoid an early inquest following a dispiriting loss at Tottenham last weekend. Arsenal also thought it had turned the game around against Fulham when it took a 2-1 lead in the second half, only to concede an 87th-minute equalizer from

Man United recovers from 'horror start' to win. Arsenal held to draw after also conceding early
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Pre-med Florida junior Leanne Wong chases a spot on the US Olympic gymnastics team

Leanne Wong almost begged her professor at the University of Florida for a little extra time before turning in the first assignment for a health course in her pre-med major. Wong had something else pretty important on the schedule, she explained. Classes in Gainesville started last week and the paper was due Friday. One problem: Friday was the first night of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships across the country in Northern California. The professor agreed to give her an extension until Monday. “It was a long email,” Wong said with a grin. Maybe she could have

Pre-med Florida junior Leanne Wong chases a spot on the US Olympic gymnastics team
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US shakes off slow start and tops New Zealand 99-72 in Basketball World Cup opener

Paolo Banchero knows all about the haka, the traditional dance that was performed by New Zealand’s players pregame on Saturday as the traditional rallying cry to show national pride and serve as a challenge to opponents. He accepted that challenge. Banchero scored 21 points off the bench in his first World Cup game, Anthony Edwards added 14 and the U.S. shook off a 10-point early deficit on the way to beating New Zealand 99-72 in the tournament opener for both teams. “I love watching them play,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. “It’s been an absolute joy

US shakes off slow start and tops New Zealand 99-72 in Basketball World Cup opener
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of pretrial detention in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court’s decision to extend his pretrial detention in Russia until the end of November, according to documents on the court’s website. The American journalist was arrested in March during a work trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, almost 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) east of Moscow. He is the first U.S. journalist since the Soviet era to be held on espionage charges in Russia. An order that authorized keeping Gershkovich in jail before trial was set to expire on Aug. 30. The Moscow City Court extended the custody order on Thursday

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of pretrial detention in Russia
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With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster

Mystery hunters converged on a Scottish lake on Saturday to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Center said researchers would try to seek evidence of Nessie using thermal-imaging drones, infrared cameras and a hydrophone to detect underwater sounds in the lake’s murky waters. The two-day event is being billed as the biggest survey of the lake for 50 years, and includes people from around the world watching the waters remotely on webcams. Alan McKenna of the Loch Ness Center said the aim was “to inspire a new generation of Loch Ness

With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster
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Brazil's Marcelo Huertas becomes the second oldest to play in basketball World Cup

Brazil’s Marcelo Huertas became the second oldest to play in the basketball World Cup in Brazil’s 100-59 victory over Iran on Saturday. He scored 10 points. Huertas is 40 years and 3 months. The only older player in tournament history was Eduardo Mingas, who was 40 years and 7 months when playing in two games for Angola at the 2019 World Cup. Later in the tournament, one of the youngest is expected to play — South Sudan’s 7-foot-1 center Khaman Maluach is just 16. Maluach, who is widely considered a 2025 NBA draft prospect, turns 17 next month. The only

Brazil's Marcelo Huertas becomes the second oldest to play in basketball World Cup
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Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact. Videos and images analyzed by The Associated Press confirmed those wires were among miles of line that Hawaiian Electric Company. left naked to the weather and often-thick foliage, despite a recent push by utilities in other wildfire- and hurricane-prone areas to cover up their lines or bury them. Compounding the problem

Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
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FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent. FIFA said Rubiales is removed from soccer duties for 90 days “pending the disciplinary proceedings opened” against him Thursday. Rubiales refused to resign from his soccer presidency Friday at an emergency meeting where he had been expected to leave under intense pressure from the Spanish government, women players plus soccer clubs and officials. ___ AP Women’s World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-womens-world-cup

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

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