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

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See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave

Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country. The rare heat wave engulfed 19 of Brazil’s 26 states on Thursday, as well as the capital of Brasilia, according to the National Meteorological Institute, bringing also low humidity for the country that’s home to the Amazon tropical rainforest. Beachgoers hit many of the country’s famous sandy stretches, including Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana. Four state capitals recorded the year’s highest temperature on Wednesday. Cuiabá, in

See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave
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Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square

Georgia’s oldest city, steeped in history predating the American Revolution, made a historic break with its slavery-era past Thursday as Savannah’s city council voted to rename a downtown square in honor of a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write. Susie King Taylor is the first person of color whose name will adorn one of Savannah’s 23 squares. It’s the first time in 140 years that Savannah has approved a name change for one of the picturesque, park-like squares that are treasured features of the original plan for the city founded in

Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square
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Workers win raises at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Ohio as contract talks continue

Unionized workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio will see pay raises while they continue to negotiate a contract, if they ratify an interim deal announced Thursday. The United Auto Workers union said that the 1,100 workers at the Ultium Cells plant near Warren, Ohio, will get $3 to $4 per hour increases as well as thousands of dollars in back pay. They’ll vote on the interim deal in the coming days. Ultium Cells said the average increase is 25%, and it would be effective on Aug. 28. Since it’s retroactive,

Workers win raises at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Ohio as contract talks continue
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Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead

Collin Morikawa faced a tough road at the Tour Championship, starting the tournament nine shots behind but knowing he had 72 holes — and an example from Rory McIlroy last year — to make up ground in the FedEx Cup finale. He managed to do that in one day, with a little help from the top. Morikawa finally put together his most complete round of the year at a good time Thursday, closing with three straight birdies for a 9-under 61 that gave him a share of the lead with Ryder Cup hopeful Keegan Bradley (63) and

Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead
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Video of fatal Tennessee traffic stop shows car speeding off but not deputy's shooting of driver

Videos released Thursday of a Tennessee traffic stop that ended in a fatal shooting shows a deputy holding on to the car’s steering wheel and being carried away as the vehicle speeds off, but does not show the moment when the deputy shot the driver. Jarveon Hudspeth, 21, was shot and killed June 24 by a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy after the deputy approached his car and tried to stop it from leaving the scene, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The situation escalated and Hudspeth drove off and “dragged” the deputy about 100

Video of fatal Tennessee traffic stop shows car speeding off but not deputy's shooting of driver
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Railroads resist joining safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline workers

The major freight railroads say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after a fiery Ohio derailment prompted calls for reforms. Unions and workplace safety experts say the idea of disciplining workers who report safety concerns undermines the purpose of creating such a hotline because workers won’t use it if they fear retribution. Programs like this one overseen by the Federal Railroad Administration are

Railroads resist joining safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline workers
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Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach during Jim Harbaugh's 3-game suspension

Michigan will give four assistant coaches a chance to be head coach on game day during the three weeks Jim Harbaugh will be serving the school’s self-imposed suspension for violating NCAA rules. Michigan also announced Thursday that Harbaugh’s 84-year-old father, Jack, will be assistant head coach when the third-ranked Wolverines face East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green at home in September, and strength and conditioning coach Ben Herbert will add the title of associate head coach. The school handed down a three-game suspension to Jim Harbaugh earlier this week as it tries to get out

Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach during Jim Harbaugh's 3-game suspension
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New York governor urges Biden to help state with migrant surge

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday implored President Joe Biden to take urgent action to help her state absorb a surge of international migrants who have strained resources and filled homeless shelters — putting some Democrats in a vulnerable position in a state usually seen as immigrant-friendly. In a rare public address, Hochul said she had sent the president a letter asking him to expedite work permits for migrants and provide financial resources to help care for the estimated 100,000 asylum seekers who have come to the state in the last year, mostly to New York City.

New York governor urges Biden to help state with migrant surge
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Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year

The government of Panama said Thursday it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year. In comparison, less than 250,000 migrants crossed in all of 2022. The plan, named “Darien is a jungle, not a road,” will be launched next week, officials said, but they could barely hide their frustration with neighboring Colombia’s inability to stop migrants from coming to the two countries’ roadless border. “Despite all the efforts, meetings with other countries involved have not managed to stop

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year
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Billie Jean King's push for equal prize money in 1973 is being celebrated at this US Open

When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn’t make the usual remarks about hoping to win again. Instead, she threatened to not play at all the next year — and added that no other women would, either. That’s because she earned $10,000 for her championship, $15,000 less than what Ilie Năstase won for his. “I said: ‘This really stinks,’” King recalled Thursday. “And, of course, deep down in my heart of hearts, in my brain, I’m going, ‘I haven’t talked to them yet. You sure you’re doing the right thing here?’ This

Billie Jean King's push for equal prize money in 1973 is being celebrated at this US Open
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Nordstrom's results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues.

Nordstrom on Thursday reported that its sales and profits fell in its fiscal second quarter, joining itsdepartment store peers coping with shoppers’ cautious spending. But its results still topped Wall Street expectations. The Seattle-based upscale department store reaffirmed its financial annual outlook that calls for a sales decline for the year. After initially rising, its stock was down almost 5% in after-markets trading Thursday. Nordstrom’s sales were affected by the timing of the company’s anniversary sale, with one week falling into the third quarter this year compared to one day in 2022. Moreover, last year’s results

Nordstrom's results reflect cautious consumer spending, echoing department store sector blues.
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Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina

Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. Witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snapped in the winds, which were driven by a passing hurricane. The Aug. 8 fire killed at least 115 people and left an unknown number of others missing. A spokesperson for Hawaiian Electric didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Had the utility heeded weather service “warnings and de-energized their powerlines

Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina
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BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here's why and some background about his case

Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught. But Rader gradually faded from view after his 2005 arrest, as he served one life term for each of the 10 people he was convicted of killing. He made headlines again this week, though, because he was named the prime suspect in an Oklahoma teen’s 1976 disappearance and a Missouri woman’s 1990 killing. Here’s a look at how Rader spread fear and was eventually caught and convicted: WHAT IS THE

BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here's why and some background about his case
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Shohei Ohtani's sparkling future and impending free agency are murky after elbow ligament injury

Shohei Ohtani already knew he had a career-altering tear in his elbow ligament when he roped a double to right in the fifth inning of the Angels’ doubleheader nightcap on Wednesday. After he hustled to second base, he was greeted by Elly De La Cruz. Cincinnati’s 21-year-old rookie shortstop jokingly poked at the smiling Ohtani, essentially asking the two-way superstar, “Are you real?” That’s the question all of baseball has been asking about Ohtani for the past three seasons, ever since he returned from Tommy John surgery and redefined what’s possible in this sport. But the

Shohei Ohtani's sparkling future and impending free agency are murky after elbow ligament injury
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Rory McIlroy saddled with bad back at FedEx Cup finale

Rory McIlroy hurt his lower back before arriving at East Lake for the FedEx Cup finale, bad timing for an injury as he tries to chase an $18 million bonus at the Tour Championship with the Ryder Cup a month away. McIlroy did not hit balls Wednesday and was limited to about 20 shots on the range before deciding to play the opening round. He is the No. 3 seed, meaning he started the Tour Championship at 7-under par, three behind top-seeded Scottie Scheffler. He did not mention the injury to the lower right side of his

Rory McIlroy saddled with bad back at FedEx Cup finale
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Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant

A California judge on Thursday rejected an environmental group’s lawsuit that sought to block the state’s largest utility from seeking to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Friends of the Earth sued in state Superior Court in April, hoping to derail a state-backed proposal to keep the twin-domed plant running for at least five additional years. The group was part of a 2016 agreement with operator Pacific Gas & Electric to shutter the state’s last nuclear power plant by 2025. Amid concerns over power supplies in a changing climate, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and the

Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant
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US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona

The U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday. The training is part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces. American military officials stress it takes years of training to be able to field F-16 squadrons, limiting the impact the aircraft will have on Ukraine’s defense for the near future. “This is about the long-term support to Ukraine,” the Pentagon spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told

US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona
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Flooding fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport, forces water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas

Heavy rain flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas strip with water and closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit. Parts of the western United States have been deluged in recent weeks with rain from Tropical Storm Hilary and much of the central U.S. was beaten down by deadly sweltering heat. In Hawaii and Washington, emergency crews battled catastrophic wildfires. Parts of southeast Michigan got over 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of rain by Thursday morning resulting in street flooding in the Detroit area, including tunnels leading to Detroit

Flooding fills tunnels leading to Detroit airport, forces water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas
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Cart crash delays Lyles race at world championships and leaves Jamaica's Hudson with blurry vision

A collision involving a cart carrying Noah Lyles and his opponents in the 200-meter semifinals at world championships Thursday sent glass shards flying into the right eye of Jamaica’s Andrew Hudson, forcing him to race with blurred vision. An aerial video taken outside the stadium shows the cart carrying the athletes cruising down a sidewalk to bring the athletes to the warm-up room near the track. An oncoming cart hits the athletes’ cart and a volunteer tumbles out of the first cart. The video then shifts to inside the cart where Hudson is pressing his fingers

Cart crash delays Lyles race at world championships and leaves Jamaica's Hudson with blurry vision
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World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, ending a career that began as a No. 1 draft pick, included 2019 World Series MVP honors and was derailed by injuries, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because Strasburg has not spoken publicly about his plans. The person told The AP that Strasburg is expected to hold a news conference before a game at Nationals Park next month. The Washington Post first reported Strasburg’s decision to retire. Strasburg, who turned 35 last

World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says
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49ers GM John Lynch says Trey Lance remaining on team as 3rd string QB is most likely option

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said he expects Trey Lance still to be on the roster when the season starts in just over two weeks despite losing out on the backup job to Sam Darnold. The Niners made the decision earlier this week to give Darnold the No. 2 job behind Brock Purdy despite trading three first-round picks to draft Lance third overall in 2021. The team is exploring all options with Lance, including a possible trade, but Lynch told flagship radio station KNBR that Lance being the third-string quarterback for Week 1

49ers GM John Lynch says Trey Lance remaining on team as 3rd string QB is most likely option
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What we know — and don't know — about the crash of a Russian mercenary's plane

The head of a Russian mercenary group who launched a rebellion against Moscow’s military leadership in June is presumed dead after a mysterious plane crash. But much remains uncertain. Here’s what we know and don’t know. What happened to the plane? Authorities said the private jet that took off from Moscow and was headed for St. Petersburg was carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants from the Wagner private military company. It went down northwest of the capital — after what appeared to be an explosion — minutes after takeoff. Everyone on board was killed. Is Prigozhin dead?

What we know — and don't know — about the crash of a Russian mercenary's plane
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Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now

The Dominican Republic was starting to get back on its feet Thursday after Tropical Storm Franklin raked the island nation, with heavy flooding that killed at least two people. The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and left more than 1.6 million without water. Heavy rains elsewhere caused flooding in several parts of the U.S., including an Ohio highway where 10 people were rescued from cars stranded in high water. In Michigan, flooded underground roadways blocked travelers from parts of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and in Las Vegas, a fast-moving storm flooded parts of the city, including

Dominican's recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now
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Nigeria's unemployment rate falls to 4.1%, using new methodology. Analysts say it’s an undercount

Nigeria’s statistics agency on Thursday reported the country’s unemployment rate as 4.1%, the lowest in many years, but one analysts said was an undercount because of the agency’s new methodology. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) now classifies the employed in Nigeria as those working for at least one hour a week, as against the 20-hour-a-week parameter it had been using. In its new labor force report, the bureau said about three in four working-age Nigerians aged at least 15 were employed in the first quarter of 2023. Analysts said the unemployment statistics with the updated

Nigeria's unemployment rate falls to 4.1%, using new methodology. Analysts say it’s an undercount
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Police arrest two men in suspected torching of British pub cherished for its lopsided walls

Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of torching an historic British pub in central England that was famous for its lopsided walls and sagging foundation, police said. The suspects were being questioned by Staffordshire Police about the Aug. 5 blaze that gutted the 18th century Crooked House pub in the village of Himley, 110 miles (180 kilometers) northwest of London. Locals mourning the loss of the tavern, which had recently been sold, were doubly devastated when it’s charred skeletal remains were bulldozed two days later before the cause of the fire had been determined and before

Police arrest two men in suspected torching of British pub cherished for its lopsided walls

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