Today: October 12, 2024
Today: October 12, 2024

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Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. The fate of the cargo aboard the Suez Rajan has become mired in the wider tensions between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic, even as Tehran and Washington work toward a trade of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets in South Korea for the release of five Iranian-Americans held in Tehran. Already, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats
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Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change

After a tumultuous campaign, Guatemalans head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, hoping that the country’s next leader will provide relief from rising prices and get a handle on crime and corruption. The two candidates offer starkly different paths forward. Former first lady Sandra Torres became an ally of outgoing, deeply unpopular President Alejandro Giammattei in her third bid for the presidency. Her opponent, Bernardo Arévalo, with the progressive Seed Movement, rode a wave of popular resentment toward politics to his surprise spot in the runoff. Central America’s most populous country and

Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change
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Mayfield sits while Trask plays in Bucs' 13-6 preseason win over Jets. Backup Wolford injures neck

Baker Mayfield might have won Tampa Bay’s starting quarterback job without even taking a snap in the Buccaneers’ 13-6 preseason victory over the New York Jets on Saturday night. Mayfield was held out and remained on the sideline during Tampa Bay’s second preseason game — a possible sign he has moved ahead of Kyle Trask in the competition to open the season under center. Todd Bowles, who coached the Jets from 2015-18, hadn’t indicated before the game whether either quarterback had an advantage. Trask, listed with Mayfield as the starter on the Buccaneers’ unofficial depth

Mayfield sits while Trask plays in Bucs' 13-6 preseason win over Jets. Backup Wolford injures neck
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Mahomes throws a touchdown pass as Chiefs roll to 38-10 preseason win over the Cardinals

Patrick Mahomes saw his first extended action of the preseason, throwing for 105 yards and a touchdown, and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled past the Arizona Cardinals 38-10 on Saturday night in the second preseason game for both teams. The reigning MVP for the defending Super Bowl champs completed 10 of 15 passes, playing the entire first quarter. The Chiefs’ first-team offense wasn’t very crisp during its first two drives, fighting through a few dropped passes and penalties. But Kansas CIty found the end zone on its third try when Mahomes rolled out to his right

Mahomes throws a touchdown pass as Chiefs roll to 38-10 preseason win over the Cardinals
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Patriots-Packers preseason game called off after injury to Isaiah Bolden

New England’s preseason game with the Green Bay Packers was called off on Saturday night after Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden was carted off the field early in the fourth quarter. Bolden, a seventh-round pick from Jackson State, appeared to collide with teammate Calvin Munson while attempting to make a hit on a pass completion to Green Bay’s Malik Heath. As medical officials treated Bolden, both teams left their respective sidelines and got on the field, with some players getting on one knee. After Bolden was carted off the field, the two teams conferred and

Patriots-Packers preseason game called off after injury to Isaiah Bolden
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NBA investigating reasons behind Harden calling 76ers president Morey a liar, AP source says

The NBA is investigating the reasons behind James Harden calling Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey a liar, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday. The league likely would seek to determine whether any promises were made to Harden that would have been in violation of salary cap rules. Penalties could be possible, the person told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation has not been publicly announced. It was first reported by ESPN. Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season in June, apparently with the hopes that the

NBA investigating reasons behind Harden calling 76ers president Morey a liar, AP source says
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Giannis boots a long-distance shot on goal and breaks into Ronaldo-like celebration

It turns out that two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a deft scoring touch on the court — and the pitch. Antetokounmpo, a minority owner of Nashville SC of the MLS, was on the field Saturday night before the start of his team’s Leagues Cup final against Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami, playfully taking shots on goal. Antetokounmpo, who purchased a stake in the club in March, delighted the fans by burying a shot from distance and emulating the goal celebration of another superstar from the world of soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo. The 7-foot, “Greek Soccer Freak,” who

Giannis boots a long-distance shot on goal and breaks into Ronaldo-like celebration
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Messi scores 10th goal in 7 games as Inter Miami takes early lead vs. Nashville in League Cup final

Lionel Messi scored for the 10th time in seven games since joining Inter Miami, giving his squad an early lead against Nashville SC in the Leagues Cup final on Saturday night. The ball landed at Messi’s feet in the 24th minute after a pass from teammate Robert Taylor was blocked. Messi dribbled past Nashville defender Walker Zimmerman and unleashed a bending shot from just outside the penalty box into the top left corner of the goal. Diving goalkeeper Elliott Panicco had no chance at playing the ball. Nashville fans had booed Messi on his previous touches

Messi scores 10th goal in 7 games as Inter Miami takes early lead vs. Nashville in League Cup final
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Buccaneers QB John Wolford taken to a hospital with a neck injury during preseason game vs. Jets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers third-string quarterback John Wolford was taken to a hospital because of a neck injury after being carted from the field after being sacked in a preseason game against the New York Jets on Saturday night. Wolford, who started the second half in relief of Kyle Trask, was taken down by Jalyn Holmes and his head appeared to hit the turf with the Jets defensive lineman on top of him with 1:03 left in the third quarter. Wolford’s teammates immediately called for the trainers, who rushed out to attend to the 27-year-old quarterback.

Buccaneers QB John Wolford taken to a hospital with a neck injury during preseason game vs. Jets
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Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad. His trip comes hours after he returned home Saturday from a summit with U.S. and South Korean leaders at the American presidential retreat of Camp David. Before leaving Washington on Friday, Kishida said it is time to make a decision on the treated water’s release date, which

Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
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Still the Manny: Slugger Manny Ramírez returns to Cleveland for induction into team's Hall of Fame

Manny Ramírez pulled off his dark designer sunglasses, tugged at his Dolce & Gabbana tie and smiled widely. Back in his element. Manny being Manny. “It’s an honor to come back to the house that I built, the Jake” Ramírez said during a news conference at Progressive Field, known as Jacobs Field when the slugger played in Cleveland. “I know they changed the name, but I’m happy to be back. I’m happy to be back in the city and the place that I grew up.” One of best hitters in baseball history, and one of the game’s

Still the Manny: Slugger Manny Ramírez returns to Cleveland for induction into team's Hall of Fame
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Scheffler, Fitzpatrick share lead with a big chasing pack at BMW Championship

Scottie Scheffler was feeling good enough with his short game that he was willing to take on a long shot with high risk. Just like everything else Saturday, it worked out just fine for him in the BMW Championship. In wind that gusted through tree-lined Olympia Fields, Scheffler hit a driver off the fairway on the par-5 15th hole that traveled 299 yards — a lot of it on the ground — to just short of the green to set up his seventh and final birdie in a round of 6-under 64. It gave him

Scheffler, Fitzpatrick share lead with a big chasing pack at BMW Championship
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Smart names Beck the starting quarterback as No. 1 Georgia seeks 3rd straight title

Carson Beck will open the season as No. 1 Georgia’s starting quarterback as the Bulldogs begin their quest for a third straight national championship. Coach Kirby Smart named Beck the starter on Saturday, and the announcement was not a surprise. Beck was the top backup for Stetson Bennett in 2022 and ended spring practice atop Georgia’s depth chart. “He’s done the best job,” Smart said of Beck, the junior who threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns last season. “We communicated that earlier in the week to the other quarterbacks, and we’ve kind of been operating

Smart names Beck the starting quarterback as No. 1 Georgia seeks 3rd straight title
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Homa has exchange with fan shouting in middle of his birdie putt at BMW

Max Homa experienced the potential for disruption with betting at PGA Tour events when he said a fan yelled in the middle of his 5-foot birdie putt Saturday in the BMW Championship. Homa already was struggling with short putts on a windy day at Olympia Fields, having missed a 2-foot putt on the seventh hole a 5-footer at No. 12. What bothered him was what he described as a drunk fan on the 17th hole, right after Chris Kirk had left his 18-foot birdie putt about 1 foot short. Homa holed his 5-footer, then shouted

Homa has exchange with fan shouting in middle of his birdie putt at BMW
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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver

Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month. The country’s space agency, Roscosmos, said the spacecraft ran into unspecified trouble while trying to enter a pre-landing orbit, and that its specialists were analyzing the situation. “During the operation, an abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the maneuver to be performed with the specified parameters,” Roscosmos said in a Telegram post. Roscosmos did not specify whether the incident will prevent Luna-25 from making a landing. The spacecraft is scheduled to land on the south

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver
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Coco Gauff upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach finals in Western & Southern Open

Coco Gauff had never won a set against Iga Swiatek in seven previous meetings. On Saturday, the 19-year old beat the No. 1-ranked player in the world, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, to advance to Sunday’s final in the Western & Southern Open. Swiatek, winner of three of the last six Grand Slam titles, survived three match points before Gauff finally finished off the upset to the delight of a large crowd that loudly supported the American. “It feels really good,” Gauff said. “It shows that I can be at that level, or compete at that level at

Coco Gauff upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach finals in Western & Southern Open
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GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. “The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,” the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press. “Cruise has agreed to a 50% reduction and will have no more than 50 driverless vehicles in operation during the day and 150

GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
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Saints: Jimmy Graham back with team after stopped by police during 'medical episode'

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area and transported to a hospital, the team said Saturday. Graham was stopped by police on Friday night while reportedly wandering in traffic and booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. The Saints announced Graham has been evaluated by team doctor John Amoss, was released from a hospital on Saturday morning and was back with the team as it prepared for a preseason

Saints: Jimmy Graham back with team after stopped by police during 'medical episode'
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Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones

The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer, but Kevin Baclig remains undeterred in his search for his wife and her parents, missing since Aug. 8 when a wildfire engulfed and flattened the Hawaiian town of Lahaina. He has gone looking from one shelter to another, hoping strangers might recognize the faces on the flyers he brings with him. Baclig, 30, has driven back and forth to Lahaina, desperately scouting for anything that might lead him to his wife, Angelica, and her parents, Joel and Adela Villegas. Six

Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
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Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain's Canary Islands

Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day. The regional government for the Canary Islands said that 4,000 more people were ordered to evacuate on Saturday. Those were in addition to the 4,500 people who on Friday were forced to move out of harm’s way on the Atlantic island that is home to around a million people and is also a popular tourist destination. That figure of more than 8,000 evacuees is

Thousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain's Canary Islands
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As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism's role in their recovery

Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawaii’s kamaaina, or longtime residents, and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds. It’s a love-hate relationship that dates back generations. But now that tension is building in the aftermath of a blaze that killed over 100 people and scorched the historic town of Lahaina, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. A week after the fire, a state flag blew upside down in the breeze along a road leading to

As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism's role in their recovery
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Kids Again: MLB makes strides in attracting younger fans, ticket buyers in growing the game

Bryce Harper wants to get to Cooperstown. Sure, what baseball player, especially a two-time NL MVP such as Harper, doesn’t dream of induction into the Hall of Fame. But Harper’s hopes extend well beyond a call to the Hall — the Philadelphia Phillies slugger would love for Major League Baseball to stick one of its yearly attraction games — akin to recent “Field of Dreams” and London trips — in Cooperstown, New York, as part of Hall of Fame weekend. “I think it’s pretty cool being able to play in different areas and different countries,” Harper said.

Kids Again: MLB makes strides in attracting younger fans, ticket buyers in growing the game
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One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon

One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon after spending nearly 10 years behind bars. Authorities released prominent activist Ahmed Douma from a prison complex outside Cairo where he was serving a 15-year sentence after being convicted of taking part in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Egyptian capital in December 2011, according to rights lawyer Khaled Ali. “Douma is free,” Ali wrote on Facebook. He posted a photo showing the activist along with former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi

One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
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Crouser cruises through shot put prelims in search of second straight world championship

World-record holder Ryan Crouser needed only one attempt to advance to the shot put finals at world championships, where Saturday night he was set to defend his title. Crouser’s throw of 21.48 meters (70 feet, 5 3/4 inches) in a rain-soaked ring at Hungary’s National Athletics Centre put him into the 12-man final. The American, who posted on social media this week that he was dealing with two blood clots in his lower leg, has broken the world record twice over the past 26 months. It currently stands at 23.56. A thunderstorm delayed the start of

Crouser cruises through shot put prelims in search of second straight world championship
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Suspected Palestinian shooting attack kills 2 Israelis in West Bank, Israeli military says

Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack Saturday in a volatile area of the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said, the latest outburst of violence to rock the region. The military said it was searching for suspects and setting up roadblocks near the town of Hawara, a flashpoint area in the northern West Bank, which has seen repeated shooting attacks as well as a rampage by Jewish West Bank settlers that torched Palestinian property. The shooting attack came after Palestinian official media said a Palestinian 19-year-old died of his

Suspected Palestinian shooting attack kills 2 Israelis in West Bank, Israeli military says

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