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SportsUS women are back in the FIBA World Cup final after a gritty 76-66 win over Spain
The U.S. women are in a familiar spot — playing for another FIBA World Cup championship. Getting to a fifth consecutive title game was a little harder than the previous few, as they beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday in the semifinals. The Americans had averaged winning the previous four semifinals by 26 points, including a 40-point rout of Canada in 2022.
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SportsGunner Stockton ties school record with 5 TD passes as No. 2 Georgia crushes Western Kentucky 70-20
Gunner Stockton threw five touchdown passes, tying a school record, and No. 2 Georgia gained more momentum for its Southeastern Conference schedule by overwhelming Western Kentucky 70-20 on Saturday. Wearing all-white uniforms for the first time in team history, Georgia (2-0) led 49-0 in the first half — matching the most productive half in school history — as it prepared for next week's SEC opener at Arkansas. Georgia coach Kirby Smart warned that a road SEC game will be a significant test following two lopsided home wins over Tennessee State and Western Kentucky.
SportsMichigan bounces back and beats No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 after an INT late in game sets up go-ahead TD
Jordan Marshall scored on a tiebreaking 1-yard run set up by an interception midway through the fourth quarter and Bryce Underwood ran for a 38-yard touchdown to help Michigan bounce back and beat No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 Saturday. “They were determined to have a lot more passion, energy and physicality,” coach Kyle Whittingham said. The Wolverines (2-0) were the butt of jokes after a lucky break put a second on the clock and gave Underwood another chance to complete a game-winning Hail Mary against Western Michigan last weekend.
SportsEngland and Canada roar into a WXV rugby rematch after big opening wins
England and Canada set up a rematch of their Women’s Rugby World Cup final from last year with crushing wins to begin the new WXV Global Series on Saturday. Canada outclassed Scotland 64-26 in Edinburgh. England will host Canada next Saturday in Exeter in their first matchup since the World Cup final a year ago at Twickenham, where England won 33-13.
BusinessAltos precios del crudo podrían obligar al BCE a subir más las tasas, dice funcionario al FT
12 sep () - El Banco Central Europeo tendrá que subir aún más las tasas de interés si los precios del petróleo siguen rondando los 100 dólares por barril hasta finales de año, dijo el gobernador del Banco Central de Austria, Martin Kocher, en una entrevista publicada el sábado en el Financial Times. Kocher, que también es uno de los principales responsables de política monetaria del BCE, advirtió de que "el riesgo de inflación es mayor que hace unos meses".
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SportsRaiders sign tight end Michael Mayer to a 3-year, $45M contract extension, AP source says
Tight end Michael Mayer signed a contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. Mayer agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with $30 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the contract. Top tight end Brock Bowers is out because of a knee injury.
SportsTucker Kraft signs extension on day before Packers' season opener
Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft will be making his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a contract extension. The Packers announced Saturday that Kraft had signed a contract extension. The team didn’t disclose terms, but a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that it’s a four-year, $75 million deal with a maximum value of $92 million that includes a $26.5 million signing bonus. Kraft could have become a free agent at the end of the season if the two sides hadn’t agreed to terms on an extension, though he consistently expressed throughout the offseason his desire to stay in Green Bay.
PoliticsBoicot canadiense a productos EEUU obliga a supermercados a buscar nuevas fuentes de suministro
TORONTO, 12 sep (Reuters) - La creciente presión de los consumidores para comprar productos canadienses y boicotear a los estadounidenses está transformando los estantes de los supermercados en Canadá, lo que obliga a los comerciantes a mejorar el etiquetado del país de origen y a buscar nuevas fuentes de suministro. En Ontario, el presidente de la cadena de supermercados independiente Vince's Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi, recurrió a Facebook para mostrar a los clientes que la mayor parte de lo
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SportsEngland overcomes early scare to win 3rd cricket test against Pakistan and sweep series
Joe Root admits England descended into “chaos” before he returned as the test captain and believes things are back on track after sealing a cricket series whitewash over Pakistan on Saturday. England survived a scare before Root and Jordan Cox scored unbeaten half-centuries to knock off the target of 130 and win the third test at Edgbaston by eight wickets with five sessions to spare. The dramatic retirement of Ben Stokes in June followed by coach Brendon McCullum being stripped of his red-ball responsibilities briefly left the test side with a worrying leadership vacuum.
NewsWhy Canada? America's northern neighbor seems an unlikely target for a trade war
Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war. For American farmers, Canada is second only to Mexico as an export market. A North American trade pact — negotiated by President Donald Trump during his first term — means that most American products enter Canada duty-free.
HealthWant to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test
New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared four blood tests to help doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s — not another kind of dementia or something else — is behind someone’s memory problems or other cognitive symptoms. For now, “the worried well should not be getting those tests” outside of a research study, stressed testing expert Nicholas Ashton, of Arizona’s Banner Health.
SportsIngebrigtsen pulls out of 1,500, leaving Kerr, Hocker and the field to race for $150K
Jakob Ingebrigtsen said Saturday he's withdrawing from the 1,500-meter race at track's Ultimate Championship, depriving the sport of a marquee showdown in wake of the Norwegian's most recent round of bickering with top rivals Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr. Ingebrigtsen made the announcement less than 24 hours after beating Hocker in the 5,000 meters to take the $150,000 top prize on the championship's opening night. Ingebrigtsen is coming back from Achilles surgery in February and said running two races in the span of three days was simply too much.
LifestyleSolheim Cup fans arrive the Dutch way, with thousands of bikes at Bernardus Golf
How else would you get to a golf tournament in the Netherlands? The Solheim Cup between the United States and Europe at the Bernardus Golf course in rural North Brabant province is encouraging the thousands of fans lining the fairways to arrive the Dutch way — on two wheels using pedal power. Janet Metcalfe, a 58-year-old retiree from Cheshire in England, was happy to saddle up for a 30-minute ride from her hotel in nearby Vught to the course.
SportsMajors-best Brewers roll to playoff-clinching blowout and close in on NL Central title
The Milwaukee Brewers are heading to the playoffs, and baseball's best team left no doubt. Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers' first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that secured a playoff berth that had long been inevitable. Manager Pat Murphy celebrated with a toast to his players and clubhouse staff.
SportsArch Manning rallies No. 4 Texas past No. 1 Ohio State and Oklahoma State stuns No. 6 Oregon
Oklahoma State pulled off the biggest upset of the early college football season, taking down No. 6 Oregon to end a 12-game losing streak. Top-ranked Ohio State at No. 4 Texas topped it by living up to the hype of two national title contenders squaring off — once the Longhorns snapped out of their doldrums. Down 20 in the third quarter, Arch Manning led Texas to three fourth-quarter touchdowns, and the Longhorns pulled out a 24-23 win on Hollywood Smothers' 1-yard TD with 25 seconds left on Saturday night.
SportsDaughter of 9/11 victim throws out first pitch as Yankees mark 25th anniversary of attacks
Twenty-five years ago, Brielle Saracini was 10 years old and trying to cope with losing her father, Victor Saracini, the pilot on United flight 175, which was taken over by the 9/11 hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Spurred on by a friend, she wrote a letter to Derek Jeter, met the Yankees captain at Yankee Stadium and formed a lifelong friendship. On Friday, as New York commemorated the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Saracini threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium with Jeter watching from the mound before the Yankees beat the crosstown Mets 6-4.
Sports49ers coach Kyle Shanahan signed a contract extension this offseason, AP source says
San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan signed a contract extension this offseason that will keep him with the team for the long term. Owner Jed York said earlier this offseason that Shanahan was already under contract through 2028 from an extension signed three years ago. The 46-year-old Shanahan is starting his 10th season as the Niners' coach, and is one of the most highly regarded coaches in the game for his offensive acumen.
SportsRams say travel isn't to blame for their Melbourne debacle. If so, that suggests bigger problems
Before Sean McVay jumped on his second 15-hour flight in less than two days, he insisted the Los Angeles Rams ’ unorthodox travel plan for Australia wasn’t the reason his Super Bowl-contending team took a thrashing from the San Francisco 49ers in its season opener. It was the second-worst loss by a Super Bowl betting favorite to open a season and the Rams' first loss in an international game under McVay. Los Angeles was embarrassed in front of 100,021 eager fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground who didn't get to see the production expected from McVay's offense, which led the NFL in scoring and yards per game last season.
SportsA.J. Brown heading to injured reserve, will miss at least 4 weeks with ankle injury, AP source says
New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown will be sidelined for a minimum of four weeks because he's being placed on injured reserve with a right ankle injury, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced Brown's status. Brown was injured in the second half of New England’s season-opening 13-10 loss at Seattle on Wednesday night.
SportsTitans delay Chris Johnson's Ring of Honor ceremony because of his family's travel issues
Chris Johnson’s Ring of Honor ceremony with the Tennessee Titans is on hold because of what the team described as unforeseen circumstances preventing his family from traveling to Nashville in time for Sunday’s game. The Titans had expected to induct the 2009 NFL rushing leader at halftime of their season opener Sunday against the New York Jets. Johnson announced in June that he was diagnosed last year with ALS, a neurodegenerative condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease that affects nerve cell communication with muscles throughout the body.
SportsDuplantis, Russell, Ingebrigtsen among those cashing in for $150K at Ultimate Championship
There are some things money can't buy. Going undefeated over an entire season in hurdles is certainly one of them. “If you find what you want to do in life, the money will always come,” Russell said after capping the season with a win in a meet that featured the best of the best and offered cash, not medals.
SportsThe last non-European to win a men's tennis major says Shelton can end the drought
Ninety Grand Slam tournaments have passed since Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the 2003 final at Flushing Meadows. Apart from Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro at the 2009 U.S. Open and his compatriot Gastón Gaudio at the 2004 French Open, every champion across the world’s four major tournaments has been European. On Friday night, Ben Shelton won in four sets the all-American U.S. Open semifinal with Frances Tiafoe and now will attempt to end the long wait for another men’s Grand Slam champion from the United States.
PoliticsDéficit presupuestario de EEUU baja en agosto y se mantiene en 1,97 billones de dólares en el año
11 sep () - El déficit presupuestario federal de Estados Unidos en agosto se redujo a 167.000 millones de dólares, debido en gran medida a algunos cambios en el calendario de los pagos de prestaciones, lo que dejó el déficit acumulado del año fiscal prácticamente sin cambios, en 1,97 billones de dólares, según informó el viernes el Departamento del Tesoro.
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SportsFalcons turn to Rush as starting QB at Steelers with Tagovailoa ruled out with oblique injury
Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback on Sunday at Pittsburgh after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday undrafted rookie Jack Strand will be the backup. The late change in plans for the season opener came after Stefanski announced Monday that Tagovailoa will open the season as the starter and Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive.
PoliticsPerú e India ingresan a tramo final para un tratado de libre comercio: ministro
LIMA, 11 sep (Reuters) - Perú envió a India una "contrapropuesta" para su evaluación en el tramo final de unas negociaciones para concretar un tratado de libre comercio, el cual espera que se firme en el 2027, dijo el viernes su ministro de comercio, Rogers Valencia. La India desplazó este año a Estados Unidos como el segundo mayor destino de las exportaciones peruanas, principalmente por el envío de oro, según datos oficiales del Gobierno de Lima.
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BusinessAmerica In Focus: inflation accelerated in August, home sales weaken and diesel prices soar
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near.
SportsThe 49ers make their case as a contender with season-opening 27-7 win over the Rams
In the nearly seven months since the San Francisco 49ers last played a game that counted, they watched the Seattle Seahawks celebrate a Super Bowl win in the Niners' home locker room and the Los Angeles Rams get all the hype after an offseason that featured the addition of Myles Garrett. While San Francisco's NFC West rivals may have gotten lots of the hype, the Niners showed that they might also belong on the short list of Super Bowl contenders after beating the Rams 27-7 in the season opener in Australia. Much of the attention leading up to the game was focused on the Rams' decision to arrive in Australia on Thursday, about 24 hours before kickoff, but the 49ers enjoyed their weeklong stay Down Under and came out with the win.
PoliticsEEUU concederá préstamo de 100 millones de dólares a Africell para hacer frente a Huawei en África
WASHINGTON, 11 sep (Reuters) - La Administración Trump concederá un préstamo de casi 100 millones de dólares a Africell, la única empresa de telecomunicaciones africana de propiedad estadounidense, en un intento por frenar la expansión de la china Huawei en el continente, según un comunicado de prensa y una persona familiarizada con el asunto. El préstamo del Banco de Exportación e Importación "permitirá a Africell invertir en la tecnología más avanzada para redes móviles de proveedores esta
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SportsRed Wings strip Dylan Larkin of captaincy after trade request but say he'll be at training camp
Dylan Larkin said Friday he will be on the ice for the start of training camp next week with the Detroit Red Wings, who subsequently announced he had been stripped of the captaincy after asking for a trade earlier this year. Larkin had worn the “C” on his jersey for the past six seasons. Yzerman abruptly stepped down from that role in mid-July, and the Red Wings said any decisions about Larkin’s future would be made by the next person in charge of hockey operations.
PoliticsTarifas de petroleros tocan récords tras ataques a buques de Irán y EEUU
LONDRES, 11 sep (Reuters) - El costo del transporte de crudo en los petroleros más grandes alcanzó máximos históricos esta semana, tras la mayor oleada de ataques contra el tránsito marítimo desde que comenzó la guerra entre Estados Unidos e Irán a finales de febrero. La tarifa de transporte de los superpetroleros —también denominados buques de gran capacidad para el transporte de crudo o VLCC— que cargan petróleo en el golfo de Omán para su envío a China alcanzó cerca de 450 según el índice
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SportsA new team, a new pass-rush bag: Jared Verse's Browns debut arrives in Jacksonville
Jared Verse has earned plenty of accolades, including becoming the 16th player to win AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and making two Pro Bowl trips in his first two seasons. Verse led the Rams with 67 quarterback pressures last season and was second with 7 1/2 sacks.
SportsFIFA bans for life 2 officials for financial wrongdoing when presidents of soccer federations
FIFA judges imposed life bans on two former soccer federation presidents for financial misconduct, including one who stayed in office since being sanctioned in 2011 as part of a notorious election bribery scandal in the Caribbean. Montserrat’s long-time soccer leader Vincent Cassell was charged with “abuse of position, systemic conflicts of interest” and misuse of FIFA and federation funds, FIFA said in a statement on Friday. The former president of the Maldives soccer federation, Bassam Adeel Jaleel, was expelled from the sport for “misusing FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan funds for his personal benefit,” FIFA said.
BusinessSindicato alemán exige a Volkswagen que se comprometa con el convenio colectivo de 2024
HANNOVER, Alemania, 11 sep (Reuters) - El sindicato alemán IG Metall exige a Volkswagen que se comprometa a respetar un acuerdo laboral histórico alcanzado en 2024, según afirmó un destacado representante sindical, quien expresó su temor a que un reciente acuerdo de reestructuración pueda socavarlo con una pérdida masiva de puestos de trabajo. Los afiliados a IG Metall decidieron el viernes invocar una cláusula legal, que formaba parte del acuerdo alcanzado en diciembre de 2024, para convoca
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SportsInjuries, other plans leave some of track's fastest on sideline for $150K at Ultimate Championship
It's supposed to be a track meet featuring the best of the best. When Saturday night's sprints roll around at the Ultimate Championship, one thing will be missing: the fastest of the fast. The fastest man and woman in the 100 meters this year — Olympic titlist Noah Lyles (9.79 seconds) and burgeoning University of Georgia star Adaejah Hodge (10.63) — will both be absent from the track meet offering $150,000 top prizes.
NewsLa inflación al consumo en EEUU repunta en agosto
WASHINGTON, 11 sep (Reuters) - Los precios al consumo en Estados Unidos se aceleraron en agosto, al repuntar el precio de la gasolina tras dos caídas mensuales consecutivas, lo que reforzó las expectativas de los mercados financieros de que la Reserva Federal suba las tasas de interés la próxima semana. El Índice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) aumentó un 0,4% el mes pasado, tras registrar un alza del 0,1% en julio, según informó el viernes la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales del Departamento de
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SportsRazaullah’s six-hitting debut caps Pakistan’s stunning fightback in Edgbaston test
Sensational six-hitting by No. 9 batter Razaullah Khan on debut capped an extraordinary Pakistan fightback against England in the Edgbaston cricket test on Friday. The Pakistanis were expected to follow the previous two tests in the series and be cleaned up during day three of the third and last test by an England pace attack that has been rampant against the lackluster visitors. England needs 130 runs on Saturday to complete a first three-test whitewash since 2024 on the same ground against the West Indies.
NewsEnvíos de alimentos de Ucrania caen 60% interanual, a 0,63 millones de toneladas del 1 al 9 de septiembre
KIEV, 11 sep () - Las exportaciones de alimentos de Ucrania ascendieron a 630.000 toneladas métricas entre el 1 y el 9 de septiembre, incluidas 380.
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SportsFenerbahce accepts coach Ismail Kartal’s resignation after tense Roma draw, reports say
Fenerbahce accepted coach Ismail Kartal's resignation on Friday, Turkish media reports said, after failing to convince him to stay at the helm of the Istanbul side. Kartal announced he was stepping down following Thursday's draw against Roma in a Champions League game. Fenerbahce initially refused to accept his resignation following the 1-1 draw in Istanbul but failed to persuade him to stay, NTV television and other media reported.
BusinessDéficit de suministro petrolero se agravará por disrupciones en golfo Pérsico: AIE
LONDRES, 11 sep (Reuters) - La oferta y demanda mundiales de petróleo parecen destinadas a descender más de lo previsto este año, según afirmó el viernes la Agencia Internacional de la Energía, ya que la falta de avances para poner fin al conflicto en Oriente Medio retrasa el restablecimiento de los flujos normales en el golfo Pérsico hasta 2027 y provoca una fuerte subida de los precios de los combustibles. Ahora se prevé que la oferta mundial en 2026 disminuya en 5,7 millones de barriles po
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PoliticsDéficit petrolero global crecerá en 2026 por retrasos en el golfo Pérsico, dice la AIE
LONDRES, 11 sep (Reuters) - La oferta y la demanda mundiales de petróleo descenderán este año más de lo que se pensaba inicialmente, afirmó el viernes la Agencia Internacional de la Energía, ya que la falta de avances para poner fin a la guerra en Irán retrasa el restablecimiento de los flujos habituales en Oriente Medio hasta 2027 y provoca una fuerte subida de los precios de los combustibles. "Hasta ahora, las reservas han desempeñado un papel crucial en el equilibrio del mercado",
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NewsSuministro petrolero saudí toca mínimo de más de tres décadas tras ataques hutíes: AIE
LONDRES, 11 sep (Reuters) - El suministro de crudo de Arabia Saudita se redujo en 2,3 millones de barriles por día (bpd) respecto al mes anterior, hasta situarse en 6 millones de bpd en agosto, el nivel más bajo en más de tres décadas, según informó el viernes la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), citando los ataques contra instalaciones energéticas saudíes. Esta caída se produce tras los ataques perpetrados por grupos vinculados a los hutíes de Yemen contra buques que transitaban po
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BusinessUS diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods
Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. Higher diesel prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods.
PoliticsLa economía francesa no corre peligro, pero hay que reducir el déficit, afirma el banco central
PARÍS, 11 sep () - El gobernador del Banco Central de Francia, Emmanuel Moulin, dijo el viernes que Francia no se encontraba ante un peligro económico catastrófico, pero que el Gobierno debía tomar medidas para reducir el déficit público del país. Moulin hizo estas declaraciones después de que el INSEE revisara a la baja el jueves sus previsiones económicas para la segunda mayor economía de la zona del euro, pronosticando un crecimiento de apenas el 0,4% para este año.
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Red Sox host the Royals to start 3-game series
The Boston Red Sox start a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
SportsUS women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain
The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women's FIBA World Cup again. Spain awaits the Americans there. Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday.
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