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SYDNEY (AP) — A study has found 31 rugby league players in Australia have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The ABC reported Australian Sports Brain Bank findings that showed players in their 20s, 30s and 40s had the degenerative brain disease, which can only be diagnosed after death. Of the 51 rugby league players’ brains donated, 31 were found […]

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The driveway of a coastal mansion in Malibu owned by actor Nicolas Cage collapsed Tuesday morning, opening up a giant hole in front of the house. The collapse caused a gas leak just before 6 a.m., prompting authorities and a utility to respond. Utility SoCalGas said the leak was under control several hours later, but that it was temporarily shutting off natural gas services for an […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Jessica Pegula reached the U.S. Open semifinals for a third straight year, coming from a set down to beat Emma Navarro 3-6 6-4 6-3 in an all-American clash on Tuesday. The 32-year-old will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of the 2024 final after securing her fifth straight win over her compatriot, including a victory at last […]

By Field Level Media Sep 09 (Field Level Media) – Josh Berry will be behind the wheel of the No. 42 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club beginning in 2027. Legacy announced the signing Tuesday just six days after saying it would part ways with current No. 42 driver John Hunter Nemechek. “Josh is a proven competitor who has earned everything through hard work and getting his hands dirty,” Legacy co-owner […]

By Field Level Media Sep 09 (Field Level Media) – LSU apparently abandoned its plan to incorporate two players who were in NFL training camps this season, filling its 105-man roster on Tuesday without including tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive lineman Zxavian Harris, according to multiple media outlets. Wright and Harris were two of dozens of players who received legal intervention to receive an additional year of NCAA eligibility […]

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Brent crude rallied towards $100 per barrel on Wednesday, keeping the mood in Asian stock markets subdued, as attacks intensified in the Middle East, stoking inflation worries ahead of the release of closely watched U.S. consumer price data. The yen strengthened towards the nearly seven-month high touched against the dollar on Tuesday as traders exited short positions in the Japanese currency amid […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a whirlwind 24-hour trip to speak at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders this month because “there is no option” after New York’s mayor urged his arrest over the war in Gaza, Israel’s U.N. envoy said Tuesday. Ambassador Danny Danon accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “doing politics” when he called the prime minister a “war criminal” and called […]

By Kanishka Singh and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit by British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed that challenged the Trump administration’s ability to detain and deport him. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said on Tuesday that while Ahmed “very well may have valid causes of action,” she was required to conclude under a recent appellate court ruling that […]

SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from nine a day earlier and below the 10-day average of about 12, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday. The figures could change as some ships typically switch off their transponders during the voyage. Of the six vessels, five were entering and one was exiting, initial data from shiptracker Kpler showed at 0200 GMT. […]