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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commissioned his second naval destroyer and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported Monday, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan began a trilateral military exercise he views as a security threat. The development comes as North Korea is dialing up pressure on the U.S. after rebuffing President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back a […]

By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) – Daniel Schneemann singled home automatic runner Angel Genao in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Patrick Bailey led off the inning with a single up the middle off Kyle Finnegan (3-1) before Schneemann lined a 1-0 splitter into right field to give the Guardians their third walk-off win […]

By Field Level Media Sep 07 (Field Level Media) – Western Michigan president Russ Kavalhuna revealed Sunday that he searched for a way to challenge the outcome of the Broncos’ last-second loss to Michigan, but the university won’t be moving forward with an attempted appeal. “I did want to find a way to appeal that decision, but there is none,” Kavalhuna said at a press conference he called to address […]

No. 17 Washington struggles on offense but pulls out 24-10 Apple Cup win over Washington State SEATTLE (AP) — Demond Williams Jr. threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, and No. 17 Washington survived offensive struggles in a 24-10 victory over Washington State in a season-opening Apple Cup on Sunday. Williams also scored on a 5-yard keeper in the 118th meeting of the two teams, who were once both part […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Frances Tiafoe took his love affair with the home fans to another level in the U.S. Open fourth round on Sunday, besting Daniil Medvedev in a highlight-reel worthy display as he bids to end an American men’s Grand Slam drought. The magnetic showman was showered with deafening cheers throughout his victory over Medvedev, a player who had the upper hand in six of their […]

Sept 7 (Reuters) – Indian space tech startup Pixxel said on Monday it had raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Singapore state investor Temasek and British space-technology venture firm Seraphim, marking the single-largest funding round by a space technology company in India. Google -backed Pixxel’s latest round included existing investors Radical Ventures and growX Ventures, as well as new investors 360 ONE Asset and IMM […]

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The dollar was on shaky ground on Monday, despite a ramp-up in U.S. rate hike bets as Middle East tensions raised the prospect of broader inflationary pressures that could force global central banks to tighten policy in tandem. A shift in sentiment towards the Japanese yen and worries about ever-growing U.S. debt and policy uncertainties also weighed on the greenback. Moves in currencies […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Eighth seed Ben Shelton outshone Stefanos Tsitsipas under the U.S. Open spotlight on Sunday, sealing a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory to reach the quarter-finals and boost home hopes of a first American men’s Grand Slam champion in more than two decades. Shelton next faces Carlos Alcaraz and the 23-year-old showed he has the tools to trouble the Spaniard, though he said […]

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Sites After Drones Target Lebanon Security Zone   By The Media Line Staff   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after the armed group launched two drones toward a security zone where Israeli troops were stationed, calling the attack a “blatant violations of understandings.”   The IDF said the strikes targeted Hezbollah sites in response to the drone attack on troops operating in southern Lebanon early Sunday […]