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By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The yen held its gains on Thursday after a sudden, brief surge in the previous session that traders suspect may have been driven by government authorities, keeping pressure on the dollar ahead of a crucial U.S. jobs report. The yen was last steady at 158.88 per dollar, having jumped 0.9% overnight, in a move that left market participants on alert for an […]

By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove experienced arm soreness after his latest rehab outing and his return from Tommy John surgery in October 2024 has been delayed again. Musgrove pitched five innings and threw 60 pitches for Triple-A El Paso last Thursday and gave up just one run and five hits. But his arm didn’t bounce back well, so the […]

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as investors weighed the uncertainty of renewed military strikes between the U.S. and Iran that risk disrupting supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude futures fell 43 cents, or 0.45%, to $95.2 a barrel at 0029 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 24 cents, or 0.26%, at $90.77. The […]

By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – The National Hockey League and Prime Video have forged a deal that makes Prime Video the exclusive local streaming home for six NHL teams in their regional territories. Prime Video obtained the local rights to the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues. Previously, Amazon/Prime Video acquired the local […]

By Field Level Media Sep 03 (Field Level Media) – Justin Gaethje mused that the UFC’s lightweight division is cleaned out after his victory over Ilia Topuria for the undisputed title at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House. He does have a fighter in mind for his first defense: Conor McGregor. Gaethje told Paramount Plus he’d be interested in taking on McGregor rather than contenders Max Holloway and Charles […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A major bridge in downtown Chicago remained stuck in the raised position for more than four hours Wednesday after dangerous heat caused its components to expand. The DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge, which crosses the Chicago River at Grand Avenue, became stuck during a scheduled lift to allow a boat to pass underneath around 10 a.m., said Erica Schroeder, a spokesperson for the Chicago Department of Transportation. […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis shooting, according to officials. The Minneapolis Police Department warned the public to stay away from the area and said two police officers were among those wounded. Video posted to social media showed police aiming rifles upward at an apartment tower near the Minneapolis Convention Center. Officials warned […]

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – About 20 million internet-using children across 21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring on social media platforms, a new report by the U.N. children’s charity said on Thursday. More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe experienced at […]

By Nayera Abdallah BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, which is named after a Shi’ite Muslim scholar whose shrine sits at its summit, has become one of the most contested pieces of ground in the Israel-Hezbollah war. The cluster of hills is not especially large. But what it overlooks in southern Lebanon — and what Hezbollah is suspected to have built beneath it — […]