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By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list due to right wrist tendinitis Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Wetherholt, 23, went 0-for-4 in St. Louis’ 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday and had just one hit in his last 12 at-bats. Signed to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list due to right wrist tendinitis Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Wetherholt, 23, went 0-for-4 in St. Louis’ 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday and had just one hit in his last 12 at-bats. Signed to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s capital of Niamey on Sunday appeared calm with normalcy restored after a day of unrest as young soldiers staged a mutiny that threatened the ruling military junta before being repelled by loyalist forces aided by Russian troops. In what was seen as a major threat to the junta in power since a 2023 coup, the soldiers engaged loyalist forces in sustained gunfire overnight from Friday […]

DHADING, Nepal (AP) — In one of the areas worst hit by Wednesday’s catastrophic floods in Nepal, a group of schoolchildren managed to survive when they happened to leave their classroom for their lunch break. Children attending other classes at the school in Dhading also escaped because teachers told them to quickly evacuate their classrooms shortly before the waters came crashing in. “The teachers said, ‘There is a flood and […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The singles main draws got underway at the U.S. Open in good conditions on Sunday, with a record purse of $108 million (£80 million) up for grabs at the year’s final major at Flushing Meadows. Dozens of ticketholders were lined up long before Italian Jasmine Paolini kicked off the action at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) against Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec at […]

Aug 30 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora, a foodborne parasite that has sickened thousands of Americans this summer, Politico reported on Sunday.  The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier this year, while the third is due to be moved from Maryland to Iowa this fall as part of a broader USDA reorganization, according to the […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested in Indianapolis early Sunday morning on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated. Per the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Allen faces preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and DWI endangering a person. Allen, 34, was parked in a no-parking zone as police approached his vehicle. He showed “signs of intoxication,” per […]

BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A NATO official said on Sunday Russia is stepping up hybrid acts in Europe, but that at this time the alliance sees no imminent threat of attack. “Even as the Russians are facing very substantial resistance from Ukraine, they are stepping up attacks on Ukraine as well as hybrid acts in Europe,” the official said. “As always, NATO remains vigilant and alert to the variety […]

BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began taking […]