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ATHENS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – One person died and six others were rescued after a storm and rough seas caused three boats to hit rocks and sink off Cyprus on Saturday, local media reported. A man was pulled unconscious from the sea by a rescue helicopter near Cape Greco on the island’s southeastern coast and was later pronounced dead, while two of the survivors were treated in hospital, Sigmalive reported.  […]

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran’s leadership now centers on military generals and clerics who are long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Israeli strikes and fire in central Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded others on Saturday, according to […]

By Field Level Media Aug 29 (Field Level Media) – The Buffalo Bills are releasing punter Mitch Wishnowsky and wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman Jr., ESPN reported Saturday. Rookie Tommy Doman Jr., a seventh-round draft pick out of Florida, won the punter job in training camp. Wishnowsky spent six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before his one season with Buffalo in 2025. He averaged 45.3 yards on 38 punts […]

By Field Level Media Aug 29 (Field Level Media) – The Baltimore Ravens are trading defensive tackle C.J. Okoye to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2028 seventh-round draft pick, NFL Network reported on Saturday. The deal reunites the former NFL International Player Pathway participant with New York coach John Harbaugh, whom Okoye played for in Baltimore last season. Okoye, 24, played in 13 games (no starts) with […]

Aug 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said disorderly moves in the yen could trigger “forced unwinds” of positions that risk destabilizing global markets and ultimately raising borrowing costs for U.S. households and businesses. Bessent made the comments in a letter dated August 27 and posted on his X account a day later in response to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren’s demand for an explanation of Washington’s joint currency […]

By Field Level Media Aug 29 (Field Level Media) – Larry Christenson, a pitcher who won the World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980, died unexpectedly on Friday at age 72, the team announced. The Phillies’ statement did not reveal a cause of death, but the team said Christenson was on a fishing trip with family and friends in his native Washington state at the time of his passing. […]

By Pesha Magid QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a Palestinian home, throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside, according to witnesses who spoke to Reuters. Saddam Oday, […]

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. Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and news that occurred over the past week and what it potentially means for […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Six children and seven women were released by a gang in Haiti that had kidnapped more than 50 people after launching a deadly attack on a community near the capital, Port-au-Prince, nearly a week ago, according to UNICEF. The United Nations children’s agency said late Friday that among those released are three children under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two teenage girls. “This release […]