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CINCINNATI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Frances Tiafoe overcame Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(2) 7-5 on Friday to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, setting up an all-American clash with Brandon Nakashima as the U.S. Open approaches. Tiafoe needed more than two hours and four match points to complete the win over 10th seed Musetti on a humid night in Ohio, with nearby thunderstorms threatening but never interrupting play. Tiafoe, seeking to revive a […]

By Kanishka Singh and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority.  U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was “patently unlawful” and ran afoul of federal […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens said Friday they are aware of Rashod Bateman’s arrest in June in Georgia over a domestic violence incident and have been in contact with their receiver. The Ravens have informed the NFL, and league spokesman Brian McCarthy says the case is under review. “We notified the league office and have been cooperating throughout the process,” the team said in a statement. “As this is […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners prized left-hander Kade Anderson will make his major league debut Saturday to start against the Chicago Cubs, manager Dan Wilson said Friday. The 22-year-old Anderson is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball and dominated the competition in his first minor league season. Anderson is 10-1 with a 1.06 ERA in 18 starts for Double-A Arkansas, striking out 135 batters and walking 13 across […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule late on Friday to tighten requirements ‌for mail-in voting ahead of the November congressional elections, despite a court order that blocking the changes from taking effect. USPS said it was issuing its 95-page rule so it could take immediate effect if a court lifted their injunctions on it. Under the rule, USPS would not accept ballots for […]

By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he thought Tehran was not ready to make the “right deal” and that Washington was observing “what happens” in the Iran war. QUOTES AND DETAILS: • “It just means that we’re seeing what happens,” Trump told reporters when asked if U.S. military options with Iran were limited. • Washington pledged this week […]

TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly. “This settlement is a major victory for American children and parents,” said U.S. Associate Attorney General Stanley […]

Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River. Under the Bureau of Reclamation’s plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet (about 1.54 billion cubic meters) annually during that period, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions. Arizona will see the biggest cuts, while states upstream […]

SYDNEY, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s capital will join a gun buyback as part of a response to a shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish festival in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday. Albanese’s centre-left government enacted laws in January for the gun buyback, tighter checks for gun licences and a crackdown on ​hate in the wake of the December 14 gun attack ​at a Bondi […]