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Aug 17 (Reuters) – Tesla has told employees it is gearing up for a public launch of Cybercab, starting with a rollout in Austin, Texas, as soon as this month, the Information reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the plans.  Cybercab, a purpose-built autonomous vehicle without pedals or a steering wheel, is crucial to Tesla’s robotaxi ambitions, as the company is planning to eventually deploy the vehicle for […]

Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones. The league announced the approval Monday after a vote. Feliciano and Jones reached an agreement in May to buy the Padres from the family of late owner Peter Seidler at an MLB-record valuation of $3.9 […]

Kushner-Netanyahu Talks Fail To Break Gaza Disarmament Deadlock  By The Media Line Staff  US envoy Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Monday in Jerusalem to establish working groups on Hamas’ disarmament and Gaza’s public health needs, but failed to resolve whether Israel must withdraw from the territory before the armed group surrenders its weapons.  The three-hour meeting followed Kushner’s talks Sunday in Cairo with Hamas political leader […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated. The process launched by newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is a victory for Second Amendment advocates who have long pushed for nonviolent people with felony convictions to be given a pathway to regain their […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.” The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce bipartisan opposition by critics who say it is marring a pristine environmental area and that the […]

Aug 17 (Reuters) – FIFA has sacked Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour after he criticized President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell part of the World Cup to investors, Sky News reported on Monday. FIFA confirmed the move to Sky News, saying: “FIFA can confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamour as FIFA’s Chief Operating Officer has ended on 17 August 2026.” (Reporting by Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico […]

By Frank Pingue Aug 17 (Reuters) – LIV Golf said on Monday it has decided to cancel the team championship that was scheduled to be played next week in Michigan so it can focus on preparing for its next chapter with new investors. The team championship was originally scheduled as a standalone event from August 27-30 in Michigan but it will now be determined this week at The Club at […]

By Chris Ratcliffe LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Thousands attended a vigil in central London on Monday for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge sociology professor who was found dead on Friday after weeks of intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism and other claims. Arday, once hailed as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, resigned on August 5 after a former researcher accused him of plagiarism in his PhD thesis.  British […]

Jewish Men Allowed To Carry Full Prayer Books on Temple Mount for First Time   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli police allowed Jewish men to carry full prayer books and pray openly on the Temple Mount on Sunday in a limited trial, further easing longstanding restrictions on Jewish worship at the Jerusalem holy site.   National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that Jewish worshippers had been permitted […]