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ROME (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic said Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat on clay and is one of the top title contenders for the French Open. Alcaraz has won back-to-back claycourt titles in Barcelona and Madrid after beginning an injury-hit season with the Buenos Aires crown and is poised to leapfrog Djokovic into top spot in the rankings after the ongoing Italian Open. Rafa Nadal, a […]

By Liliana Salgado and Ted Hesson YUMA, Arizona (Reuters) – Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace a COVID-era order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has in recent days been holding up to 28,000 migrants at its facilities, far beyond its stated […]

(Reuters) – The DP World Tour said it has imposed a new round of suspensions and fines on 26 players who breached its rules by competing in LIV Golf and Asian Tour events without permission. The DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour, said in a statement on Thursday that the sanctions were related to events that took place from June 22, 2022 to April 2, 2023. Last […]

By Daniel Becerril MATAMOROS, Mexico (Reuters) – The U.S. on Friday ended COVID-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 restrictions with sweeping new asylum rules meant to deter illegal crossings.     This week, word spread among migrants that the new asylum rules would make it much harder to remain in the United States. In the hours before a new […]

By David Dolan and Yimou Lee TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Shares of Taiwan’s Foxconn and its display affiliate Sharp Corp fell on Friday after the Japanese firm reported a surprise $1.9 billion loss due to writedowns related to its flat-screen assets. Sharp’s shares slid 7.4% on Friday, on track for their biggest one-day loss since February. Shares in Foxconn, Sharp’s top shareholder with a 34% direct stake, also dropped 2.4% after reporting […]

By Liliana Salgado and Ted Hesson YUMA, Arizona (Reuters) – Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace a COVID-era order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has in recent days been holding up to 28,000 migrants at its facilities, far beyond its stated […]

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by the National Pork Producers Council and the […]

Freddy Fermin and the host Kansas City Royals squeezed by the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on a rainy Thursday afternoon. With runners at the corners and one out in the ninth inning, Fermin executed a perfect safety squeeze bunt, scoring Nick Pratto for the Royals’ first walk-off win since Sept. 7, 2022 — 2-1 over the Cleveland Guardians. Scott Barlow (1-2) earned the win, pitching a hitless top of the […]

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc raised the U.S. prices for its Model S, X, and Y electric vehicles on Thursday, according to its website, though they were still considerably lower than at the beginning of the year following a series of price cuts to drum up demand. The company raised the prices for all variants of its Model S and X vehicles by $1,000, while prices of all Model Y variants were […]