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The Washington Commanders parted ways with tight ends coach Ben Steele on Monday, just before the start of training camp. “The team will have no further comment at this time,” the Commanders said in a statement. Steele, 48, joined head coach Dan Quinn’s staff in March following three seasons as the tight ends coach with the Arizona Cardinals. Steele’s dismissal comes after an arrest last month on suspicion of driving […]

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – Britain is looking again at an immigration order that a former Hong Kong political opposition leader must leave after a week’s visit, his lawyer said, after the order appeared at odds with UK policy on its former colony.  Wu Chi-Wai, a former leader of the now-defunct Democratic Party, had come to Britain last week to be reunited with his wife and son, after he was […]

WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet with Democratic Senator Mark Warner in Washington this week, Warner’s spokesperson said, in the wake of OpenAI’s disclosure that one of its AI systems had ‌gone rogue during testing. Warner is the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.  (Reporting by Courtney Rozen) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Dominique Patton PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) – Luxury giant LVMH reported a rise in quarterly sales on Monday as strong demand in the United States helped offset weaker spending in Europe and the Gulf due to the Iran war.  Second-quarter sales at the owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Bulgari rose 3% when adjusted for currency swings to €19.5 billion ($22.2 billion), broadly in line with analysts’ consensus estimate, according […]

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel’s separation agreement reportedly includes a lump sum payment of more than $7 million. Other perks will include a $108,000 contribution to his retirement account and $82,000 toward attorney fees as well as eligibility for tickets to Wolverines games and golf privileges, The Associated Press reported Monday. Manuel is stepping down at the end of 2026, with the university announcing last week it is buying out […]

July 27 (Reuters) – Michigan health officials reported 9,253 cases in an outbreak of cyclosporiasis on Monday, an increase of 1,077 cases since its last update on Friday. The outbreak of the intestinal infection in Michigan has resulted in 160 hospitalizations, according to the state health department’s latest update. No deaths have been reported. Cyclosporiasis can be contracted by consuming food — typically raw fruits and vegetables — or water […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former pitcher Chan Ho Park became the first Korean to purchase a stake in a major league club, the second significant addition in the past week to the Athletics’ ownership structure as they prepare to move to Las Vegas in 2028. Park, the first Korean major league player who pitched 17 seasons (1994-2010), going 124-98, also will take on the title of senior adviser to owner […]

BERLIN (AP) — Haidar Darwish, a Syrian belly dancer and artist, took the stage at Berlin’s Museum Island wearing a flamboyant hoop skirt and red fez. He asked the audience for a moment of silence and then said the show must go on — despite a fatal attack on the city’s Pride celebrations that has plunged the LGBTQ+ community into mourning. “Yesterday there was an attack and a hate crime […]

PARIS (AP) — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said. Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own. The thundercloud also produced violent, erratic winds capable of driving the flames in new […]