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NEW YORK (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Connecticut Sun played stellar defense to beat the New York Liberty 78-63 on Sunday in the first game of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals playoff series. Third-seeded Connecticut lost all four games between the teams in the regular season, including getting blown out twice in New York. New York led by three at halftime before Connecticut went on a 16-2 run to start the third quarter. She scored the first five points of the fourth to push it to 70-55 — the team's biggest lead of the game. Allen had 12 to lead Connecticut while Alyssa Thomas had six points, five rebounds and five assists.

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Instead, he has acceded to a small band led by those instigating his ouster, even if that means closing federal offices. All the while, McCarthy has retreated from his budget deal with Biden months ago that established the spending threshold for the year. Democrats have been eager to lay blame for the impending shutdown on McCarthy and the dysfunction in the House. Biden has called on McCarthy to stick to the annual spending numbers they negotiated to raise the nation’s borrowing limit. He argues that House Republicans need to pass their own bills at the lower numbers to to strengthen their hand in negotiations.

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☆ S&P 500, Nasdaq notch biggest weekly losses since March
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. All three posted weekly losses, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq registering their largest Friday-to-Friday percentage drops since March. On Thursday, the S&P 500 dipped below its 100-day moving average - a key support level - for the first time since March, Its failure to break above that level suggests the index is still under downward pressure. Among the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500, consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) suffered the steepest percentage loss, while tech (.SPLRCT) and energy (.SPNY) were the only gainers. The S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and 35 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 33 new highs and 321 new lows.

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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was honored as the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in a row. Wilson received 32 of 60 votes from a national media panel. No other player received more than three votes. In playing for the league's top-rated defense, Wilson also led the WNBA in defensive efficiency rating (93.2) and blocked shots (2.2). This is the third time in four years Wilson led the league in blocked shots.

Persons: HENDERSON, A'ja Wilson, Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, Brittney Sykes, Breanna Stewart, Jordin Canada, Betnijah Laney, Ezi, Nneka, Napheesa Collier, Elizabeth Williams, ___ Organizations: Las Vegas Aces, WNBA, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks, Liberty, Seattle Storm, Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, Chicago Sky, Aces, Wings Locations: Nev

BERLIN (AP) — Germany hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team on Friday, entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better job than the last Bayern Munich coach who tried. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesNagelsmann previously took over from Flick when he became Bayern coach in 2021 with Flick leaving to coach the national team. Germany national team sporting director Rudi Völler took over as interim coach and oversaw a morale-boosting 2-1 win over France in its next game. Völler, who was Germany coach from 2000-04, had made clear he only ever wanted to take over again on a temporary basis. Before coaching Bayern, Nagelsmann enjoyed success in charge of Leipzig and Hoffenheim, where he became the youngest coach in the Bundesliga in 2016.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. He made the remark when asked about using federal money as a carrot or rod on legacy admissions. By banning affirmative action but allowing legacy preferences, critics say the court left admissions even more lopsided against students of color. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesThe agency recently opened an investigation at Harvard University after a federal complaint alleged that legacy admissions amount to racial discrimination. Without action, Cardona warned that the nation could face the same setbacks seen in California after it ended affirmative action in 1996.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Along with such classics as “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” Truman Capote had a history of work left uncompleted and unpublished. “I am so happy to be writing stories again — they are my great love," he wrote to a friend. She’d trusted him to the extent of her capital: let him sell her the land, allowed him to build the villa, supply, at pirate prices, the native paraphernalia that furnished it,” Capote wrote. Thomas Fahy, author of “Understanding Truman Capote,” says that the author likely related to Iris Greentree's sense of displacement and alienation. “You could see how his life became very lonely and isolated.”The Strand has published rare works by Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and many others.

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☆ Washington D.C. is the No. 1 place in the U.S. for taking climate change seriously
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Power report shared exclusively with CNBC Make It ranked 48 states and the District of Columbia on how serious the issue of climate change is on a scale of zero to four, with zero being "there is no climate change" and four being, "climate change is very serious." Washington D.C. ranked as the place in the U.S. that takes climate change most seriously. 1 place in the U.S. for taking climate change seriouslyUtility customers in Washington D.C. have the greatest sense of urgency about climate change, with an average score of 3.11— the only region evaluated in the study to score higher than 3. According to the Department of Energy and Environment, Washington D.C. is approaching climate change from two sides: adaptation and mitigation. 3 place in the U.S. that takes climate change the most seriously, according to J.D.

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☆ See the private jets a Bahamian aviation firm says Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX funded with a $28 million handshake deal, and are now at the center of a 3-way ownership battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Pete Syme | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

FTX loaned $28 million to a private jet company to finance its purchase of two jets, a court filing says. One of them has been in government custody since February, while the FTX Debtors claimed ownership of the planes in August. AdvertisementAdvertisementThursday's court filing says IAC received the loan after a "handshake deal" between Aranha and Bankman-Fried. It wasn't until August 7 that the FTX Debtors claimed ownership of the planes, the filing says. This is not the first time FTX Debtors have tried to get back assets.

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The video posted on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, caught the attention of Jonathan Riley, a liberal activist in Durham, North Carolina, who posted Sunday that it showed “Missouri Republicans at a literal book burning," though he'd later walk that statement back to a “metaphorical” book burning. “It fit a narrative that they wanted to put out there,” Freedom Fest organizer Debbie McFarland said about claims that Eigel burned books. Experts who study political extremism said images involving fire or bonfires have long been associated with extremist groups. Eigel’s critics quickly posted online images involving the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi book burnings before World War II. Talking about book burning enough can plant the idea in people's minds so that ”people think it’s actually a righteous thing to do."

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☆ Social Security benefits may be cut by at least 20% in the next decade. Here's how Congress may fix that
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana speaks to the press on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2021. Meanwhile, Larson has put forward a bill, Social Security 2100, in four sessions of Congress to make benefits more generous. Cassidy wants to create a new Social Security fund by raising $1.5 trillion that would be invested in the stock market. Any changes to Social Security would require 60 votes in the Senate, and therefore would have to have agreement on from both parties. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., speaks during an event to introduce legislation called the Social Security 2100 Act.

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☆ See the private jets a Bahamian aviation firm says Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX funded with a $28 million handshake deal, which are now at the center of a 3-way ownership battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Pete Syme | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The state pays local housing authorities to maintain and operate the units whether they’re occupied or not. As of the end of July, almost 1,800 of the vacant units had been empty for more than 60 days. Doris Romero, a housing coordinator at a Boston shelter, was stunned to hear about all the vacant apartments. People interested in housing had to apply to separate local housing agencies, often in person. Since then, Hedison and other local housing officials have cited a litany of problems.

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☆ Trump says if elected again he will send troops to US-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Scott Morgan Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Calling record illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings under President Joe Biden an "invasion," Trump sought to place blame for the problem on the current administration. Biden, a Democrat, is running for re-election and could have a rematch election against the Republican front-runner Trump. "Upon my inauguration I will immediately terminate every open borders policy of the Biden administration," Trump said at a rally in Dubuque. The Dubuque rally was one of two afternoon stops for Trump in Iowa on Wednesday.

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☆ Former Bridgewater CEO Dave McCormick would get big money backing for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate run
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Dave McCormick, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania , greets supporters during a campaign event with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay, Pa., on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The last time McCormick ran for Senate, his chief rival in the Republican primary was TV host Dr. Mehment Oz. Christian Ferry, who previously worked for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and late GOP Sen. John McCain, said, "Every cycle these totals continue to go up." McCormick has reportedly been promised the support of the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Burch paid approximately $16 million for the estate, according to Newsday.

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☆ Bus carrying high school band rolls over in New York state, killing at least one
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 21 (Reuters) - A bus carrying members of a high school band rolled over and crashed on a highway in New York state on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring numerous others. The person killed was an adult, according to NBC's New York affiliate, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation. The New York State Police said in a posting on social media that the highway was closed at that point. The bus was carrying members of a high school band from Farmingdale, New York, in Nassau County on a trip to a band camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania, according to a statement from the Farmingdale School District posted by local media. Footage from the scene showed the bus had a logo for Regency Buses, a regional bus line that serves New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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The very existence of the No Labels group is fanning Democratic anxiety about Trump’s chances against an incumbent president facing questions about his age and record. If even a small number of those voters were to back a No Labels candidate next year, Biden could fall short. No Labels party members skew younger. Twelve percent of them live in the 4th Congressional District, which includes Arizona State University. Such a poll would be meaningless because a large swath of voters won’t know anything about the No Labels candidate before a campaign is run, he said.

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☆ Republican Dave McCormick jumps into the critical Pennsylvania Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Allan Smith | Bridget Bowman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Obviously, he's a candidate who has completely united the grassroots," a national Republican strategist, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the candidacy, said. In a background call with reporters, a McCormick campaign strategist said the candidate "will address" those concerns "head on and directly." And the McCormick campaign strategist said the candidate will enter the race with the support of each Republican member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation. "Dave McCormick has done a remarkable job of unifying the grassroots in Pennsylvania," Montana Sen. Steve Daines, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement. "His ability to unite both the grassroots and the establishment is extremely impressive," the national Republican strategist said.

Persons: Dave McCormick, Sen, Bob Casey, McCormick, Republican Mehmet Oz, I've, Doug Mastriano, he's, Casey, McCormick —, George W, —, Oz, Donald Trump, Trump, Pat Toomey, John Fetterman, Fetterman, Mastriano, Montana Sen, Steve Daines, Dave, Bob Casey Sr, Joe Biden Organizations: Republican, GOP, Keystone State, United States Senate, Republican Party, Army's, Airborne Division, Wall Street Republican, Associated Press, AP, National Republican Senatorial, Republicans, Trump, Washington , D.C Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S, New Jersey, Connecticut, Montana, West, Washington ,, Harrisburg

☆ Help! The Police Seized My Rental Car and Avis Won’t Refund Me
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Seth Kugel | More About Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On day two, I parked the car in Waveny Park in New Canaan and when I returned, it was gone. The local police told me they had impounded the rental because Avis had reported it stolen to the New York Police Department. I asked Avis not to charge me for the rental, but they did, $653, and when I disputed the charge with Capital One, Avis fought me. I can’t believe Avis is renting out cars they have reported stolen, and then charging its clients. In it, Ms. Gibson said Avis apologized to you and has now refunded the rental cost, and implied that the company had not known the rental was reported stolen.

Persons: Avis, Lorraine, ”, renter, Edelman, Beth Gibson, Gibson, “, Lorraine “ Organizations: Kennedy International, New York Police Department, Capital Locations: California, New York, Avis, Connecticut, Waveny, New Canaan, El Dorado Hills, Calif

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate change. Shawn LaTourette, New Jersey's environmental protection commissioner, hesitates to use the word “mandate” in describing the state's plans. Many of the world's countries signed the Paris climate accords, obligating them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to certain levels. Anjuli Ramos, New Jersey director of the Sierra Club, agreed that meeting climate goals requires urgent action. A document released Tuesday said that by 2050, at least 90% of the state's residential and commercial buildings must be electrified to meet New Jersey's clean energy and climate goals.

Persons: Shawn LaTourette, ”, —, John Burzichelli, ” Ray Cantor, Rishi Sunak, Anjuli Ramos, “ It's, “, ‘ We’re, Wayne Parry Organizations: —, Democrat, New, New Jersey Business, Industry Association, British, Sierra Club, San Francisco and New, Twitter Locations: MIDDLETOWN, N.J, New Jersey, Shawn LaTourette ,, Jersey, California, Paris, China, India, U.S, Vermont, Rhode Island , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Anjuli Ramos , New Jersey, San Francisco and, San Francisco and New York City, www.twitter.com

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce Thursday that he will enter Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race and make his second bid for the office, this time to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after losing in last year’s crowded Republican primary. McCormick's aides have sent invites to a “special announcement” by McCormick at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. McCormick, 58, was heavily recruited to run again by the party establishment and, thus far, has a clear GOP primary field. He is a stalwart of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party — the son of a former two-term governor and Pennsylvania's longest-ever serving Democrat in the Senate. McCormick, who grew up near Bloomsburg, is the son of Pennsylvania’s first state university system chancellor.

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☆ Klaviyo, Arm, Instacart wobble, raising doubts over IPO revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Among other companies that have been gearing up for U.S. stock market listings are German premium footwear maker Birkenstock Holding and Vietnam internet company VNG Corp (VNZ.HNO). Chip designer Arm's stock on Wednesday hit a low of $51.52, coming close to its $51 IPO price in this year's biggest IPO last Thursday. Shares of grocery delivery app Instacart, which debuted Tuesday, fell to a low of $29.96, below their $30 IPO price. Klaviyo also surrendered most of its initial gains, hitting a low for the day of $30.26, just above its $30 IPO price. Arm and Instacart were "pumped up to do the IPO," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Robert Pavlik, Klaviyo, Jerome Powell, haven't, ”, Jake Dollarhide, Ortex, Peter Tuz, Mark Luschini, Janney Montgomery Scott, Caroline Valetkevitch, Savyata Mishra, Niket, Lewis Krauskopf, Noel Randewich, Marguerita Choy, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Arm Holdings, Investment, Dakota Wealth, Birkenstock, VNG Corp, Federal, Nasdaq, Longbow, Management, Chase Investment, People, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, Vietnam, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Charlottesville , Virginia, Bengaluru, New York, San Francisco

☆ Winter expected to be costlier for those who heat with oil. But natural gas heat users will finally get a break.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —After several years of skyrocketing winter heating costs, millions of Americans are expected to finally get a little relief this coming season — if they heat their homes with natural gas, that is. “This is the first year many families will get a break,” said Mark Wolfe, the association’s executive director, referring to the projected drop in natural gas heating costs. Electricity, which is the second most common source of heat, is projected to cost an average of $1,374, up 1.2%. The federal Energy Information Administration is expected to release its winter heating cost outlook next month. Home heating is still priceyAmericans are gearing up for the winter heating season just as rising gas prices have strained their finances.

Persons: walloped, ”, Mark Wolfe, ” Wolfe, Wolfe, “, Monette Ferguson, Ferguson Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Energy Assistance, Association, federal Energy Information Administration, “, Low Income, Energy Assistance, Senate, Alliance for Community Empowerment Locations: New York, Russia, Saudi Arabia, New England, Connecticut

A judge vacated the felony murder convictions in 2020, after testing found the towel was free of blood. The two men filed a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit against Lee, eight police investigators and the town of New Milford. U.S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden ruled in July that there was no evidence Lee ever conducted any blood tests on the towel, and a summary judgement was issued against him. Under the settlement, which must still be approved by the General Assembly, Birch and Henning would each receive $12.6 million, Attorney General William Tong's office said. Simpson murder trial, in which he questioned the handling of blood evidence.

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☆ Utah is the happiest state in America—California and Florida didn't make the top 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

1 happiest state in the U.S. with an overall score of 69.79 out of 100. Utah ranked as the happiest state in the U.S., according to the 2023 WalletHub. Top 10 happiest states in AmericaUtah Hawaii Maryland Minnesota New Jersey Connecticut California Florida Idaho Nebraska Hawaii is the No. 2 happiest state in the U.S. and ranked the highest for emotional and physical well-being. Maryland ranked as the third happiest state, according to the WalletHub report.

Persons: WalletHub, Artic Organizations: America Utah, Istock, Adobe, Swiet, Atlas, Atlas . Maryland, Maryland, Getty Locations: U.S, Finland, America, Utah, Florida, America Utah Hawaii Maryland Minnesota New Jersey Connecticut California Florida Idaho Nebraska Hawaii, Hawaii, Honolulu, Atlas .

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