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☆ Baltimore to pay $48 million after wrongful convictions, imprisonment of Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, Andrew Stewart
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jay Croft | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Baltimore has agreed to pay $48 million to three men who were wrongfully convicted of murder as teenagers and spent 36 years in prison. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were 16 when they were arrested on Thanksgiving Day 1983, according to the federal lawsuit they filed after being freed. Mary Stewart, left, walks with her son, Andrew Stewart and her daughter, Ulonda Stewart, after his release. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBut they were declared innocent decades later, after Chestnut filed a public records request. Investigators “ignored eyewitness evidence and physical evidence that contradicted their chosen narrative, including evidence pointing to a different suspect.

Persons: Justin Conroy, Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, Andrew Stewart, DeWitt Duckett, Mary Stewart, Ulonda Stewart, Matt McClain, Chestnut, John Doe ”, DeWitt, “, Marilyn Mosby, ”, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, ” Scott, Nick Mosby Organizations: CNN, Baltimore, ” Baltimore Police Department, city’s, Washington, State of, Baltimore City, Baltimore Mayor, Baltimore Police Department, City Locations: State of Maryland

☆ After 47 Years, the Emerson Quartet Has One More Weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | More About Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“The sound, the gravitas, the way they treat each other is so beautiful,” the soprano Barbara Hannigan, an Emerson collaborator, said in an interview. I’ve never seen any tension between them. Listening to the Guarneri Quartet, younger but already august, the Emerson took on a polished, burnished, sheerly beautiful tone. (For certain listeners, on certain nights, that beauty could tip into blandness.) “But there was the greatness of the repertoire for string quartet.

Persons: Barbara Hannigan, Emerson, “, I’ve, Guarneri, ” Drucker, Dutton, David Finckel, Finckel, Paul Watkins Organizations: Juilliard Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Locations: blandness

Vasser Sullivan started the IMSA sports car season strong enough that it was quickly apparent a championship was finally in reach for the Lexus factory program. Team owners Jimmy Vasser and James “Sulli” Sullivan think it might have saved the season. However, Jimmy and I are really glad that it did happen because it was a wakeup call, to the two of us and to the team,” Sullivan said. Vasser Sullivan ran Busch in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2020. And, if the opportunity presented itself, Vasser Sullivan would like to compete in IMSA's top class.

Persons: Vasser Sullivan, Ben Barnicoat, Jimmy Vasser, James “ Sulli ” Sullivan, “, Ben, Jimmy, ” Sullivan, Jack Hawksworth, It's, Chip Ganassi, Sullivan, —, they'd, Tony Kanaan, ”, Jeff Bal, Hawksworth, ” Hawksworth, Sulli, Vasser, Kyle Busch, we've Organizations: IMSA, Lexus, Watkins Glen, Team, IndyCar, Daytona, Chip Ganassi Racing, RC, GTD PRO, Lexus Motorsports, Ganassi —, Toyota, Indianapolis, NASCAR, Busch Locations: Canada, Atlanta, GTD, Charlotte

☆ Martinelli fires Arsenal to late win, Liverpool held at Brighton
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Arsenal moved level on points with neighbours Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League after beating champions Manchester City on Sunday as Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion. Mohammed Kudus scored an 89th-minute equaliser to earn West Ham a point against Newcastle United in a 2-2 draw and Aston Villa stayed fifth in the standings after drawing 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Arsenal came into the match having not beaten City in the league since 2015, a run of 15 games -- their longest winless streak against a single opponent in league history. Arsenal did not have a single shot on target in the opening period, but upped the tempo after the break. West Ham retained their grip on seventh place while Newcastle are eighth, a point behind.

Persons: Mohammed Kudus, Aston Villa, Declan Rice, Martinelli, Nathan Ake, Ederson, Mikel Arteta, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah's, Simon Adingra, Alexis Mac Allister, Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Dunk, Juergen Klopp, Alexander Isak's quickfire, Tomas Soucek, West, Kudus, Ham, Defender Pau Torres, Villa, Hwang Hee, chan, Pedro Neto's, Torres, Ollie Watkins, Mario Lemina, Peter Hall, Ed Osmond Organizations: Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, West, Newcastle United, Aston, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Emirates, Spurs, Brighton, Seagulls, Sky Sports, London, Newcastle, Defender, Wolves, Thomson Locations: West Ham, BRIGHTON, Liverpool

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule released Wednesday. Many of the celebrated changes to the schedule had already been announced: Bristol Motor Speedway is removing the dirt for its spring race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is returning NASCAR to his historic oval and Iowa Speedway will finally host a Cup race. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesTexas Motor Speedway lost the playoff race it has hosted since 2004 and its lone Cup race will be in the spring. One surprise is the return of the hybrid oval/road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts this Sunday's playoff elimination race in the round of 12. NASCAR, like IndyCar, will have a two-week break during the Paris Olympics to accommodate broadcast partner NBC Sports.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Darlington's, FS1 Sinday, Charlotte, Watkins, Charlotte Roval Organizations: NASCAR, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Bristol Motor, Indianapolis Motor, Iowa Speedway, Busch, Coliseum, Phoenix Raceway, Atlanta, Watkins, Texas, Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Richmond, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Drivers, Charlotte, IndyCar, Paris, NBC Sports, Fox, Fox Sunday, Las, Darlington, FS1, NBC, Watkins Glen, Vegas, Martinsville, AP Locations: N.C, New York, Los Angeles, Daytona, Darlington , South Carolina, Bristol, Tennessee, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Americas, Richmond, Martinsville, Texas, Dover, FS1, Kansas, Wilkesboro, Sonoma, Iowa, USA, New Hampshire, Nashville, Chicago, Pocono, Indianapolis, Michigan, Miami

☆ Champions City shocked by Wolves, Manchester United lose again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Peter Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Champions Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League defeat of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, while Manchester United's campaign of woe continued with a loss to Crystal Palace. United slumped to their fourth loss of the Premier League season as an early Joachim Andersen strike gave Palace a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. With nine points and a minus four goal difference, this is 10th-placed Manchester United's worst-ever start to a Premier League season after seven games. CITY COME UNSTUCKUnited's rivals City had been having no such bad luck this term and made the trip to Wolverhampton having won all six of their opening league games. Newcastle United also continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory over Burnley, while West Ham United beat Sheffield United 2-0 at London Stadium.

Persons: Joachim Andersen, Andersen, Sam Johnstone, Erik ten Hag, Ruben Dias, Pedro Neto's, Julian Alvarez, Jose Sa, Hwang Hee, Cunha, Pep Guardiola, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Ben White, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, Andoni Iraola's, Thomas Kaminski, Luton's, Villa, Ollie Watkins, Peter Hall, Clare Fallon Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Luton Town, Everton, Old, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester, CITY, City, Wolverhampton, Wolves, Newcastle United, League, London, Luton, Aston Villa, City . Newcastle United, Burnley, West Ham United, Sheffield United, Tottenham, Liverpool, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, England, Manchester, Old Trafford, Saturday's

☆ Lone survivor of suspected mushroom poisoning released from Australian hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The sole survivor of a poisoning involving suspected death cap mushrooms that killed three others in Australia has been released from hospital following a remarkable recovery that could now help police piece together what happened. Within days, Gail Patterson, 70, and her sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died in hospital, followed by Gail’s 70-year-old husband, Don, a day later. Watkins clung on, critically ill and reportedly in need of a liver transplant but made enough of a recovery to leave Melbourne’s Austin hospital last Friday. In the same statement she claimed she bought the mushrooms used in the meal from two separate stores. As Ian continues his journey towards full recovery, the Wilkinson family kindly requests that their privacy be respected,” the statement said.

Persons: Ian Watkins, Erin Patterson, Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson, Gail’s, Don, Watkins, “, Ian Wilkinson, Ian, Wilkinson, ” Patterson, Dean Thomas, Patterson, Patterson’s, Thomas, Simon, ” Thomas, Wilkinson –, –, ” Organizations: CNN, Victoria Police, ABC, Korumburra Baptist Locations: Australia, Leongatha, Melbourne’s Austin

The Eagles led 25-3 by the time the Bucs finally got into the end zone on Baker Mayfield's 1-yard TD throw to Mike Evans. A 2-point conversion trimmed Philadelphia's lead to 14 with 9:22 remaining, but Hurts and the Eagles never let Tampa Bay get the ball back. A week after rushing for a career-high 175 yards, D'Andre Swift ran for 130 yards on 16 attempts for Philadelphia. Brown finished with nine receptions for 131 yards for the Eagles — one of just three NFL teams that remain unbeaten, along with Miami and San Francisco. Buccaneers: CB Carlton Davis III (toe) and DL Calijah Kancey remained sidelined after sitting out the previous week against Chicago.

Persons: Baker, Mike Evans, Mayfield, D'Andre Swift, Brown, Evans, Ronde Barber's, Quez Watkins, RB Boston Scott, Justin Evans, CB Carlton Davis III, Calijah Kancey, ___ Organizations: Eagles, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFC, Philly, Bucs, Minnesota, NFL, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Fame, RB Boston, Buccaneers, CB, Chicago, NFC East, Washington, Sunday, NFC South, New Orleans Locations: TAMPA, Fla, Tampa, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Philadelphia, UP

☆ Tottenham hold Arsenal, Liverpool go second, Newcastle hit eight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Chelsea's woes continued as they lost at home to Aston Villa and Sheffield United slumped to the bottom of the table as they suffered a humiliating 8-0 home thrashing by Newcastle United in which eight different Newcastle players scored. The first north London Premier League derby since 2014 not to feature Harry Kane produced an enthralling contest at The Emirates where the two unbeaten sides went toe-to-toe. Arsenal twice led, first through Cristian Romero's 26th-minute own goal, and again thanks to Bukayo Saka's penalty early in the second half. Mitoma then wrapped up the points as Brighton moved above Tottenham and Arsenal with 15 points. Newcastle ran riot at Sheffield United in the weekend's final action as they put eight past the hapless Blades -- their biggest win in the Premier League since they put eight past Sheffield Wednesday in 1999.

Persons: Arsenal Nunez, Tottenham Hotspur slugged, Harry Kane, Cristian Romero's, Bukayo, Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham, Son Heung, Postecoglou, Declan Rice, Mikel Arteta, West Ham, Mohamed Salah, Nayef Aguerd, Jarrod Bowen, Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister's, Diogo Jota, Klopp, Malo, Ollie Watkins, Mauricio Pochettino, Villa, Kaoru Mitoma, Dominic Solanke's, Billy Gilmour's, Milos Kerkez's, Neto, Roberto de Zerbi, Fati, Mitoma, Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn, Sven Botman, Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Miguel Almiron, Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool, West Ham Chelsea, Newcastle, Sheffield, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, West Ham United . Brighton, Hove Albion shrugged, Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Newcastle United, London Premier League, The Emirates, Tottenham, Manchester City, West Ham, West, Chelsea, Villa, Brighton, Blades, Sheffield Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Stamford

NEW YORK (AP) — Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction. The judges, who include authors, critics and booksellers, will narrow the lists to five next month, and winners will be announced Nov. 15 during a dinner ceremony in downtown Manhattan. The foundation also will present honorary awards to poet Rita Dove and bookseller Paul Yamazaki of the famed City Lights store in San Francisco. Drew Barrymore had been scheduled to host the ceremony but was dropped by the foundation after she resumed her talk show in the midst of the Hollywood actors and writers strike. The foundation has not yet named a replacement.

Persons: Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding, Nana Kwame Adjei, Phillips, Harding, ”, Mona Susan Power's multigenerational, ” Eliot Duncan’s, Hanna Pylväinen’s, Tania James’s, Justin Torres, Aaliyah, LaToya Watkins, “, Jesmyn, James McBride's “, Lauren Groff's “, Wilds, Jamel Brinkley's, Rita Dove, Paul Yamazaki, Drew Barrymore Organizations: National, Foundation, of Dolls, Book Foundation, Hollywood Locations: Manhattan, San Francisco

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia had sex with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website and asked viewers to pay them money in return for carrying out specific sex acts. Gibson called the exposure of the videos “the worst gutter politics.”“It won’t intimidate me and it won’t silence me,” she said in the statement. The revelation marked an explosive turn in a contest that will carry significant weight in determining the balance of power in the Virginia General Assembly. A top-ranking Virginia Democrat immediately came to Gibson’s defense after the videos were reported by the Post. Chaturbate videos are streamed live on that site and are often archived on other publicly available sites, the Post reported.

Persons: Susanna Gibson, Gibson, ”, “, Glenn Youngkin, Daniel P, Watkins, ” Watkins, David Owen, Garren Shipley, Todd Gilbert, ” Sen, Louis Lucas, Owen, Roe, Wade, GIbson, John David Gibson, — Organizations: The Associated Press, Democrat, Republican, Washington Post, Virginia General Assembly, AP, Democratic, Virginia Democrat, Post, Twitter, U.S Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, Richmond, District, Henrico, Goochland, U.S .

☆ Student-loan borrowers' biggest defender in the government is in jeopardy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The ruling could have significant implications for student-loan borrowers — and consumers nationwide. As federal borrowers have been gearing up for the return to loan repayment in October, the agency cracked down on companies that it accused of illegally charging borrowers for normally free debt-relief services. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the case on October 3. The CFPB's enforcement actions against this type of illegal conduct are important to protecting borrowers' financial security and obtaining their money back." Now consumers will have to wait and see how the Supreme Court views a top federal consumer watchdog's constitutionality.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Shahid Naeem, Naeem, Dodd, Frank Wall, Bill Clark, Devin Watkins, they're, beholden Organizations: Service, Supreme, Financial, Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd, Consumer Financial, Federal Reserve, Fifth Circuit, Trump, Fifth, Financial Services Association of America, American Economic Liberties, Congress, Frank Wall Street Reform, Consumer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Inc, Getty, Competitive Enterprise Institute, American Association of, Social Security Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington , DC

☆ N.F.L. Week 1 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Benjamin Hoffman | More About Benjamin Hoffman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Thursday’s MatchupDetroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., NBCLine: Chiefs -4.5 | Total: 52.5Kansas City seems to love to play a game within a game: How many players can be taken away before Patrick Mahomes can’t thrive? The speedy receiver Tyreek Hill, as demonstrated last year, was expendable. So were other receivers like Sammy Watkins, DeMarcus Robinson and JuJu Smith-Schuster. The team goes through running backs quickly enough that Mahomes doesn’t need to introduce himself. It was Chicago’s fifth consecutive win against Green Bay in a rivalry that had become decidedly one-sided.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Sammy Watkins, DeMarcus Robinson, JuJu Smith, Schuster, Travis Kelce, Kelce, Mahomes’s, Jared Goff, David Montgomery, Jim Harbaugh, Brett Favre Organizations: Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, NBC Line, Chiefs, Super Bowl, Kansas, Lions, Bears, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Fox Line, Packers, Green Locations: Kansas, Kansas City, Green Bay, Wis

CNN —Moscow’s forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tires, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success in targeting Russian military airports. Satellite imagery from Maxar of Engels Airbase, deep inside Russia, shows two Tu-95 strategic bombers with car tires on top of the airframes. The move may have limited effect, according to Francisco Serra-Martins of drone manufacturer One Way Aerospace whose drones have been used by Ukrainian forces. A satellite image shows car tires on a Russian aircraft. Video Ad Feedback Both Russia and Ukraine are using drones.

Persons: CNN —, Francisco Serra, Martins, ”, Steffan Watkins, CNN Watkins Organizations: CNN, Aerospace, Ukrainian, Maxar Technologies, NATO Locations: Engels Airbase, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, Pskov, Estonian

☆ Hunting alligators is actually good for the environment and for people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mississippi hunters just broke the state record for the largest alligator ever caught. These hunting programs help control alligator populations and fund state wildlife agencies. This has drawn attention to the state's alligator hunting program, which may provide more benefits for the reptiles than you might think. Because of this system, state officials were able to track the 776 alligators that were harvested in Mississippi in 2021. It's best for both the alligators and humans to keep their populations separate, at least from a public relations standpoint, Watkins said.

Persons: Tate Watkins, Bruce Bennett, Watkins, Mike Heithaus, Maureen Donnelly, Phys.org, he's Organizations: Service, Environment Research Center, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries, Endowment Fund, gator, Mississippi, gators Locations: Mississippi, Wall, Silicon, Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana , Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Parks, Yellowstone, Willow

☆ Cash double helps Villa to 3-1 win at Burnley
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BURNLEY, England, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Defender Matty Cash scored twice in the first half as Aston Villa won 3-1 at Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday to continue their winning run. Watkins and substitute Nicolo Zaniolo spurned late golden opportunities but Villa coasted to a second league win and provisionally climbed to sixth in the standings. Burnley's second straight loss left them down in 18th, though they have played only two games after last week's fixture at Luton Town was postponed due to stadium works at Kenilworth Road. Burnley travel to Nottingham Forest in the League Cup on Wednesday and Villa host Hibernian in the second leg of a Europa Conference League playoff tie on Thursday. Villa won the first leg 5-0.

Persons: Matty Cash, Cash, Ollie Watkins, Moussa Diaby's cutback, Hannes Delcroix, Vincent Kompany's Burnley, Lyle Foster outmuscled Pau Torres, Robin Olsen, Olsen, Villa, Watkins, Nicolo Zaniolo, Villa coasted, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: BURNLEY, Aston Villa, Burnley, Premier League, Villa, Newcastle United, Poland, Anderlecht, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, League, Wednesday, Hibernian, Europa Conference League, Thomson Locations: England, Belgian, Diaby, Bengaluru

☆ Explosion likely brought down aircraft purportedly carrying Wagner boss, flight data and video analysis suggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Eliza Mackintosh Gianluca Mezzofiore Benjamin Brown Katie Polglase | Eliza Mackintosh | Gianluca Mezzofiore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The person filming the video zooms in as the aircraft spirals downwards out of control, revealing that it is missing a wing. Credit: Ria NovostiCNN has reviewed flight data and videos, and interviewed aviation and explosive experts, to piece together what happened in the minutes leading up to the crash. The analysis suggests that the private aircraft experienced at least one “catastrophic inflight incident” before it dropped out of the sky. According to CNN’s analysis of available flight data, the plane traveled another 30 miles before it crashed. “Even though the aircraft was not transmitting position information, other data like altitude, speed, vertical rate, and autopilot settings were broadcast.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, Vladimir Putin, Rosaviatsia, Prigozhin, ” Flightradar24, ”, Steffan Watkins, Markus Schiller, ” Schiller, Schiller, Robert Schmucker, ” Schmucker, Kuzhenkino, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum Organizations: CNN, Ria Novosti CNN, Pentagon, Kremlin, Embraer, Wagner, Planet Labs, NATO, European Union, United Nations, Aviation, Brazilian, RIA Novosti, University of North Locations: Moscow, St . Petersburg, Credit, Belarus, Russia, Belarusian, Kuzhenkino, Tver, Europe, University of North Dakota

☆ Villa hit back with big win over Everton
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Aston Villa claimed their first three points of the Premier League season as John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey and Jhon Duran scored to secure an emphatic 4-0 home win over Everton on Sunday. "Last week was tough for us, full respect for Newcastle, they did a job on us," McGinn told Sky Sports. Villa opened the scoring through McGinn, who turned in Bailey's cutback in the 18th minute to put the hosts ahead at Villa Park. The Merseyside club lost another key attacker to injury as Alex Iwobi was taken off with what looked like a hamstring issue, before Bailey scored Villa's third. Everton host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday and Villa travel to Scotland to face Hibernian in the first leg of a Europa Conference League playoff tie on Wednesday.

Persons: Aston, John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Jhon Duran, Unai, McGinn, we've, Villa, Bailey's, Jordan Pickford, Ollie Watkins, Dominic Calvert, Lewin, Emiliano Martinez, Lewis Dobbin, Idrissa Gueye, Alex Iwobi, Bailey, Michael Keane, Duran, Pickford, Ashley Young, Keane, Sean Dyche, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: Aston Villa, Premier League, Everton, Newcastle United, Newcastle, Sky Sports, Villa Park, Villa, Fulham, Merseyside, BBC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hibernian, Europa Conference League, Thomson Locations: BIRMINGHAM, England, Bailey's cutback, Villa, Scotland, Bengaluru

☆ Nolan Arenado powers Cards past A's for 3rd straight win
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

August 16 - Nolan Arenado went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Tuesday. Lars Nootbaar hit a single, Paul Goldschmidt followed with an RBI double and Arenado ripped his two-run homer. The A's finally got to Hudson in the seventh inning. St. Louis loaded the bases again in the seventh inning, but Motter hit an inning-ending grounder. Edman hit his homer in the eighth inning to increase the St. Louis lead to 6-2.

Persons: Nolan Arenado, Jordan Walker, Tommy Edman, Lawrence Butler, Louis outhit, Dakota Hudson, Spenser Watkins, Lars Nootbaar, Paul Goldschmidt, Arenado, Hudson, Nick Allen, Esteury Ruiz, Allen, Ruiz, Walker, Andrew Knizner's, Knizner, Tony Kemp, Taylor, Nootbaar, Goldschmidt, Tyler Soderstrom, Butler, Louis, Edman Organizations: Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Cardinals, Thomson

☆ MLB roundup: Bryce Elder, Braves blank Yanks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

[1/4] Aug 15, 2023; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder (55) pitches against the New York Yankees during the first inning at Truist Park. The losing pitcher was Luis Severino (2-8), who worked four innings and allowed all five runs (three earned) on five hits. Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler allowed one run on three hits in seven innings. Spenser Watkins (0-1) lost in his A's debut, allowing five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Orioles starter Jack Flaherty (8-8), formerly Wacha's teammate with the Cardinals, gave up seven runs in three innings.

Persons: Bryce Elder, Dale Zanine, Marcell Ozuna, Ronald Acuna Jr, DJ LeMahieu, Luis Severino, Christian Walker, Tommy Pham, Geraldo Perdomo, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Nick Ahmed, Kevin Ginkel, Paul Sewald, Brenton Doyle, Nolan Jones, Elehuris Montero, Ty France, Teoscar Hernandez, Eugenio Suarez, Josh Rojas, Bobby Witt Jr, Martinez, Enrique Hernandez, Bobby Miller, Carlos Santana, Adrian Houser, Jack Suwinski, Conner Joe, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Brandon Nimmo, Jakob Junis, Sean Manaea, Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores, San Francisco, Tyler Rogers, Luke Jackson, Zack Littell, Cavan Biggio, Seranthony Dominguez, Yusei Kikuchi, Zack Wheeler, Kyle Tucker, Jose Altuve, Tucker, A.J, Chas McCormick, Yainer Diaz, Alex Verdugo, Triston Casas, John Schreiber, Kenley Jansen, Keibert Ruiz, Stone Garrett, Josiah Gray, Nolan Arenado, Louis, Jordan Walker, Tommy Edman, Dakota Hudson, Lawrence Butler, Spenser Watkins, Logan Allen, Jose Ramirez, Tim Anderson, Allen, Matt Wallner, Dylan Floro, Jhoan Duran, Miguel Cabrera, Spencer Torkelson, Matt Vierling, Corey Seager, Seager, Nathaniel Lowe, Ezequiel Duran, Jordan Montgomery, Luis Robert Jr, Tanner Banks, Lane Ramsey, Aaron Bummer, Gregory Santos, Ramsey, Elvis Andrus, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Julian Merryweather, Gary Sanchez, Diego's, Michael Wacha, Jack Flaherty, Austin Hays Organizations: Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Arizona, Colorado, The Diamondbacks, Mariners, Royals, Seattle, Kansas City, Dodgers, Brewers, Milwaukee, National League West, NL Central, Pirates, Mets, Pittsburgh, New York, The Pirates, Giants, Rays, San, Tampa Bay, Blue Jays, Phillies, Cavan, Toronto, Philadelphia, Astros, Marlins, Miami, Houston, Red Sox, Nationals, Boston, Washington . Five Red Sox, Washington, Cardinals, Athletics, Oakland, Reds, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Rangers, Angels, Louis Cardinals, White Sox, Cubs, Chicago Cubs, Padres, Orioles, Baltimore, Thomson Locations: Cumberland , Georgia, USA, Truist, Atlanta, York, Denver, Colorado, France, Angeles, New, Manaea, Houston, Minnesota, Detroit, Minneapolis, Texas, Los Angeles, Arlington , Texas, Baltimore

The Manhattan federal court filing detailing her connection to Epstein was filed by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, which is suing JPMorgan. On Tuesday, newly unsealed court filings by the bank show that Epstein was asked by former U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. A spokesman for the Virgin Islands' Attorney General's Office told CNBC that Epstein's loan to former Gov. The Virgin Islands spokesman also said that "it was the federal government and not the Virgin Islands government that granted the 'U.S. Epstein was not severed as a JPMorgan client for another two years.

Persons: Kathy Ruemmler, William B, Plowman, NBCUniversal, Jeffrey Epstein, Kathryn Ruemmler, Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs, —, Epstein, JPMorgan, Barack Obama, Leslie Groff, Mary Erdoes, Stacey Friedman, litigator, Latham, Watkins, Nicholas Ribis, Donald Trump, Ribis, Virgin, Jes Staley, John de Jongh Jr, Jongh, de, Cecile, General's, de Jongh, John de Jongh, Erdoes, Bear Stearns, Staley Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Obama White, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, CNBC, U.S ., Virgin, U.S . Virgin Islands Gov, Southern Trust Company, Virgin Islands, Customs, Border, Gov, Virgin Islands Department of Justice, U.S . Customs Locations: Washington ,, Manhattan, Florida, U.S, U.S . Virgin, Latham, Virgin

☆ Amazon switches rockets for first test satellites to avoid launch delay
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, November 15, 2022. Amazon last year announced plans to launch the satellite pair aboard the first flight of ULA's new Vulcan rocket, moving them off previously planned rockets from launch startup ABL Space to avoid delays in ABL's rocket development. But delays with Vulcan have prompted Amazon to again switch rides as the e-commerce giant faces a 2026 regulatory deadline to deploy half of the 3,200 satellites planned for its Kuiper internet network. ULA in 2021 stopped selling the Atlas V and has 19 more missions to fly before the rocket retires, ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said. It was unclear whether the Atlas V launch planned for September counts as one of the nine that Amazon previously procured.

Persons: Pascal, James Watkins, ULA, Jessica Rye, Joey Roulette, Leslie Adler, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Amazon.com Inc, Boeing, Lockheed, United Launch, Amazon, Vulcan, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Atlas V, NASA, Atlas, Thomson Locations: Lauwin, France, U.S, ULA

☆ Amazon switches rockets for first test satellites to expedite launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An artist's rendering of the Project Kuiper satellite processing facility in Florida. Amazon.com Inc plans to launch its first pair of prototype internet satellites late next month on a different rocket than previously planned, a spokesman said on Monday, again switching rides for the spacecraft to avoid mounting rocket delays. The company will launch the two satellites, the first in Amazon's Kuiper program to offer internet globally from space, aboard a dedicated Atlas V rocket from the Boeing -Lockheed , joint venture United Launch Alliance, spokesman James Watkins said. Amazon last year announced plans to launch the satellite pair aboard the first flight of ULA's new Vulcan rocket, moving them off previously planned rockets from launch startup ABL Space to avoid delays in ABL's rocket development. But delays with Vulcan have prompted Amazon to again switch rides.

Persons: James Watkins, ULA Organizations: Inc, Boeing, Lockheed, United Launch Alliance, Amazon, Vulcan Locations: Florida

☆ Amazon switches rockets for first test satellites for sooner launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, November 15, 2022. The company will launch the two satellites, the first in Amazon's Kuiper program to offer internet globally from space, aboard a dedicated Atlas V rocket from the Boeing-Lockheed (BA.N), (LMT.N) joint venture United Launch Alliance, spokesman James Watkins said. Amazon last year announced plans to launch the satellite pair aboard the first flight of ULA's new Vulcan rocket, moving them off previously planned rockets from launch startup ABL Space to avoid delays in ABL's rocket development. But delays with Vulcan have prompted Amazon to again switch rides. Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pascal, James Watkins, ULA, Joey Roulette, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, Amazon.com Inc, Boeing, Lockheed, United Launch Alliance, Amazon, Vulcan, Thomson Locations: Lauwin, France

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