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Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineups: Danny Jansen Starts In Toronto

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

The Red Sox can (technically) keep their playoff hopes alive Tuesday, as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Danny Jansen will get the start opposite his former team. Red Sox manager Alex Cora isn’t making a few more tweaks outside of that, also inserting Romy Gonzalez and Masataka Yoshida into the […]

At UN, Africa renews calls for Security Council seats

Voice of America 

Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria has joined the growing calls by Africans leaders for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council. On the sidelines of the 79th U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Nigerian Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru said such a change would promote fairness and inclusivity. "We have been in 41 different United Nations’ missions to provide security across the world,” Badaru said. “Based on that background and the effort of Africa, we also call on the... Читать дальше...

John Malone’s Liberty Broadband Seeks Merger With Charter

Variety 

John Malone is angling to simplify his cable portfolio, with his Liberty Broadband looking to merge with Charter Communications — two companies he holds sizable interests in. Shares of Liberty Broadband jumped 26% Tuesday on the news, which was issued after market close on Sept. 23, while Charter’s stock declined 2.5%. Malone owns a 49% […]

Astronaut José Hernández Boards Discovery

Nasa.gov 

In this photo from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, smiles at the camera as he waits for his turn to enter the space shuttle Discovery as part of STS-128. It was the 128th Shuttle mission and the 30th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital lab, the STS-128 crew conducted […]

Soccer Ranked No. 1 for First Time Ever

University of Arkansas Women's Gymnastics 

The Arkansas soccer program enters week seven as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in program history, per TopDrawerSoccer's top 25 poll released on Monday.

FTX Insider Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Wired Magazine 

The former chief executive of Alameda Research, the trading company that acted as the vehicle for the multibillion-dollar fraud at crypto exchange FTX, has been given a two-year prison sentence after cooperating with investigators.

Qataris can travel to US without visa; first Gulf nation to meet requirements

Voice of America 

new york — The Gulf nation of Qatar on Tuesday became just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that allows its citizens to travel to the United States without first obtaining a U.S. visa. The departments of State and Homeland Security jointly announced that Qatar had met stringent eligibility requirements to join the visa waiver program. Those requirements include a low visa refusal rate, a low rate of visa overstays and a demand of reciprocal treatment of American travelers... Читать дальше...

Women refugees speak of loss and violence in Darfur

NPR (npr.org) 

The refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan recount the violence which took the lives of many men and boys. That violence, they say, was directed towards those of particular tribes and skin colors.

Shock Bake Off twist as contestant forced to quit Channel 4 show midway through first episode - The Mirror

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Shock Bake Off twist as contestant forced to quit Channel 4 show midway through first episode  The Mirror
  2. Great British Bake Off fans are left shocked after unexpected plot twist in first episode as they brutally bra  Daily Mail
  3. No-one goes home on Bake Off after contestant feels unwell as show returns  Evening Standard
  4. Great British Bake Off airs elimination twist after challenge shocks viewers  Digital Spy
  5. Shocking start to Great British Bake Off with contestant's... Читать дальше...