Latest News: June 2023

Friday, 30 June 2023

Soccers Next Big Thing Is Buying in Bulk

Networks of clubs help top teams streamline their scouting, methods and player acquisition. But who do they really serve?

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Florida moves forward on radioactive road material as Gov. DeSantis signs the law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a plan to use phosphogypsum, a radioactive waste material, in "demonstration projects." Here, signs block a roadway in Boca Raton during a construction project in 2021.

Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.

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Harrison Bader Visits St. Louis a Year After Yankees-Cardinals Trade

Harrison Bader loved St. Louis but couldn’t thrive there. A weekend series between the Yankees and the Cardinals offers a reminder of a trade that helped both teams.

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Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.

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Shein invited influencers on an all-expenses-paid trip. Here's why people are livid

Fast-fashion giant Shein has been accused of human rights violations and unsustainable environmental practices. The company is once again under attack after sending a group of social media influencers on a highly curated tour of some of its facilities in Guangzhou, China.

After a recent trip to some of the company's facilities in Guangzhou, China, young tastemakers fawned over happy employees and sweat-free working conditions. Now the influencers are facing a backlash.

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Thursday, 29 June 2023

A big swath of the U.S. is under red and purple air quality alerts from Canada's smoke

Wildfire smoke clouds the skyline on Wednesday in Chicago. The Chicago area is under an air quality alert as smoke from Canadian wildfires has covered the city.

In Madison, Wis., the air quality was measured at 242 Thursday morning— a "very unhealthy" purple alert rating that many other communities shared, particularly in the Midwest.

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N.F.L. Suspends Three Players for Betting on Football in Latest Gambling Violations

The league suspended Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts and Demetrius Taylor, a free agent, for at least a full season. A fourth player received a six-game penalty for betting on other sports.

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Read the Supreme Court decision reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action

The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

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Supreme Court guts affirmative action effectively ending race-conscious admissions

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

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Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves

Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the Chicago skyline as seen from the city

Canadian wildfire smoke and heat make for unhealthy U.S. air. Protests erupt in France after police kill a teen boy during a traffic stop. A new physics discovery could help us understand black holes.

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Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France

Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences.

The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.

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Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Simone Biles Indicates a Return to Elite Competition

Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, last competed at the Tokyo Games in 2021, where she withdrew from some events because of a mental block.

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If you love film you should be worried about what's going on at Turner Classic Movies

Turner Classic Movies offers a well-curated, wide variety of offerings, spanning more than a century of film history. Above, Gene Kelly pictured in 1952 during the filming of Singin

Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a shake-up at the network, which for years has offered a well curated film selection. Critic David Bianculli says TCM wasn't broken — and didn't need fixing.

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3 YA fantasy novels for summer that bring out the monsters within

As we roll into the dog days of summer, these three YA novels move beyond being beastly — as their protagonists transform into the creatures that lie within.

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Global heat waves show climate change and El Niño are a bad combo

Outdoor workers are vulnerable to prolonged heat waves like the one hitting Texas, which climate scientist warn are becoming more common.

Scientists say worsening heat waves have a clear link to climate change. This year, a seasonal El Niño pattern will also be adding fuel to the fire.

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Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

A cyclist passes through a park during an evening ride, Monday, June 26, 2023, in San Antonio.

The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.

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Twins Lead AL Central With Losing Record at Midseason

The Minnesota Twins could join the ignominious list of postseason teams with losing records. But that’s nothing compared to what’s happening in the U.S.F.L.

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Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Standing where Prophet Muhammad gave his final sermon 2 million Muslims perform Hajj

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, before heading to Mina. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam and one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

This is the largest pilgrimage since 2019, after which the Hajj was dramatically curbed due to coronavirus restrictions that limited the pilgrimage to just a few thousand people.

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A TV meteorologist linked weather events to climate change. Then came the threats

Chris Gloninger, a TV news meteorologist in Iowa, got threats over his coverage of climate change. Now he's leaving the industry to tackle climate change head-on.

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Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.

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Womens Tennis Tour Approves Deal for Pay Equity by 2033

The WTA Tour approved a plan to achieve pay equity at its biggest tournaments. But it won’t be fully implemented until 2033.

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As Japan prepares to release Fukushima wastewater anxiety grows across South Korea

Activists gather to protest against a planned release of water from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

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Could the Yankees Have No Players Appear in the All-Star Game?

With Aaron Judge injured and Gerrit Cole not guaranteed to pitch, the Yankees could be shut out of the All-Star Game box score for only the third time in the event’s history.

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Monday, 26 June 2023

In historic bid transgender Delaware state senator launches congressional campaign

Sarah McBride and Katie Couric speak onstage during the Women In The World summit on April 11, 2019 in New York City.

If elected, Sarah McBride, 32, would be the first transgender person to serve in Congress. She is running for the at-large seat held by Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester.

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Ryan Reynolds Invests in Alpine F1 Team

The actor Ryan Reynolds, the private equity firm RedBird Capital and Otro Capital are among the investors taking a stake in Renault’s Alpine team.

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Australia brings its last refugee on the Pacific island of Nauru to its mainland

The Nibok refugee settlement is seen on Nauru on Sept. 4, 2018.

Australia's government, which announced earlier this month that it would be moving refugees off of Nauru, confirmed to media that it will pay $350 million annually to keep the Nauru facility open.

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Belgium Was Out of Hurdlers. So Shot-Putter Jolien Boumkwo Agreed to Run.

Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a joke or a stunt. Her team needed the points in a European meet.

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Sunday, 25 June 2023

Noah Lyless Campaign to Bring Fashion to Track and Field

The fashion runway to the locker room has become ubiquitous in professional sports like basketball and football. Can the walk into a running event become the same thing?

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After its march toward Moscow what's next for Russia's Wagner Group?

Members of Wagner Group stand on the balcony of a building in the city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday.

The fate of the private military company is unclear, especially after it was credited with delivering Russia recent gains in the country's war against Ukraine.

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Thompson Twins Are Ready for the NBA but Not to Split Up

Amen and Ausar Thompson said they’ve never spent more than two days apart. This is how they spent their last week together before heading to their new N.B.A. teams.

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The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greek elections

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, leader of center-right New Democracy party poses for the media with his daughter Dafni Mitsotakis, left, and son Konstantinos Mitsotakis at a polling station in Athens, Greece, on Sunday.

Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks, with partial results showing it gaining a comfortable parliamentary majority.

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Saturday, 24 June 2023

Luke Kuechly Walked Away From the NFL at His Peak. He Still

Luke Kuechly retired from the N.F.L. while at his peak and has worked to raise awareness of brain trauma. The former linebacker discussed his love for football and what he tells parents of the 12-year-olds he coaches.

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A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails

Several train cars are immersed in the Yellowstone River after a bridge collapse near Columbus, Mont., on Saturday. The bridge collapsed overnight, causing a train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.

A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below.

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A hoopster from Senegal has a ball and wins a medal at 2023 Special Olympics

Ablaye Ndiaye (front row, center) poses with the Senegalese basketball team at the Special Olympics in Berlin. On Saturday, the team beat France to nail the bronze medal in 5-on-5 unified basketball. The coach says that Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome, brings energy and joy to the game and "is the face of the team."

Ablaye Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome, carried the torch at opening ceremony. It was, he says, "a great moment." But the reality for people with intellectual disabilities in Senegal is a challenge.

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Victor Wembanyama Has San Antonio Businesses Eager to Cash In

The Spurs selected Wembanyama, a French basketball star, No. 1 overall in the N.B.A. draft on Thursday. San Antonio has been celebrating for weeks.

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The mutiny in Russia may be over. But it still damages Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation on Saturday after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.

The rebellious leader of the Wagner mercenary group said he had ordered his troops back to base, but analysts say the serious challenge to the Russian president will diminish his authority.

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Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow

Members of Wagner Group inspect a car in a street of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.

Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases.

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They said her disabled brother died in prison naturally. A lawsuit alleges otherwise

On Feb. 5, 2022, Charles Givens was found unresponsive in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center. An autopsy and other documentation indicate Givens suffered a beating, a lawsuit alleges.

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A year after Dobbs and the end of Roe v. Wade there's chaos and confusion

Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 24, 2022. In the year since, approximately 22 million women, girls and other people of reproductive age now live in states where abortion access is heavily restricted or totally inaccessible.

With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure's legal status.

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Friday, 23 June 2023

Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record

On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.

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