Pittsburgh overturn 9-0 deficit to win 13-12 over CincinnatiBooed by home fans, Reds lose ground in NL wildcard race A surprise in 2023 following a 100-loss season, the Cincinnati Reds and their beleaguered bullpen were dealt a staggering blow by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates overcame a nine-run deficit for the first time since the franchise started play in 1882 as Luis Rivas tied a career-high with five RBIs in a 13-12 victory on Saturday night. Read More

NOUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- Two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid Sunday in the northern West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in a surge of violence during a sensitive Jewish holiday period. The Israeli military said it moved into the Nour Shams refugee camp, near the town of Tulkarem, to destroy what it described as a militant command center and bomb-storage facility in a building. Read More

Alleged incident took place at 11.40am on Sunday at Nightcliff markets, close to her electorate office.Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Police are investigating after Natasha Fyles, the chief minister of the Northern Territory, was allegedly physically assaulted at the Nightcliff markets in Darwin. Guardian Australia confirmed the alleged incident took place at about 11.40am on Sunday at the markets. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup. Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday the US is "directly at war" with Moscow.His statement comes after the White House pledged $600 million in additional aid to Ukraine.The US has pledged more than $100 billion in aid packages to Ukraine since the invasion began. According to Russian officials, the United States' continued support of Ukraine puts the country "directly at war" with Moscow. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown. In public overtures and private calls, Republican lieutenants of the embattled speaker pleaded with a handful of right-flank holdouts to resist further disruptions that have ground the House to a halt and back McCarthy’s latest plan to keep government open before next weekend’s Sept. 30 deadline for a shutdown. Read More

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for September 24's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Read More

WASHINGTON —  President Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday. The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots Friday. O’Connor said Biden, 80, also was vaccinated several weeks ago against respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. Read More

Zimbabwe has crowned a white woman and native of Harare as Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023, sparking controversy and debate online, Atlanta Black Star reported Friday. Brooke Bruk-Jackson, a 21-year-old model, is now set to represent the African country at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant, scheduled for Nov. 18. The newly-crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe’s runner-ups were Black women, Amanda Mpofu and Nokutenda Marumbwa. Following her win on Sept. 16, Bruk-Jackson expressed her commitment to representing Zimbabwe internationally and showcasing the country’s uniqueness, according to Atlanta Black Star. Read More

The daughter of a journalist allegedly spat on and assaulted David Young, Mayor of Orem, Utah, and another individual Tuesday night after a council meeting. Linnea Pugmire, 31, faces multiple charges, including two third-degree felony counts of threatening elected officials and one count of assault, according to Fox13. Read More

Democratic pressure is growing on Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign after he was charged with bribery in an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court that was made public Friday. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Democratic state committee chairman LeRoy J. Jones Jr. have joined the growing chorus of New Jersey politicians calling for Menendez to step down. Read More

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with humanely. For a second straight day in the French port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at European countries that have used “alarmist propaganda” to justify closing their doors to migrants, and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead. He called for migrants to have legal pathways to citizenship, and for the Mediterranean Sea that so many cross to reach Europe to be a beacon of hope, not a graveyard of desperation. Read More

A Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet headquarters on Friday killed and injured “dozens” of Russian troops, including a number of senior officials, Ukraine’s armed forces claimed on Saturday. Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said on Telegram that more details of Friday’s missile attack would be communicated “when possible.” The strike was in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, the region of Ukraine occupied illegally by Russia in 2014 and which extends into the Black Sea. Read More

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a previous ruling that prevents cities from clearing out homeless encampments, according to a Friday press release. U.S. District Court Chief Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu issued an injunction in December that prevented San Francisco, California, from continuing its efforts to clear tent encampments, which the city appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in January. Democratic Mayor London Breed and Newsom have demanded that the injunction be overturned, and the governor issued an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to allow state and local governments to take “common sense” actions to address homelessness, according to a press release. (RELATED: ‘People Are Dying’: Gavin Newsom Blasts Court Decision Barring City From Enforcing Homeless Ordinances) Read More

Tucker Carlson, Greta Thunberg, Covid sceptics, military historians, the royal family … What would my time immersed in the Twitter/X owner’s feed reveal about the richest man in the world? What’s it like to be Elon Musk? On almost every level it is impossible to imagine – he’s just too much. Musk is the hands-on head of three mega-companies, one (Tesla) wildly successful, one (SpaceX) madly aspirational, one (Twitter/X) a shambles. He has plenty of other businesses on the side, including The Boring Company (which makes hi-tech tunnels), Neuralink (which makes brain-computer interfaces), and his current pet favourite xAI (mission: “To understand the true nature of the universe”). He is the on-again, off-again richest human being on the planet, his personal net worth sometimes fluctuating by more than $10bn a day as the highly volatile Tesla share price lurches up and down. He is the father of 11 children – one of whom died as an infant, and from one of whom he is currently estranged – with three different women, which to his own mind at least seems to make him some kind of family man. He has 155 million followers on Twitter/X (we’ll call it Twitter from now on for simplicity’s sake), which is more than anyone else. Only a very few people – Barack Obama (132 million), Justin Bieber (111 million) – can have any idea of what that is like. However, unlike Obama, who follows 550,000 accounts on Twitter, Musk follows only 415. That anyone can copy (or at least they could, before the platform recently changed its code so you can now only see a small handful of users’ followers rather than the full list). So that’s what I did, spending this past summer following the exact same accounts Musk follows and no one else, to see what the world looks like from inside his personal Twitter bubble. I wanted to be a fly on the wall in the room with the people who are shaping the thoughts of one of the most influential, and unpredictable, individuals on the planet. I should add that I’ve never followed anyone else on Twitter before – I’ve never even had a Twitter account – so it was all new to me. What can I say? It’s pretty mind-blowing. Read More

In the summer of 2022, federal agents executed search warrants at Mr Menendez's home and found evidence of the bribery agreements, including over $480,000 (£391,000) in cash, much of which was "stuffed into envelopes and hidden in clothing, closets and a safe", prosecutors allege. Read More

A vehicle packed with explosives triggered an explosion at a security checkpoint in the central Somali city of Beledweyne Saturday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 40 others, according to Reuters. Police officer Ahmed Aden said the death toll of the bombing included five police officers who attempted to stop the truck from colliding at the nearby checkpoint. “So far I have seen 10 dead people including soldiers and civilians and over a dozen others injured, but the death toll is sure to rise,” the police officer told Reuters. Read More

The third-term congressman may not be the only Democrat to enter the race. Read More

Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday that at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded as a result of Kyiv’s attack on the Black Sea Fleet on Friday. He claimed that Alexander Romanchuk, a Russian general commanding forces along the key southeastern front line, was “in a very serious condition” following the attack. Budanov’s claim couldn’t be independently verified, and he didn’t comment on whether Western-made missiles were used in Friday’s attack. The Russian Defense Ministry initially said that the strike killed one service member at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, but later issued a statement that he was missing. Read More

Detonation took place at security checkpoint in Beledweyne, killing at least 18 people. An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others, authorities have said. Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister of Hirshabelle state, announced the toll to journalists. Read More

HOUSTON — The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his school district for his hairstyle. Read More

A Fulton County DA's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself at the courthouse. The woman shot herself in the leg on Friday, but sheriff's said she was "not critically wounded." The courthouse was the site of Trump's arraignment for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.  An investigator from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office accidentally shot herself while at the county courthouse, ABC News reported. Read More

Tropical Storm Ophelia is continuing to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to parts of the Mid-Atlantic after making landfall early Saturday morning near North Carolina's Emerald Isle on the East coast. Read More

Galveston Island was the site of the final end of US slavery but Republicans are testing what remains of the 1965 Voting Rights Act to draw a controversial redistricting map. The square in front of the county courthouse on Galveston Island, a barrier island on the Gulf coast of Texas, is dominated by a 40ft statue titled Dignified Resignation that depicts a Confederate soldier coming home at the end of the civil war. He stands tall and defiant, and at his feet is a scroll that reads: “Glory in defeat.” The statue, erected in 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, is especially toxic given its location. Galveston Island was the busiest slave port in antebellum Texas, trafficking more than 11,000 enslaved people; it is also the birthplace of Juneteenth, the official US holiday that celebrates the final end of US slavery. Read More

A timelapse video shows a stunning shelf cloud moving across the sky in southern Brazil. The dramatic footage was filmed in Caxias do Sul. Read More

Former White House aide to Donald Trump tells CBS News Sunday Morning she ‘could not go back to my apartment’ The former Donald Trump White House aide who became a pivotal January 6 witness remembers wanting to make a last-minute run for it before delivering her crucial testimony about the US Capitol attack that the defeated president’s supporters staged. But Cassidy Hutchinson kept her nerve, and the cost of breaking ranks with Trump and his fanatical supporters was steep. Read More

Philippines says it ‘strongly condemns’ move at Scarborough Shoal which prevents its fishing boats from gaining access. The Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying it prevented Filipinos from entering and fishing in the area. Manila’s coast guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources “strongly condemn” China’s installation of the barrier in part of the Scarborough Shoal, Commodore Jay Tarriela, a coast guard spokesperson, posted on the X social media platform, formerly Twitter. Read More

Hollywood writers and producers have made "major progress" in negotiations to end the strike that has gone on for 145 days, but a major sticking point has been language over the use of artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the negotiations said Saturday. Read More

Human rights lawyers are working with Ukraine’s public prosecutor to prepare dossier to submit to the international criminal court. Human rights lawyers working with Ukraine’s public prosecutor are preparing a war crimes dossier to submit to the international criminal court (ICC) accusing Russia of deliberately causing starvation during the 18-month-long conflict. The aim is to document instances where the Russian invaders used hunger as a weapon of war, providing evidence for the ICC to launch the first prosecution of its kind that could indict the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Read More

Best-selling American author says the new Netflix-endorsed city break doesn’t show the best features of her adopted home – free preschool, university and healthcare. The news flashed up like a red béret: Netflix has endorsed a real-life Emily in Paris-themed trip to the French capital, based on its hit TV show. The four-night visit includes a masterclass on “the art of flirting” (taught by a woman meant to resemble Emily’s cruel-but-sexy boss); a lesson on baking pain au chocolat; optional runs along the Seine, like Emily takes in the series; and many evening apéros. There is no shortage of Emily-themed activities in Paris. The tourist office publishes its own guide to destinations from the show, and there are dozens of unofficial tours (several warn participants not to attempt their three-hour walks wearing stilettos). Last autumn I attended an American’s Emily-themed bar mitzvah here; the party T-shirt had stars of David inserted into the cross-hatches of the Eiffel Tower. Read More

TL;DR: A lifetime membership to International Open Academy eLearning is on sale for £48.02, saving you 85% on list price. Not everyone has a perfect plan for what they want out of their future. Picking a career path isn’t easy, especially if you’re doing it without experience. How would you know that you might have a future in professional illustration or bartending if you’ve never had a chance to study it? Read More

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We're in the business of finding out how you can watch the biggest sporting events of the year. This can sometimes be pretty complicated, with a number of options offering different levels of coverage. Fortunately, that's not the case for the 2023 NRL Grand Final. There's only one way to watch this famous fixture, because a particular streaming platform has exclusive rights this year. If you want to watch the 2023 NRL Grand Final for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need. Read More

A young brother and sister who took their mother's car on a ride after she took away their electronic devices were stopped by police on a Florida highway about 200 miles from home, authorities said. Read More

Looking to watch the Japan Formula 1 GP today? You're in luck, as there are multiple free F1 live stream options. And we can help you watch one from anywhere in the world. Read More

It's Sunday and there's a brand new Wordle! As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out the answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the end of this article for September 24's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Read More

A court in the capital found the 29-year-old MHD, real name Mohamed Sylla, guilty of involvement in the gang-related killing of Loic K, 23. Read More

Costco recalled 48,000 mattresses following reports of mold by more than 500 customers, as noted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall specifically pertains to customers who have purchased either the Novaform Comfort Grande 14-inch or the Novaform Dream Away 8-inch mattresses this year. These mattresses were exclusively sold at Costco stores in the San Francisco Bay area, across the Greater Northwest region, and through the retailer’s online platform. The mattresses’ prices range from $150 to $750. Read More

He argues the media has oversimplified Ukraine's counteroffensive by focusing too much on the theatre of the front line, where the gains have been marginal, and less on the substantial successes of missile strikes in Crimea and the targeting of Russian warships. Read More

Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, issued a stern warning Friday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, advising him never to “insult Poles again” following the latter’s remarks at the United Nations General Assembly. The fallout arose over grain export disagreements, with Zelensky suggesting in his speech that Poland and other European countries have “made a thriller from the grain,” according to The Hill. Read More

Francisco Javier Guerra, a local painter and decorator, says the parents of the boys involved are to blame. "They should have done something before, like take their phones away, or install an application that tells them what their children are doing with their phone." Read More

Michael Alford, 59, of Harlan county was moving a bag of potting soil when bees attacked him from inside the package. A Kentucky man has died after a swarm of bees attacked him on his porch. On Monday, the 59-year-old man whom local reports identified as Michael Alford was moving a bag of potting soil in Harlan county when he was stung by a swarm of bees from inside the package, authorities said in a statement. Read More

The backdrop for their alarm is an increase in fatal drug overdoses during the Covid pandemic that has refused to abate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that illegal drugs killed 110,000 people last year, most of it driven by illicit fentanyl. Read More

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, was willing to be the surrogate for his son prior to her death in 2019. Cooper refused the offer from Vanderbilt, who died at age 95, calling it the “most Oedipal weird thing” in an interview with the Times of London. Read More

Public health increasingly focuses on treatment as prevention. While condoms were once integral to campaigns aimed at preventing STIs this is much less the case today. Read More

A 14-foot alligator carrying a dead body in its mouth was reportedly spotted Friday afternoon by a witness at a Largo waterway. The deceased adult and the 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator were found by deputies who responded to a call around 1:50 p.m. near Ridgecrest Park, which includes a 5-acre lake, Bay News 9 reported. The alligator was “humanely killed,” removed from the waterway and loaded onto a truck by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, according to a release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Read More

A man filed a class-action lawsuit against United Airlines after the company lost his luggage.  Jack Lipeles alleged in the suit that United falsely told him his luggage was stolen.   He accused the company of trying to evade reimbursing customers for their $35 checked bag fee. A traveler says United Airlines lost his luggage, and he's taking them to court over it. Read More

An "Everything Shower" typically takes two-to-four hours to complete. You can find lots of chatter and claims about such showers by searching for the hashtag #Showertok. Read More

New Zealand is adding 17 new jobs to its Immigration Green List. The roles can provide a fast track to residency for those with the right experience and skills. The jobs added to the list include panel beaters, welders, and IT administrators. If you've ever thought about moving to New Zealand, this might be your time. Read More

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is defending herself after causing a publicized disturbance. The lawmaker was spotted vaping at the touring production of “Beetlejuice” in Denver last week and allegedly groping her date before being thrown out of the venue. Boebert, whose estranged husband blames himself for their divorce, explained the incident Friday. Read More

KORNIDZOR, Armenia — Tons of humanitarian aid were en route on Saturday to Nagorno-Karabakh under the terms of a deal struck with the breakaway region’s Armenian leadership, Azerbaijan said. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said it had dispatched its first shipment of food and fuel to reach the mountainous territory from Armenia since Azerbaijan launched its military offensive earlier this week. The convoy of four trucks drove across the Hakari Bridge, crossing the border amid warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis among the civilian population. Read More