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Lead The Seattle Storm rallied to beat the Golden State Valkyries 76-73 on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena, securing the final spot in the 2024 WNBA postseason and eliminating the Los Angeles Sparks. Seattle erased an early deficit with a 14-4 run at the start of the fourth quarter and held on when Erica … Read more

Lead On Sept. 9, 2025, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft emerged as the top two finishers in the city’s preliminary mayoral election, setting up a head-to-head general election on Nov. 4. Unofficial tallies posted around 11:30 p.m. showed Wu with roughly 70% of the vote and Kraft with about 25%. The Associated … Read more

Lead On Sept. 10, 2025, Poland announced that its forces had shot down multiple Russian-made drones after they crossed into Polish airspace during a large overnight strike on Ukraine. Polish officials called the incursions an “act of aggression,” and NATO and Polish aircraft were scrambled in response. Warsaw reported no immediate casualties on Polish soil, … Read more

Lead On Sept. 10, 2025, Polish forces shot down multiple unmanned aerial vehicles that entered Polish airspace during a large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine, marking the first time a NATO member is known to have fired in the war. Warsaw reported 19 objects crossed into its airspace and said those posing a threat were neutralised, … Read more

Lead Google’s Pixel phones re-entered the global top five for premium smartphones (priced above $600) in the first half of 2025, driven by the Pixel 9 series and strategic market expansion. Counterpoint Research reports a 105% year‑over‑year increase in Pixel shipments across the premium segment. Apple remained the dominant premium vendor with a 62% share, … Read more

Lead On Wednesday morning, Nepal was under a nationwide curfew and Kathmandu’s streets lay largely empty after two days of violent antigovernment clashes that left at least 22 people dead. Troops and heavily armed police were deployed across the capital after protesters set fire to the Parliament, the Supreme Court and several government offices. The … Read more

Lead Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft secured the two highest vote totals in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face each other in the Nov. 4 Boston mayoral general election. The top-two, nonpartisan format advances the two leading vote-getters regardless of party. Wu is seeking a second term after her 2021 victory; Kraft, … Read more

Lead: Whoopi Goldberg told Entertainment Tonight she has no plans to leave her post on The View, saying she “can’t afford” retirement after 18 seasons on the panel. The remark, delivered during an interview published Tuesday, tied her decision to continue working to personal finances rather than creative fatigue. Fellow co-host Joy Behar, who joined … Read more

Lead: Since Brian Niccol became chief executive a year ago, Starbucks has pushed an aggressive turnaround across more than 17,000 U.S. stores, combining faster service targets, remodeled seating and new beverage experiments. The company has removed nondairy milk charges, restored condiment stations and pledged over $500 million for staffing and order-sequencing technology. But baristas and … Read more

Lead: Belgian officials have indicated they could relax their opposition to using frozen Russian assets if the European Union agrees to a formal risk‑sharing arrangement. The statement, reported by the Financial Times, came as member states debate proposals to mobilize seized or frozen Russian central‑bank assets in support of Ukraine. Belgian leaders framed their position … Read more

Erica Wheeler came off the bench to score 17 points, drilling five 3-pointers and hitting a game-winning pull-up with 19.2 seconds left as the Seattle Storm rallied to a 74-73 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena. The comeback secured a playoff berth for Seattle and halted a two-game skid … Read more

Sept. 9, 2025 — President Donald Trump left the White House grounds for a short walk—about one-tenth of a mile—to dine at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in downtown Washington, D.C., and was met by protesters as he entered. Demonstrators shouted slogans including “Free D.C.” and “Free Palestine” and some called Mr. Trump … Read more

Lead: Asian equities climbed on Sept 10 as investors grew more confident the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its Sept 17 meeting, while government bond prices fell. Traders are weighing U.S. labour softness and two upcoming inflation prints — producer and consumer prices — that could confirm the Fed’s path. Risk assets were buoyed … Read more

A federal judge has temporarily blocked former President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to the Financial Times. The order prevents any immediate attempt to oust Cook while the court reviews a legal challenge to the President’s claimed authority. The ruling, limited in scope and duration, preserves the status quo at … Read more

Lead On Sept. 9, 2025, activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla said one of their vessels was hit by what they described as a drone while docked at Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. The group reported that all six people who had been aboard were uninjured after a small fire was extinguished. The flotilla released security … Read more