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NEW YORK – It was the ghosts of Monument Park.Aaron Judge struggles to take credit for the magic he creates on the baseball diamond. Ask him how he’s won two MVP awards, and he’ll praise the Yankees for preparing him since the day he was drafted into the organization. Ask him how he set the American League record for most home runs in a single season, and he’ll point to his teammates for giving him opportunities to hit.So when he was asked how he kept the ball fair off his bat in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the…
SAN FRANCISCO :Cisco Systems launched on Wednesday a new networking chip designed to connect artificial intelligence data centers, with the cloud computing units of Microsoft and Alibaba enrolling as the chip’s customers.The P200 chip, as Cisco calls it, will compete against rival offerings from Broadcom. It will sit at the heart of a new routing device that the company also rolled out on Wednesday and is designed to connect the sprawling data centers that are located over vast distances and which train AI systems.Inside those data centers, companies such as Nvidia are connecting tens of thousands and eventually hundreds of…
[BRUSSELS] The European Commission on Wednesday (Oct 8) announced a one-billion-euro (S$1.5 billion) plan to ramp up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in key industries amid a push to cut the European Union’s reliance on US and Chinese technologies.The EU executive’s Apply AI strategy followed an action plan unveiled in April which seeks to lighten the regulatory burden and costs for startups struggling to comply with landmark AI rules which entered into force in August last year.The move also underscores Europe’s goal of achieving strategic autonomy in key sectors amid trade tensions with the US and China and the…
KINSHASA, Congo — KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are experiencing shortages of medicines as a result of fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday.The Red Cross said it assessed 240 health centers and clinics in North and South Kivu, two provinces where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels made an unprecedented advance earlier this year, further deepening one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.The difficulties in crossing front lines in the war-hit regions have prevented health facilities from getting access to medicine, even when…
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks next to Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersThe Senate is set to vote again on Wednesday on competing Republican and Democratic funding proposals to end the government shutdown, which stretched into its eighth day with no hint of progress toward a resolution.The dueling stopgap measures will be the final two in a series of three votes that were…
The approach may generate headlines while leaving the structural problems of American pharmaceutical pricing unaddressedTHE recent agreement between Pfizer chief executive officer Albert Bourla and US President Donald Trump, announced at the White House on Sep 30, represents either a groundbreaking shift in pharmaceutical pricing or a carefully orchestrated political spectacle – depending on where you stand.The agreement includes significant price reductions, with Pfizer offering discounts of 50 to 85 per cent on many of its most popular medications. Beyond pricing concessions, Pfizer committed to investing US$70 billion in domestic manufacturing facilities, and the company will receive a three-year exemption…
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift says she did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, which will be headlined by Bad Bunny.“The Life of a Showgirl” singer paid a visit to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday and dispelled a few rumors. Most notably, she shared she did not turn down the NFL’s biggest stage because she wouldn’t be allowed to own the performance footage, as claimed in a popular internet rumor.“No, no, no,” Swift said.The Super Bowl halftime show is produced by the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation — the…
In an exclusive “CBS Mornings Plus” report, a unique program is giving doctors battling substance abuse a second chance. The initiative allows physicians to keep treating patients while receiving care themselves. It is among the most successful recovery programs ever studied.
Eric Williams NFL Reporter Now in his third season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Baker Mayfield has proven he’s one of the elite throwers in the league. So much so that Mayfield’s arm has now firmly placed him at the top of the MVP discussion. A big-play hunter with pinpoint accuracy, Mayfield is putting up prolific numbers once again this season. The Oklahoma product is No. 4 in the league in passing yards (1,283), tied for third in passing touchdowns (10) and ninth in passer rating (104.4). But three things stand out for Mayfield this season. First, he’s taking care of…
A former sex worker has told a Holyrood committee that Scotland needs to “put the not for sale sign out” and pass new laws on prostitution.Diane Martin was giving evidence to the Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday to support proposals put forward by Alba MSP Ash Regan which, if passed, could see those convicted of buying sex fined up to £10,000 or face jail. The Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill aims to criminalise those buying sex, while decriminalising those selling it.Ms Martin told the committee, which is scrutinising the bill, she had previously worked in London at “the supposed…