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President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer.The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding to flow to Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota and Wisconsin, and for tribes in Montana and South Dakota. In each case except Wisconsin, it took Trump more than a month to approve the aid requests from local officials, continuing a trend of longer waits for disaster relief noted by a recent Associated Press analysis.Trump has now approved more than 30 major natural disaster declarations since taking office in January.…

There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:Mariners win via walk-off againThe Mariners have won six games in a row, and the last two were on walk-off hits. Even better is how unlikely said walk-off hits were: on Wednesday, Leo Rivas hit a 2-run homer in the 13th inning to give Seattle the win, two innings after he was brought in as a pinch-runner and…

The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, had confessed to a family friend – or “implied that he had committed the murder” to that friend[OREM, Utah] A young Utah man suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in the city of Orem was in custody on Friday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox told reporters.“We got him,” Cox told reporters.The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, had confessed to a family friend – or “implied that he had committed the murder” to that friend – and that person in turn had contacted the Washington County sheriff’s office on Thursday.A family member…

ADV Cape Spencer is the ninth Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat, delivered to the Australian Department of Defence under Project SEA 1445-Phase 1. Credit: Austal. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has received the ninth of ten Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat (ECCPB) from Austal Australia. Named ADV Cape Spencer, will complement other vessels of Royal Australian Navy and Australian Border Force in bolstering civil maritime surveillance and enforcement within its waters. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The vessel is built under the SEA 1445…

Being a self-starter in a fast-paced environment may not be what you’re really looking for“No two days are the same” or “you’ll wear many hats” may sound intriguing in a job advertisement, suggesting variety and opportunities.But Jasmine Escalera believes these seemingly benign phrases may indicate something more chaotic. “Positions described in this way often point to a deeper lack of structure,” says the careers adviser at website LiveCareer. “When roles aren’t clearly defined, you might be pulled in too many directions without support… or realistic expectations.”Experts say jobseekers may need to become more alert to such language, which often signals…

Preorders for the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and Air went live at 8 am ET this morning (actually closer to 8:30 if you were using Apple’s website), and if you’re just waking up looking to get an iPhone 17 Pro Max in the new Cosmic Orange color, you’re going to have a long wait. According to Apple’s delivery estimates, orders placed now for the iPhone 17 Pro in orange aren’t shipping until mid-October, nearly a month after the September 19 release date. All capacities were reflecting an October 6-13 delivery window about an hour after preorders went live. Other colors…

The company has faced pushback, including from early backer Elon Musk, on the moveAFTER months of back-and-forth with regulators and stakeholders, OpenAI said it is getting closer to converting into a more traditional, for-profit company – a key step in its bid to secure billions more in capital to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) products. As part of the restructuring, the ChatGPT owner intends to form a “public benefit corporation” (PBC) that is meant to be more appealing to investors. The overall business would continue to be overseen by OpenAI’s nonprofit entity, which would receive an equity stake of more than…

Kids in the UK aren’t just sneaking extra snacks into their backpacks. They’re sneaking into their schools’ computer systems.  According to the country’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students are behind a whopping 57% of personal data breaches in schools. Yes, more than half. The watchdog looked at 215 reported breaches that originated inside schools and found that a lot of them were surprisingly low-tech.  About a third came down to kids either guessing super obvious passwords or stumbling across login details teachers had left lying around. Turns out Post-it notes are the real enemy of cybersecurity. That’s not to say…

Netherlands has joined Ireland and other countries in threatening to withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel competes.Dutch broadcaster AvroTros said today it was taking the stance in response to the loss of life in Gaza. It comes a day after Irish broadcaster RTE said the country was taking the same stance, saying it was “unconscionable” to take part given the “ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza”. Slovenia and Iceland are among other nations which have said their participation is dependant on whether or not Israel is allowed to compete.AvroTros said the death of journalists in…

Oil prices rose by nearly 2 per cent on Friday after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian port suspended loadings, outweighing pressure from oversupply concerns and weaker U.S. demand risks. The drone attack on Russia’s northwestern port of Primorsk – one of the country’s largest oil and fuel export terminals – led to a suspension of oil loading operations overnight, an official from Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters. “Those attacks on Russian energy infrastructure have room to drag down Russian crude and refined product exports,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo. Brent crude futures rose $1.02, or 1.5 per cent, to $67.39 a…