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Judge tosses a New York law that moved many local elections to even-numbered years 10/09/2024 12:07pm • A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state judge, providing a win to Republicans who claimed it was a partisan effort by Democrats to gain an electoral edge. Sponsors of the bill approved by the Inter Miami's Diego Gómez picked as top player on MLS' '22 Under 22' list 10/09/2024 12:00pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami midfielder Diego Gómez thought team officials had scheduled him for a photo and video shoot to promote the upcoming MLS Cup playoffs. The team had a surprise waiting instead, and what happened next moved Gómez to tears. Gómez was announced Wednesday as t Mexico takes the US side in potential trade battles with China and seeks to boost local content 10/09/2024 11:39am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top economic official has suggested his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China. “There is a dispute between China and the United States, stronger now than it was a few years ago," Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said at a busin Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down 10/09/2024 11:13am • SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down. The manufacturer said that it had boosted its offer for union workers for take-home pay and retirement benefits during two days of negotiations. “Unfort Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out 10/09/2024 11:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump. Are reporters “sanewashing” Trump, or ar Editorial Roundup: United States 10/09/2024 10:57am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 6 The Washington Post on Hurricane Helene, FEMA and misinformation An underwater arts district. Health-care workers and patients stranded on hospital rooftops. Isolated residents pointing mirrors at the sky to catch rescue hel Riley Keough felt a duty to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s book on Elvis, grief, addiction and love 10/09/2024 10:57am • Riley Keough was quick to agree to help complete her mother’s memoir. She thought they’d write it together, reflecting on her extraordinary upbringing and life, but it became a much greater responsibility after Lisa Marie Presley’ssudden death in 2023. Finishing the task her mother — the onl Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with technology in break with tradition 10/09/2024 10:56am • LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon is replacing line judges with electronic line-calling, the latest step into the modern age by the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament. The All England Club announced Wednesday that technology will be used to give the “out” and “fault” calls at the championships from Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida. Here's how it can impact travel 10/09/2024 10:25am • Not one, but two. Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton after already being pummeled by Helene. As The Associated Press reported, Milton continues to churn toward a potentially catastrophic collision with the west coast of the Sunshine State, where some residents insisted they would stay eve 'It's time to go': Residents flee as Milton barrels toward Florida 10/09/2024 10:25am • As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida as a tremendously powerful storm, officials in the Sunshine State are preparing for yet another disaster in a span of less than two weeks. Officials are ordering mandatory evacuations in Florida, which many are heeding.  Several major hubs shut down a Jürgen Klopp to take on new role as head of global soccer at Red Bull 10/09/2024 10:18am • LONDON (AP) — Former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is returning to soccer after a shorter than expected break. Energy drinks manufacturer Red Bull announced Wednesday that the German mentor is to become its head of global soccer from January, overseeing its international network of clubs. “He wi Root surpasses Cook as leading England run-scorer in test cricket. His next big target is Tendulkar 10/09/2024 09:41am • With an exquisite straight drive for four, Joe Root took another of Alastair Cook's records by becoming England’s highest run-scorer in test cricket. Root surpassed the retired Cook’s total of 12,472 runs by reaching 71 during England's first innings on Day 3 of the first test against Pakistan o Japan's new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election 10/09/2024 09:35am • TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election, asking people to trust the governing party's policies even as critics said the vote comes far too soon. Ishiba took office last week as Fumio Kishida resign North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures 10/09/2024 09:31am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria" by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to formally designa US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case 10/09/2024 09:23am • The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers filed late Tuesday, government lawye