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The Los Angeles Angels are being sold. Embattled and often maligned owner Arte Moreno, who presided over the franchise’s decade-plus doldrums, has agreed to sell the club to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke’s company, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, announced the sale on Tuesday. The deal is worth an MLB record $4 billion, surpassing the $3.9 billion Padres sale, according to the Athletic.Lakers$12BSeahawks$9.6BCeltics$6.1BCommanders$6.05BBroncos$4.65BSuns/Mercury$4BAngels$4BKroenke, 79, also owns the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, the Colorado Rapids of MLS, and Arsenal of the Premier League through his holding company.”The Angels are a storied…

Grammy-winning Americana crooner Jason Isbell is one of several new litigants in a new federal lawsuit against the AI music generator Suno, arguing the company has allowed users to produce tracks based on musicians’ identities with its models without their consent. The lawsuit — filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts by a group that includes Isbell, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery, Texas blues musician Guy Forsyth and Florida-based saxophonist Eduardo Calle — compared Suno to the Borg, the “Star Trek” villains known for their “resistance is futile” method of absorbing their victims into their hive mind by restructuring their minds to become a similar, if…

‘The wind is in from Africa / Last night I couldn’t sleep.” Joni Mitchell has ear-wormed her way into my head as my wife and I step out from Zahara de la Sierra into the mountains of Sierra de Grazalema natural park. The Africa bit probably comes from yesterday’s visit to Zahara’s castle museum. Here, high above the tiled terracotta mosaic of village rooftops, we learned how the recapture of this picturesque hill town was a turning point in the Reconquista – the military campaign of the 1400s that saw the Catholics retake southern Spain after seven centuries of Moorish…

James Emejo in Abuja The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Tuesday unveiled plans to leverage agricultural mechanisation, technology and private capital to accelerate the country’s transition from subsistence farming to a globally competitive, export-oriented agricultural economy.ACCI President, Chief Emeka Obegolu, said this would be a major focus of the maiden Agricultural Mechanisation for Export-Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA EXPO 2026) scheduled to commence from October 15 to 16, 2026 in Abuja.Speaking at a media briefing, he explained that the exhibition was conceived to address some of the structural constraints limiting the productivity and competitiveness of agricultural sector.According to…

*Case shifted tio September 28 Alex Enumah in Abuja Hearing in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), from participating in the 2027 general elections, was on Tuesday stalled, following the insistence of the plaintiffs to personally serve the court documents on the president. Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar and the ADC had last month initiated legal proceedings at the Federal High Court, against Tinubu, APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging the eligibility of Tinubu and the APC…

Now that the political campaign has started towards next year’s elections, we know serious governance, especially legislation, is in recess. There is very little to celebrate in a legislative system where public investigations can consume enormous public funds, generate sensational headlines, expose alleged financial wrongdoing and then disappear without a clear conclusion. If this is what Nigeria has come to accept as legislative oversight, then the time has come to ask a difficult question – what exactly is the National Assembly investigating for? Nigeria’s National Assembly has constitutional powers to investigate corruption, inefficiency and waste in the administration of public…

Union Saint-Gilloise were to host Hapoel Beer-Sheva in Europa League, but Belgian mayor insists on different venue.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026A Belgian mayor is refusing to let his city host Israeli club Hapoel Beer-Sheva for a Europa League game, meaning Union Saint-Gilloise will need to find a new venue for the match.Union, who competed in the UEFA Champions League last season, are due to host the Israeli champion on October 22 after the 36-team Europa League draw was made last Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Belgian league runner-up wanted to play all four of its…

It is impossible to imagine Nigerian cuisine without Jollof Rice. More than one of West Africa’s most loved dishes, jollof has been part of many moments that bring people together, from family tables and wedding parties to special gatherings and sometimes in the most unexpected places. This spirit came to life on World Jollof Day 2026 as Knorr took the celebration beyond the table and onto the streets with its #TurnUpForJollof campaign, creating moments of surprise, connection and joy for everyday Nigerians across Lagos and Abuja. At traffic stops and busy locations, Knorr turned ordinary commutes into hubs of excitement…

England breezed to their highest successful ODI chase after an iffy fielding and bowling performance as an experimental side beat Ireland by six wickets in the series opener at Leicester.Maia Bouchier (104 off 95 balls) and Sopha Dunkley (73 off 61) smoked 143 for the opening wicket inside 20 overs before Bouchier went on to notch her second ODI century as England reached their target of 282 with 71 deliveries to spare. Freya Kemp (36 off 22) drilled four fours in a row off Arlene Kelly in the 34th over – a feat Bouchier had managed off Jane Maguire towards…

François Arnaud and Robbie G.K. will reprise their roles as Scott and Kip for the second season of “Heated Rivalry,” joining Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams for the hockey drama.  Returning alongside Arnaud and G.K. for the sophomore season are Sophie Nélisse as Rose, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Svetlana, Callan Potter as Hayden and Benjamin Roy as JJ. Kamilla Kowal will reprise her role as Hayden’s wife, Jackie, alongside Christina Chang and Dylan Walsh as Shane’s parents.  Previously announced cast members for Season 2 include Justice Smith as Harris, Charlie Gillespie as Troy, Daniel Diemer as Ryan, Shaheen Jafargholi as…