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NEW YORK, NY – JULY 20: Nestor Cortes #65 of the New York Yankees walks off the field during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Phillies entered the stretch run knowing they needed more from their pitching staff, particularly after injuries and inconsistency created questions throughout the rotation and bullpen.Philadelphia has several established rotation anchors in Cristopher Sanchez, Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Jesus Luzardo, but Wheeler and Nola have endured some struggles and the depth falls off dramatically with…

Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Devastating footage posted to social media shows people fleeing a wall of water that washed away buildings and vehicles.Initial analysis of satellite imagery and reports from the Nepalese government indicate that the flooding was likely triggered by a landslide caused after a piece of a glacier fell hundreds of feet.As the region warms, its ice is becoming increasingly unstable, raising the risk of catastrophic flooding.“The glaciers over there are definitely in…

Wes Streeting has described receiving a mass of homophobic abuse since he was made defence secretary last month, while also saying his appointment had been welcomed by some in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a sign of change.Until 2000, gay men and lesbian women were banned from serving in the UK military, with about 200-plus personnel thrown out of the forces each year due to their sexuality – an estimate, as proper records were not kept.Streeting, who is the first out gay defence secretary, told the All Talk podcast hosted by Iain Dale: “I have experienced more online homophobia…

Could how much sugar you consumed before your second birthday shape your health decades later – even into your 70s? A new study that my colleagues and I conducted suggests the answer could be yes. People who had less sugar exposure during the first few years of life were much less likely to develop several different cancers later in life, and they also showed signs of slower biological ageing. We also found that even in adulthood, they continued to consume less sugar and had healthier diets overall. This is not an easy question to study in real life. Researchers obviously…

Jamie Redknapp claimed that Savio ‘lit up the place’ on his Tottenham debut, but Roberto De Zerbi has challenged his latest signing to reach new heights after his stunning start to life at the club.Savio, who joined the club on Tuesday in an £85m move from Manchester City, instantly made himself a fan favourite just over 24 hours after his arrival by scoring and grabbing an assist during a 20-minute cameo in Spurs’ 5-1 Carabao Cup win over Charlton. The Brazilian brought excitement and flair with every touch, and despite only scoring once in the Premier League last season, showed…

Deep sea diving and plumbing the depths of family history make a decent parallel in this nimble multimedia production by Buzzcut, which has a sweetly eccentric air yet leaves a little too much beneath the surface.The premise is familiar, as Eddie (Morgan Beale) returns to the seaside town where his sister, Ira (Camilla Anvar), still lives in her childhood bedroom and runs the family pub now that their parents are gone. Guilt, resentment and jealousy bubble up as they squabble over which of them was their parents’ favourite and what to do with the business, while Ira shares her doubts…

Africa must turn its natural resources, market size and technological capacity into bargaining power to secure a stronger voice in the global financial system, experts said on Wednesday at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). The experts said Africa’s debt burden was not simply a question of how much governments borrow or how they repay their loans. They stated that the problem was also compounded by revenue lost through illicit financial flows, poor returns from natural resources and…

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Crude oil imports by domestic refineries rose by 151.5 per cent to 5.13 million barrels in July 2026, from 2.04 million barrels in June, according to data released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The increase came as domestic crude supply to refineries fell sharply during the month. The NMDPRA’s July 2026 Midstream and Downstream Statistics showed that refineries received a total of 17.88 million barrels of crude in July, comprising 12.75 million barrels supplied domestically and 5.13 million barrels imported. Imported crude therefore accounted for 28.7 per cent of total crude…

When more than 1,200 artificial intelligence (AI) agents within OpenAI started unexpectedly communicating, it led to a large group banding together in order to hack into Hugging Face.”We consider this incident a ‘warning shot’ for us and for the world”, OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT, wrote in its report.In July, OpenAI’s models went rogue during a test, escaped the test limits which humans had put on it, and hacked the start-up, among other unforeseen actions.The scale of the communication and planning between AI agents, or AI chatbots designed to operate more autonomously, was detailed in reports from OpenAI and independent AI…

Andy Burnham has dropped his support for capping political donations, causing anger among activists and Labour MPs who have long campaigned for change to the way parties are funded.The prime minister has decided not to back amendments to the elections bill, which would cap the amount a person or an organisation can give in a single donation, according to government sources.The decision comes after a lobbying campaign from Labour’s trade union backers, who said amendments to the bill, which returns to parliament for its remaining stages next week, could undermine their ability to donate to the party. It is also…